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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics - (Continued)

    2001 2002 2002 2003
      A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N
                                             
%                                            
Participation rate(1) 2062816 66.0 66.9 66.6 66.8 66.8 66.9 67.0 67.2 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.3 67.5 67.5 67.4 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.5 67.6 67.5 67.6
    Men
 2062825 72.5 73.3 73.1 73.3 73.2 73.4 73.4 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.7 73.6 73.8 73.8 73.7 73.7 73.6 73.6 73.6 73.7 73.6 73.6
    Women
 2062834 59.7 60.7 60.3 60.4 60.6 60.6 60.9 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.3 61.4 61.4 61.4 61.6 61.6 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.7 61.8
    15-24
 2062843 64.7 66.3 65.9 66.2 66.1 66.2 66.9 66.4 66.8 67.0 66.9 66.8 67.2 67.0 66.9 67.1 67.2 66.9 67.1 67.3 66.7 66.7
    25+
 2062924 66.3 67.0 66.8 66.9 66.9 67.0 67.0 67.3 67.3 67.4 67.6 67.4 67.6 67.6 67.5 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.7 67.7 67.8
                                             
Unemployment rate(2) 2062815 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.5
    Men
 2062824 7.5 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.8 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.9
    Women
 2062833 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.1
    15-24
 2062842 12.8 13.6 13.4 14.2 13.6 13.5 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.3 13.7 13.2 12.7 13.4 13.8 13.9 14.1 14.4 14.6 14.0 13.3
    25+
 2062923 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.4
'000                                            
Unemployed 2062814 1,170 1,278 1,265 1,287 1,252 1,270 1,262 1,290 1,279 1,271 1,276 1,258 1,258 1,247 1,281 1,335 1,309 1,322 1,366 1,370 1,309 1,290
    Men
 2062823 660 728 716 728 704 720 708 722 731 723 729 701 709 693 705 747 740 755 774 771 736 724
    Women
 2062832 510 550 549 559 549 550 554 568 548 548 546 558 549 554 576 588 569 567 592 599 574 566
    15-24
 2062841 340 374 363 388 370 368 382 376 379 377 368 380 367 352 372 386 390 394 404 409 390 370
    25+
 2062922 830 904 901 898 882 902 880 914 900 894 907 879 891 895 908 948 919 928 962 961 919 919
                                             
Not in labour force(3) (2091030-2091051) 8,372 8,256 8,462 8,119 8,011 7,833 7,816 8,234 8,271 8,291 8,343 8,497 8,415 8,403 8,359 8,028 7,920 7,798 7,800 8,228 8,298 8,318

(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