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Table 7. Selected labour force characteristics, New Brunswick (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 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
    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 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 15.2 15.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 -0.1 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 97.3 97.2 ... -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5
  Labour force
64.2 64.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.4
    Employment
53.7 53.2 1.3 -0.5 -0.5 -0.9 -0.9 -0.9 -1.7
    Unemployment
10.5 10.9 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.7 3.8 3.8 18.5
Participation rate 66.0 66.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.4 17.0 1.7 0.6 0.6 2.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 55.2 54.7 1.3 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 39.9 40.6 2.2 0.8 0.8 5.3 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 248.1 248.3 ... 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.5
  Labour force
171.2 174.3 1.5 3.1 3.1 0.7 1.8 1.8 0.4
    Employment
153.9 155.0 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6
    Unemployment
17.3 19.2 1.5 1.9 1.9 -0.3 11.0 11.0 -1.5
Participation rate 69.0 70.2 0.6 1.2 1.2 -0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 11.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.0 62.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 4.1 4.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.4 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 265.2 265.3 ... 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
  Labour force
148.8 152.0 1.4 3.2 3.2 0.2 2.2 2.2 0.1
    Employment
138.4 141.4 1.4 3.0 3.0 1.0 2.2 2.2 0.7
    Unemployment
10.3 10.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 -0.8 2.9 2.9 -7.0
Participation rate 56.1 57.3 0.5 1.2 1.2 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 52.2 53.3 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.1 17.8 1.1 -0.3 -0.3 -1.7 ... ... ...
Industry 346.1 349.6 2.6 3.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3
Goods-producing sector 84.2 86.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 4.1 2.1 2.1 5.0
Agriculture 4.6 5.5 0.6 0.9 0.9 -1.3 19.6 19.6 -19.1
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 12.1 12.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 3.3 3.3 8.7
Utilities 3.4 3.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -5.9 -5.9 -15.8
Construction 19.5 19.0 1.0 -0.5 -0.5 -0.9 -2.6 -2.6 -4.5
Manufacturing 44.6 45.9 1.2 1.3 1.3 6.0 2.9 2.9 15.0
Services-producing sector 261.9 263.6 2.4 1.7 1.7 -3.0 0.6 0.6 -1.1
Trade 55.8 54.8 1.3 -1.0 -1.0 0.3 -1.8 -1.8 0.6
Transportation and warehousing 17.6 17.7 0.8 0.1 0.1 -1.6 0.6 0.6 -8.3
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 14.8 14.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 -0.7 -0.7 5.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 14.4 14.3 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.7 -0.7 -7.7
Business, building and other support services 21.6 20.7 1.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 -4.2 -4.2 0.0
Educational services 24.2 25.6 0.8 1.4 1.4 4.1 5.8 5.8 19.1
Health care and social assistance 46.8 48.5 1.1 1.7 1.7 4.7 3.6 3.6 10.7
Information, culture and recreation 9.8 10.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 -3.1 6.1 6.1 -23.0
Accommodation and food services 21.8 22.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 -1.0 5.0 5.0 -4.2
Other services 17.0 15.4 0.9 -1.6 -1.6 -3.2 -9.4 -9.4 -17.2
Public administration 18.0 18.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 -2.8 3.9 3.9 -13.0

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