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Table 4-10
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally
adjusted) — British Columbia
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| 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 | 3,690.4 | 3,695.7 | ... | 5.3 | 23.5 | 63.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,437.1 | 2,443.2 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,257.4 | 2,258.8 | 9.9 | 1.4 | -43.9 | -60.1 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -2.6 |
| Employment full-time | 1,772.2 | 1,749.5 | 14.0 | -22.7 | -90.1 | -103.1 | -1.3 | -4.9 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 179.8 | 184.5 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 54.8 | 75.1 | 2.6 | 42.3 | 68.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||||
| Population | 584.4 | 584.6 | ... | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 379.5 | 382.1 | 5.7 | 2.6 | -3.7 | -18.7 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 333.4 | 337.5 | 5.7 | 4.1 | -11.4 | -28.0 | 1.2 | -3.3 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 46.1 | 44.7 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 7.8 | 9.4 | -3.0 | 21.1 | 26.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -3.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 11.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -5.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 47.3 | 47.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 1,520.3 | 1,522.8 | ... | 2.5 | 11.3 | 30.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,098.7 | 1,098.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,020.6 | 1,016.2 | 5.2 | -4.4 | -30.6 | -28.0 | -0.4 | -2.9 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 78.1 | 82.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 32.8 | 42.6 | 5.0 | 66.7 | 108.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 72.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.6 | -3.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.6 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 1,585.7 | 1,588.3 | ... | 2.6 | 11.5 | 30.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 958.9 | 962.9 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 19.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 903.3 | 905.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -4.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 55.5 | 57.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 14.2 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 32.6 | 66.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 26.5 | 28.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Industry | 2,257.4 | 2,258.8 | 9.9 | 1.4 | -43.9 | -60.1 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -2.6 |
| Goods-producing sector | 458.7 | 447.6 | 8.8 | -11.1 | -46.6 | -50.0 | -2.4 | -9.4 | -10.0 |
| Agriculture | 33.4 | 34.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 12.7 | 15.8 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas | 40.8 | 38.7 | 3.1 | -2.1 | -10.8 | -7.1 | -5.1 | -21.8 | -15.5 |
| Utilities | 13.3 | 13.0 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Construction | 195.2 | 195.7 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -17.8 | -25.4 | 0.3 | -8.3 | -11.5 |
| Manufacturing | 175.9 | 165.6 | 5.9 | -10.3 | -22.4 | -22.5 | -5.9 | -11.9 | -12.0 |
| Services-producing sector | 1,798.7 | 1,811.2 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.6 | -10.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Trade | 360.5 | 371.9 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 116.8 | 114.8 | 5.1 | -2.0 | -11.4 | -12.3 | -1.7 | -9.0 | -9.7 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 132.0 | 131.3 | 5.2 | -0.7 | -17.7 | -19.5 | -0.5 | -11.9 | -12.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 173.8 | 172.4 | 5.6 | -1.4 | 2.4 | -3.1 | -0.8 | 1.4 | -1.8 |
| Business, building and other support services | 100.1 | 101.7 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | -0.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Educational services | 162.4 | 159.9 | 5.6 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -5.1 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -3.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 266.2 | 255.8 | 6.2 | -10.4 | 6.0 | 16.3 | -3.9 | 2.4 | 6.8 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 118.3 | 115.3 | 4.8 | -3.0 | 1.2 | -6.6 | -2.5 | 1.1 | -5.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 175.6 | 175.7 | 6.0 | 0.1 | -7.3 | -8.6 | 0.1 | -4.0 | -4.7 |
| Other services | 95.1 | 103.4 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Public administration | 98.0 | 108.9 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
