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

    Change from % change from
February
2005
 March
2005
 S.E.¹

 last
month
 last
December
 twelve
months
ago		 last
month
 last
December
 twelve
months
ago
Newfoundland and Labrador                  
Population 430.3 430.3 ... 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2
  Labour force
 252.2 254.3 2.4 2.1 2.1 -2.4 0.8 0.8 -0.9
    Employment
 213.9 216.5 2.5 2.6 0.5 -0.1 1.2 0.2 0.0
      Employment full-time
 180.5 182.9 2.7 2.4 -0.3 1.8 1.3 -0.2 1.0
      Employment part-time
 33.4 33.6 2.0 0.2 0.9 -1.9 0.6 2.8 -5.4
    Unemployment
 38.3 37.8 2.3 -0.5 1.6 -2.2 -1.3 4.4 -5.5
Participation rate 58.6 59.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 -0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.2 14.9 0.8 -0.3 0.5 -0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 49.7 50.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 -0.1 ... ... ...
Prince Edward Island                  
Population 111.3 111.4 ... 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.6
  Labour force
 76.5 76.3 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 1.9 -0.3 -0.5 2.6
    Employment
 68.7 68.4 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 2.6 -0.4 -0.4 4.0
      Employment full-time
 56.2 57.7 0.8 1.5 0.2 2.9 2.7 0.3 5.3
      Employment part-time
 12.5 10.8 0.7 -1.7 -0.4 -0.1 -13.6 -3.6 -0.9
    Unemployment
 7.8 7.9 0.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.7 1.3 -1.2 -8.1
Participation rate 68.7 68.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 1.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.2 10.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 -1.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.4 0.7 -0.3 -0.4 2.0 ... ... ...
Nova Scotia                  
Population 759.6 759.9 ... 0.3 1.1 4.2 0.0 0.1 0.6
  Labour force
 490.9 484.6 3.0 -6.3 -2.0 3.4 -1.3 -0.4 0.7
    Employment
 442.8 443.1 3.2 0.3 -0.3 5.3 0.1 -0.1 1.2
      Employment full-time
 368.3 365.0 3.7 -3.3 6.1 7.2 -0.9 1.7 2.0
      Employment part-time
 74.5 78.1 3.3 3.6 -6.4 -2.0 4.8 -7.6 -2.5
    Unemployment
 48.1 41.6 2.7 -6.5 -1.6 -1.8 -13.5 -3.7 -4.1
Participation rate 64.6 63.8 0.4 -0.8 -0.3 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 8.6 0.6 -1.2 -0.3 -0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 58.3 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.4 ... ... ...
New Brunswick                  
Population 609.3 609.6 ... 0.3 1.0 3.1 0.0 0.2 0.5
  Labour force
 387.7 385.9 2.5 -1.8 -3.5 -2.1 -0.5 -0.9 -0.5
    Employment
 351.2 349.6 2.5 -1.6 -3.3 -1.1 -0.5 -0.9 -0.3
      Employment full-time
 294.8 291.1 2.8 -3.7 -6.0 -2.5 -1.3 -2.0 -0.9
      Employment part-time
 56.5 58.5 2.3 2.0 2.7 1.4 3.5 4.8 2.5
    Unemployment
 36.5 36.4 2.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.3 -0.3 -2.4
Participation rate 63.6 63.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 9.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.5 ... ... ...
Quebec                  
Population 6,154.7 6,159.6 ... 4.9 15.8 70.7 0.1 0.3 1.2
  Labour force
 4,041.2 4,041.2 15.2 0.0 -11.3 37.2 0.0 -0.3 0.9
    Employment
 3,716.2 3,710.8 15.5 -5.4 6.9 44.2 -0.1 0.2 1.2
      Employment full-time
 3,044.0 3,056.4 19.2 12.4 9.9 69.9 0.4 0.3 2.3
      Employment part-time
 672.2 654.4 17.1 -17.8 -3.0 -25.7 -2.6 -0.5 -3.8
    Unemployment
 325.1 330.5 13.6 5.4 -18.1 -7.0 1.7 -5.2 -2.1
Participation rate 65.7 65.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 8.2 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 ... ... ...
Ontario                  
Population 9,999.3 10,011.6 ... 12.3 39.6 168.9 0.1 0.4 1.7
  Labour force
 6,805.6 6,819.1 18.9 13.5 0.1 79.5 0.2 0.0 1.2
    Employment
 6,344.3 6,351.4 19.1 7.1 -2.1 79.7 0.1 0.0 1.3
      Employment full-time
 5,173.9 5,142.7 22.6 -31.2 -40.5 6.2 -0.6 -0.8 0.1
      Employment part-time
 1,170.4 1,208.6 20.6 38.2 38.3 73.4 3.3 3.3 6.5
    Unemployment
 461.3 467.7 15.8 6.4 2.2 -0.2 1.4 0.5 0.0
Participation rate 68.1 68.1 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 63.4 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 ... ... ...
Manitoba                  
Population 886.2 887.0 ... 0.8 2.0 7.7 0.1 0.2 0.9
  Labour force
 613.3 608.9 2.8 -4.4 -2.2 6.4 -0.7 -0.4 1.1
    Employment
 582.5 576.5 2.9 -6.0 -3.8 4.3 -1.0 -0.7 0.8
      Employment full-time
 468.1 460.3 3.8 -7.8 -10.5 -5.5 -1.7 -2.2 -1.2
      Employment part-time
 114.4 116.3 3.4 1.9 6.8 9.9 1.7 6.2 9.3
    Unemployment
 30.8 32.4 2.3 1.6 1.6 2.2 5.2 5.2 7.3
Participation rate 69.2 68.6 0.3 -0.6 -0.5 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 65.7 65.0 0.3 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 ... ... ...
Saskatchewan                  
Population 747.8 748.1 ... 0.3 1.2 3.3 0.0 0.2 0.4
  Labour force
 513.6 516.4 2.5 2.8 2.4 10.2 0.5 0.5 2.0
    Employment
 488.3 489.6 2.5 1.3 2.7 13.4 0.3 0.6 2.8
      Employment full-time
 391.7 393.8 3.1 2.1 2.4 10.4 0.5 0.6 2.7
      Employment part-time
 96.6 95.7 2.9 -0.9 0.2 2.8 -0.9 0.2 3.0
    Unemployment
 25.3 26.9 1.9 1.6 -0.2 -3.1 6.3 -0.7 -10.3
Participation rate 68.7 69.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 65.3 65.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.5 ... ... ...
Alberta                  
Population 2,533.4 2,536.9 ... 3.5 10.9 46.5 0.1 0.4 1.9
  Labour force
 1,853.4 1,846.0 7.2 -7.4 -4.3 10.9 -0.4 -0.2 0.6
    Employment
 1,776.3 1,781.6 8.1 5.3 13.5 33.6 0.3 0.8 1.9
      Employment full-time
 1,465.6 1,467.0 10.3 1.4 21.5 29.7 0.1 1.5 2.1
      Employment part-time
 310.7 314.6 9.2 3.9 -8.0 4.0 1.3 -2.5 1.3
    Unemployment
 77.1 64.4 6.2 -12.7 -17.9 -22.7 -16.5 -21.7 -26.1
Participation rate 73.2 72.8 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 3.5 0.3 -0.7 -0.9 -1.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 70.1 70.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 ... ... ...
British Columbia                  
Population 3,423.2 3,429.1 ... 5.9 15.0 57.1 0.2 0.4 1.7
  Labour force
 2,258.1 2,248.2 10.9 -9.9 20.0 44.6 -0.4 0.9 2.0
    Employment
 2,099.8 2,101.0 11.4 1.2 11.5 67.5 0.1 0.6 3.3
      Employment full-time
 1,674.5 1,671.2 13.8 -3.3 7.3 57.8 -0.2 0.4 3.6
      Employment part-time
 425.4 429.8 12.5 4.4 4.2 9.7 1.0 1.0 2.3
    Unemployment
 158.2 147.2 9.0 -11.0 8.4 -22.9 -7.0 6.1 -13.5
Participation rate 66.0 65.6 0.3 -0.4 0.3 0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.5 0.4 -0.5 0.3 -1.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.3 61.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.0 ... ... ...

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