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Table 4. Selected labour force characteristics, Newfoundland and Labrador (in thousands), seasonally adjusted

    Change from % change from
May
2003
June
2003
S.E.¹

last
month
last
December
twelve
months
ago
last
month
last
December
twelve
months
ago
Both sexes, 15 years and over                  
Population 439.2 438.7 ... -0.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
  Labour force
261.4 257.8 2.7 -3.6 -4.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.6 -0.5
    Employment
218.4 218.2 2.6 -0.2 4.7 0.2 -0.1 2.2 0.1
      Employment full-time
183.9 185.8 2.7 1.9 4.9 1.9 1.0 2.7 1.0
    Unemployment
43.0 39.7 2.4 -3.3 -8.9 -1.4 -7.7 -18.3 -3.4
Participation rate 59.5 58.8 0.6 -0.7 -0.9 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.4 15.4 0.9 -1.0 -3.1 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 49.7 49.7 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 15.8 14.8 0.9 -0.9 -0.4 -0.8 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 73.6 73.3 ... -0.3 -1.1 -2.4 -0.4 -1.5 -3.2
  Labour force
41.1 38.5 1.4 -2.6 -3.6 -2.2 -6.3 -8.6 -5.4
    Employment
31.8 30.4 1.4 -1.4 -1.1 -0.1 -4.4 -3.5 -0.3
    Unemployment
9.4 8.0 1.3 -1.4 -2.6 -2.2 -14.9 -24.5 -21.6
Participation rate 55.8 52.5 1.8 -3.3 -4.1 -1.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 22.9 20.8 2.9 -2.1 -4.4 -4.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 43.2 41.5 1.8 -1.7 -0.8 1.2 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 38.4 37.5 3.6 -0.9 -7.3 -6.4 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 178.3 178.2 ... -0.1 0.3 1.1 -0.1 0.2 0.6
  Labour force
118.5 116.7 1.5 -1.8 -2.2 -0.9 -1.5 -1.9 -0.8
    Employment
99.0 98.7 1.5 -0.3 2.3 -1.1 -0.3 2.4 -1.1
    Unemployment
19.5 17.9 1.5 -1.6 -4.6 0.1 -8.2 -20.4 0.6
Participation rate 66.5 65.5 0.9 -1.0 -1.3 -0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.5 15.3 1.2 -1.2 -3.6 0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 55.5 55.4 0.9 -0.1 1.2 -1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 6.0 5.0 0.8 -1.0 1.5 0.2 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 187.3 187.2 ... -0.1 0.4 1.3 -0.1 0.2 0.7
  Labour force
101.7 102.7 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.0 1.6 1.8
    Employment
87.7 89.0 1.3 1.3 3.5 1.2 1.5 4.1 1.4
    Unemployment
14.0 13.7 1.3 -0.3 -1.9 0.6 -2.1 -12.2 4.6
Participation rate 54.3 54.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.8 13.3 1.2 -0.5 -2.1 0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 46.8 47.5 0.7 0.7 1.7 0.3 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.7 18.1 1.4 -0.6 0.4 -0.1 ... ... ...
Industry 218.4 218.2 2.6 -0.2 4.7 0.2 -0.1 2.2 0.1
Goods-producing sector 44.7 44.0 1.7 -0.7 0.6 -5.6 -1.6 1.4 -11.3
Agriculture 2.1 1.5 0.3 -0.6 -0.5 0.3 -28.6 -25.0 25.0
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 14.9 15.6 1.0 0.7 3.0 -0.5 4.7 23.8 -3.1
Utilities 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 10.5 -16.0 -25.0
Construction 10.0 9.8 0.9 -0.2 -2.0 -0.4 -2.0 -16.9 -3.9
Manufacturing 15.8 15.0 1.1 -0.8 0.5 -4.3 -5.1 3.4 -22.3
Services-producing sector 173.8 174.2 2.4 0.4 4.1 5.7 0.2 2.4 3.4
Trade 36.3 34.5 1.3 -1.8 -4.1 -2.3 -5.0 -10.6 -6.2
Transportation and warehousing 13.8 14.2 0.8 0.4 2.0 3.9 2.9 16.4 37.9
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 7.2 6.5 0.5 -0.7 -0.6 -1.8 -9.7 -8.5 -21.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 7.7 8.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 -0.8 11.7 11.7 -8.5
Management of companies and administrative and other support services 8.3 8.1 0.8 -0.2 0.4 -0.7 -2.4 5.2 -8.0
Educational services 16.8 15.6 0.9 -1.2 -1.9 -3.6 -7.1 -10.9 -18.8
Health care and social assistance 33.9 33.7 1.0 -0.2 0.9 3.6 -0.6 2.7 12.0
Information, culture and recreation 7.9 9.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 2.2 17.7 57.6 31.0
Accommodation and food services 14.0 14.8 0.9 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.7 9.6 25.4
Other services 11.5 11.1 0.7 -0.4 -0.2 1.0 -3.5 -1.8 9.9
Public administration 16.6 17.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 1.3 6.6 11.3 7.9

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