Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

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Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  July 2011 August 2011 July to August 2011 August 2010 to August 2011 July to August 2011 August 2010 to August 2011
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 428.6 428.5 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1
Labour force 255.9 257.4 1.5 1.0 0.6 0.4
Employment 225.4 222.0 -3.4 1.6 -1.5 0.7
Full-time 191.0 184.8 -6.2 -1.7 -3.2 -0.9
Part-time 34.3 37.2 2.9 3.3 8.5 9.7
Unemployment 30.5 35.3 4.8 -0.7 15.7 -1.9
Participation rate 59.7 60.1 0.4 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.9 13.7 1.8 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 52.6 51.8 -0.8 0.3 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 119.5 119.7 0.2 2.5 0.2 2.1
Labour force 81.2 81.3 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.2
Employment 71.8 72.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.4
Full-time 59.3 60.1 0.8 1.9 1.3 3.3
Part-time 12.6 11.9 -0.7 -1.0 -5.6 -7.8
Unemployment 9.4 9.3 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 0.0
Participation rate 67.9 67.9 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.6 11.4 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 60.2 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 778.8 779.2 0.4 1.8 0.1 0.2
Labour force 498.9 499.9 1.0 -1.9 0.2 -0.4
Employment 451.4 455.5 4.1 2.6 0.9 0.6
Full-time 363.1 367.9 4.8 5.4 1.3 1.5
Part-time 88.3 87.6 -0.7 -2.8 -0.8 -3.1
Unemployment 47.5 44.4 -3.1 -4.5 -6.5 -9.2
Participation rate 64.1 64.2 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 8.9 -0.6 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 58.5 0.5 0.2 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 619.4 619.7 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.4
Labour force 386.9 385.7 -1.2 -8.8 -0.3 -2.2
Employment 348.0 350.2 2.2 -6.1 0.6 -1.7
Full-time 289.0 291.7 2.7 -8.7 0.9 -2.9
Part-time 59.0 58.5 -0.5 2.6 -0.8 4.7
Unemployment 38.9 35.5 -3.4 -2.6 -8.7 -6.8
Participation rate 62.5 62.2 -0.3 -1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 9.2 -0.9 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 56.2 56.5 0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,579.0 6,585.6 6.6 68.4 0.1 1.0
Labour force 4,283.6 4,295.9 12.3 17.3 0.3 0.4
Employment 3,974.5 3,970.0 -4.5 38.3 -0.1 1.0
Full-time 3,186.7 3,219.0 32.3 68.5 1.0 2.2
Part-time 787.8 751.1 -36.7 -30.1 -4.7 -3.9
Unemployment 309.1 325.8 16.7 -21.1 5.4 -6.1
Participation rate 65.1 65.2 0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 7.6 0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.3 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.