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

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New Brunswick


Table summary
This table displays the results of new brunswick september 2012, october  2012, s.e., change from, percent change from and last month, calculated using last month, last december, twelve months ago and in thousands (except rates) units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  September 2012 October  2012 S.E.Note 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 620.6 620.3 Note ...: not applicable -0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Labour force 393.4 395.2 2.3 1.8 4.1 5.1 0.5 1.0 1.3
Employment 350.0 349.4 2.4 -0.6 -5.1 -3.9 -0.2 -1.4 -1.1
Employment full-time 295.6 293.5 2.8 -2.1 -4.4 -3.5 -0.7 -1.5 -1.2
Unemployment 43.4 45.8 2.1 2.4 9.2 9.0 5.5 25.1 24.5
Participation rate 63.4 63.7 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 11.0 11.6 0.5 0.6 2.2 2.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 56.4 56.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 15.5 16.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 90.0 89.8 Note ...: not applicable -0.2 -1.1 -1.3 -0.2 -1.2 -1.4
Labour force 56.0 55.9 1.4 -0.1 -3.7 -2.9 -0.2 -6.2 -4.9
Employment 46.2 45.0 1.3 -1.2 -3.4 -3.1 -2.6 -7.0 -6.4
Unemployment 9.8 10.9 1.2 1.1 -0.3 0.2 11.2 -2.7 1.9
Participation rate 62.2 62.2 1.5 0.0 -3.4 -2.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 17.5 19.5 1.9 2.0 0.7 1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 51.3 50.1 1.4 -1.2 -3.1 -2.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 40.0 40.4 2.6 0.4 -2.9 -2.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Men, 25 years and
over
 
Population 254.6 254.5 Note ...: not applicable -0.1 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.3
Labour force 173.8 174.6 1.3 0.8 4.2 5.5 0.5 2.5 3.3
Employment 152.8 153.0 1.4 0.2 -2.1 -1.1 0.1 -1.4 -0.7
Unemployment 21.1 21.6 1.3 0.5 6.3 6.7 2.4 41.2 45.0
Participation rate 68.3 68.6 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 12.1 12.4 0.7 0.3 3.4 3.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.0 60.1 0.5 0.1 -1.0 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 6.2 5.5 0.7 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Women, 25 years
and over
 
Population 276.0 276.0 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.3
Labour force 163.5 164.7 1.2 1.2 3.6 2.5 0.7 2.2 1.5
Employment 151.0 151.4 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Unemployment 12.6 13.3 1.1 0.7 3.3 2.1 5.6 33.0 18.8
Participation rate 59.2 59.7 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.1 0.7 0.4 1.9 1.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 54.7 54.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 17.4 19.4 1.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Industry 350.0 349.4 2.4 -0.6 -5.1 -3.9 -0.2 -1.4 -1.1
Goods-producing sector 76.0 73.7 1.9 -2.3 -3.2 -3.6 -3.0 -4.2 -4.7
Agriculture 4.9 4.6 0.5 -0.3 0.8 -0.1 -6.1 21.1 -2.1
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying,
oil and gas extractionNote 2
11.1 11.8 0.8 0.7 1.7 2.6 6.3 16.8 28.3
Utilities 4.6 4.2 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 -8.7 -8.7 -4.5
Construction 23.4 24.7 1.2 1.3 -3.4 -3.2 5.6 -12.1 -11.5
Manufacturing 32.1 28.4 1.2 -3.7 -2.0 -2.8 -11.5 -6.6 -9.0
Services-producing sector 273.9 275.7 2.4 1.8 -1.9 -0.2 0.7 -0.7 -0.1
Trade 53.3 54.5 1.6 1.2 -2.1 -1.9 2.3 -3.7 -3.4
Transportation and warehousing 17.7 17.4 0.8 -0.3 1.6 0.2 -1.7 10.1 1.2
Finance, insurance, real estate
and leasing
18.1 17.0 0.8 -1.1 0.6 0.5 -6.1 3.7 3.0
Professional, scientific and
technical services
15.5 15.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.6 1.9 4.6
Business, building and other
support services
16.4 16.9 1.0 0.5 0.8 -1.0 3.0 5.0 -5.6
Educational services 25.6 25.6 1.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.2 0.0 -3.0 -0.8
Health care and social assistance 54.3 55.3 1.3 1.0 3.7 4.2 1.8 7.2 8.2
Information, culture and recreation 13.0 12.7 0.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -2.3 -0.8 0.0
Accommodation and food services 22.5 22.3 1.1 -0.2 -1.5 -0.8 -0.9 -6.3 -3.5
Other services 15.6 15.4 0.8 -0.2 0.5 0.7 -1.3 3.4 4.8
Public administration 21.9 22.7 1.0 0.8 -4.9 -2.6 3.7 -17.8 -10.3
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.