Table 2
Number of unemployed, number of job vacancies, and unemployment-to-job vacancies ratio, by sector
Number of unemployed – Three-month average ending in December 2011 | Number of job vacancies – Three-month average ending in December 2011 | Unemployment-to-job vacancies – Three-month average ending in December 2011 | Number of unemployed – Three-month average ending in December 2012 | Number of job vacancies – Three-month average ending in December 2012 | Unemployment-to-job vacancies – Three-month average ending in December 2012 | Number of unemployed – December 2011 to December 2012 | Number of job vacancies – December 2011 to December 2012 | Unemployment-to-job vacancies – December 2011 to December 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | ratio | thousands | thousands | ratio | change in thousands | change in thousands | change | |
| All unemployed1 | 1,281.3 | 221.4 | 5.8 | 1,257.8 | 220.9 | 5.7 | -23.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| Unemployed, all sectors, worked within past 12 months | 718.8 | 221.4 | 3.2 | 720.5 | 220.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 8.3 | F | F | 9.9 | F | F | 1.6 | F | F |
| Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 10.3 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -1.6 | 1.1 |
| Utilities | 3.5 | 4.3 | F | 2.0 | 1.1 | F | -1.5 | -3.2 | F |
| Construction | 91.3 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 93.3 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 95.6 | 17.9 | 5.3 | 85.9 | 18.0 | 4.8 | -9.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 25.2 | 15.7 | 1.6 | 24.8 | 11.1 | 2.2 | -0.4 | -4.6 | 0.6 |
| Retail trade | 111.1 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 91.9 | 22.1 | 4.2 | -19.2 | -4.5 | 0.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 30.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 31.6 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 19.9 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 4.3 | -3.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 11.3 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 16.5 | F | F | 5.2 | F | F |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 12.2 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 11.1 | F | F | -1.1 | F | F |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 38.3 | 17.0 | 2.3 | 35.3 | 15.7 | 2.3 | -3.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | F | 0.7 | 0.0 | F | 1.4 | 0.0 | F | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 61.8 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 59.5 | 16.1 | 3.7 | -2.3 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| Educational services | 21.8 | 11.9 | F | 27.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | -6.7 | F |
| Health care and social assistance | 34.8 | 29.0 | 1.2 | 45.8 | 36.1 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 32.5 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 34.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -3.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 74.5 | 20.1 | 3.7 | 84.2 | 22.6 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 25.5 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 24.7 | 12.0 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Public administration2 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 0.3 |
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
The number of unemployed and ratio for 'Unemployed, all sectors, worked in past 12 months' and by sector include only those who last worked within the previous 12 months.
Table note 1
For all unemployed, the number of unemployed and ratio include all unemployed individuals, regardless of previous work experience.
Table note 2
Does not include federal, provincial or territorial public administration.
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