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November 2008
December 2008
November to December 2008
December 2007 to December 2008
November to December 2008
December 2007 to December 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
427.4 427.6 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.7
Labour force
253.3 252.1 -1.2 1.9 -0.5 0.8
Employment
218.7 217.5 -1.2 -1.3 -0.5 -0.6
Full-time
186.0 185.7 -0.3 -2.9 -0.2 -1.5
Part-time
32.7 31.8 -0.9 1.6 -2.8 5.3
Unemployment
34.6 34.6 0.0 3.2 0.0 10.2
Participation rate
59.3 59.0 -0.3 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
13.7 13.7 0.0 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate
51.2 50.9 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Prince Edward Island
Population
115.4 115.3 -0.1 1.5 -0.1 1.3
Labour force
77.9 78.6 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.4
Employment
69.6 69.3 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0.1
Full-time
58.4 57.9 -0.5 0.0 -0.9 0.0
Part-time
11.2 11.4 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.9
Unemployment
8.3 9.3 1.0 1.0 12.0 12.0
Participation rate
67.5 68.2 0.7 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
10.7 11.8 1.1 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate
60.3 60.1 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Nova Scotia
Population
770.4 770.6 0.2 4.8 0.0 0.6
Labour force
492.4 494.1 1.7 3.9 0.3 0.8
Employment
454.2 453.6 -0.6 1.3 -0.1 0.3
Full-time
373.6 371.8 -1.8 5.1 -0.5 1.4
Part-time
80.6 81.8 1.2 -3.8 1.5 -4.4
Unemployment
38.2 40.5 2.3 2.5 6.0 6.6
Participation rate
63.9 64.1 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.8 8.2 0.4 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
59.0 58.9 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
New Brunswick
Population
619.4 619.7 0.3 4.4 0.0 0.7
Labour force
402.3 400.9 -1.4 3.1 -0.3 0.8
Employment
367.4 366.6 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 0.0
Full-time
309.4 310.7 1.3 -0.4 0.4 -0.1
Part-time
58.0 55.8 -2.2 0.3 -3.8 0.5
Unemployment
34.9 34.3 -0.6 3.1 -1.7 9.9
Participation rate
64.9 64.7 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.7 8.6 -0.1 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate
59.3 59.2 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Quebec
Population
6,395.8 6,400.1 4.3 59.9 0.1 0.9
Labour force
4,193.4 4,191.7 -1.7 16.9 0.0 0.4
Employment
3,893.8 3,884.4 -9.4 0.1 -0.2 0.0
Full-time
3,184.2 3,135.5 -48.7 -13.7 -1.5 -0.4
Part-time
709.6 748.9 39.3 13.8 5.5 1.9
Unemployment
299.6 307.2 7.6 16.7 2.5 5.7
Participation rate
65.6 65.5 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.1 7.3 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
60.9 60.7 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
