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Table 11.2-1
Provincial labour force estimates — Participation rates

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Participation rates: Part 1
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
v2062816 v2063005 v2063194 v2063383 v2063572 v2063761
  annual average
2008 67.8 59.5 68.7 63.9 64.8 65.7
2009 67.3 59.3 68.1 64.6 64.7 65.2
May 2008 67.9 60.8 68.6 64.0 64.4 65.8
June 2008 67.7 58.9 68.8 63.9 64.5 65.6
July 2008 67.6 59.3 68.2 63.6 64.7 65.4
August 2008 67.6 59.6 68.2 64.0 64.8 65.5
September 2008 67.9 58.8 69.1 64.2 64.6 65.7
October 2008 67.8 59.4 67.8 64.3 65.3 65.7
November 2008 67.6 59.2 67.7 63.9 64.9 65.6
December 2008 67.6 58.7 68.3 64.1 65.0 65.5
January 2009 67.4 59.0 67.2 64.5 65.0 65.2
February 2009 67.4 59.3 68.0 65.0 64.8 65.1
March 2009 67.3 58.9 67.3 64.5 65.0 65.3
April 2009 67.4 58.8 68.1 64.1 64.4 65.6
May 2009 67.4 58.6 68.2 64.6 64.4 65.9
June 2009 67.4 59.3 68.0 64.5 64.8 65.6
July 2009 67.2 59.7 67.9 64.2 64.6 65.2
August 2009 67.3 59.6 68.0 64.6 64.8 65.3
September 2009 67.1 59.7 68.0 64.6 64.4 65.1
October 2009 67.0 59.6 68.5 64.6 64.9 64.8
November 2009 67.2 59.5 69.1 64.9 64.8 64.9
December 2009 67.1 59.5 68.6 64.5 64.4 65.1
January 2010 67.1 59.6 68.4 64.0 64.5 64.8
February 2010 67.0 59.7 68.9 64.2 64.6 65.0
March 2010 67.0 60.0 69.0 63.8 64.4 65.0
April 2010 67.2 59.8 68.7 64.1 64.4 65.5
May 2010 67.3 61.0 67.8 64.6 64.4 65.4
Participation rates: Part 2
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
v2063950 v2064139 v2064328 v2064517 v2064706
  annual average
2008 68.1  69.6  69.7  74.7  66.6 
2009 67.3  69.4  70.2  74.3  66.0 
May 2008 68.3  69.5  69.2  74.7  66.8 
June 2008 68.1  69.8  69.3  74.5  66.7 
July 2008 67.9  69.6  69.0  74.6  66.8 
August 2008 67.9  69.2  70.1  74.1  66.6 
September 2008 68.2  69.7  70.5  74.9  66.6 
October 2008 68.1  69.5  70.1  75.3  66.4 
November 2008 67.8  69.7  69.9  74.7  66.0 
December 2008 67.9  69.6  70.3  74.7  66.1 
January 2009 67.6  69.4  70.2  74.9  65.8 
February 2009 67.7  69.7  70.6  74.6  65.9 
March 2009 67.5  69.2  70.1  74.4  65.8 
April 2009 67.4  68.9  70.4  74.5  66.1 
May 2009 67.2  69.4  70.5  74.6  66.1 
June 2009 67.3  69.4  70.6  74.4  66.2 
July 2009 67.2  69.6  69.9  74.5  65.7 
August 2009 67.4  70.3  69.9  74.1  66.1 
September 2009 67.2  69.4  69.8  73.9  65.9 
October 2009 67.1  69.4  70.0  73.7  66.0 
November 2009 67.3  69.4  70.0  74.0  66.1 
December 2009 67.0  69.0  69.9  73.8  66.1 
January 2010 67.2  69.7  69.5  73.4  66.3 
February 2010 67.1  69.4  69.6  73.0  66.2 
March 2010 67.0  69.3  70.5  73.2  66.2 
April 2010 67.3  69.8  70.6  73.4  66.0 
May 2010 67.5  70.4  70.1  73.2  65.8 
Source(s):
Labour Force Information (Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE). Client services (613-951-4090). CANSIM table : 282-0087 and 282-0002 .