Table 5
Labour force status for adults 15 to 64, by Canada and provinces, 2001 and 2006
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Labour force status | 2001 | 2006 | ||||
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Total | Without disability |
With disability |
Total | Without disability |
With disability |
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Canada | number | |||||
Total labour force | 15,221,660 | 14,198,000 | 1,023,650 | 16,390,810 | 15,021,930 | 1,368,880 |
Employed | 14,105,950 | 13,194,820 | 911,130 | 15,320,500 | 14,069,780 | 1,250,720 |
Unemployed | 1,115,710 | 1,003,190 | 112,520 | 1,070,300 | 952,150 | 118,150 |
Not in labour force | 4,632,580 | 3,691,530 | 941,050 | 4,784,100 | 3,715,950 | 1,068,150 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 76.7 | 79.4 | 52.1 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 56.2 |
Age standardised participation | 77.0 | 79.4 | 56.9 | 77.7 | 80.2 | 59.6 |
Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.6 |
Age standardised unemployment | 7.7 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 10.4 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | number | |||||
Total labour force | 228,710 | 216,500 | 12,210 | 236,680 | 219,160 | 17,520 |
Employed | 178,150 | 168,780 | 9,380 | 192,110 | 178,560 | 13,540 |
Unemployed | 50,560 | 47,730 | 2,830 | 44,570 | 40,590 | 3,980 |
Not in labour force | 120,810 | 97,920 | 22,890 | 108,820 | 83,090 | 25,730 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 65.4 | 68.9 | 34.8 | 68.5 | 72.5 | 40.5 |
Age standardised participation | 66.5 | 69.6 | 38.3 | 69.7 | 73.0 | 46.4 |
Unemployment | 22.1 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 22.7 |
Age standardised unemployment | 23.0 | 22.9 | 29.1 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 25.4 |
Prince Edward Island | number | |||||
Total labour force | 71,020 | 65,520 | 5,500 | 72,540 | 66,080 | 6,460 |
Employed | 60,540 | 55,920 | 4,620 | 64,350 | 58,870 | 5,480 |
Unemployed | 10,490 | 9,610 | 880 | 8,180 | 7,210 | 970 |
Not in labour force | 18,280 | 13,320 | 4,970 | 18,490 | 13,150 | 5,340 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 79.5 | 83.1 | 52.5 | 79.7 | 83.4 | 54.7 |
Age standardised participation | 80.6 | 83.9 | 57.1 | 81.0 | 84.2 | 60.6 |
Unemployment | 14.8 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 15.1 |
Age standardised unemployment | 15.2 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 16.6 |
Nova Scotia | number | |||||
Total labour force | 440,090 | 400,610 | 39,480 | 462,780 | 408,220 | 54,560 |
Employed | 388,540 | 354,170 | 34,370 | 423,810 | 375,380 | 48,430 |
Unemployed | 51,550 | 46,440 | 5,110 | 38,970 | 32,840 | 6,130 |
Not in labour force | 167,460 | 119,650 | 47,810 | 156,770 | 107,600 | 49,170 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 72.4 | 77.0 | 45.2 | 74.7 | 79.1 | 52.6 |
Age standardised participation | 73.3 | 77.1 | 51.3 | 76.0 | 79.5 | 57.8 |
Unemployment | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 11.2 |
Age standardised unemployment | 12.1 | 11.9 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 14.4 |
New Brunswick | number | |||||
Total labour force | 364,190 | 338,130 | 26,050 | 374,330 | 336,420 | 37,910 |
Employed | 318,420 | 296,110 | 22,310 | 337,630 | 303,830 | 33,790 |
Unemployed | 45,770 | 42,020 | 3,750 | 36,700 | 32,590 | 4,110 |
Not in labour force | 127,700 | 96,410 | 31,290 | 120,290 | 87,250 | 33,040 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 74.0 | 77.8 | 45.4 | 75.7 | 79.4 | 53.4 |
Age standardised participation | 74.9 | 78.0 | 51.1 | 76.5 | 79.6 | 57.5 |
Unemployment | 12.6 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.8 |
Age standardised unemployment | 12.7 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 14.4 |
Quebec | number | |||||
Total labour force | 3,648,000 | 3,508,850 | 139,150 | 3,925,650 | 3,735,210 | 190,440 |
Employed | 3,354,520 | 3,237,480 | 117,040 | 3,629,270 | 3,462,820 | 166,450 |
Unemployed | 293,480 | 271,370 | 22,110 | 296,390 | 272,390 | 24,000 |
Not in labour force | 1,257,250 | 1,071,990 | 185,250 | 1,226,110 | 1,009,850 | 216,250 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 74.4 | 76.6 | 42.9 | 76.2 | 78.7 | 46.8 |
Age standardised participation | 74.9 | 76.8 | 47.4 | 76.9 | 79.0 | 52.0 |
Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 12.6 |
Age standardised unemployment | 8.5 | 8.2 | 15.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 14.6 |
Ontario | number | |||||
Total labour force | 5,907,260 | 5,491,430 | 415,830 | 6,357,530 | 5,788,630 | 568,900 |
Employed | 5,548,620 | 5,175,000 | 373,630 | 5,945,020 | 5,421,660 | 523,360 |
Unemployed | 358,630 | 316,430 | 42,200 | 412,510 | 366,970 | 45,550 |
Not in labour force | 1,691,930 | 1,293,740 | 398,190 | 1,862,830 | 1,394,760 | 468,070 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 77.7 | 80.9 | 51.1 | 77.3 | 80.6 | 54.9 |
Age standardised participation | 78.0 | 80.8 | 57.1 | 77.5 | 80.5 | 57.7 |
Unemployment | 6.1 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
Age standardised unemployment | 6.5 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 10.2 |
Manitoba | number | |||||
Total labour force | 543,760 | 497,210 | 46,550 | 567,210 | 512,980 | 54,240 |
Employed | 513,040 | 469,970 | 43,070 | 541,140 | 490,680 | 50,450 |
Unemployed | 30,720 | 27,240 | 3,480 | 26,070 | 22,290 | 3,780 |
Not in labour force | 140,530 | 111,770 | 28,760 | 144,740 | 110,840 | 33,910 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 79.5 | 81.6 | 61.8 | 79.7 | 82.2 | 61.5 |
Age standardised participation | 79.9 | 81.9 | 64.4 | 80.2 | 82.6 | 65.8 |
Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 7.0 |
Age standardised unemployment | 5.9 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 8.9 |
Saskatchewan | number | |||||
Total labour force | 440,460 | 400,540 | 39,920 | 456,950 | 412,780 | 44,170 |
Employed | 414,790 | 378,490 | 36,300 | 435,300 | 394,920 | 40,370 |
Unemployed | 25,660 | 22,050 | 3,610 | 21,660 | 17,860 | 3,800 |
Not in labour force | 116,320 | 94,790 | 21,530 | 101,630 | 78,600 | 23,040 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 79.1 | 80.9 | 65.0 | 81.8 | 84.0 | 65.7 |
Age standardised participation | 80.1 | 81.7 | 67.7 | 82.5 | 84.6 | 67.2 |
Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 8.6 |
Age standardised unemployment | 5.9 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 9.7 |
Alberta | number | |||||
Total labour force | 1,593,230 | 1,465,250 | 127,980 | 1,823,140 | 1,647,160 | 175,980 |
Employed | 1,510,030 | 1,391,050 | 118,980 | 1,757,570 | 1,589,360 | 168,200 |
Unemployed | 83,200 | 74,200 | 9,000 | 65,570 | 57,800 | 7,780 |
Not in labour force | 369,820 | 289,110 | 80,720 | 389,240 | 312,350 | 76,890 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 81.2 | 83.5 | 61.3 | 82.4 | 84.1 | 69.6 |
Age standardised participation | 81.1 | 83.4 | 64.6 | 82.2 | 83.9 | 70.7 |
Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4E |
Age standardised unemployment | 5.4 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
British Columbia | number | |||||
Total labour force | 1,984,940 | 1,813,960 | 170,980 | 2,114,000 | 1,895,290 | 218,710 |
Employed | 1,819,290 | 1,667,860 | 151,430 | 1,994,320 | 1,793,680 | 200,640 |
Unemployed | 165,650 | 146,100 | 19,550 | 119,680 | 101,610 | 18,060 |
Not in labour force | 622,470 | 502,830 | 119,640 | 655,190 | 518,460 | 136,720 |
Rates | percentage | |||||
Participation | 76.1 | 78.3 | 58.8 | 76.3 | 78.5 | 61.5 |
Age standardised participation | 76.4 | 78.4 | 61.5 | 76.7 | 78.5 | 64.6 |
Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.1 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 8.3 |
Age standardised unemployment | 9.0 | 8.6 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
Note: Excludes Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation, 2001 and 2006 |
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