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Table 4-10
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally
adjusted) — British Columbia
| October 2009 | November 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 | 3,727.5 | 3,733.6 | ... | 6.1 | 61.4 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,460.8 | 2,472.0 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 39.5 | 43.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,257.2 | 2,267.1 | 10.4 | 9.9 | -35.6 | -40.3 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| Employment full-time | 1,776.5 | 1,764.8 | 14.2 | -11.7 | -74.8 | -74.5 | -0.7 | -4.1 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 203.5 | 204.9 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 75.2 | 84.3 | 0.7 | 58.0 | 69.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.3 | 22.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||||
| Population | 586.5 | 586.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 375.4 | 381.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | -4.4 | -11.3 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 315.9 | 320.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | -28.7 | -32.6 | 1.4 | -8.2 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 59.5 | 61.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 24.3 | 21.3 | 2.9 | 65.9 | 53.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 65.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.8 | 16.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 54.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -5.2 | -5.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 42.0 | 46.7 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 1,538.2 | 1,541.1 | ... | 2.9 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,109.5 | 1,114.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 1,026.5 | 1,029.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | -17.3 | -15.9 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 83.0 | 84.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 35.3 | 41.0 | 1.8 | 71.7 | 94.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 72.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 9.6 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 1,602.8 | 1,605.7 | ... | 2.9 | 28.9 | 30.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 975.9 | 976.5 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 25.8 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 914.8 | 917.4 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 61.0 | 59.1 | 4.5 | -1.9 | 15.5 | 21.9 | -3.1 | 35.6 | 58.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 27.3 | 27.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Industry | 2,257.2 | 2,267.1 | 10.4 | 9.9 | -35.6 | -40.3 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| Goods-producing sector | 445.2 | 432.1 | 9.0 | -13.1 | -62.1 | -61.6 | -2.9 | -12.6 | -12.5 |
| Agriculture | 39.1 | 35.8 | 2.6 | -3.3 | 5.2 | 6.0 | -8.4 | 17.0 | 20.1 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas | 39.8 | 38.9 | 3.0 | -0.9 | -10.6 | -6.7 | -2.3 | -21.4 | -14.7 |
| Utilities | 13.6 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 0.7 |
| Construction | 195.1 | 191.6 | 6.4 | -3.5 | -21.9 | -28.0 | -1.8 | -10.3 | -12.8 |
| Manufacturing | 157.6 | 151.8 | 5.9 | -5.8 | -36.2 | -33.0 | -3.7 | -19.3 | -17.9 |
| Services-producing sector | 1,812.0 | 1,835.1 | 11.9 | 23.1 | 26.5 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Trade | 378.7 | 371.4 | 8.1 | -7.3 | 13.4 | 21.5 | -1.9 | 3.7 | 6.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 115.3 | 112.8 | 4.8 | -2.5 | -13.4 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -10.6 | -2.2 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 147.9 | 152.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | -3.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 155.0 | 161.6 | 5.8 | 6.6 | -8.4 | -16.4 | 4.3 | -4.9 | -9.2 |
| Business, building and other support services | 91.5 | 90.8 | 4.9 | -0.7 | -8.0 | -10.3 | -0.8 | -8.1 | -10.2 |
| Educational services | 162.1 | 170.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 263.7 | 263.1 | 6.2 | -0.6 | 13.3 | 8.3 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 112.0 | 117.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 169.0 | 169.7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | -13.3 | -7.9 | 0.4 | -7.3 | -4.4 |
| Other services | 105.7 | 114.7 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 18.8 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 19.6 | 10.6 |
| Public administration | 111.1 | 111.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
