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Table 4-1
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland and Labrador
  April 2009 May 2009 S.E. 1 Change from Percent change from
last month last December twelve months ago last month last December twelve months ago
                                                    in thousands (except rates)      
Both sexes, 15 years and over  
Population 428.1 428.2 ... 0.1 0.6 2.5 0.0 0.1 0.6
Labour force 251.0 250.2 2.2 -0.8 -1.8 -6.9 -0.3 -0.7 -2.7
Employment 214.2 212.5 2.2 -1.7 -5.0 -12.0 -0.8 -2.3 -5.3
Employment full-time 184.2 182.9 2.5 -1.3 -2.7 -9.1 -0.7 -1.5 -4.7
Unemployment 36.8 37.7 2.1 0.9 3.2 5.0 2.4 9.3 15.3
Participation rate 58.6 58.4 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -2.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.7 15.1 0.8 0.4 1.4 2.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 50.0 49.6 0.5 -0.4 -1.3 -3.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 14.0 13.9 0.8 -0.1 -0.7 -0.5 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 61.4 61.2 ... -0.2 -0.7 -1.4 -0.3 -1.1 -2.2
Labour force 35.1 33.9 1.1 -1.2 -0.4 -1.2 -3.4 -1.2 -3.4
Employment 27.8 26.6 1.1 -1.2 -0.1 -1.5 -4.3 -0.4 -5.3
Unemployment 7.4 7.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -1.4 -3.9 2.8
Participation rate 57.2 55.4 1.8 -1.8 0.0 -0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 21.1 21.5 2.6 0.4 -0.7 1.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 45.3 43.5 1.8 -1.8 0.4 -1.4 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 43.5 41.7 3.7 -1.8 -7.7 -0.6 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 176.9 177.0 ... 0.1 0.6 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.0
Labour force 111.5 112.3 1.2 0.8 -1.8 -4.4 0.7 -1.6 -3.8
Employment 94.8 94.1 1.3 -0.7 -3.9 -10.5 -0.7 -4.0 -10.0
Unemployment 16.7 18.2 1.3 1.5 2.1 6.1 9.0 13.0 50.4
Participation rate 63.0 63.4 0.7 0.4 -1.3 -3.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.0 16.2 1.1 1.2 2.1 5.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 53.6 53.2 0.8 -0.4 -2.4 -6.5 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 4.0 4.3 0.8 0.2 -0.7 -0.9 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 189.8 190.0 ... 0.2 0.7 2.2 0.1 0.4 1.2
Labour force 104.4 104.1 1.2 -0.3 0.6 -1.2 -0.3 0.6 -1.1
Employment 91.7 91.9 1.1 0.2 -0.9 0.1 0.2 -1.0 0.1
Unemployment 12.7 12.2 1.1 -0.5 1.4 -1.3 -3.9 13.0 -9.6
Participation rate 55.0 54.8 0.6 -0.2 0.1 -1.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.2 11.7 1.0 -0.5 1.3 -1.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 48.3 48.4 0.6 0.1 -0.6 -0.5 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 15.4 15.8 1.3 0.4 0.9 -0.8 ... ... ...
Industry 214.2 212.5 2.2 -1.7 -5.0 -12.0 -0.8 -2.3 -5.3
Goods-producing sector 45.4 45.3 1.7 -0.1 -3.1 -6.1 -0.2 -6.4 -11.9
Agriculture 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 13.8 13.8 1.0 0.0 -2.5 -1.7 0.0 -15.3 -11.0
Utilities 2.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 11.1 25.0
Construction 14.8 16.0 1.1 1.2 -1.3 -1.6 8.1 -7.5 -9.1
Manufacturing 13.8 12.5 1.1 -1.3 -0.1 -3.2 -9.4 -0.8 -20.4
Services-producing sector 168.8 167.2 2.1 -1.6 -1.8 -5.9 -0.9 -1.1 -3.4
Trade 35.3 34.0 1.3 -1.3 -0.4 -3.8 -3.7 -1.2 -10.1
Transportation and warehousing 11.9 11.6 0.8 -0.3 0.7 0.6 -2.5 6.4 5.5
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 6.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 0.5 -0.8 19.0 7.1 -9.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 8.6 8.2 0.6 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 -4.7 1.2 -5.7
Business, building and other support services 6.9 7.6 0.7 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 10.1 -2.6 -3.8
Educational services 16.2 16.0 0.9 -0.2 -1.5 -0.4 -1.2 -8.6 -2.4
Health care and social assistance 33.0 33.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.4 1.8 5.0
Information, culture and recreation 10.3 9.3 0.7 -1.0 1.6 1.3 -9.7 20.8 16.2
Accommodation and food services 11.8 12.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 -0.2 7.6 7.6 -1.6
Other services 11.1 10.0 0.8 -1.1 -3.5 -1.1 -9.9 -25.9 -9.9
Public administration 17.6 16.6 0.9 -1.0 -0.6 -2.3 -5.7 -3.5 -12.2
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Tables 282-0087, 282-0088.