Table 4-4
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — New Brunswick

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New Brunswick
  October 2010 November 2010 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 625.9 626.1 ... 0.2 3.3 3.5 0.0 0.5 0.6
Labour force 401.6 403.0 2.2 1.4 1.8 -0.4 0.3 0.4 -0.1
Employment 362.1 361.7 2.4 -0.4 -3.7 -6.5 -0.1 -1.0 -1.8
Employment full-time 306.7 304.4 2.8 -2.3 -5.1 -8.1 -0.7 -1.6 -2.6
Unemployment 39.5 41.4 2.1 1.9 5.6 6.3 4.8 15.6 17.9
Participation rate 64.2 64.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 10.3 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.9 57.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 -1.3 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 15.3 15.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 92.1 92.0 ... -0.1 -1.0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.1 -1.2
Labour force 57.9 56.4 1.3 -1.5 -4.2 -5.1 -2.6 -6.9 -8.3
Employment 47.8 47.5 1.3 -0.3 -2.7 -4.1 -0.6 -5.4 -7.9
Unemployment 10.1 8.9 1.2 -1.2 -1.5 -0.9 -11.9 -14.4 -9.2
Participation rate 62.9 61.3 1.4 -1.6 -3.9 -4.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.4 15.8 1.8 -1.6 -1.4 -0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 51.9 51.6 1.4 -0.3 -2.4 -3.8 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 42.3 40.2 2.4 -2.0 -1.2 4.4 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 257.8 258.0 ... 0.2 2.4 2.5 0.1 0.9 1.0
Labour force 179.9 181.1 1.3 1.2 3.2 3.4 0.7 1.8 1.9
Employment 161.8 161.1 1.4 -0.7 -1.5 -1.1 -0.4 -0.9 -0.7
Unemployment 18.1 20.0 1.3 1.9 4.7 4.5 10.5 30.7 29.0
Participation rate 69.8 70.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 11.0 0.7 0.9 2.4 2.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.8 62.4 0.5 -0.4 -1.2 -1.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 6.3 6.2 0.7 -0.1 0.9 0.5 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 276.0 276.2 ... 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.1 0.7 0.8
Labour force 163.8 165.5 1.2 1.7 2.8 1.3 1.0 1.7 0.8
Employment 152.6 153.1 1.3 0.5 0.5 -1.3 0.3 0.3 -0.8
Unemployment 11.3 12.4 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.6 9.7 22.8 26.5
Participation rate 59.3 59.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.5 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 55.3 55.4 0.5 0.1 -0.3 -1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 16.4 18.4 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 ... ... ...
Industry 362.1 361.7 2.4 -0.4 -3.7 -6.5 -0.1 -1.0 -1.8
Goods-producing sector 81.8 81.6 2.0 -0.2 -0.3 -2.7 -0.2 -0.4 -3.2
Agriculture 6.3 5.7 0.6 -0.6 -1.1 -1.6 -9.5 -16.2 -21.9
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 11.6 11.5 0.8 -0.1 0.8 0.3 -0.9 7.5 2.7
Utilities 4.5 4.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 -6.7 -10.6 2.4
Construction 29.1 28.8 1.3 -0.3 2.8 1.1 -1.0 10.8 4.0
Manufacturing 30.2 31.4 1.2 1.2 -2.3 -2.6 4.0 -6.8 -7.6
Services-producing sector 280.4 280.0 2.5 -0.4 -3.5 -3.9 -0.1 -1.2 -1.4
Trade 55.3 57.3 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.2 5.3
Transportation and warehousing 18.8 18.6 0.8 -0.2 -1.6 -1.9 -1.1 -7.9 -9.3
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 15.1 16.1 0.8 1.0 0.1 -1.7 6.6 0.6 -9.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.8 16.1 0.9 -0.7 0.5 -0.4 -4.2 3.2 -2.4
Business, building and other support services 16.7 15.6 1.1 -1.1 -3.6 -5.6 -6.6 -18.8 -26.4
Educational services 27.0 26.9 1.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -0.4 -2.5 1.1
Health care and social assistance 51.6 52.1 1.4 0.5 3.0 4.2 1.0 6.1 8.8
Information, culture and recreation 12.7 12.2 0.9 -0.5 0.0 1.3 -3.9 0.0 11.9
Accommodation and food services 21.8 20.3 1.2 -1.5 -4.6 -5.5 -6.9 -18.5 -21.3
Other services 17.2 17.4 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.8 1.2 1.8 11.5
Public administration 27.5 27.6 1.1 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.4 3.4 3.4
1.
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.