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Table 8. Selected labour force characteristics, Quebec (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
Both sexes, 15 years and over                  
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
    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 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.1 17.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.9 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 950.5 950.3 ... -0.2 -0.7 -2.9 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
  Labour force
631.2 637.3 8.7 6.1 -6.0 4.5 1.0 -0.9 0.7
    Employment
560.3 545.8 8.7 -14.5 -9.4 4.9 -2.6 -1.7 0.9
    Unemployment
70.9 91.6 7.6 20.7 3.5 -0.3 29.2 4.0 -0.3
Participation rate 66.4 67.1 0.9 0.7 -0.5 0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.2 14.4 1.1 3.2 0.7 -0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.9 57.4 0.9 -1.5 -1.0 0.7 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 44.8 43.8 1.6 -1.0 -1.9 -2.7 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 2,538.2 2,540.9 ... 2.7 8.8 38.0 0.1 0.3 1.5
  Labour force
1,845.4 1,843.4 8.1 -2.0 2.2 26.0 -0.1 0.1 1.4
    Employment
1,694.2 1,699.1 8.8 4.9 11.7 22.4 0.3 0.7 1.3
    Unemployment
151.2 144.3 8.1 -6.9 -9.5 3.6 -4.6 -6.2 2.6
Participation rate 72.7 72.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 7.8 0.4 -0.4 -0.6 0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.7 66.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 6.7 6.9 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 2,666.1 2,668.5 ... 2.4 7.8 35.7 0.1 0.3 1.4
  Labour force
1,564.6 1,560.5 8.6 -4.1 -7.5 6.6 -0.3 -0.5 0.4
    Employment
1,461.6 1,465.9 8.8 4.3 4.6 16.8 0.3 0.3 1.2
    Unemployment
103.0 94.6 7.3 -8.4 -12.1 -10.3 -8.2 -11.3 -9.8
Participation rate 58.7 58.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.1 0.5 -0.5 -0.7 -0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 54.8 54.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 21.0 20.4 0.7 -0.7 0.1 -1.2 ... ... ...
Industry 3,716.2 3,710.8 15.5 -5.4 6.9 44.2 -0.1 0.2 1.2
Goods-producing sector 924.2 934.3 12.1 10.1 16.1 20.8 1.1 1.8 2.3
Agriculture 50.4 54.7 2.8 4.3 9.7 0.9 8.5 21.6 1.7
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 37.0 37.4 2.2 0.4 -0.7 0.4 1.1 -1.8 1.1
Utilities 34.6 32.8 2.2 -1.8 2.3 -0.5 -5.2 7.5 -1.5
Construction 163.5 163.8 6.3 0.3 -5.5 2.3 0.2 -3.2 1.4
Manufacturing 638.6 645.7 10.4 7.1 10.4 17.8 1.1 1.6 2.8
Services-producing sector 2,792.0 2,776.5 16.4 -15.5 -9.2 23.4 -0.6 -0.3 0.8
Trade 610.6 616.1 10.7 5.5 -6.1 6.9 0.9 -1.0 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 168.5 159.7 5.8 -8.8 -2.1 -24.3 -5.2 -1.3 -13.2
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 210.6 210.1 6.3 -0.5 -0.9 17.8 -0.2 -0.4 9.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 222.2 216.9 6.8 -5.3 -8.1 0.0 -2.4 -3.6 0.0
Business, building and other support services 123.8 118.6 5.7 -5.2 -3.7 6.4 -4.2 -3.0 5.7
Educational services 236.5 245.2 6.5 8.7 2.9 -0.1 3.7 1.2 0.0
Health care and social assistance 440.2 442.2 8.2 2.0 3.2 -2.4 0.5 0.7 -0.5
Information, culture and recreation 172.1 174.6 6.6 2.5 1.5 14.8 1.5 0.9 9.3
Accommodation and food services 217.0 202.1 6.9 -14.9 -5.6 -6.2 -6.9 -2.7 -3.0
Other services 171.5 165.9 6.2 -5.6 4.0 -1.1 -3.3 2.5 -0.7
Public administration 219.1 225.2 5.6 6.1 5.9 11.7 2.8 2.7 5.5

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