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Table 5. Selected labour force characteristics, Prince Edward Island (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
Both sexes, 15 years and over                  
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
    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 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 17.2 15.9 0.9 -1.4 -1.4 -0.5 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 20.1 20.1 ... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Labour force
13.5 13.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -4.3
    Employment
11.7 11.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -2.6 -2.6 -5.0
    Unemployment
1.8 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 16.7 16.7 0.0
Participation rate 67.2 67.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 -2.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.3 15.6 2.2 2.3 2.3 0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.2 56.7 2.0 -1.5 -1.5 -3.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 41.0 38.6 3.2 -2.4 -2.4 1.1 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 45.2 45.2 ... 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.1
  Labour force
33.1 32.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 -0.6 1.5
    Employment
29.9 29.4 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.7 -1.7 -1.7 2.4
    Unemployment
3.2 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 -0.2 9.4 9.4 -5.4
Participation rate 73.2 72.8 0.8 -0.4 -0.4 0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.7 10.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 -0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.2 65.0 0.9 -1.2 -1.2 0.8 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 4.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 -2.2 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 48.4 48.5 ... 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.3
  Labour force
31.6 31.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 1.5 -0.9 -0.9 5.0
    Employment
28.6 28.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 1.6 -0.3 -0.3 5.9
    Unemployment
3.0 2.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -3.3 -3.3 0.0
Participation rate 65.3 64.5 0.8 -0.8 -0.8 2.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.3 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 59.1 58.8 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 2.6 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 21.7 18.6 1.4 -3.1 -3.1 1.1 ... ... ...
Industry 70.2 69.3 0.7 -0.9 -0.9 1.7 -1.3 -1.3 2.5
Goods-producing sector 18.8 18.6 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 1.2 -1.1 -1.1 6.9
Agriculture 4.2 3.9 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.5 -7.1 -7.1 14.7
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 2.8 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Utilities 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 33.3
Construction 4.2 4.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.1 2.4 2.4 -2.3
Manufacturing 7.1 7.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.4 9.1
Services-producing sector 51.4 50.8 0.6 -0.6 -0.6 0.7 -1.2 -1.2 1.4
Trade 10.8 10.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 14.7
Transportation and warehousing 2.8 2.3 0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -17.9 -17.9 -14.8
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 2.6 2.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 -3.8 -3.8 31.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 2.7 2.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -11.1 -11.1 -17.2
Business, building and other support services 2.3 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.5 4.3 4.3 -17.2
Educational services 4.9 4.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -4.1 -4.1 -2.1
Health care and social assistance 7.8 7.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -2.6 -2.6 -2.6
Information, culture and recreation 2.6 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.7
Accommodation and food services 4.9 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 4.1 4.1 4.1
Other services 3.6 3.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -5.6 -5.6 -2.9
Public administration 6.5 6.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

1 Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).

Related CANSIM tables 282-0087, 282-0088