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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics - (Continued)

    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
                                             
%                                            
Participation rate(1) 2062816 67.5 67.2 67.7 67.5 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.4 67.3 67.4 67.2 67.2 67.3 67.2 67.2 67.2 67.0 67.2 67.1 67.1 67.2
    Men
 2062825 73.2 72.8 73.3 73.1 72.9 73.1 73.3 73.3 73.2 73.0 73.0 72.9 72.8 72.9 72.8 73.0 72.8 72.6 72.7 72.7 72.6 72.7
    Women
 2062834 62.0 61.8 62.3 62.1 61.9 61.8 61.8 62.0 61.8 61.8 61.9 61.7 61.8 61.8 61.7 61.7 61.8 61.7 61.8 61.7 61.7 61.8
    15-24
 2062843 67.0 65.9 67.5 67.2 66.6 67.2 67.2 66.9 66.6 66.2 66.2 65.7 65.5 66.1 65.8 66.0 65.7 65.5 66.1 65.8 66.3 66.6
    25+
 2062924 67.6 67.5 67.7 67.6 67.5 67.4 67.5 67.7 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.4 67.5 67.5 67.3 67.4 67.3 67.2 67.3
                                             
Unemployment rate(2) 2062815 7.2 6.8 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.6
    Men
 2062824 7.5 7.0 7.6 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.9
    Women
 2062833 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.8 7.1 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.3
    15-24
 2062842 13.4 12.4 12.8 13.1 13.3 13.0 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.4 12.6 12.4 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.2 12.5 12.0 11.3 11.9 12.4
    25+
 2062923 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5
'000                                            
Unemployed 2062814 1,235 1,173 1,240 1,222 1,216 1,200 1,219 1,252 1,220 1,203 1,213 1,196 1,174 1,189 1,169 1,177 1,178 1,164 1,155 1,106 1,135 1,152
    Men
 2062823 685 649 694 664 654 667 672 683 681 673 671 667 665 652 650 666 650 635 623 616 604 639
    Women
 2062832 550 524 546 558 562 533 548 569 539 531 541 529 509 537 519 511 528 529 532 490 532 513
    15-24
 2062841 380 350 366 374 376 371 378 372 359 360 350 354 346 361 361 365 344 353 342 320 338 355
    25+
 2062922 855 823 875 848 840 829 841 880 862 843 863 841 828 827 808 812 833 812 814 786 797 798
                                             
Not in labour force(3) (2091030-2091051) 8,261 8,463 7,942 7,857 7,922 8,346 8,353 8,381 8,479 8,671 8,613 8,648 8,625 8,254 8,186 8,062 8,080 8,549 8,540 8,627 8,699 8,841

(1) The labour force as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and older.
(2) The unemployed as a percentage of the labour force.
(3) Not seasonally adjusted.
CANSIM tables: 282-0087, 282-0001