Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

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Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of labour force characteristics by province – seasonally adjusted january 2012, february 2012, january to february 2012 and february 2011 to february 2012, calculated using thousands (except rates), change in thousands (except rates) and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  January 2012 February 2012 January to February 2012 February 2011 to February 2012 January to February 2012 February 2011 to February 2012
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 428.5 428.6 0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.1
Labour force 262.5 262.7 0.2 3.2 0.1 1.2
Employment 226.9 228.8 1.9 1.7 0.8 0.7
Full-time 197.2 198.1 0.9 2.9 0.5 1.5
Part-time 29.7 30.7 1.0 -1.2 3.4 -3.8
Unemployment 35.5 33.9 -1.6 1.5 -4.5 4.6
Participation rate 61.3 61.3 0.0 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 13.5 12.9 -0.6 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 53.0 53.4 0.4 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island            
Population 120.0 120.1 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.4
Labour force 82.5 80.9 -1.6 1.2 -1.9 1.5
Employment 72.4 72.2 -0.2 1.7 -0.3 2.4
Full-time 60.3 60.1 -0.2 0.8 -0.3 1.3
Part-time 12.1 12.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 8.0
Unemployment 10.1 8.7 -1.4 -0.5 -13.9 -5.4
Participation rate 68.8 67.4 -1.4 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 12.2 10.8 -1.4 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.3 60.1 -0.2 0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia            
Population 779.6 779.8 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1
Labour force 499.3 500.4 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.3
Employment 457.5 459.5 2.0 7.5 0.4 1.7
Full-time 370.1 367.0 -3.1 -2.7 -0.8 -0.7
Part-time 87.4 92.5 5.1 10.2 5.8 12.4
Unemployment 41.8 40.9 -0.9 -6.0 -2.2 -12.8
Participation rate 64.0 64.2 0.2 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 8.4 8.2 -0.2 -1.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 58.7 58.9 0.2 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
New Brunswick            
Population 620.4 620.5 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.3
Labour force 392.6 392.3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.3
Employment 355.2 352.6 -2.6 -0.4 -0.7 -0.1
Full-time 297.7 296.6 -1.1 1.3 -0.4 0.4
Part-time 57.5 55.9 -1.6 -1.7 -2.8 -3.0
Unemployment 37.4 39.7 2.3 1.3 6.1 3.4
Participation rate 63.3 63.2 -0.1 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 9.5 10.1 0.6 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 57.3 56.8 -0.5 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Quebec            
Population 6,610.1 6,614.2 4.1 63.7 0.1 1.0
Labour force 4,273.8 4,274.1 0.3 -16.9 0.0 -0.4
Employment 3,915.5 3,915.7 0.2 -48.9 0.0 -1.2
Full-time 3,164.8 3,180.3 15.5 8.5 0.5 0.3
Part-time 750.8 735.3 -15.5 -57.4 -2.1 -7.2
Unemployment 358.3 358.4 0.1 32.0 0.0 9.8
Participation rate 64.7 64.6 -0.1 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 8.4 8.4 0.0 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 59.2 59.2 0.0 -1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable