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Table 3 Labour force characteristics by province

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Labour force characteristics by province
  August 2009 September 2009 August to September 2009 September 2008 to September 2009 August to September 2009 September 2008 to September 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 429.2 429.7 0.5 2.9 0.1 0.7
Labour force 254.7 255.9 1.2 5.3 0.5 2.1
Employment 215.1 216.6 1.5 -0.2 0.7 -0.1
Full-time 189.1 184.9 -4.2 -3.1 -2.2 -1.6
Part-time 25.9 31.7 5.8 2.9 22.4 10.1
Unemployment 39.7 39.2 -0.5 5.4 -1.3 16.0
Participation rate 59.3 59.6 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.6 15.3 -0.3 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 50.1 50.4 0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 116.4 116.4 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.0
Labour force 79.4 78.9 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6
Employment 68.5 69.6 1.1 -0.8 1.6 -1.1
Full-time 55.5 57.5 2.0 -1.2 3.6 -2.0
Part-time 13.0 12.1 -0.9 0.4 -6.9 3.4
Unemployment 10.9 9.3 -1.6 0.3 -14.7 3.3
Participation rate 68.2 67.8 -0.4 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.7 11.8 -1.9 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.8 59.8 1.0 -1.3 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 772.8 773.3 0.5 3.3 0.1 0.4
Labour force 500.5 499.6 -0.9 5.3 -0.2 1.1
Employment 453.2 452.1 -1.1 -4.3 -0.2 -0.9
Full-time 371.2 368.8 -2.4 -4.4 -0.6 -1.2
Part-time 82.1 83.3 1.2 0.1 1.5 0.1
Unemployment 47.3 47.5 0.2 9.6 0.4 25.3
Participation rate 64.8 64.6 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.5 0.0 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 58.5 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 621.8 622.2 0.4 3.2 0.1 0.5
Labour force 402.4 400.1 -2.3 0.8 -0.6 0.2
Employment 364.9 367.8 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.2
Full-time 306.8 309.6 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.6
Part-time 58.1 58.2 0.1 -1.1 0.2 -1.9
Unemployment 37.5 32.3 -5.2 0.0 -13.9 0.0
Participation rate 64.7 64.3 -0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 8.1 -1.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.7 59.1 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,444.3 6,451.9 7.6 66.5 0.1 1.0
Labour force 4,212.8 4,196.7 -16.1 4.4 -0.4 0.1
Employment 3,830.2 3,826.7 -3.5 -60.3 -0.1 -1.6
Full-time 3,099.3 3,107.6 8.3 -42.4 0.3 -1.3
Part-time 730.9 719.1 -11.8 -17.9 -1.6 -2.4
Unemployment 382.6 370.0 -12.6 64.8 -3.3 21.2
Participation rate 65.4 65.0 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.1 8.8 -0.3 1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.4 59.3 -0.1 -1.6 ... ...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.