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Table 5
Labour force status for adults 15 to 64, by Canada and provinces, 2001 and 2006

Labour force status 2001 2006
Total Without
disability 		With
disability		 Total Without
disability 		With
disability
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
Date Modified: 2008-07-24

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