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| 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| S | O | N | D | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | |||
| '000 | |||||||||||||||
| Employment | |||||||||||||||
| Canada (2062811) | 16,484 | 16,866 | 16,930 | 16,992 | 17,015 | 17,012 | 17,059 | 17,102 | 17,117 | 17,136 | 17,144 | 17,139 | 17,084 | 17,099 | 17,206 |
| Nfld.Lab. (2063000) | 216 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 219 | 223 | 222 | 221 | 224 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 217 |
| P.E.I. (2063189) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 |
| Nova Scotia (2063378) | 442 | 448 | 446 | 451 | 450 | 452 | 452 | 448 | 450 | 452 | 449 | 456 | 456 | 452 | 457 |
| New Brunswick (2063567) | 355 | 363 | 364 | 364 | 369 | 367 | 365 | 368 | 366 | 367 | 363 | 363 | 365 | 366 | 367 |
| Quebec (2063756) | 3,765 | 3,852 | 3,865 | 3,878 | 3,890 | 3,884 | 3,892 | 3,895 | 3,887 | 3,868 | 3,885 | 3,885 | 3,855 | 3,859 | 3,891 |
| Ontario (2063945) | 6,493 | 6,594 | 6,622 | 6,656 | 6,639 | 6,631 | 6,644 | 6,690 | 6,688 | 6,700 | 6,712 | 6,688 | 6,669 | 6,683 | 6,735 |
| Manitoba (2064134) | 587 | 596 | 599 | 602 | 605 | 599 | 602 | 601 | 603 | 612 | 605 | 609 | 610 | 606 | 607 |
| Saskatchewan (2064323) | 492 | 502 | 503 | 503 | 507 | 505 | 506 | 509 | 508 | 510 | 509 | 510 | 505 | 512 | 519 |
| Alberta (2064512) | 1,871 | 1,959 | 1,974 | 1,977 | 1,972 | 1,994 | 2,000 | 1,995 | 2,004 | 2,008 | 2,008 | 2,018 | 2,011 | 2,007 | 2,024 |
| British Columbia (2064701) | 2,196 | 2,266 | 2,270 | 2,276 | 2,299 | 2,293 | 2,305 | 2,303 | 2,318 | 2,324 | 2,317 | 2,322 | 2,325 | 2,325 | 2,319 |
| % | |||||||||||||||
| Participation rate | |||||||||||||||
| Canada (2062816) | 67.2 | 67.6 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.8 |
| Nfld.Lab. (2063005) | 59.2 | 59.2 | 59.3 | 59.2 | 58.9 | 58.9 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 60.3 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 58.5 |
| P.E.I. (2063194) | 68.7 | 68.2 | 68.2 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 69.5 | 69.6 | 68.8 | 69.0 | 68.2 | 68.6 | 69.3 |
| Nova Scotia (2063383) | 62.9 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 64.0 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 63.8 | 64.1 | 63.5 | 63.9 | 64.2 |
| New Brunswick (2063572) | 63.7 | 64.0 | 64.6 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 64.6 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 64.5 | 65.1 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 64.5 |
| Quebec (2063761) | 65.5 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 65.7 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 65.7 |
| Ontario (2063950) | 67.7 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 68.2 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 68.2 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 68.2 |
| Manitoba (2064139) | 68.8 | 69.4 | 69.4 | 69.6 | 70.0 | 69.2 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 69.6 | 70.1 | 69.5 | 69.8 | 69.6 | 69.2 | 69.7 |
| Saskatchewan (2064328) | 69.1 | 69.7 | 69.5 | 69.6 | 69.8 | 69.4 | 69.2 | 69.8 | 69.5 | 69.8 | 69.4 | 69.2 | 68.9 | 69.6 | 70.2 |
| Alberta (2064517) | 73.4 | 74.1 | 74.2 | 74.0 | 73.9 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 74.6 | 74.7 | 74.6 | 74.5 | 74.2 | 74.9 |
| British Columbia (2064706) | 65.7 | 66.3 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 66.6 | 66.5 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.5 | 66.4 |
| Unemployment rate | |||||||||||||||
| Canada (2062815) | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Nfld.Lab. (2063004) | 14.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
| P.E.I. (2063193) | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.4 |
| Nova Scotia (2063382) | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| New Brunswick (2063571) | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Quebec (2063760) | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Ontario (2063949) | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Manitoba (2064138) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Saskatchewan (2064327) | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Alberta (2064516) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| British Columbia (2064705) | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 |