Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

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Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of labour force characteristics by province – seasonally adjusted august 2011, september 2011, august to september 2011 and september 2010 to september 2011, calculated using thousands (except rates), change in thousands (except rates) and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  August 2011 September 2011 August to September 2011 September 2010 to September 2011 August to September 2011 September 2010 to September 2011
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 428.5 428.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Labour force 257.4 254.6 -2.8 -4.5 -1.1 -1.7
Employment 222.0 220.2 -1.8 -3.8 -0.8 -1.7
Full-time 184.8 187.6 2.8 -3.6 1.5 -1.9
Part-time 37.2 32.7 -4.5 -0.1 -12.1 -0.3
Unemployment 35.3 34.4 -0.9 -0.8 -2.5 -2.3
Participation rate 60.1 59.4 -0.7 -1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 13.7 13.5 -0.2 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 51.8 51.4 -0.4 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island            
Population 119.7 119.6 -0.1 2.3 -0.1 2.0
Labour force 81.3 82.6 1.3 2.7 1.6 3.4
Employment 72.0 73.3 1.3 4.2 1.8 6.1
Full-time 60.1 61.7 1.6 5.2 2.7 9.2
Part-time 11.9 11.6 -0.3 -1.0 -2.5 -7.9
Unemployment 9.3 9.4 0.1 -1.3 1.1 -12.1
Participation rate 67.9 69.1 1.2 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 11.4 11.4 0.0 -2.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.2 61.3 1.1 2.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia            
Population 779.2 779.1 -0.1 1.2 0.0 0.2
Labour force 499.9 494.9 -5.0 -7.0 -1.0 -1.4
Employment 455.5 453.3 -2.2 -3.2 -0.5 -0.7
Full-time 367.9 375.6 7.7 10.7 2.1 2.9
Part-time 87.6 77.7 -9.9 -13.8 -11.3 -15.1
Unemployment 44.4 41.6 -2.8 -3.9 -6.3 -8.6
Participation rate 64.2 63.5 -0.7 -1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 8.9 8.4 -0.5 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 58.5 58.2 -0.3 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
New Brunswick            
Population 619.7 619.8 0.1 2.3 0.0 0.4
Labour force 385.7 387.4 1.7 -5.7 0.4 -1.5
Employment 350.2 352.9 2.7 -1.7 0.8 -0.5
Full-time 291.7 294.7 3.0 -3.7 1.0 -1.2
Part-time 58.5 58.2 -0.3 1.9 -0.5 3.4
Unemployment 35.5 34.5 -1.0 -3.9 -2.8 -10.2
Participation rate 62.2 62.5 0.3 -1.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 9.2 8.9 -0.3 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 56.5 56.9 0.4 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Quebec            
Population 6,585.6 6,590.1 4.5 67.3 0.1 1.0
Labour force 4,295.9 4,283.0 -12.9 3.3 -0.3 0.1
Employment 3,970.0 3,972.2 2.2 25.5 0.1 0.6
Full-time 3,219.0 3,197.8 -21.2 15.7 -0.7 0.5
Part-time 751.1 774.3 23.2 9.7 3.1 1.3
Unemployment 325.8 310.8 -15.0 -22.3 -4.6 -6.7
Participation rate 65.2 65.0 -0.2 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.6 7.3 -0.3 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.3 60.3 0.0 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable