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Table 3 Labour force characteristics by province

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Labour force characteristics by province
  October 2009 November 2009 October to November 2009 November 2008 to November 2009 October to November 2009 November 2008 to November 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 429.9 430.2 0.3 2.8 0.1 0.7
Labour force 256.0 255.8 -0.2 2.8 -0.1 1.1
Employment 212.6 215.3 2.7 -3.0 1.3 -1.4
Full-time 180.2 181.9 1.7 -3.6 0.9 -1.9
Part-time 32.4 33.4 1.0 0.6 3.1 1.8
Unemployment 43.4 40.6 -2.8 5.9 -6.5 17.0
Participation rate 59.5 59.5 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.0 15.9 -1.1 2.2 ... ...
Employment rate 49.5 50.0 0.5 -1.1 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 116.4 116.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.9
Labour force 80.2 80.4 0.2 2.5 0.2 3.2
Employment 70.6 71.0 0.4 1.5 0.6 2.2
Full-time 57.1 57.7 0.6 -0.6 1.1 -1.0
Part-time 13.4 13.3 -0.1 2.1 -0.7 18.8
Unemployment 9.6 9.4 -0.2 1.0 -2.1 11.9
Participation rate 68.9 69.1 0.2 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.0 11.7 -0.3 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.0 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 773.7 774.1 0.4 3.7 0.1 0.5
Labour force 500.0 502.3 2.3 10.2 0.5 2.1
Employment 453.3 454.8 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.3
Full-time 372.4 372.7 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Part-time 80.9 82.1 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.7
Unemployment 46.7 47.5 0.8 9.0 1.7 23.4
Participation rate 64.6 64.9 0.3 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 9.5 0.2 1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 58.8 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 622.3 622.6 0.3 3.2 0.0 0.5
Labour force 403.6 403.3 -0.3 1.4 -0.1 0.3
Employment 369.4 367.8 -1.6 1.0 -0.4 0.3
Full-time 312.0 311.9 -0.1 2.7 0.0 0.9
Part-time 57.4 56.0 -1.4 -1.6 -2.4 -2.8
Unemployment 34.2 35.5 1.3 0.5 3.8 1.4
Participation rate 64.9 64.8 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.8 0.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 59.4 59.1 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,458.7 6,465.6 6.9 69.8 0.1 1.1
Labour force 4,182.1 4,190.5 8.4 -2.1 0.2 -0.1
Employment 3,828.1 3,849.5 21.4 -42.2 0.6 -1.1
Full-time 3,131.5 3,149.7 18.2 -29.2 0.6 -0.9
Part-time 696.6 699.8 3.2 -13.0 0.5 -1.8
Unemployment 354.0 341.0 -13.0 40.1 -3.7 13.3
Participation rate 64.8 64.8 0.0 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.1 -0.4 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 59.5 0.2 -1.3 ... ...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.