Labour Force Information
Table 4-10

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Labour Force Information

Table 4-10
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — British Columbia
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — British Columbia August 2017, September 2017, S.E., Change from, Percent change from, last month, last December and twelve months ago, calculated using in thousands (except rates) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
August 2017 September 2017 S.E.Table 4-10 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) percent
Both sexes, 15 years and over
Population 3,988.1 3,991.7 Note ...: not applicable 3.6 38.9 47.8 0.1 1.0 1.2
Labour force 2,612.1 2,599.7 10.6 -12.4 43.3 69.1 -0.5 1.7 2.7
Employment 2,480.0 2,473.3 10.6 -6.7 65.1 85.1 -0.3 2.7 3.6
Employment full-time 1,930.0 1,935.0 15.0 5.0 67.6 70.5 0.3 3.6 3.8
Unemployment 132.1 126.3 8.6 -5.8 -21.9 -16.1 -4.4 -14.8 -11.3
Participation rate 65.5 65.1 0.3 -0.4 0.4 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 62.2 62.0 0.3 -0.2 1.1 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 22.2 21.8 0.6 -0.4 -0.7 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years
Population 580.7 580.8 Note ...: not applicable 0.1 -2.1 -3.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.5
Labour force 387.1 380.0 6.1 -7.1 8.0 17.4 -1.8 2.2 4.8
Employment 349.2 353.0 6.0 3.8 13.5 19.9 1.1 4.0 6.0
Unemployment 37.9 27.0 5.1 -10.9 -5.5 -2.5 -28.8 -16.9 -8.5
Participation rate 66.7 65.4 1.0 -1.3 1.6 3.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 9.8 7.1 1.3 -2.7 -1.6 -1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.1 60.8 1.0 0.7 2.6 3.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 47.5 48.4 2.0 0.9 -3.9 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Men, 25 years and over
Population 1,662.0 1,663.8 Note ...: not applicable 1.8 19.7 24.5 0.1 1.2 1.5
Labour force 1,160.3 1,159.1 5.8 -1.2 18.0 24.7 -0.1 1.6 2.2
Employment 1,113.2 1,106.2 6.0 -7.0 28.7 35.8 -0.6 2.7 3.3
Unemployment 47.1 52.8 5.1 5.7 -10.9 -11.1 12.1 -17.1 -17.4
Participation rate 69.8 69.7 0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.1 4.6 0.4 0.5 -1.0 -1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 67.0 66.5 0.4 -0.5 1.0 1.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 10.4 9.9 0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Women, 25 years and over
Population 1,745.4 1,747.1 Note ...: not applicable 1.7 21.2 26.4 0.1 1.2 1.5
Labour force 1,064.7 1,060.6 5.9 -4.1 17.3 27.0 -0.4 1.7 2.6
Employment 1,017.6 1,014.2 5.9 -3.4 22.9 29.5 -0.3 2.3 3.0
Unemployment 47.1 46.4 4.5 -0.7 -5.7 -2.5 -1.5 -10.9 -5.1
Participation rate 61.0 60.7 0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 58.3 58.1 0.3 -0.2 0.7 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 26.4 25.5 0.9 -0.9 -0.2 -1.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Industry 2,480.0 2,473.3 10.6 -6.7 65.1 85.1 -0.3 2.7 3.6
Goods-producing sector 497.9 488.9 5.6 -9.0 13.3 25.4 -1.8 2.8 5.5
Agriculture 27.4 24.0 2.0 -3.4 -5.7 -1.4 -12.4 -19.2 -5.5
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extractionTable 4-10 Note 2 49.8 50.1 2.2 0.3 3.1 0.8 0.6 6.6 1.6
Utilities 12.9 13.1 0.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 1.6 -0.8 -3.0
Construction 231.1 225.3 4.1 -5.8 9.8 12.0 -2.5 4.5 5.6
Manufacturing 176.7 176.4 3.4 -0.3 6.1 14.4 -0.2 3.6 8.9
Services-producing sector 1,982.1 1,984.5 10.2 2.4 51.9 59.8 0.1 2.7 3.1
Wholesale and retail trade 378.4 380.5 5.6 2.1 5.5 18.3 0.6 1.5 5.1
Transportation and warehousing 139.5 137.6 3.1 -1.9 -5.8 -2.7 -1.4 -4.0 -1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 155.7 159.0 3.4 3.3 14.5 17.5 2.1 10.0 12.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 205.9 201.0 4.0 -4.9 7.5 4.6 -2.4 3.9 2.3
Business, building and other support services 101.3 99.1 3.6 -2.2 0.6 -12.1 -2.2 0.6 -10.9
Educational services 163.7 166.2 3.9 2.5 6.2 3.1 1.5 3.9 1.9
Health care and social assistance 307.9 311.5 4.1 3.6 18.6 22.6 1.2 6.4 7.8
Information, culture and recreation 138.2 134.8 4.0 -3.4 9.2 2.0 -2.5 7.3 1.5
Accommodation and food services 179.5 183.2 4.6 3.7 -4.1 9.1 2.1 -2.2 5.2
Other services (except public administration) 113.8 111.5 3.4 -2.3 1.2 4.0 -2.0 1.1 3.7
Public administration 98.2 100.0 2.2 1.8 -1.5 -6.7 1.8 -1.5 -6.3

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