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Table 4 Labour force characteristics by province
| March 2009 | April 2009 | March to April 2009 | April 2008 to April 2009 | March to April 2009 | April 2008 to April 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| thousands | change in thousands | % change | ||||
| Ontario | ||||||
| Population | 10,614.3 | 10,625.4 | 11.1 | 151.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,168.4 | 7,166.3 | -2.1 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 6,548.1 | 6,545.1 | -3.0 | -151.7 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| Full-time | 5,277.1 | 5,283.2 | 6.1 | -184.5 | 0.1 | -3.4 |
| Part-time | 1,271.0 | 1,261.9 | -9.1 | 32.8 | -0.7 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 620.4 | 621.2 | 0.8 | 169.7 | 0.1 | 37.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Population | 918.0 | 919.3 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 636.0 | 633.3 | -2.7 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 603.7 | 604.2 | 0.5 | -6.9 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Full-time | 495.4 | 497.4 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Part-time | 108.3 | 106.8 | -1.5 | -13.4 | -1.4 | -11.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 29.1 | -3.2 | 4.7 | -9.9 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.9 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Population | 776.3 | 777.1 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 545.4 | 547.4 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 519.8 | 520.1 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time | 421.4 | 421.2 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Part-time | 98.5 | 99.0 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 25.6 | 27.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 19.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Population | 2,841.7 | 2,847.9 | 6.2 | 64.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,110.1 | 2,119.5 | 9.4 | 43.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,987.2 | 1,992.9 | 5.7 | -14.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Full-time | 1,632.9 | 1,635.6 | 2.7 | -56.5 | 0.2 | -3.3 |
| Part-time | 354.3 | 357.3 | 3.0 | 42.2 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 123.0 | 126.6 | 3.6 | 57.5 | 2.9 | 83.2 |
| Participation rate | 74.3 | 74.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.9 | 70.0 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Population | 3,685.8 | 3,690.4 | 4.6 | 63.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,420.2 | 2,437.1 | 16.9 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,240.1 | 2,257.4 | 17.3 | -62.8 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
| Full-time | 1,760.0 | 1,772.2 | 12.2 | -85.8 | 0.7 | -4.6 |
| Part-time | 480.1 | 485.1 | 5.0 | 22.9 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 180.1 | 179.8 | -0.3 | 73.0 | -0.2 | 68.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.2 | 0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
