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Table 3 Labour force characteristics by province

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Labour force characteristics by province
  February 2010 March 2010 February to March 2010 March 2009 to March 2010 February to March 2010 March 2009 to March 2010
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 431.0 431.2 0.2 3.2 0.0 0.7
Labour force 257.3 258.7 1.4 6.4 0.5 2.5
Employment 219.6 218.7 -0.9 2.8 -0.4 1.3
Full-time 188.8 187.0 -1.8 2.2 -1.0 1.2
Part-time 30.8 31.7 0.9 0.6 2.9 1.9
Unemployment 37.7 40.0 2.3 3.6 6.1 9.9
Participation rate 59.7 60.0 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.7 15.5 0.8 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 51.0 50.7 -0.3 0.3 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 116.6 116.8 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.2
Labour force 80.3 80.6 0.3 2.9 0.4 3.7
Employment 72.2 72.0 -0.2 3.2 -0.3 4.7
Full-time 58.6 59.2 0.6 1.1 1.0 1.9
Part-time 13.6 12.8 -0.8 2.1 -5.9 19.6
Unemployment 8.2 8.7 0.5 -0.2 6.1 -2.2
Participation rate 68.9 69.0 0.1 1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.2 10.8 0.6 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 61.6 -0.3 2.0 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 775.0 775.1 0.1 3.5 0.0 0.5
Labour force 497.6 494.9 -2.7 -2.5 -0.5 -0.5
Employment 451.2 452.7 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0
Full-time 367.3 371.3 4.0 1.5 1.1 0.4
Part-time 83.8 81.4 -2.4 -1.6 -2.9 -1.9
Unemployment 46.5 42.2 -4.3 -2.5 -9.2 -5.6
Participation rate 64.2 63.8 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 8.5 -0.8 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.2 58.4 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 623.2 623.3 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.5
Labour force 402.6 401.3 -1.3 -2.0 -0.3 -0.5
Employment 365.9 366.5 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.5
Full-time 310.2 314.7 4.5 8.7 1.5 2.8
Part-time 55.8 51.8 -4.0 -6.9 -7.2 -11.8
Unemployment 36.7 34.8 -1.9 -3.8 -5.2 -9.8
Participation rate 64.6 64.4 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.1 8.7 -0.4 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 58.7 58.8 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,484.9 6,490.6 5.7 74.5 0.1 1.2
Labour force 4,212.7 4,215.9 3.2 28.2 0.1 0.7
Employment 3,873.3 3,879.6 6.3 49.1 0.2 1.3
Full-time 3,137.5 3,141.5 4.0 43.2 0.1 1.4
Part-time 735.8 738.2 2.4 6.0 0.3 0.8
Unemployment 339.4 336.3 -3.1 -20.9 -0.9 -5.9
Participation rate 65.0 65.0 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 8.0 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.7 59.8 0.1 0.1 ... ...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.