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Table 3. Labour force characteristics by province (in thousands), seasonally adjusted

    Change from % change from
December
2003
 January
2004
 S.E.¹

 last
month
 last
December
 twelve
months
ago		 last
month
 last
December
 twelve
months
ago
Newfoundland and Labrador                  
Population 439.4 439.6 ... 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1
  Labour force
 262.8 263.6 2.5 0.8 0.8 -0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.3
    Employment
 215.6 220.1 2.5 4.5 4.5 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.1
      Employment full-time
 185.2 187.1 2.6 1.9 1.9 4.1 1.0 1.0 2.2
      Employment part-time
 30.4 32.9 2.0 2.5 2.5 -1.7 8.2 8.2 -4.9
    Unemployment
 47.2 43.6 2.3 -3.6 -3.6 -3.2 -7.6 -7.6 -6.8
Participation rate 59.8 60.0 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 18.0 16.5 0.8 -1.5 -1.5 -1.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 49.1 50.1 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.5 ... ... ...
Prince Edward Island                  
Population 113.7 113.8 ... 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.0
  Labour force
 78.1 77.7 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 1.5 -0.5 -0.5 2.0
    Employment
 70.2 69.3 0.7 -0.9 -0.9 1.7 -1.3 -1.3 2.5
      Employment full-time
 58.1 58.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.3 3.4
      Employment part-time
 12.1 11.0 0.6 -1.1 -1.1 -0.1 -9.1 -9.1 -0.9
    Unemployment
 7.9 8.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 -0.2 6.3 6.3 -2.3
Participation rate 68.7 68.3 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 10.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 60.9 0.7 -0.8 -0.8 0.9 ... ... ...
Nova Scotia                  
Population 762.0 762.6 ... 0.6 0.6 4.7 0.1 0.1 0.6
  Labour force
 482.5 485.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 6.6 0.5 0.5 1.4
    Employment
 439.2 438.1 3.4 -1.1 -1.1 4.4 -0.3 -0.3 1.0
      Employment full-time
 351.5 353.7 3.8 2.2 2.2 3.7 0.6 0.6 1.1
      Employment part-time
 87.7 84.4 3.3 -3.3 -3.3 0.7 -3.8 -3.8 0.8
    Unemployment
 43.3 46.9 2.7 3.6 3.6 2.2 8.3 8.3 4.9
Participation rate 63.3 63.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.0 9.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 ... ... ...
New Brunswick                  
Population 610.6 610.8 ... 0.2 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.4
  Labour force
 384.2 390.4 2.6 6.2 6.2 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.5
    Employment
 346.1 349.7 2.6 3.6 3.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.3
      Employment full-time
 293.3 296.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.4
      Employment part-time
 52.7 53.6 2.2 0.9 0.9 -0.3 1.7 1.7 -0.6
    Unemployment
 38.1 40.7 2.3 2.6 2.6 0.6 6.8 6.8 1.5
Participation rate 62.9 63.9 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 10.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 57.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.0 ... ... ...
Quebec                  
Population 6,112.1 6,118.3 ... 6.2 6.2 58.8 0.1 0.1 1.0
  Labour force
 4,061.8 4,047.1 15.6 -14.7 -14.7 67.2 -0.4 -0.4 1.7
    Employment
 3,681.9 3,680.4 16.3 -1.5 -1.5 37.6 0.0 0.0 1.0
      Employment full-time
 2,973.9 2,999.4 19.0 25.5 25.5 -0.7 0.9 0.9 0.0
      Employment part-time
 708.0 681.0 16.2 -27.0 -27.0 38.3 -3.8 -3.8 6.0
    Unemployment
 379.9 366.7 13.8 -13.2 -13.2 29.6 -3.5 -3.5 8.8
Participation rate 66.5 66.1 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 9.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 60.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 ... ... ...
Ontario                  
Population 9,857.3 9,872.4 ... 15.1 15.1 159.4 0.2 0.2 1.6
  Labour force
 6,736.2 6,749.9 18.2 13.7 13.7 112.9 0.2 0.2 1.7
    Employment
 6,285.8 6,303.8 18.5 18.0 18.0 117.1 0.3 0.3 1.9
      Employment full-time
 5,146.2 5,170.2 22.1 24.0 24.0 112.9 0.5 0.5 2.2
      Employment part-time
 1,139.7 1,133.6 19.5 -6.1 -6.1 4.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.4
    Unemployment
 450.4 446.2 15.0 -4.2 -4.2 -4.0 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9
Participation rate 68.3 68.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.8 63.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 ... ... ...
Manitoba                  
Population 871.9 872.7 ... 0.8 0.8 7.8 0.1 0.1 0.9
  Labour force
 600.8 602.6 2.7 1.8 1.8 7.2 0.3 0.3 1.2
    Employment
 570.6 571.1 2.9 0.5 0.5 4.6 0.1 0.1 0.8
      Employment full-time
 461.3 457.9 3.6 -3.4 -3.4 5.0 -0.7 -0.7 1.1
      Employment part-time
 109.3 113.2 3.3 3.9 3.9 -0.4 3.6 3.6 -0.4
    Unemployment
 30.3 31.4 2.2 1.1 1.1 2.5 3.6 3.6 8.7
Participation rate 68.9 69.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 65.4 65.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 ... ... ...
Saskatchewan                  
Population 756.2 756.5 ... 0.3 0.3 -0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1
  Labour force
 517.8 516.4 2.6 -1.4 -1.4 -0.9 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2
    Employment
 488.4 487.4 2.7 -1.0 -1.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1
      Employment full-time
 392.4 394.9 3.2 2.5 2.5 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.9
      Employment part-time
 96.1 92.5 2.9 -3.6 -3.6 -3.7 -3.7 -3.7 -3.8
    Unemployment
 29.3 29.0 1.9 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -1.0 -1.0 -2.0
Participation rate 68.5 68.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 64.6 64.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 ... ... ...
Alberta                  
Population 2,493.7 2,497.3 ... 3.6 3.6 47.9 0.1 0.1 2.0
  Labour force
 1,840.7 1,834.0 7.6 -6.7 -6.7 41.5 -0.4 -0.4 2.3
    Employment
 1,751.5 1,743.3 8.1 -8.2 -8.2 48.8 -0.5 -0.5 2.9
      Employment full-time
 1,433.7 1,429.7 10.3 -4.0 -4.0 40.2 -0.3 -0.3 2.9
      Employment part-time
 317.8 313.5 9.1 -4.3 -4.3 8.5 -1.4 -1.4 2.8
    Unemployment
 89.2 90.8 5.7 1.6 1.6 -7.2 1.8 1.8 -7.3
Participation rate 73.8 73.4 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 70.2 69.8 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 ... ... ...
British Columbia                  
Population 3,386.9 3,391.9 ... 5.0 5.0 46.1 0.1 0.1 1.4
  Labour force
 2,222.6 2,235.7 11.1 13.1 13.1 65.0 0.6 0.6 3.0
    Employment
 2,071.4 2,072.4 11.4 1.0 1.0 80.9 0.0 0.0 4.1
      Employment full-time
 1,621.5 1,616.5 13.7 -5.0 -5.0 96.7 -0.3 -0.3 6.4
      Employment part-time
 449.9 455.9 12.0 6.0 6.0 -15.8 1.3 1.3 -3.3
    Unemployment
 151.1 163.3 9.0 12.2 12.2 -15.9 8.1 8.1 -8.9
Participation rate 65.6 65.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 -1.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.6 ... ... ...

1 Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Related CANSIM table 282-0087