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Table 8. Labour Force Statistics

    2001 2002 2002 2003
      A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N
                                             
'000                                            
Labour force 2062810 16,246 16,689 16,570 16,625 16,654 16,701 16,749 16,814 16,838 16,874 16,925 16,906 16,961 16,964 16,979 17,020 17,042 17,042 17,068 17,118 17,123 17,157
                                             
Employed 2062811 15,077 15,412 15,305 15,338 15,401 15,431 15,487 15,524 15,559 15,602 15,650 15,648 15,703 15,717 15,698 15,685 15,734 15,721 15,702 15,748 15,813 15,867
    Full-time
 2062812 12,345 12,528 12,473 12,487 12,529 12,572 12,593 12,599 12,588 12,634 12,673 12,708 12,735 12,758 12,769 12,749 12,754 12,759 12,736 12,774 12,836 12,872
    Part-time
 2062813 2,732 2,884 2,832 2,852 2,872 2,858 2,895 2,924 2,972 2,968 2,976 2,940 2,968 2,959 2,930 2,936 2,980 2,962 2,965 2,974 2,978 2,996
                                             
    Men
 2062820 8,110 8,262 8,227 8,245 8,267 8,286 8,301 8,320 8,318 8,338 8,360 8,380 8,404 8,422 8,416 8,382 8,394 8,386 8,370 8,402 8,432 8,460
    Women
 2062829 6,967 7,150 7,078 7,093 7,134 7,145 7,186 7,204 7,241 7,264 7,290 7,268 7,298 7,295 7,283 7,303 7,340 7,335 7,332 7,346 7,382 7,407
    15-24
 2062838 2,314 2,367 2,354 2,345 2,359 2,366 2,385 2,375 2,386 2,401 2,404 2,392 2,422 2,429 2,409 2,407 2,410 2,395 2,393 2,399 2,396 2,418
    25+
 2062919 12,763 13,045 12,951 12,994 13,042 13,065 13,102 13,148 13,173 13,201 13,245 13,255 13,280 13,288 13,289 13,278 13,324 13,325 13,309 13,349 13,417 13,449
                                             
    Employees
 2066968 12,768 13,066 12,981 13,005 13,053 13,071 13,129 13,149 13,147 13,222 13,271 13,282 13,324 13,325 13,311 13,299 13,312 13,301 13,264 13,320 13,380 13,425
        Men
 2067023 6,584 6,737 6,710 6,724 6,738 6,747 6,758 6,779 6,771 6,795 6,810 6,830 6,850 6,854 6,834 6,807 6,785 6,792 6,779 6,814 6,816 6,854
        Women
 2067078 6,184 6,329 6,270 6,281 6,315 6,324 6,371 6,370 6,376 6,427 6,461 6,452 6,473 6,470 6,477 6,492 6,527 6,509 6,484 6,505 6,564 6,571
        Public
 2066969 2,822 2,908 2,855 2,886 2,908 2,940 2,940 2,957 2,939 2,956 2,953 2,968 2,984 2,978 2,987 2,972 2,997 2,972 2,981 2,999 3,026 3,042
            Men
 2067024 1,134 1,148 1,123 1,146 1,156 1,172 1,162 1,167 1,155 1,158 1,156 1,166 1,186 1,184 1,169 1,160 1,170 1,180 1,175 1,183 1,189 1,198
            Women
 2067079 1,688 1,760 1,732 1,740 1,753 1,768 1,778 1,790 1,784 1,798 1,797 1,802 1,798 1,794 1,818 1,813 1,827 1,792 1,806 1,816 1,836 1,844
        Private
 2066970 9,946 10,158 10,126 10,119 10,145 10,131 10,188 10,192 10,208 10,266 10,318 10,314 10,340 10,347 10,324 10,327 10,315 10,329 10,283 10,321 10,355 10,383
            Men
 2067025 5,450 5,588 5,587 5,578 5,582 5,575 5,595 5,612 5,616 5,637 5,654 5,664 5,664 5,670 5,665 5,648 5,614 5,613 5,605 5,631 5,626 5,657
            Women
 2067080 4,496 4,570 4,539 4,541 4,562 4,556 4,593 4,580 4,592 4,630 4,664 4,651 4,675 4,677 4,658 4,679 4,700 4,716 4,678 4,690 4,728 4,727
    Self-employed
 2066971 2,309 2,346 2,324 2,333 2,348 2,359 2,359 2,375 2,412 2,380 2,378 2,366 2,379 2,392 2,387 2,386 2,422 2,419 2,438 2,428 2,433 2,442
        Men
 2067026 1,526 1,525 1,517 1,521 1,529 1,538 1,544 1,541 1,547 1,544 1,550 1,550 1,554 1,568 1,581 1,575 1,609 1,593 1,591 1,587 1,616 1,606
        Women
 2067081 783 821 808 812 818 821 815 834 865 837 829 815 825 824 806 811 814 826 847 841 817 836
                                             
Actual hours worked 4391505 509,164 515,514 516,968 514,172 517,362 515,385 512,772 517,197 506,501 517,802 523,935 525,355 526,803 523,990 520,489 520,744 521,502 526,769 510,193 521,343 519,855 523,601
CANSIM tables: 282-0087, 282-0089, 282-0092