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| 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | |||||||||||||
| A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | A | ||||
| Employment | '000 | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2062811 | 15,077 | 15,412 | 15,305 | 15,338 | 15,401 | 15,431 | 15,487 | 15,524 | 15,559 | 15,602 | 15,650 | 15,648 | 15,703 | 15,717 | 15,698 |
| Nfld.Lab. | 2063000 | 211 | 214 | 217 | 214 | 218 | 216 | 216 | 213 | 211 | 209 | 214 | 217 | 219 | 219 | 218 |
| P.E.I. | 2063189 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 |
| Nova Scotia | 2063378 | 423 | 428 | 427 | 431 | 429 | 425 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 432 | 432 | 434 | 435 | 436 | 439 |
| New Brunswick | 2063567 | 334 | 346 | 347 | 346 | 345 | 344 | 344 | 349 | 347 | 350 | 350 | 349 | 350 | 351 | 346 |
| Quebec | 2063756 | 3,474 | 3,593 | 3,585 | 3,604 | 3,611 | 3,600 | 3,595 | 3,606 | 3,619 | 3,628 | 3,654 | 3,647 | 3,655 | 3,634 | 3,647 |
| Ontario | 2063945 | 5,963 | 6,068 | 6,014 | 6,031 | 6,039 | 6,052 | 6,094 | 6,124 | 6,142 | 6,156 | 6,166 | 6,192 | 6,220 | 6,237 | 6,210 |
| Manitoba | 2064134 | 558 | 567 | 563 | 564 | 568 | 569 | 567 | 568 | 570 | 570 | 572 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 570 |
| Saskatchewan | 2064323 | 472 | 482 | 474 | 480 | 482 | 480 | 482 | 487 | 490 | 492 | 492 | 488 | 488 | 487 | 487 |
| Alberta | 2064512 | 1,632 | 1,674 | 1,653 | 1,658 | 1,668 | 1,691 | 1,691 | 1,676 | 1,685 | 1,701 | 1,708 | 1,695 | 1,699 | 1,698 | 1,701 |
| British Columbia | 2064701 | 1,942 | 1,973 | 1,957 | 1,945 | 1,974 | 1,988 | 2,002 | 2,001 | 1,998 | 1,997 | 1,995 | 1,990 | 2,002 | 2,020 | 2,012 |
| Participation rates | % | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2062816 | 66.0 | 66.9 | 66.6 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 67.5 | 67.3 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.4 |
| Nfld.Lab. | 2063005 | 57.3 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 58.7 | 59.1 | 58.1 | 58.7 | 58.7 | 58.9 | 58.5 | 59.7 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 59.9 |
| P.E.I. | 2063194 | 67.6 | 68.2 | 68.9 | 67.4 | 67.9 | 67.7 | 68.7 | 69.1 | 68.2 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 67.4 | 67.9 | 68.4 | 68.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 2063383 | 62.4 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 63.2 | 62.6 | 62.3 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 63.2 | 63.0 | 63.4 | 63.3 |
| New Brunswick | 2063572 | 62.2 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.2 | 62.8 | 63.1 | 63.1 | 63.8 | 64.0 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 64.0 | 64.5 | 64.0 | 63.4 |
| Quebec | 2063761 | 63.6 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.3 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.6 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 66.0 | 65.8 | 66.1 |
| Ontario | 2063950 | 67.3 | 67.8 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 68.1 | 68.4 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 68.6 | 68.3 |
| Manitoba | 2064139 | 68.1 | 69.2 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 69.1 | 69.3 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.5 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 68.9 | 68.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 2064328 | 65.8 | 67.3 | 66.3 | 67.1 | 67.0 | 66.8 | 67.2 | 68.0 | 68.6 | 68.9 | 68.8 | 68.4 | 68.5 | 68.2 | 68.1 |
| Alberta | 2064517 | 72.3 | 73.0 | 72.4 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.4 | 73.3 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 73.1 |
| British Columbia | 2064706 | 64.1 | 64.9 | 64.6 | 64.7 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 65.1 | 64.8 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.2 |
| Unemployment rates | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 2062815 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Nfld.Lab. | 2063004 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
| P.E.I. | 2063193 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 2063382 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| New Brunswick | 2063571 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| Quebec | 2063760 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Ontario | 2063949 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Manitoba | 2064138 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 2064327 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Alberta | 2064516 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| British Columbia | 2064705 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 |