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Labour force characteristics by province

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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

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

0.0

3.2

0.0

10.2

Participation rate

59.3

59.0

-0.3

0.1

...

Unemployment rate

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

12.0

Participation rate

67.5

68.2

0.7

0.1

...

Unemployment rate

10.7

11.8

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

...

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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