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Table 8 Labour force statistics

  2006 2007 2006 2007 2008
    N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J
                                           
'000                                            
Labour force (2062810) 17,593 17,946 17,689 17,734 17,822 17,827 17,889 17,890 17,884 17,935 17,940 17,957 17,993 18,045 18,091 18,090 18,110 18,159 18,216 18,240 18,262 18,264
                                           
Employed (2062811) 16,484 16,866 16,582 16,654 16,722 16,741 16,792 16,788 16,806 16,849 16,857 16,875 16,930 16,992 17,015 17,012 17,059 17,102 17,117 17,136 17,144 17,139
Annual % change 1.9 2.3 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.7
Full-time (2062812) 13,510 13,803 13,594 13,638 13,678 13,691 13,719 13,718 13,749 13,811 13,831 13,824 13,860 13,899 13,910 13,915 13,979 14,028 14,009 14,029 13,997 13,958
Part-time (2062813) 2,975 3,063 2,989 3,017 3,044 3,050 3,073 3,070 3,057 3,038 3,026 3,051 3,069 3,093 3,105 3,098 3,080 3,074 3,108 3,107 3,147 3,181
Men (2062820) 8,727 8,889 8,771 8,788 8,834 8,825 8,836 8,835 8,863 8,889 8,889 8,884 8,910 8,939 8,972 8,979 9,015 9,027 9,043 9,038 9,013 9,012
Women (2062829) 7,757 7,978 7,811 7,866 7,888 7,916 7,956 7,953 7,943 7,960 7,968 7,991 8,020 8,054 8,044 8,034 8,044 8,075 8,074 8,098 8,132 8,127
15-24 (2062838) 2,536 2,589 2,539 2,553 2,550 2,575 2,589 2,572 2,585 2,603 2,600 2,591 2,584 2,592 2,607 2,606 2,605 2,614 2,621 2,631 2,606 2,606
25+ (2062919) 13,948 14,277 14,044 14,101 14,172 14,166 14,203 14,216 14,221 14,246 14,257 14,284 14,346 14,401 14,409 14,407 14,454 14,488 14,496 14,505 14,539 14,533
Employees (2066968) 13,986 14,251 14,092 14,121 14,173 14,180 14,228 14,196 14,164 14,193 14,214 14,234 14,304 14,348 14,400 14,370 14,443 14,485 14,509 14,509 14,535 14,528
    Men (2067023)
 7,106 7,186 7,142 7,143 7,179 7,155 7,150 7,145 7,148 7,152 7,176 7,171 7,216 7,228 7,258 7,243 7,297 7,310 7,325 7,317 7,325 7,317
    Women (2067078)
 6,881 7,066 6,950 6,978 6,994 7,024 7,079 7,051 7,016 7,042 7,038 7,064 7,088 7,120 7,142 7,127 7,145 7,176 7,184 7,193 7,209 7,211
    Public (2066969)
 3,198 3,282 3,184 3,187 3,200 3,198 3,223 3,230 3,244 3,257 3,241 3,287 3,337 3,378 3,391 3,400 3,397 3,409 3,412 3,421 3,414 3,409
        Men (2067024)
 1,229 1,254 1,222 1,225 1,248 1,233 1,247 1,250 1,244 1,244 1,240 1,241 1,259 1,271 1,284 1,294 1,294 1,300 1,303 1,297 1,307 1,293
        Women (2067079)
 1,968 2,028 1,963 1,961 1,952 1,965 1,976 1,981 2,000 2,013 2,001 2,046 2,078 2,106 2,108 2,107 2,103 2,108 2,108 2,124 2,107 2,116
    Private (2066970)
 10,789 10,969 10,907 10,935 10,973 10,981 11,005 10,966 10,920 10,936 10,972 10,948 10,967 10,970 11,008 10,969 11,046 11,077 11,097 11,089 11,121 11,120
        Men (2067025)
 5,876 5,931 5,920 5,918 5,931 5,922 5,902 5,895 5,904 5,908 5,935 5,930 5,957 5,957 5,974 5,949 6,004 6,009 6,022 6,020 6,018 6,024
        Women (2067080)
 4,912 5,038 4,987 5,017 5,042 5,060 5,103 5,070 5,016 5,028 5,037 5,018 5,010 5,014 5,034 5,020 5,042 5,067 5,075 5,069 5,102 5,096
Self-employed (2066971) 2,498 2,615 2,491 2,533 2,550 2,562 2,563 2,592 2,642 2,656 2,643 2,641 2,626 2,644 2,616 2,643 2,616 2,617 2,608 2,626 2,610 2,611
    Men (2067026)
 1,621 1,703 1,630 1,645 1,655 1,670 1,686 1,691 1,715 1,738 1,713 1,713 1,694 1,711 1,714 1,736 1,717 1,717 1,718 1,722 1,687 1,695
    Women (2067081)
 877 912 861 888 895 892 877 902 927 918 930 928 932 934 901 907 899 900 890 905 922 916
                                           
Actual hours worked (4391505) 548,307 562,183 552,948 554,355 554,113 553,793 557,524 556,890 559,024 561,379 563,442 563,355 564,825 567,008 568,251 565,188 569,482 569,474 564,362 567,524 563,940 565,947
CANSIM tables: 282-0087, 282-0089 and 282-0092