Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province

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Labour force characteristics by province
  February 2011 March 2011 February to March 2011 March 2010 to March 2011 February to March 2011 March 2010 to March 2011
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Ontario            
Population 10,873.9 10,883.6 9.7 137.2 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,267.9 7,280.5 12.6 92.9 0.2 1.3
Employment 6,685.2 6,690.8 5.6 136.9 0.1 2.1
Full-time 5,389.2 5,452.5 63.3 153.2 1.2 2.9
Part-time 1,296.0 1,238.3 -57.7 -16.3 -4.5 -1.3
Unemployment 582.7 589.8 7.1 -43.8 1.2 -6.9
Participation rate 66.8 66.9 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 8.1 0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 61.5 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Manitoba            
Population 949.1 949.9 0.8 12.8 0.1 1.4
Labour force 659.7 664.1 4.4 15.1 0.7 2.3
Employment 624.9 627.3 2.4 12.4 0.4 2.0
Full-time 500.9 504.1 3.2 11.3 0.6 2.3
Part-time 124.0 123.2 -0.8 1.1 -0.6 0.9
Unemployment 34.8 36.8 2.0 2.7 5.7 7.9
Participation rate 69.5 69.9 0.4 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.5 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 65.8 66.0 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Saskatchewan            
Population 796.7 797.2 0.5 9.7 0.1 1.2
Labour force 554.7 553.3 -1.4 -1.5 -0.3 -0.3
Employment 523.2 524.4 1.2 -1.6 0.2 -0.3
Full-time 433.4 430.0 -3.4 -0.3 -0.8 -0.1
Part-time 89.8 94.3 4.5 -1.4 5.0 -1.5
Unemployment 31.5 29.0 -2.5 0.2 -7.9 0.7
Participation rate 69.6 69.4 -0.2 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.2 -0.5 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 65.7 65.8 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Alberta            
Population 2,987.2 2,990.1 2.9 43.2 0.1 1.5
Labour force 2,191.7 2,188.5 -3.2 34.1 -0.1 1.6
Employment 2,067.5 2,064.3 -3.2 68.8 -0.2 3.4
Full-time 1,687.1 1,698.0 10.9 53.9 0.6 3.3
Part-time 380.4 366.3 -14.1 15.0 -3.7 4.3
Unemployment 124.2 124.2 0.0 -34.7 0.0 -21.8
Participation rate 73.4 73.2 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.7 0.0 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 69.2 69.0 -0.2 1.3 ... ...
British Columbia            
Population 3,763.8 3,767.2 3.4 56.2 0.1 1.5
Labour force 2,478.2 2,464.0 -14.2 26.0 -0.6 1.1
Employment 2,260.5 2,264.0 3.5 19.9 0.2 0.9
Full-time 1,742.8 1,738.9 -3.9 -11.7 -0.2 -0.7
Part-time 517.7 525.1 7.4 31.6 1.4 6.4
Unemployment 217.6 200.0 -17.6 6.1 -8.1 3.1
Participation rate 65.8 65.4 -0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 8.1 -0.7 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 60.1 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.