Table 8.2-3
Provincial labour force estimates — Employment

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Employment: Part 1
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
v2461119 v2461749 v2462379 v2463009 v2463639 v2464269
  annual average in thousands
1976 9,748 159 43 298 231 2,543
1977 9,917 161 44 298 228 2,556
1978 10,220 166 45 306 239 2,596
1979 10,669 177 46 317 250 2,692
1980 10,984 183 48 324 254 2,756
1981 11,305 186 47 328 258 2,791
1982 10,944 181 47 321 248 2,640
1983 11,022 181 49 325 251 2,684
1984 11,302 179 50 340 255 2,762
1985 11,658 182 51 344 262 2,849
1986 12,008 187 52 350 271 2,934
1987 12,333 190 53 359 280 3,022
1988 12,710 200 55 374 291 3,081
1989 12,996 206 55 382 297 3,129
1990 13,086 207 55 385 300 3,140
1991 12,857 205 53 381 295 3,084
1992 12,731 195 54 369 297 3,039
1993 12,793 194 55 366 300 3,031
1994 13,059 194 56 373 299 3,095
1995 13,295 194 57 376 308 3,135
1996 13,420 189 59 377 306 3,133
1997 13,708 190 59 382 310 3,174
1998 14,047 194 60 396 316 3,258
1999 14,402 202 60 404 326 3,327
2000 14,760 199 63 412 332 3,402
2001 14,941 205 64 416 331 3,440
2002 15,298 208 65 423 342 3,565
2003 15,663 212 66 431 342 3,620
2004 15,922 214 66 441 349 3,673
2005 16,125 213 68 442 347 3,701
2006 16,410 215 68 441 350 3,742
2007 16,806 216 69 448 357 3,834
2008 17,087 219 70 452 359 3,880
2009 16,813 212 69 451 360 3,848
2010 17,041 219 71 452 356 3,915
Employment: Part 2
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
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  annual average in thousands
1976 3,741 434 382 855 1,061
1977 3,804 438 395 904 1,089
1978 3,924 444 403 959 1,138
1979 4,093 455 416 1,034 1,188
1980 4,165 462 423 1,102 1,266
1981 4,292 469 431 1,183 1,320
1982 4,199 460 430 1,164 1,253
1983 4,249 468 437 1,134 1,245
1984 4,410 479 443 1,138 1,245
1985 4,577 487 454 1,174 1,280
1986 4,734 501 463 1,184 1,332
1987 4,896 505 462 1,188 1,378
1988 5,083 506 463 1,222 1,435
1989 5,199 513 456 1,251 1,508
1990 5,194 514 454 1,277 1,560
1991 5,017 507 453 1,284 1,578
1992 4,933 500 448 1,280 1,617
1993 4,938 504 448 1,289 1,668
1994 5,014 508 454 1,324 1,743
1995 5,100 516 458 1,365 1,786
1996 5,166 518 455 1,406 1,813
1997 5,291 525 464 1,453 1,860
1998 5,454 535 469 1,509 1,858
1999 5,635 542 470 1,543 1,894
2000 5,815 552 473 1,583 1,931
2001 5,920 554 461 1,631 1,920
2002 6,029 568 470 1,676 1,953
2003 6,212 571 478 1,733 1,998
2004 6,308 579 482 1,777 2,033
2005 6,371 582 484 1,826 2,092
2006 6,449 588 492 1,916 2,147
2007 6,564 599 504 1,991 2,223
2008 6,666 608 513 2,054 2,266
2009 6,502 608 520 2,025 2,218
2010 6,610 620 524 2,017 2,256
Source(s):
Labour Force Information (Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE). Client services (613-951-4090). CANSIM table: 282-0087 and 282-0002.