Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
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| June 2011 | July 2011 | June to July 2011 | July 2010 to July 2011 | June to July 2011 | July 2010 to July 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | ||||
| Ontario | ||||||
| Population | 10,920.1 | 10,930.9 | 10.8 | 132.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 7,333.8 | 7,297.6 | -36.2 | 41.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 6,769.8 | 6,747.4 | -22.4 | 108.1 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Full-time | 5,472.1 | 5,488.6 | 16.5 | 151.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Part-time | 1,297.8 | 1,258.8 | -39.0 | -42.9 | -3.0 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 564.0 | 550.3 | -13.7 | -66.9 | -2.4 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Population | 953.0 | 954.3 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 657.8 | 659.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 621.8 | 621.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Full-time | 500.3 | 506.7 | 6.4 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Part-time | 121.5 | 115.2 | -6.3 | -10.0 | -5.2 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 36.0 | 37.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| Population | 799.2 | 800.4 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 552.0 | 553.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 525.2 | 526.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Full-time | 431.0 | 435.5 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 94.2 | 91.3 | -2.9 | -9.3 | -3.1 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 26.8 | 27.1 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -4.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | ||||||
| Population | 3,005.1 | 3,009.8 | 4.7 | 45.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,213.6 | 2,225.4 | 11.8 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 2,090.6 | 2,103.0 | 12.4 | 76.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Full-time | 1,738.5 | 1,741.7 | 3.2 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Part-time | 352.1 | 361.3 | 9.2 | -11.9 | 2.6 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 123.0 | 122.4 | -0.6 | -13.4 | -0.5 | -9.9 |
| Participation rate | 73.7 | 73.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| Population | 3,778.1 | 3,781.2 | 3.1 | 48.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,446.1 | 2,453.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,268.7 | 2,274.1 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Full-time | 1,751.2 | 1,755.1 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Part-time | 517.5 | 519.0 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 177.5 | 179.2 | 1.7 | -5.8 | 1.0 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
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