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November 2008 |
December 2008 |
November to December 2008 |
December 2007 to December 2008 |
November to December 2008 |
December 2007 to December 2008 |
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Seasonally adjusted |
| |
thousands |
change in thousands |
% change |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Population |
427.4 |
427.6 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
| Labour force |
253.3 |
252.1 |
-1.2 |
1.9 |
-0.5 |
0.8 |
| Employment |
218.7 |
217.5 |
-1.2 |
-1.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
| Full-time |
186.0 |
185.7 |
-0.3 |
-2.9 |
-0.2 |
-1.5 |
| Part-time |
32.7 |
31.8 |
-0.9 |
1.6 |
-2.8 |
5.3 |
| Unemployment |
34.6 |
34.6 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
10.2 |
| Participation rate |
59.3 |
59.0 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
... |
... |
| Unemployment rate |
13.7 |
13.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
... |
... |
| Employment rate |
51.2 |
50.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
... |
... |
| Prince Edward Island |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Population |
115.4 |
115.3 |
-0.1 |
1.5 |
-0.1 |
1.3 |
| Labour force |
77.9 |
78.6 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
| Employment |
69.6 |
69.3 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
| Full-time |
58.4 |
57.9 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
-0.9 |
0.0 |
| Part-time |
11.2 |
11.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
| Unemployment |
8.3 |
9.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
| Participation rate |
67.5 |
68.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
... |
... |
| Unemployment rate |
10.7 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
... |
... |
| Employment rate |
60.3 |
60.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.7 |
... |
... |
| Nova Scotia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Population |
770.4 |
770.6 |
0.2 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
| Labour force |
492.4 |
494.1 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| Employment |
454.2 |
453.6 |
-0.6 |
1.3 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
| Full-time |
373.6 |
371.8 |
-1.8 |
5.1 |
-0.5 |
1.4 |
| Part-time |
80.6 |
81.8 |
1.2 |
-3.8 |
1.5 |
-4.4 |
| Unemployment |
38.2 |
40.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
| Participation rate |
63.9 |
64.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
... |
... |
| Unemployment rate |
7.8 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
... |
... |
| Employment rate |
59.0 |
58.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
... |
... |
| New Brunswick |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Population |
619.4 |
619.7 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
| Labour force |
402.3 |
400.9 |
-1.4 |
3.1 |
-0.3 |
0.8 |
| Employment |
367.4 |
366.6 |
-0.8 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
| Full-time |
309.4 |
310.7 |
1.3 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
| Part-time |
58.0 |
55.8 |
-2.2 |
0.3 |
-3.8 |
0.5 |
| Unemployment |
34.9 |
34.3 |
-0.6 |
3.1 |
-1.7 |
9.9 |
| Participation rate |
64.9 |
64.7 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
... |
... |
| Unemployment rate |
8.7 |
8.6 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
... |
... |
| Employment rate |
59.3 |
59.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
... |
... |
| Quebec |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Population |
6,395.8 |
6,400.1 |
4.3 |
59.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
| Labour force |
4,193.4 |
4,191.7 |
-1.7 |
16.9 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| Employment |
3,893.8 |
3,884.4 |
-9.4 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
| Full-time |
3,184.2 |
3,135.5 |
-48.7 |
-13.7 |
-1.5 |
-0.4 |
| Part-time |
709.6 |
748.9 |
39.3 |
13.8 |
5.5 |
1.9 |
| Unemployment |
299.6 |
307.2 |
7.6 |
16.7 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
| Participation rate |
65.6 |
65.5 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
... |
... |
| Unemployment rate |
7.1 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
... |
... |
| Employment rate |
60.9 |
60.7 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
... |
... |
| ... | not applicable |
| Note: | Related CANSIM table 282-0087. |
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