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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics

    2002 2003 2003 2004
      F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S
                                             
'000                                            
Labour force 2062810 16,689 17,047 16,952 16,951 16,983 17,022 17,041 17,044 17,073 17,120 17,126 17,166 17,187 17,202 17,180 17,188 17,205 17,247 17,286 17,276 17,279 17,298
                                             
Employed 2062811 15,412 15,746 15,686 15,694 15,689 15,682 15,729 15,724 15,716 15,761 15,822 15,881 15,921 15,936 15,914 15,901 15,951 16,007 16,032 16,040 16,033 16,076
    Annual % change
   2.2 2.2 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
    Full-time
 2062812 12,528 12,781 12,727 12,736 12,753 12,742 12,753 12,764 12,756 12,787 12,843 12,881 12,917 12,964 12,975 12,978 13,034 13,071 13,098 13,059 13,075 13,146
    Part-time
 2062813 2,884 2,965 2,959 2,959 2,936 2,940 2,976 2,960 2,960 2,973 2,979 3,000 3,003 2,972 2,939 2,923 2,917 2,936 2,933 2,981 2,958 2,930
                                             
    Men
 2062820 8,262 8,407 8,394 8,404 8,405 8,378 8,389 8,387 8,381 8,407 8,434 8,464 8,458 8,482 8,457 8,450 8,487 8,498 8,509 8,538 8,552 8,577
    Women
 2062829 7,150 7,339 7,292 7,290 7,284 7,304 7,340 7,337 7,334 7,354 7,388 7,417 7,463 7,454 7,457 7,451 7,464 7,509 7,522 7,502 7,481 7,499
    15-24
 2062838 2,367 2,407 2,419 2,423 2,405 2,402 2,407 2,393 2,391 2,398 2,398 2,423 2,419 2,418 2,389 2,383 2,404 2,418 2,451 2,437 2,409 2,435
    25+
 2062919 13,045 13,339 13,267 13,272 13,284 13,280 13,322 13,330 13,324 13,362 13,424 13,458 13,502 13,518 13,525 13,518 13,547 13,588 13,581 13,603 13,624 13,642
                                             
    Employees
 2066968 13,066 13,333 13,304 13,302 13,298 13,291 13,304 13,304 13,277 13,332 13,388 13,439 13,483 13,487 13,486 13,490 13,504 13,535 13,565 13,564 13,556 13,604
        Men
 2067023 6,737 6,820 6,836 6,835 6,823 6,800 6,781 6,795 6,791 6,818 6,816 6,858 6,860 6,873 6,857 6,858 6,871 6,863 6,886 6,892 6,914 6,932
        Women
 2067078 6,329 6,513 6,468 6,467 6,475 6,491 6,523 6,509 6,486 6,514 6,572 6,581 6,623 6,614 6,629 6,632 6,634 6,673 6,679 6,672 6,642 6,672
        Public
 2066969 2,908 2,998 2,983 2,975 2,983 2,971 2,996 2,976 2,990 3,004 3,028 3,046 3,060 3,057 3,081 3,088 3,088 3,103 3,134 3,104 3,083 3,119
            Men
 2067024 1,148 1,178 1,187 1,181 1,168 1,160 1,171 1,180 1,178 1,183 1,187 1,197 1,183 1,178 1,195 1,193 1,201 1,207 1,224 1,214 1,213 1,210
            Women
 2067079 1,760 1,820 1,796 1,794 1,815 1,811 1,825 1,796 1,812 1,821 1,841 1,850 1,877 1,879 1,886 1,895 1,888 1,896 1,910 1,891 1,870 1,909
        Private
 2066970 10,158 10,335 10,321 10,327 10,315 10,320 10,308 10,328 10,287 10,328 10,360 10,393 10,424 10,430 10,405 10,402 10,416 10,432 10,431 10,459 10,473 10,485
            Men
 2067025 5,588 5,642 5,649 5,654 5,655 5,640 5,610 5,615 5,613 5,635 5,629 5,662 5,677 5,695 5,662 5,665 5,670 5,656 5,662 5,678 5,702 5,722
            Women
 2067080 4,570 4,694 4,671 4,673 4,660 4,680 4,698 4,712 4,674 4,693 4,731 4,731 4,747 4,735 4,743 4,737 4,746 4,776 4,769 4,781 4,772 4,762
    Self-employed
 2066971 2,346 2,413 2,382 2,392 2,391 2,391 2,425 2,420 2,439 2,429 2,434 2,442 2,437 2,449 2,428 2,412 2,446 2,472 2,466 2,476 2,477 2,472
        Men
 2067026 1,525 1,587 1,558 1,569 1,582 1,578 1,608 1,592 1,590 1,589 1,617 1,605 1,598 1,609 1,600 1,592 1,616 1,635 1,623 1,646 1,638 1,644
        Women
 2067081 821 826 824 823 809 814 817 828 848 840 817 836 840 840 828 819 830 837 843 830 839 828
                                             
Actual hours worked 4391505 515,514 517,646 522,599 519,409 516,070 516,600 516,896 521,981 504,094 516,176 515,269 518,830 521,375 523,416 521,253 520,760 514,322 527,943 526,802 533,472 534,352 532,252
CANSIM tables: 282-0087, 282-0089, 282-0092