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

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New Brunswick
  May 2011 June 2011 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 619.1 619.3 ... 0.2 1.1 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.4
Labour force 388.2 386.6 2.3 -1.6 -4.4 -3.6 -0.4 -1.1 -0.9
Employment 351.4 349.5 2.4 -1.9 -4.6 -4.7 -0.5 -1.3 -1.3
Employment full-time 293.9 290.3 2.9 -3.6 -9.1 -9.4 -1.2 -3.0 -3.1
Unemployment 36.8 37.1 2.1 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 3.3
Participation rate 62.7 62.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.8 -0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.9 -1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 16.4 16.9 0.7 0.6 1.5 1.6 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 91.4 91.3 ... -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7
Labour force 57.2 55.3 1.3 -1.9 -0.3 0.3 -3.3 -0.5 0.5
Employment 48.0 45.6 1.3 -2.4 -1.2 -1.5 -5.0 -2.6 -3.2
Unemployment 9.2 9.7 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.8 5.4 10.2 22.8
Participation rate 62.6 60.6 1.4 -2.0 0.0 0.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.1 17.5 1.9 1.4 1.7 3.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 52.5 49.9 1.4 -2.6 -1.1 -1.4 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 39.8 39.9 2.6 0.1 0.6 -1.9 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 253.2 253.3 ... 0.1 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.7
Labour force 169.4 169.7 1.3 0.3 -4.6 -3.8 0.2 -2.6 -2.2
Employment 152.9 153.6 1.4 0.7 -3.6 -3.9 0.5 -2.3 -2.5
Unemployment 16.6 16.1 1.3 -0.5 -1.0 0.2 -3.0 -5.8 1.3
Participation rate 66.9 67.0 0.5 0.1 -2.0 -2.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 9.5 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.6 0.5 0.2 -1.6 -2.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 6.1 6.2 0.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 274.6 274.7 ... 0.1 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.6
Labour force 161.6 161.7 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0
Employment 150.6 150.3 1.3 -0.3 0.2 0.7 -0.2 0.1 0.5
Unemployment 11.0 11.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 -0.8 2.7 3.7 -6.6
Participation rate 58.8 58.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 54.8 54.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 19.3 21.0 1.0 1.7 3.5 4.6 ... ... ...
Industry 351.4 349.5 2.4 -1.9 -4.6 -4.7 -0.5 -1.3 -1.3
Goods-producing sector 82.6 81.2 1.9 -1.4 -2.9 1.8 -1.7 -3.4 2.3
Agriculture 6.0 5.6 0.6 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -6.7 7.7 0.0
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 2 11.9 11.3 0.8 -0.6 -0.6 1.9 -5.0 -5.0 20.2
Utilities 4.6 4.4 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.3 -4.3 4.8 7.3
Construction 26.4 27.3 1.3 0.9 -2.0 -3.5 3.4 -6.8 -11.4
Manufacturing 33.7 32.6 1.2 -1.1 -0.9 3.1 -3.3 -2.7 10.5
Services-producing sector 268.8 268.3 2.4 -0.5 -1.7 -6.5 -0.2 -0.6 -2.4
Trade 51.9 52.8 1.6 0.9 -0.9 -5.0 1.7 -1.7 -8.7
Transportation and warehousing 17.2 18.2 0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 5.8 -0.5 -4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 17.5 17.4 0.8 -0.1 0.6 2.1 -0.6 3.6 13.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.7 16.9 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 6.3 8.3
Business, building and other support services 16.9 15.7 1.1 -1.2 0.2 -0.1 -7.1 1.3 -0.6
Educational services 25.5 23.5 1.1 -2.0 -2.5 -2.1 -7.8 -9.6 -8.2
Health care and social assistance 49.4 49.5 1.3 0.1 -0.7 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 -2.4
Information, culture and recreation 12.3 12.1 0.9 -0.2 1.8 -0.3 -1.6 17.5 -2.4
Accommodation and food services 19.7 20.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 4.6 1.5 0.5
Other services 15.1 15.4 0.9 0.3 -1.2 -1.4 2.0 -7.2 -8.3
Public administration 26.6 26.3 1.0 -0.3 -0.2 1.1 -1.1 -0.8 4.4
1.
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
2.
Also referred to as Natural resources.
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Tables 282-0087, 282-0088.