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Table 12. Selected labour force characteristics, Alberta (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 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
    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 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.1 18.0 0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 466.3 466.6 ... 0.3 0.3 6.5 0.1 0.1 1.4
  Labour force
326.9 327.5 4.7 0.6 0.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.8
    Employment
300.2 296.7 4.7 -3.5 -3.5 10.0 -1.2 -1.2 3.5
    Unemployment
26.7 30.8 3.4 4.1 4.1 -7.5 15.4 15.4 -19.6
Participation rate 70.1 70.2 1.0 0.1 0.1 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 9.4 1.0 1.2 1.2 -2.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 63.6 1.0 -0.8 -0.8 1.3 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 39.0 38.0 1.6 -1.0 -1.0 0.9 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 1,014.1 1,015.8 ... 1.7 1.7 20.7 0.2 0.2 2.1
  Labour force
834.7 831.1 3.6 -3.6 -3.6 20.3 -0.4 -0.4 2.5
    Employment
801.3 800.6 4.3 -0.7 -0.7 22.9 -0.1 -0.1 2.9
    Unemployment
33.4 30.5 3.4 -2.9 -2.9 -2.7 -8.7 -8.7 -8.1
Participation rate 82.3 81.8 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 3.7 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 79.0 78.8 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.6 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 5.8 5.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 1,013.2 1,014.8 ... 1.6 1.6 20.5 0.2 0.2 2.1
  Labour force
679.0 675.4 4.4 -3.6 -3.6 18.7 -0.5 -0.5 2.8
    Employment
649.9 645.9 4.4 -4.0 -4.0 15.8 -0.6 -0.6 2.5
    Unemployment
29.2 29.5 3.0 0.3 0.3 2.9 1.0 1.0 10.9
Participation rate 67.0 66.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 64.1 63.6 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.2 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 23.8 24.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 -0.5 ... ... ...
Industry 1,751.5 1,743.3 8.1 -8.2 -8.2 48.8 -0.5 -0.5 2.9
Goods-producing sector 494.7 484.5 6.1 -10.2 -10.2 24.6 -2.1 -2.1 5.3
Agriculture 72.0 68.6 2.7 -3.4 -3.4 0.6 -4.7 -4.7 0.9
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 109.0 109.4 2.9 0.4 0.4 15.0 0.4 0.4 15.9
Utilities 15.1 13.1 0.9 -2.0 -2.0 -1.4 -13.2 -13.2 -9.7
Construction 145.8 144.3 4.1 -1.5 -1.5 8.7 -1.0 -1.0 6.4
Manufacturing 152.8 149.0 3.6 -3.8 -3.8 1.6 -2.5 -2.5 1.1
Services-producing sector 1,256.8 1,258.8 8.4 2.0 2.0 24.2 0.2 0.2 2.0
Trade 274.9 265.8 4.9 -9.1 -9.1 16.0 -3.3 -3.3 6.4
Transportation and warehousing 93.3 97.9 3.0 4.6 4.6 0.8 4.9 4.9 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 92.1 91.5 2.6 -0.6 -0.6 9.0 -0.7 -0.7 10.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 120.8 131.5 3.3 10.7 10.7 13.5 8.9 8.9 11.4
Business, building and other support services 60.5 60.9 3.1 0.4 0.4 -8.4 0.7 0.7 -12.1
Educational services 108.7 106.7 3.2 -2.0 -2.0 -1.4 -1.8 -1.8 -1.3
Health care and social assistance 165.8 164.2 3.2 -1.6 -1.6 -0.3 -1.0 -1.0 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 69.6 70.7 2.8 1.1 1.1 -2.6 1.6 1.6 -3.5
Accommodation and food services 120.2 117.7 3.6 -2.5 -2.5 -3.9 -2.1 -2.1 -3.2
Other services 79.4 79.8 2.7 0.4 0.4 4.9 0.5 0.5 6.5
Public administration 71.7 72.2 2.2 0.5 0.5 -3.4 0.7 0.7 -4.5

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