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

    Change from % change from
July
2002
August
2002
S.E.¹

last
month
last
December
twelve
months
ago
last
month
last
December
twelve
months
ago
Both sexes, 15 years and over                  
Population 438.8 438.4 ... -0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1
  Labour force
255.0 257.3 2.7 2.3 -0.8 3.8 0.9 -0.3 1.5
    Employment
216.7 217.0 2.6 0.3 2.8 4.0 0.1 1.3 1.9
      Employment full-time
181.3 179.5 2.7 -1.8 -3.4 -3.7 -1.0 -1.9 -2.0
    Unemployment
38.3 40.3 2.4 2.0 -3.6 -0.1 5.2 -8.2 -0.2
Participation rate 58.1 58.7 0.6 0.6 -0.1 0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.0 15.7 0.9 0.7 -1.3 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 49.4 49.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 16.3 17.3 0.9 0.9 2.7 3.3 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 75.5 74.9 ... -0.6 -2.1 -2.8 -0.8 -2.7 -3.6
  Labour force
38.6 40.2 1.4 1.6 -2.2 0.3 4.1 -5.2 0.8
    Employment
30.6 31.2 1.4 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.0 1.3 4.0
    Unemployment
7.9 8.9 1.3 1.0 -2.7 -1.0 12.7 -23.3 -10.1
Participation rate 51.1 53.7 1.8 2.6 -1.4 2.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 20.5 22.1 2.9 1.6 -5.3 -2.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 40.5 41.7 1.8 1.2 1.7 3.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 43.1 46.8 3.6 3.7 12.4 9.8 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 177.2 177.3 ... 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.5
  Labour force
115.9 115.9 1.5 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 1.3
    Employment
98.2 97.9 1.5 -0.3 1.5 1.2 -0.3 1.6 1.2
    Unemployment
17.7 18.0 1.5 0.3 -1.4 0.3 1.7 -7.2 1.7
Participation rate 65.4 65.4 0.9 0.0 -0.1 0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.3 15.5 1.2 0.2 -1.3 0.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 55.4 55.2 0.9 -0.2 0.7 0.4 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 5.2 5.5 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.3 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 186.1 186.2 ... 0.1 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.8
  Labour force
100.5 101.3 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.1 0.8 1.5 2.1
    Employment
87.8 87.9 1.3 0.1 0.9 1.6 0.1 1.0 1.9
    Unemployment
12.7 13.4 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 5.5 4.7 3.9
Participation rate 54.0 54.4 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.6 13.2 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 47.2 47.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.5 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 19.5 20.0 1.4 0.5 1.5 3.0 ... ... ...
Industry 216.7 217.0 2.6 0.3 2.8 4.0 0.1 1.3 1.9
Goods-producing sector 48.4 47.2 1.7 -1.2 3.1 0.1 -2.5 7.0 0.2
Agriculture 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 140.0 140.0
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 14.8 14.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 -1.4 0.0 5.7 -8.6
Utilities 3.0 2.7 0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 -10.0 12.5 -18.2
Construction 10.1 10.4 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.7 3.0 1.0 -6.3
Manufacturing 19.2 18.1 1.1 -1.1 1.2 2.1 -5.7 7.1 13.1
Services-producing sector 168.2 169.8 2.4 1.6 -0.3 3.9 1.0 -0.2 2.4
Trade 38.6 38.2 1.3 -0.4 -5.4 -1.1 -1.0 -12.4 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 10.2 11.3 0.8 1.1 -0.7 -1.3 10.8 -5.8 -10.3
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 8.1 8.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.3 2.5 7.8 3.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.7 9.3 0.6 -0.4 2.4 2.1 -4.1 34.8 29.2
Management of companies and administrative and other support services 9.2 10.0 0.8 0.8 2.5 4.0 8.7 33.3 66.7
Educational services 16.4 17.5 0.9 1.1 -0.9 1.5 6.7 -4.9 9.4
Health care and social assistance 29.8 30.5 1.0 0.7 1.2 -0.8 2.3 4.1 -2.6
Information, culture and recreation 7.4 7.2 0.7 -0.2 0.3 -1.2 -2.7 4.3 -14.3
Accommodation and food services 13.4 11.9 0.9 -1.5 -0.2 -0.2 -11.2 -1.7 -1.7
Other services 10.3 10.7 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.9 9.2 17.6
Public administration 15.2 15.0 0.8 -0.2 -0.9 -1.0 -1.3 -5.7 -6.3

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
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