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Table 9. Selected labour force characteristics, Ontario (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 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
    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 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.1 18.0 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 1,611.1 1,614.1 ... 3.0 3.0 29.3 0.2 0.2 1.8
  Labour force
1,078.5 1,076.8 10.8 -1.7 -1.7 19.4 -0.2 -0.2 1.8
    Employment
919.5 927.3 10.2 7.8 7.8 13.9 0.8 0.8 1.5
    Unemployment
159.0 149.5 9.1 -9.5 -9.5 5.5 -6.0 -6.0 3.8
Participation rate 66.9 66.7 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.7 13.9 0.8 -0.8 -0.8 0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 57.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.2 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 48.5 48.4 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 4,006.3 4,012.0 ... 5.7 5.7 61.8 0.1 0.1 1.6
  Labour force
3,019.9 3,024.6 9.1 4.7 4.7 22.4 0.2 0.2 0.7
    Employment
2,870.6 2,870.3 10.1 -0.3 -0.3 36.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
    Unemployment
149.3 154.3 8.2 5.0 5.0 -13.9 3.3 3.3 -8.3
Participation rate 75.4 75.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 71.7 71.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 5.9 5.5 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.8 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 4,239.9 4,246.4 ... 6.5 6.5 68.4 0.2 0.2 1.6
  Labour force
2,637.8 2,648.5 10.9 10.7 10.7 71.1 0.4 0.4 2.8
    Employment
2,495.8 2,506.2 11.0 10.4 10.4 66.9 0.4 0.4 2.7
    Unemployment
142.0 142.4 8.4 0.4 0.4 4.3 0.3 0.3 3.1
Participation rate 62.2 62.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.9 59.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 21.0 21.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 ... ... ...
Industry 6,285.8 6,303.8 18.5 18.0 18.0 117.1 0.3 0.3 1.9
Goods-producing sector 1,652.0 1,631.5 14.2 -20.5 -20.5 -26.8 -1.2 -1.2 -1.6
Agriculture 87.1 86.1 3.5 -1.0 -1.0 4.9 -1.1 -1.1 6.0
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 31.8 31.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 -4.6 0.0 0.0 -12.6
Utilities 55.0 56.0 2.7 1.0 1.0 10.3 1.8 1.8 22.5
Construction 395.3 368.9 7.9 -26.4 -26.4 -9.9 -6.7 -6.7 -2.6
Manufacturing 1,082.8 1,088.7 12.2 5.9 5.9 -27.5 0.5 0.5 -2.5
Services-producing sector 4,633.9 4,672.3 19.8 38.4 38.4 143.8 0.8 0.8 3.2
Trade 938.4 949.9 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 1.2 1.2 1.2
Transportation and warehousing 294.6 298.1 6.8 3.5 3.5 11.8 1.2 1.2 4.1
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 433.9 442.7 8.1 8.8 8.8 18.5 2.0 2.0 4.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 415.7 429.5 8.9 13.8 13.8 -16.2 3.3 3.3 -3.6
Business, building and other support services 289.8 289.7 7.8 -0.1 -0.1 34.5 0.0 0.0 13.5
Educational services 393.1 394.6 7.2 1.5 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.7
Health care and social assistance 625.9 639.2 7.9 13.3 13.3 55.2 2.1 2.1 9.5
Information, culture and recreation 292.0 299.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 16.1 2.5 2.5 5.7
Accommodation and food services 384.6 374.1 8.2 -10.5 -10.5 12.1 -2.7 -2.7 3.3
Other services 252.6 248.6 6.8 -4.0 -4.0 -11.7 -1.6 -1.6 -4.5
Public administration 313.4 306.7 6.0 -6.7 -6.7 9.4 -2.1 -2.1 3.2

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