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Table 4 Labour force characteristics by province
| December 2009 | January 2010 | December 2009 to January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | December 2009 to January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| thousands | change in thousands | % change | ||||
| Ontario | ||||||
| Population | 10,727.6 | 10,739.8 | 12.2 | 147.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,190.2 | 7,221.0 | 30.8 | 65.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 6,527.4 | 6,557.7 | 30.3 | -15.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Full-time | 5,301.4 | 5,315.3 | 13.9 | -22.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Part-time | 1,225.9 | 1,242.5 | 16.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 662.8 | 663.2 | 0.4 | 80.8 | 0.1 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Population | 928.6 | 929.5 | 0.9 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 640.9 | 647.6 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 604.0 | 612.4 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Full-time | 484.7 | 489.4 | 4.7 | -2.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Part-time | 119.2 | 123.1 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.0 | 35.2 | -1.8 | 6.0 | -4.9 | 20.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Population | 784.3 | 785.2 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 548.5 | 545.4 | -3.1 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 522.1 | 519.8 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Full-time | 425.6 | 428.6 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Part-time | 96.5 | 91.2 | -5.3 | -7.8 | -5.5 | -7.9 |
| Unemployment | 26.3 | 25.6 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -2.7 | 11.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.2 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Population | 2,895.3 | 2,899.5 | 4.2 | 69.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 2,135.9 | 2,127.2 | -8.7 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,995.3 | 1,987.6 | -7.7 | -31.9 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
| Full-time | 1,631.8 | 1,638.1 | 6.3 | -35.1 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Part-time | 363.5 | 349.6 | -13.9 | 3.3 | -3.8 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 140.6 | 139.6 | -1.0 | 39.2 | -0.7 | 39.0 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 73.4 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 68.5 | -0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Population | 3,738.9 | 3,745.0 | 6.1 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,472.7 | 2,481.2 | 8.5 | 60.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 2,268.5 | 2,280.5 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Full-time | 1,772.4 | 1,768.2 | -4.2 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Part-time | 496.1 | 512.4 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 204.2 | 200.7 | -3.5 | 47.5 | -1.7 | 31.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.1 | -0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
