Table 2 Comparisons with changes in earlier downturns, 2 years after the employment peak
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| October 2008 to October 2010 | April 1990 to April 1992 | June 1981 to June 1983 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '000 | % | '000 | % | '000 | % | |
| Total population | 733.4 | 2.7 | 616.3 | 2.9 | 540.4 | 2.9 |
| Total employed | -67.5 | -0.4 | -410.4 | -3.1 | -354.2 | -3.1 |
| Total not employed | 800.9 | 8.1 | 1,026.7 | 12.8 | 894.6 | 12.0 |
| Unemployed | 346.3 | 30.9 | 453.1 | 42.1 | 669.3 | 75.4 |
| Not in the labour force | 454.6 | 5.2 | 573.6 | 8.3 | 225.3 | 3.4 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted data. | ||||||
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