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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
August 2008
September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Both sexes 15+
Population
26,974.3 27,012.8 38.5 381.0 0.1 1.4
Labour force
18,211.9 18,325.6 113.7 332.6 0.6 1.8
Employment
17,099.4 17,206.3 106.9 276.8 0.6 1.6
Full-time
13,967.0 13,977.3 10.3 116.8 0.1 0.8
Part-time
3,132.4 3,229.0 96.6 160.0 3.1 5.2
Unemployment
1,112.5 1,119.3 6.8 55.8 0.6 5.2
Participation rate
67.5 67.8 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.1 6.1 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
63.4 63.7 0.3 0.1 ... ...
Part-time rate
18.3 18.8 0.5 0.7 ... ...
Youths 15 to 24
Population
4,378.5 4,380.1 1.6 20.3 0.0 0.5
Labour force
2,918.5 2,963.8 45.3 51.6 1.6 1.8
Employment
2,598.2 2,643.0 44.8 59.2 1.7 2.3
Full-time
1,431.1 1,426.6 -4.5 3.6 -0.3 0.3
Part-time
1,167.0 1,216.3 49.3 55.4 4.2 4.8
Unemployment
320.3 320.8 0.5 -7.5 0.2 -2.3
Participation rate
66.7 67.7 1.0 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate
11.0 10.8 -0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate
59.3 60.3 1.0 1.0 ... ...
Part-time rate
44.9 46.0 1.1 1.1 ... ...
Men 25+
Population
11,043.0 11,061.5 18.5 181.3 0.2 1.7
Labour force
8,141.1 8,180.6 39.5 166.7 0.5 2.1
Employment
7,707.4 7,732.1 24.7 123.6 0.3 1.6
Full-time
7,181.5 7,185.0 3.5 62.3 0.0 0.9
Part-time
525.9 547.1 21.2 61.3 4.0 12.6
Unemployment
433.7 448.5 14.8 43.1 3.4 10.6
Participation rate
73.7 74.0 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.3 5.5 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
69.8 69.9 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Part-time rate
6.8 7.1 0.3 0.7 ... ...
Women 25+
Population
11,552.9 11,571.1 18.2 179.2 0.2 1.6
Labour force
7,152.3 7,181.3 29.0 114.4 0.4 1.6
Employment
6,793.8 6,831.2 37.4 94.0 0.6 1.4
Full-time
5,354.3 5,365.7 11.4 50.9 0.2 1.0
Part-time
1,439.4 1,465.5 26.1 43.1 1.8 3.0
Unemployment
358.5 350.1 -8.4 20.4 -2.3 6.2
Participation rate
61.9 62.1 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.0 4.9 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
58.8 59.0 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Part-time rate
21.2 21.5 0.3 0.4 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1
August 2008
September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Class of worker
Employees
14,479.4 14,556.2 76.8 252.4 0.5 1.8
Self-employed
2,620.0 2,650.1 30.1 24.4 1.1 0.9
Public/private sector employees
Public
3,414.2 3,434.8 20.6 97.8 0.6 2.9
Private
11,065.2 11,121.4 56.2 154.6 0.5 1.4
All industries 17,099.4 17,206.3 106.9 276.8 0.6 1.6
Goods-producing sector 4,030.3 4,076.6 46.3 79.0 1.1 2.0
Agriculture
313.9 328.6 14.7 -20.8 4.7 -6.0
Natural resources
337.4 344.1 6.7 14.0 2.0 4.2
Utilities
160.8 151.5 -9.3 9.6 -5.8 6.8
Construction
1,249.8 1,264.2 14.4 118.8 1.2 10.4
Manufacturing
1,968.5 1,988.2 19.7 -42.6 1.0 -2.1
Service-producing sector 13,069.1 13,129.7 60.6 197.7 0.5 1.5
Trade
2,674.7 2,671.0 -3.7 -9.1 -0.1 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing
856.1 872.4 16.3 56.1 1.9 6.9
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
1,076.4 1,074.8 -1.6 15.8 -0.1 1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,198.1 1,199.2 1.1 41.3 0.1 3.6
Business, building and other support services
655.9 675.7 19.8 -43.5 3.0 -6.0
Educational services
1,195.7 1,200.0 4.3 1.2 0.4 0.1
Health care and social assistance
1,882.8 1,922.8 40.0 87.1 2.1 4.7
Information, culture and recreation
758.1 747.9 -10.2 -38.2 -1.3 -4.9
Accommodation and food services
1,109.0 1,093.2 -15.8 15.1 -1.4 1.4
Other services
743.5 760.4 16.9 43.5 2.3 6.1
Public administration
918.7 912.4 -6.3 28.5 -0.7 3.2
1. North American Industrial Classification System.
Note: Related to CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
Labour force characteristics by province
August 2008
September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
426.3 426.8 0.5 3.5 0.1 0.8
Labour force
254.3 249.8 -4.5 -1.2 -1.8 -0.5
Employment
219.3 216.6 -2.7 -0.4 -1.2 -0.2
Full-time
191.2 187.9 -3.3 -0.1 -1.7 -0.1
Part-time
28.1 28.7 0.6 -0.3 2.1 -1.0
Unemployment
35.0 33.2 -1.8 -0.8 -5.1 -2.4
Participation rate
59.7 58.5 -1.2 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate
13.8 13.3 -0.5 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
51.4 50.7 -0.7 -0.6 ... ...
Prince Edward Island
Population
114.8 115.2 0.4 1.6 0.3 1.4
Labour force
78.7 79.8 1.1 2.3 1.4 3.0
Employment
70.4 70.7 0.3 1.5 0.4 2.2
Full-time
60.0 58.9 -1.1 1.1 -1.8 1.9
Part-time
10.4 11.8 1.4 0.4 13.5 3.5
Unemployment
8.2 9.1 0.9 0.9 11.0 11.0
Participation rate
68.6 69.3 0.7 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
10.4 11.4 1.0 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate
61.3 61.4 0.1 0.5 ... ...
Nova Scotia
Population
769.5 770.0 0.5 5.1 0.1 0.7
Labour force
491.4 494.4 3.0 9.8 0.6 2.0
Employment
451.9 456.8 4.9 10.5 1.1 2.4
Full-time
375.6 374.1 -1.5 13.6 -0.4 3.8
Part-time
76.4 82.7 6.3 -3.1 8.2 -3.6
Unemployment
39.5 37.6 -1.9 -0.7 -4.8 -1.8
Participation rate
63.9 64.2 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.0 7.6 -0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
58.7 59.3 0.6 1.0 ... ...
New Brunswick
Population
618.6 619.0 0.4 5.0 0.1 0.8
Labour force
400.0 399.0 -1.0 2.2 -0.3 0.6
Employment
366.5 367.0 0.5 3.3 0.1 0.9
Full-time
307.9 307.6 -0.3 1.6 -0.1 0.5
Part-time
58.6 59.4 0.8 1.7 1.4 2.9
Unemployment
33.5 32.0 -1.5 -1.0 -4.5 -3.0
Participation rate
64.7 64.5 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.4 8.0 -0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
59.2 59.3 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Quebec
Population
6 379.5 6 385.4 5.9 59.6 0.1 0.9
Labour force
4 179.6 4 197.0 17.4 44.4 0.4 1.1
Employment
3 859.1 3 890.8 31.7 25.4 0.8 0.7
Full-time
3 144.5 3 151.9 7.4 19.4 0.2 0.6
Part-time
714.6 739.0 24.4 6.1 3.4 0.8
Unemployment
320.4 306.2 -14.2 19.0 -4.4 6.6
Participation rate
65.5 65.7 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.7 7.3 -0.4 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
60.5 60.9 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Labour force characteristics by province
August 2008
September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
August to September 2008
September 2007 to September 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Ontario
Population
10,529.9 10,546.7 16.8 155.7 0.2 1.5
Labour force
7,132.6 7,192.7 60.1 131.4 0.8 1.9
Employment
6,682.8 6,735.0 52.2 113.1 0.8 1.7
Full-time
5,433.5 5,446.0 12.5 11.9 0.2 0.2
Part-time
1,249.3 1,289.0 39.7 101.2 3.2 8.5
Unemployment
449.9 457.7 7.8 18.3 1.7 4.2
Participation rate
67.7 68.2 0.5 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.3 6.4 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
63.5 63.9 0.4 0.2 ... ...
Manitoba
Population
911.3 912.3 1.0 11.7 0.1 1.3
Labour force
630.6 635.9 5.3 10.6 0.8 1.7
Employment
606.0 606.8 0.8 7.8 0.1 1.3
Full-time
491.4 488.8 -2.6 0.8 -0.5 0.2
Part-time
114.6 118.0 3.4 7.0 3.0 6.3
Unemployment
24.7 29.0 4.3 2.7 17.4 10.3
Participation rate
69.2 69.7 0.5 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.9 4.6 0.7 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
66.5 66.5 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Saskatchewan
Population
769.2 770.7 1.5 17.1 0.2 2.3
Labour force
535.4 541.4 6.0 18.0 1.1 3.4
Employment
511.5 519.2 7.7 16.1 1.5 3.2
Full-time
419.3 426.3 7.0 15.3 1.7 3.7
Part-time
92.2 92.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9
Unemployment
23.9 22.2 -1.7 1.9 -7.1 9.4
Participation rate
69.6 70.2 0.6 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.5 4.1 -0.4 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
66.5 67.4 0.9 0.6 ... ...
Alberta
Population
2,803.7 2,808.2 4.5 48.3 0.2 1.8
Labour force
2,080.0 2,104.6 24.6 57.8 1.2 2.8
Employment
2,006.7 2,023.9 17.2 50.1 0.9 2.5
Full-time
1,689.0 1,689.4 0.4 28.9 0.0 1.7
Part-time
317.7 334.6 16.9 21.3 5.3 6.8
Unemployment
73.3 80.7 7.4 7.7 10.1 10.5
Participation rate
74.2 74.9 0.7 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.5 3.8 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
71.6 72.1 0.5 0.6 ... ...
British Columbia
Population
3,651.5 3,658.6 7.1 73.4 0.2 2.0
Labour force
2,429.3 2,431.1 1.8 57.3 0.1 2.4
Employment
2,325.1 2,319.4 -5.7 49.4 -0.2 2.2
Full-time
1,854.6 1,846.3 -8.3 24.4 -0.4 1.3
Part-time
470.5 473.1 2.6 25.0 0.6 5.6
Unemployment
104.2 111.7 7.5 8.0 7.2 7.7
Participation rate
66.5 66.4 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.3 4.6 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
63.7 63.4 -0.3 0.1 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
