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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
December 2006
January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Both sexes 15+
Population
26,357.6 26,392.3 34.7 372.3 0.1 1.4
Labour force
17,715.7 17,825.8 110.1 350.1 0.6 2.0
Employment
16,640.4 16,729.3 88.9 399.2 0.5 2.4
Full-time
13,637.2 13,683.1 45.9 300.7 0.3 2.2
Part-time
3,003.2 3,046.1 42.9 98.4 1.4 3.3
Unemployment
1,075.3 1,096.5 21.2 -49.1 2.0 -4.3
Participation rate
67.2 67.5 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.1 6.2 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
63.1 63.4 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Part-time rate
18.0 18.2 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Youths 15 to 24
Population
4,338.0 4,341.2 3.2 36.0 0.1 0.8
Labour force
2,870.4 2,892.3 21.9 25.3 0.8 0.9
Employment
2,548.9 2,554.9 6.0 40.3 0.2 1.6
Full-time
1,426.8 1,421.7 -5.1 35.3 -0.4 2.5
Part-time
1,122.1 1,133.2 11.1 4.9 1.0 0.4
Unemployment
321.5 337.4 15.9 -15.0 4.9 -4.3
Participation rate
66.2 66.6 0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
11.2 11.7 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate
58.8 58.9 0.1 0.5 ... ...
Part-time rate
44.0 44.4 0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Men 25+
Population
10,755.0 10,770.4 15.4 167.8 0.1 1.6
Labour force
7,919.7 7,964.0 44.3 132.5 0.6 1.7
Employment
7,503.7 7,544.1 40.4 141.9 0.5 1.9
Full-time
7,017.5 7,022.8 5.3 99.0 0.1 1.4
Part-time
486.2 521.3 35.1 42.9 7.2 9.0
Unemployment
416.1 419.9 3.8 -9.4 0.9 -2.2
Participation rate
73.6 73.9 0.3 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.3 5.3 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
69.8 70.0 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Part-time rate
6.5 6.9 0.4 0.4 ... ...
Women 25+
Population
11,264.6 11,280.7 16.1 168.5 0.1 1.5
Labour force
6,925.6 6,969.4 43.8 192.3 0.6 2.8
Employment
6,587.9 6,630.3 42.4 217.1 0.6 3.4
Full-time
5,192.9 5,238.7 45.8 166.6 0.9 3.3
Part-time
1,394.9 1,391.6 -3.3 50.5 -0.2 3.8
Unemployment
337.7 339.1 1.4 -24.8 0.4 -6.8
Participation rate
61.5 61.8 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.9 4.9 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate
58.5 58.8 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Part-time rate
21.2 21.0 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS)
December 2006
January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Class of worker
Employees
14,111.9 14,184.6 72.7 388.6 0.5 2.8
Self-employed
2,528.5 2,544.7 16.2 10.6 0.6 0.4
Public/private sector employees
Public
3,191.5 3,199.6 8.1 -3.9 0.3 -0.1
Private
10,920.5 10,985.0 64.5 392.5 0.6 3.7
All industries 16,640.4 16,729.3 88.9 399.2 0.5 2.4
Goods-producing sector 4,015.7 4,036.9 21.2 67.2 0.5 1.7
Agriculture
345.8 346.1 0.3 5.0 0.1 1.5
Natural resources
342.4 352.0 9.6 30.2 2.8 9.4
Utilities
124.6 124.0 -0.6 2.8 -0.5 2.3
Construction
1,089.3 1,097.6 8.3 40.6 0.8 3.8
Manufacturing
2,113.6 2,117.2 3.6 -11.4 0.2 -0.5
Service-producing sector 12,624.7 12,692.4 67.7 332.0 0.5 2.7
Trade
2,641.8 2,647.2 5.4 32.3 0.2 1.2
Transportation and warehousing
815.9 806.5 -9.4 5.2 -1.2 0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
1,065.2 1,048.4 -16.8 39.0 -1.6 3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,090.9 1,118.5 27.6 32.1 2.5 3.0
Business, building and other support services
723.2 707.6 -15.6 35.4 -2.2 5.3
Educational services
1,175.5 1,176.8 1.3 23.6 0.1 2.0
Health care and social assistance
1,821.6 1,831.1 9.5 102.5 0.5 5.9
Information, culture and recreation
730.4 759.6 29.2 14.5 4.0 1.9
Accommodation and food services
1,030.7 1,054.5 23.8 45.9 2.3 4.6
Other services
704.2 707.8 3.6 20.2 0.5 2.9
Public administration
825.4 834.4 9.0 -18.8 1.1 -2.2
Note: Related to CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
Labour force characteristics by province
December 2006
January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
426.4 426.1 -0.3 -2.9 -0.1 -0.7
Labour force
253.9 255.0 1.1 4.8 0.4 1.9
Employment
218.9 215.8 -3.1 6.5 -1.4 3.1
Full-time
184.7 183.2 -1.5 7.4 -0.8 4.2
Part-time
34.2 32.6 -1.6 -0.8 -4.7 -2.4
Unemployment
35.0 39.2 4.2 -1.7 12.0 -4.2
Participation rate
59.5 59.8 0.3 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate
13.8 15.4 1.6 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate
51.3 50.6 -0.7 1.8 ... ...
Prince Edward Island
Population
112.7 112.8 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8
Labour force
78.3 78.6 0.3 1.7 0.4 2.2
Employment
68.6 70.2 1.6 1.5 2.3 2.2
Full-time
56.6 58.2 1.6 0.2 2.8 0.3
Part-time
12.0 12.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 12.1
Unemployment
9.7 8.4 -1.3 0.2 -13.4 2.4
Participation rate
69.5 69.7 0.2 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
12.4 10.7 -1.7 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate
60.9 62.2 1.3 0.8 ... ...
Nova Scotia
Population
763.5 763.5 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.2
Labour force
480.5 487.0 6.5 6.5 1.4 1.4
Employment
445.4 449.1 3.7 6.4 0.8 1.4
Full-time
364.0 369.1 5.1 7.3 1.4 2.0
Part-time
81.4 79.9 -1.5 -1.1 -1.8 -1.4
Unemployment
35.1 37.9 2.8 0.2 8.0 0.5
Participation rate
62.9 63.8 0.9 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.3 7.8 0.5 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate
58.3 58.8 0.5 0.7 ... ...
New Brunswick
Population
611.2 611.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Labour force
387.1 389.0 1.9 -5.1 0.5 -1.3
Employment
354.3 357.3 3.0 -1.9 0.8 -0.5
Full-time
297.8 300.5 2.7 3.4 0.9 1.1
Part-time
56.5 56.8 0.3 -5.3 0.5 -8.5
Unemployment
32.8 31.7 -1.1 -3.2 -3.4 -9.2
Participation rate
63.3 63.6 0.3 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.5 8.1 -0.4 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate
58.0 58.4 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Quebec
Population
6,282.8 6,288.9 6.1 67.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force
4,095.7 4,119.9 24.2 29.6 0.6 0.7
Employment
3,789.4 3,804.1 14.7 59.1 0.4 1.6
Full-time
3,110.5 3,102.9 -7.6 32.4 -0.2 1.1
Part-time
678.9 701.2 22.3 26.7 3.3 4.0
Unemployment
306.3 315.7 9.4 -29.6 3.1 -8.6
Participation rate
65.2 65.5 0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.5 7.7 0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate
60.3 60.5 0.2 0.3 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Labour force characteristics by province
December 2006
January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
December 2006 to January 2007
January 2006 to January 2007
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Ontario
Population
10,290.9 10,301.5 10.6 135.6 0.1 1.3
Labour force
6,968.6 7,001.0 32.4 101.8 0.5 1.5
Employment
6,546.6 6,554.2 7.6 101.4 0.1 1.6
Full-time
5,354.6 5,353.4 -1.2 43.0 0.0 0.8
Part-time
1,191.9 1,200.8 8.9 58.4 0.7 5.1
Unemployment
422.0 446.7 24.7 0.3 5.9 0.1
Participation rate
67.7 68.0 0.3 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.1 6.4 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
63.6 63.6 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Manitoba
Population
893.8 894.3 0.5 4.5 0.1 0.5
Labour force
612.6 619.0 6.4 6.6 1.0 1.1
Employment
587.6 590.7 3.1 5.0 0.5 0.9
Full-time
472.4 478.5 6.1 12.0 1.3 2.6
Part-time
115.2 112.2 -3.0 -7.0 -2.6 -5.9
Unemployment
25.0 28.3 3.3 1.6 13.2 6.0
Participation rate
68.5 69.2 0.7 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.1 4.6 0.5 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
65.7 66.1 0.4 0.3 ... ...
Saskatchewan
Population
746.3 747.0 0.7 -0.7 0.1 -0.1
Labour force
524.0 526.8 2.8 17.2 0.5 3.4
Employment
502.8 505.1 2.3 22.0 0.5 4.6
Full-time
407.7 409.8 2.1 19.5 0.5 5.0
Part-time
95.1 95.4 0.3 2.5 0.3 2.7
Unemployment
21.2 21.6 0.4 -4.9 1.9 -18.5
Participation rate
70.2 70.5 0.3 2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.0 4.1 0.1 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate
67.4 67.6 0.2 3.0 ... ...
Alberta
Population
2,692.1 2,703.1 11.0 106.5 0.4 4.1
Labour force
1,974.4 1,997.7 23.3 117.9 1.2 6.3
Employment
1,908.4 1,932.5 24.1 117.9 1.3 6.5
Full-time
1,615.5 1,633.2 17.7 118.2 1.1 7.8
Part-time
292.9 299.3 6.4 -0.3 2.2 -0.1
Unemployment
66.0 65.2 -0.8 0.0 -1.2 0.0
Participation rate
73.3 73.9 0.6 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.3 3.3 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
70.9 71.5 0.6 1.6 ... ...
British Columbia
Population
3,538.0 3,543.7 5.7 59.9 0.2 1.7
Labour force
2,340.7 2,352.0 11.3 69.3 0.5 3.0
Employment
2,218.5 2,250.2 31.7 81.2 1.4 3.7
Full-time
1,773.2 1,794.3 21.1 57.6 1.2 3.3
Part-time
445.3 455.9 10.6 23.6 2.4 5.5
Unemployment
122.2 101.8 -20.4 -11.9 -16.7 -10.5
Participation rate
66.2 66.4 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.2 4.3 -0.9 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate
62.7 63.5 0.8 1.2 ... ...
... not applicable.
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
