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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics

    2004 2005 2004 2005 2006
      J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J
                                             
'000                                            
Labour force 2062810 17,182 17,343 17,216 17,194 17,166 17,196 17,238 17,278 17,260 17,255 17,283 17,262 17,282 17,325 17,320 17,357 17,379 17,361 17,423 17,410 17,430 17,474
                                             
Employed 2062811 15,947 16,170 15,976 15,972 15,950 15,996 16,019 16,026 16,040 16,052 16,071 16,066 16,108 16,136 16,151 16,180 16,201 16,197 16,268 16,303 16,295 16,321
    Annual % change
   1.8 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7
    Full-time
 2062812 12,998 13,206 13,025 12,989 12,980 13,058 13,077 13,061 13,071 13,087 13,102 13,075 13,135 13,150 13,198 13,217 13,244 13,265 13,281 13,334 13,358 13,374
    Part-time
 2062813 2,949 2,964 2,951 2,983 2,970 2,937 2,942 2,965 2,969 2,965 2,969 2,991 2,972 2,986 2,953 2,963 2,957 2,932 2,986 2,969 2,936 2,947
                                             
    Men
 2062820 8,481 8,595 8,472 8,494 8,488 8,513 8,542 8,534 8,535 8,530 8,539 8,539 8,547 8,585 8,584 8,602 8,605 8,608 8,652 8,661 8,678 8,663
    Women
 2062829 7,466 7,575 7,504 7,478 7,462 7,483 7,476 7,492 7,505 7,522 7,532 7,527 7,561 7,551 7,567 7,579 7,596 7,589 7,616 7,642 7,617 7,658
    15-24
 2062838 2,461 2,472 2,495 2,479 2,451 2,482 2,477 2,474 2,477 2,461 2,471 2,449 2,453 2,462 2,454 2,462 2,473 2,459 2,496 2,508 2,512 2,512
    25+
 2062919 13,486 13,697 13,480 13,493 13,500 13,514 13,542 13,553 13,563 13,590 13,600 13,617 13,655 13,674 13,697 13,718 13,728 13,738 13,772 13,795 13,782 13,809
                                             
    Employees
 2066968 13,494 13,658 13,523 13,495 13,472 13,537 13,553 13,550 13,576 13,568 13,569 13,565 13,606 13,644 13,650 13,684 13,706 13,672 13,718 13,762 13,747 13,776
        Men
 2067023 6,866 6,949 6,863 6,858 6,858 6,889 6,920 6,903 6,912 6,893 6,901 6,904 6,916 6,960 6,952 6,966 6,967 6,947 6,972 6,998 7,006 6,986
        Women
 2067078 6,628 6,709 6,660 6,637 6,614 6,648 6,632 6,647 6,665 6,675 6,668 6,661 6,690 6,684 6,698 6,718 6,740 6,725 6,746 6,765 6,740 6,790
        Public
 2066969 3,044 3,123 3,082 3,042 3,025 3,063 3,074 3,089 3,090 3,062 3,092 3,104 3,136 3,120 3,121 3,130 3,136 3,130 3,142 3,144 3,159 3,202
            Men
 2067024 1,183 1,208 1,206 1,188 1,182 1,188 1,181 1,198 1,199 1,184 1,184 1,200 1,215 1,206 1,199 1,210 1,216 1,207 1,226 1,216 1,236 1,260
            Women
 2067079 1,861 1,915 1,876 1,853 1,843 1,876 1,893 1,892 1,891 1,878 1,908 1,904 1,921 1,915 1,922 1,920 1,920 1,922 1,916 1,928 1,922 1,942
        Private
 2066970 10,449 10,535 10,441 10,454 10,446 10,473 10,479 10,461 10,486 10,506 10,477 10,461 10,470 10,524 10,528 10,554 10,570 10,543 10,576 10,618 10,588 10,575
            Men
 2067025 5,683 5,741 5,657 5,670 5,675 5,701 5,740 5,706 5,712 5,709 5,717 5,705 5,701 5,754 5,753 5,756 5,751 5,740 5,746 5,781 5,770 5,726
            Women
 2067080 4,766 4,794 4,784 4,784 4,771 4,772 4,739 4,755 4,773 4,797 4,760 4,756 4,769 4,770 4,776 4,797 4,819 4,803 4,830 4,836 4,818 4,849
    Self-employed
 2066971 2,453 2,512 2,453 2,477 2,479 2,459 2,466 2,476 2,464 2,484 2,502 2,501 2,502 2,492 2,502 2,497 2,495 2,524 2,550 2,541 2,548 2,544
        Men
 2067026 1,614 1,646 1,609 1,635 1,631 1,624 1,622 1,631 1,623 1,637 1,638 1,634 1,630 1,625 1,632 1,636 1,638 1,660 1,680 1,663 1,671 1,677
        Women
 2067081 839 866 844 842 848 836 844 845 840 847 863 866 871 866 870 861 857 864 870 878 877 868
                                             
Actual hours worked 4391505 530,362 541,730 532,298 536,040 534,077 534,776 531,028 531,816 535,535 532,016 536,634 536,312 541,021 538,369 539,010 541,749 543,018 540,470 542,191 543,234 542,713 547,845
CANSIM tables: 282-0087, 282-0089, 282-0092