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Table 4 Labour force characteristics by province

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Labour force characteristics by province
  May 2009 June 2009 May to June 2009 June 2008 to June 2009 May to June 2009 June 2008 to June 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Ontario            
Population 10,636.8 10,652.1 15.3 148.7 0.1 1.4
Labour force 7,156.1 7,172.2 16.1 8.5 0.2 0.1
Employment 6,485.4 6,486.6 1.2 -195.9 0.0 -2.9
Full-time 5,233.1 5,176.9 -56.2 -239.4 -1.1 -4.4
Part-time 1,252.3 1,309.7 57.4 43.5 4.6 3.4
Unemployment 670.7 685.6 14.9 204.4 2.2 42.5
Participation rate 67.3 67.3 0.0 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 9.6 0.2 2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 60.9 -0.1 -2.7 ... ...
Manitoba            
Population 920.7 922.5 1.8 13.1 0.2 1.4
Labour force 639.1 639.4 0.3 4.8 0.0 0.8
Employment 608.1 606.2 -1.9 -2.0 -0.3 -0.3
Full-time 495.5 495.6 0.1 5.8 0.0 1.2
Part-time 112.6 110.5 -2.1 -8.0 -1.9 -6.8
Unemployment 31.0 33.2 2.2 6.8 7.1 25.8
Participation rate 69.4 69.3 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.2 0.3 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 66.0 65.7 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Saskatchewan            
Population 778.0 779.3 1.3 12.5 0.2 1.6
Labour force 550.2 550.3 0.1 18.9 0.0 3.6
Employment 523.2 524.8 1.6 14.8 0.3 2.9
Full-time 425.2 424.9 -0.3 6.8 -0.1 1.6
Part-time 98.0 100.0 2.0 8.0 2.0 8.7
Unemployment 27.1 25.5 -1.6 4.1 -5.9 19.2
Participation rate 70.7 70.6 -0.1 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.6 -0.3 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 67.2 67.3 0.1 0.8 ... ...
Alberta            
Population 2,855.2 2,863.8 8.6 68.7 0.3 2.5
Labour force 2,135.3 2,134.1 -1.2 48.7 -0.1 2.3
Employment 1,993.5 1,989.5 -4.0 -26.3 -0.2 -1.3
Full-time 1,643.3 1,636.4 -6.9 -43.8 -0.4 -2.6
Part-time 350.2 353.1 2.9 17.5 0.8 5.2
Unemployment 141.8 144.6 2.8 75.0 2.0 107.8
Participation rate 74.8 74.5 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.8 0.2 3.5 ... ...
Employment rate 69.8 69.5 -0.3 -2.6 ... ...
British Columbia            
Population 3,695.7 3,703.5 7.8 63.9 0.2 1.8
Labour force 2,443.2 2,453.6 10.4 23.1 0.4 1.0
Employment 2,258.8 2,254.7 -4.1 -65.2 -0.2 -2.8
Full-time 1,749.5 1,761.5 12.0 -91.9 0.7 -5.0
Part-time 509.3 493.1 -16.2 26.5 -3.2 5.7
Unemployment 184.5 198.9 14.4 88.4 7.8 80.0
Participation rate 66.1 66.3 0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 8.1 0.5 3.6 ... ...
Employment rate 61.1 60.9 -0.2 -2.8 ... ...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.