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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics

    2004 2005 2004 2005 2006
      D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J
                                             
'000                                            
Labour force 2062810 17,182 17,343 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 17,456 17,508 17,532 17,588 17,577 17,642
                                             
Employed 2062811 15,947 16,170 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 16,346 16,396 16,418 16,515 16,510 16,505
    Annual % change
   1.8 1.4 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 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.0
    Full-time
 2062812 12,998 13,206 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 13,343 13,387 13,413 13,564 13,497 13,518
    Part-time
 2062813 2,949 2,964 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 3,003 3,010 3,005 2,951 3,013 2,986
                                             
    Men
 2062820 8,481 8,595 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 8,691 8,714 8,702 8,750 8,734 8,726
    Women
 2062829 7,466 7,575 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 7,655 7,682 7,716 7,764 7,777 7,779
    15-24
 2062838 2,461 2,472 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 2,526 2,559 2,530 2,555 2,551 2,530
    25+
 2062919 13,486 13,697 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 13,820 13,837 13,888 13,960 13,959 13,975
                                             
    Employees
 2066968 13,494 13,658 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 13,796 13,883 13,892 14,018 14,057 14,048
        Men
 2067023 6,866 6,949 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 7,010 7,076 7,074 7,128 7,148 7,146
        Women
 2067078 6,628 6,709 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 6,787 6,807 6,819 6,890 6,908 6,902
        Public
 2066969 3,044 3,123 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 3,181 3,195 3,192 3,226 3,212 3,212
            Men
 2067024 1,183 1,208 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 1,256 1,259 1,259 1,250 1,235 1,203
            Women
 2067079 1,861 1,915 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 1,925 1,937 1,933 1,976 1,977 2,009
        Private
 2066970 10,449 10,535 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 10,616 10,688 10,701 10,791 10,845 10,836
            Men
 2067025 5,683 5,741 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 5,754 5,818 5,815 5,877 5,913 5,944
            Women
 2067080 4,766 4,794 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 4,862 4,870 4,886 4,914 4,932 4,893
    Self-employed
 2066971 2,453 2,512 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 2,549 2,513 2,526 2,497 2,454 2,457
        Men
 2067026 1,614 1,646 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 1,681 1,638 1,629 1,623 1,585 1,580
        Women
 2067081 839 866 840 847 863 866 871 866 870 861 857 864 870 878 877 868 868 875 897 874 868 877
                                             
Actual hours worked 4391505 530,362 541,730 535,535 532,016 536,634 536,312 541,021 538,369 539,010 541,749 543,018 540,470 542,191 543,234 542,713 547,845 544,913 546,288 550,079 551,882 551,127 551,509
CANSIM tables: 282-0087, 282-0089 and 282-0092