Table 9 Alternative measures of unemployment: Discouraged and marginally attached

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  October 2008 October 2009 October 2010 Change from October 2008 to October 2010
Number '000
Standard unemployment rate (R4) 1,024.1 1,387.6 1,331.7 307.6
With discouraged workers (R5) 1,045.9 1,415.7 1,361.7 315.8
With marginally attached workers (R6) 1,108.2 1,479.3 1,415.7 307.5
Rate %
Standard unemployment rate (R4) 5.6 7.6 7.2 1.6
With discouraged workers (R5) 5.7 7.7 7.3 1.6
With marginally attached workers (R6) 6.0 8.1 7.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, data not seasonally adjusted.