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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics - (Continued)

    2002 2003 2003 2004
      F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S
                                             
%                                            
Participation rate(1) 2062816 66.9 67.5 67.5 67.4 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.7 67.6 67.5 67.4 67.4 67.5 67.5 67.4 67.4 67.4
    Men
 2062825 73.3 73.6 73.7 73.6 73.7 73.7 73.6 73.6 73.6 73.7 73.6 73.7 73.4 73.5 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.2 73.2 73.2 73.2 73.4
    Women
 2062834 60.7 61.6 61.4 61.4 61.4 61.6 61.6 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.7 61.8 62.1 61.9 61.8 61.8 61.7 62.0 62.1 61.8 61.7 61.5
    15-24
 2062843 66.3 67.0 67.2 66.9 67.0 67.1 67.2 66.9 67.0 67.2 66.7 66.9 67.2 67.0 66.4 66.3 66.5 66.9 67.2 66.9 66.2 66.8
    25+
 2062924 67.0 67.6 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.7 67.7 67.8 67.7 67.7 67.7 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.5 67.6 67.5
                                             
Unemployment rate(2) 2062815 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.9 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1
    Men
 2062824 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.8 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.4
    Women
 2062833 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.7
    15-24
 2062842 13.6 13.8 13.2 12.8 13.6 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.4 14.5 13.9 13.3 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.3 13.9 14.0 13.3 13.4 13.7 13.5
    25+
 2062923 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.8
'000                                            
Unemployed 2062814 1,278 1,301 1,266 1,257 1,294 1,339 1,312 1,321 1,358 1,360 1,304 1,286 1,267 1,267 1,266 1,287 1,254 1,240 1,255 1,236 1,246 1,221
    Men
 2062823 728 729 712 697 715 748 743 756 766 765 735 723 710 708 712 728 702 695 699 680 676 683
    Women
 2062832 550 572 554 560 579 591 569 565 592 595 569 562 556 559 554 559 552 545 556 556 570 539
    15-24
 2062841 374 385 369 355 379 390 391 394 401 406 388 372 393 389 392 399 389 393 375 378 381 381
    25+
 2062922 904 916 897 902 915 950 922 927 956 954 916 913 873 878 874 888 865 847 879 858 865 840
                                             
Not in labour force(3) (2091030-2091051) 8,256 8,204 8,415 8,403 8,359 8,028 7,920 7,798 7,800 8,228 8,298 8,318 8,382 8,527 8,537 8,511 8,494 8,160 8,025 7,924 7,993 8,403

(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: 282-0001, 282-0087