Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.
| Population | Labour force | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour force | Employment | Full-time employment | Part-time employment | Unemployment | |||||
| in thousands | |||||||||
| Students 1 | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 34.9 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 48.1 | 27.4 | 35.0 |
| May 2009 | 31.8 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 40.9 | 23.8 | 30.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 65.9 | 18.3 | 53.8 |
| May 2009 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 59.4 | 25.0 | 43.6 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 63.0 | 38.3 | 31.8 | 9.9 | 21.8 | 6.5 | 60.8 | 17.0 | 50.5 |
| May 2009 | 56.4 | 31.8 | 25.3 | 6.4 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 56.4 | 20.4 | 44.9 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 47.1 | 29.1 | 24.0 | 6.2 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 61.8 | 17.2 | 51.0 |
| May 2009 | 47.2 | 26.8 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 56.8 | 23.9 | 43.2 |
| Quebec | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 543.2 | 294.7 | 251.8 | 52.9 | 198.9 | 42.9 | 54.3 | 14.6 | 46.4 |
| May 2009 | 522.7 | 291.8 | 228.4 | 30.4 | 198.0 | 63.4 | 55.8 | 21.7 | 43.7 |
| Ontario | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 979.5 | 564.0 | 451.6 | 122.7 | 328.9 | 112.4 | 57.6 | 19.9 | 46.1 |
| May 2009 | 1,003.5 | 537.8 | 402.4 | 88.1 | 314.3 | 135.4 | 53.6 | 25.2 | 40.1 |
| Manitoba | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 74.1 | 48.0 | 41.7 | 11.8 | 29.8 | 6.4 | 64.8 | 13.3 | 56.3 |
| May 2009 | 70.7 | 40.8 | 35.7 | 9.5 | 26.2 | 5.1 | 57.7 | 12.5 | 50.5 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 59.7 | 36.4 | 32.5 | 11.9 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 61.0 | 10.7 | 54.4 |
| May 2009 | 58.2 | 35.5 | 31.0 | 8.2 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 61.0 | 12.7 | 53.3 |
| Alberta | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 205.5 | 121.2 | 103.0 | 36.6 | 66.4 | 18.2 | 59.0 | 15.0 | 50.1 |
| May 2009 | 221.2 | 129.6 | 111.0 | 31.7 | 79.3 | 18.6 | 58.6 | 14.4 | 50.2 |
| British Columbia | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 276.1 | 148.3 | 126.9 | 32.0 | 94.9 | 21.4 | 53.7 | 14.4 | 46.0 |
| May 2009 | 278.7 | 142.2 | 121.3 | 30.3 | 91.0 | 20.9 | 51.0 | 14.7 | 43.5 |
| Other persons aged 15-24 2 | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 27.8 | 19.8 | 15.6 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 71.2 | 21.7 | 56.1 |
| May 2009 | 29.4 | 21.6 | 16.1 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 73.5 | 25.5 | 54.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 81.9 | 14.0 | 70.5 |
| May 2009 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | x | 89.7 | x | 74.2 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 58.6 | 48.9 | 41.5 | 30.5 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 83.4 | 15.1 | 70.8 |
| May 2009 | 63.9 | 53.2 | 42.8 | 31.8 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 83.3 | 19.5 | 67.0 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 47.8 | 38.4 | 32.4 | 25.0 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 80.3 | 15.6 | 67.8 |
| May 2009 | 46.8 | 37.9 | 33.5 | 25.3 | 8.2 | x | 81.0 | x | 71.6 |
| Quebec | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 415.7 | 356.4 | 310.0 | 236.7 | 73.4 | 46.3 | 85.7 | 13.0 | 74.6 |
| May 2009 | 439.7 | 370.7 | 318.1 | 237.4 | 80.7 | 52.5 | 84.3 | 14.2 | 72.3 |
| Ontario | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 751.9 | 633.4 | 552.9 | 407.1 | 145.8 | 80.5 | 84.2 | 12.7 | 73.5 |
| May 2009 | 740.1 | 628.8 | 523.7 | 383.4 | 140.4 | 105.1 | 85.0 | 16.7 | 70.8 |
| Manitoba | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 84.1 | 70.0 | 64.8 | 51.7 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 83.2 | 7.4 | 77.1 |
| May 2009 | 89.3 | 76.6 | 70.6 | 54.2 | 16.4 | 6.0 | 85.8 | 7.8 | 79.1 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 79.6 | 69.1 | 63.7 | 53.4 | 10.4 | x | 86.8 | x | 80.0 |
| May 2009 | 81.2 | 70.8 | 62.9 | 49.7 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 87.2 | 10.9 | 77.5 |
| Alberta | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 298.0 | 256.2 | 243.1 | 203.5 | 39.5 | 13.1 | 86.0 | 5.1 | 81.6 |
| May 2009 | 285.6 | 247.8 | 212.2 | 174.2 | 38.0 | 35.6 | 86.8 | 14.4 | 74.3 |
| British Columbia | |||||||||
| May 2008 | 306.5 | 260.6 | 240.1 | 184.5 | 55.5 | 20.6 | 85.0 | 7.9 | 78.3 |
| May 2009 | 305.9 | 251.4 | 220.2 | 149.4 | 70.9 | 31.2 | 82.2 | 12.4 | 72.0 |