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| O | N | D | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | |||
| '000 | |||||||||||||||
| Employment | |||||||||||||||
| Canada (2062811) | 16,170 | 16,484 | 16,564 | 16,588 | 16,640 | 16,729 | 16,744 | 16,798 | 16,793 | 16,802 | 16,837 | 16,849 | 16,872 | 16,923 | 16,986 |
| Nfld.Lab. (2063000) | 214 | 216 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 216 | 218 | 218 | 220 | 218 | 216 | 214 | 217 | 216 | 217 |
| P.E.I. (2063189) | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Nova Scotia (2063378) | 443 | 442 | 442 | 444 | 445 | 449 | 451 | 448 | 451 | 446 | 446 | 442 | 442 | 445 | 450 |
| New Brunswick (2063567) | 350 | 355 | 353 | 352 | 354 | 357 | 360 | 360 | 362 | 361 | 365 | 362 | 363 | 363 | 364 |
| Quebec (2063756) | 3,717 | 3,765 | 3,785 | 3,783 | 3,789 | 3,804 | 3,799 | 3,828 | 3,839 | 3,837 | 3,859 | 3,858 | 3,860 | 3,864 | 3,874 |
| Ontario (2063945) | 6,398 | 6,493 | 6,491 | 6,509 | 6,547 | 6,554 | 6,560 | 6,572 | 6,556 | 6,568 | 6,573 | 6,585 | 6,594 | 6,624 | 6,656 |
| Manitoba (2064134) | 580 | 587 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 591 | 590 | 594 | 593 | 595 | 597 | 595 | 596 | 599 | 602 |
| Saskatchewan (2064323) | 484 | 492 | 500 | 500 | 503 | 505 | 503 | 504 | 503 | 501 | 497 | 497 | 496 | 502 | 503 |
| Alberta (2064512) | 1,784 | 1,871 | 1,903 | 1,912 | 1,908 | 1,932 | 1,939 | 1,939 | 1,951 | 1,943 | 1,955 | 1,969 | 1,969 | 1,973 | 1,977 |
| British Columbia (2064701) | 2,130 | 2,196 | 2,215 | 2,210 | 2,218 | 2,250 | 2,253 | 2,265 | 2,249 | 2,263 | 2,260 | 2,258 | 2,266 | 2,267 | 2,273 |
| % | |||||||||||||||
| Participation rate | |||||||||||||||
| Canada (2062816) | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.6 |
| Nfld.Lab. (2063005) | 58.8 | 59.2 | 59.9 | 59.4 | 59.5 | 59.8 | 59.8 | 59.7 | 59.3 | 59.2 | 58.6 | 58.4 | 59.4 | 59.2 | 59.2 |
| P.E.I. (2063194) | 68.5 | 68.7 | 67.9 | 68.8 | 69.5 | 69.7 | 69.1 | 69.4 | 68.8 | 67.9 | 68.2 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 68.1 | 67.7 |
| Nova Scotia (2063383) | 63.6 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 62.8 | 62.9 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 63.7 | 64.2 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.2 | 63.7 |
| New Brunswick (2063572) | 63.6 | 63.7 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 63.3 | 63.6 | 63.2 | 63.5 | 63.9 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 63.7 | 64.1 | 64.4 | 64.1 |
| Quebec (2063761) | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.8 |
| Ontario (2063950) | 68.0 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 68.1 |
| Manitoba (2064139) | 68.6 | 68.8 | 68.7 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 69.2 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 70.0 | 69.6 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 69.6 |
| Saskatchewan (2064328) | 68.1 | 69.1 | 69.7 | 69.8 | 70.2 | 70.5 | 70.1 | 70.1 | 69.9 | 70.0 | 69.3 | 69.5 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 69.5 |
| Alberta (2064517) | 72.7 | 73.4 | 73.3 | 73.6 | 73.3 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 74.0 | 74.1 | 73.9 | 74.2 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 74.0 |
| British Columbia (2064706) | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 66.1 | 66.2 |
| Unemployment rate | |||||||||||||||
| Canada (2062815) | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Nfld.Lab. (2063004) | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
| P.E.I. (2063193) | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 8.8 |
| Nova Scotia (2063382) | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| New Brunswick (2063571) | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Quebec (2063760) | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Ontario (2063949) | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Manitoba (2064138) | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Saskatchewan (2064327) | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Alberta (2064516) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| British Columbia (2064705) | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 |