Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province

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Labour force characteristics by province
  February 2011 March 2011 February to March 2011 March 2010 to March 2011 February to March 2011 March 2010 to March 2011
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 429.2 429.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.3
Labour force 260.9 260.7 -0.2 5.1 -0.1 2.0
Employment 227.7 228.6 0.9 12.3 0.4 5.7
Full-time 195.9 196.9 1.0 12.3 0.5 6.7
Part-time 31.8 31.7 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.3
Unemployment 33.3 32.2 -1.1 -7.2 -3.3 -18.3
Participation rate 60.8 60.7 -0.1 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.8 12.4 -0.4 -3.0 ... ...
Employment rate 53.1 53.3 0.2 2.7 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 118.5 118.6 0.1 2.0 0.1 1.7
Labour force 79.6 80.6 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.1
Employment 70.2 71.6 1.4 0.3 2.0 0.4
Full-time 59.1 59.4 0.3 0.9 0.5 1.5
Part-time 11.2 12.2 1.0 -0.5 8.9 -3.9
Unemployment 9.3 9.0 -0.3 0.6 -3.2 7.1
Participation rate 67.2 68.0 0.8 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.7 11.2 -0.5 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 59.2 60.4 1.2 -0.7 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 779.1 779.0 -0.1 3.1 0.0 0.4
Labour force 500.0 498.1 -1.9 3.0 -0.4 0.6
Employment 452.4 453.1 0.7 -0.6 0.2 -0.1
Full-time 369.8 369.2 -0.6 -1.6 -0.2 -0.4
Part-time 82.6 83.9 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.2
Unemployment 47.6 45.0 -2.6 3.6 -5.5 8.7
Participation rate 64.2 63.9 -0.3 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.0 -0.5 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 58.1 58.2 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 618.7 618.9 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.5
Labour force 391.9 391.5 -0.4 -2.0 -0.1 -0.5
Employment 353.3 354.0 0.7 -5.6 0.2 -1.6
Full-time 295.9 297.5 1.6 -10.4 0.5 -3.4
Part-time 57.3 56.5 -0.8 4.8 -1.4 9.3
Unemployment 38.6 37.6 -1.0 3.6 -2.6 10.6
Participation rate 63.3 63.3 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 9.6 -0.2 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 57.2 0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,550.5 6,555.6 5.1 69.9 0.1 1.1
Labour force 4,293.5 4,281.7 -11.8 57.6 -0.3 1.4
Employment 3,964.8 3,950.1 -14.7 61.8 -0.4 1.6
Full-time 3,169.0 3,187.3 18.3 43.5 0.6 1.4
Part-time 795.8 762.9 -32.9 18.4 -4.1 2.5
Unemployment 328.8 331.5 2.7 -4.3 0.8 -1.3
Participation rate 65.5 65.3 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.7 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.3 -0.2 0.3 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.