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Table 4-2
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Prince Edward Island

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Prince Edward Island
  December 2009 January 2010 S.E. 1 Change from Percent change from
last month last December twelve months ago last month last December twelve months ago
                                                    in thousands (except rates)      
Both sexes, 15 years and over  
Population 116.4 116.4 ... 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.0
Labour force 79.8 79.6 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 2.1 -0.3 -0.3 2.7
Employment 71.2 71.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 3.6 0.7 0.7 5.3
Employment full-time 58.2 57.9 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 1.0
Unemployment 8.6 7.9 0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -1.5 -8.1 -8.1 -16.0
Participation rate 68.6 68.4 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 1.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 9.9 0.8 -0.9 -0.9 -2.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.5 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.3 19.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.4 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 19.8 19.7 ... -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0
Labour force 13.7 13.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.6 -1.5 -1.5 4.7
Employment 11.4 11.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 8.6
Unemployment 2.3 2.0 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -13.0 -13.0 -16.7
Participation rate 69.2 68.5 1.9 -0.7 -0.7 3.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.8 14.8 2.4 -2.0 -2.0 -3.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.9 1.9 0.3 0.3 4.6 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 39.5 42.1 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.1 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 46.4 46.4 ... 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.9
Labour force 34.3 34.1 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 1.1 -0.6 -0.6 3.3
Employment 30.4 30.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.3 5.2
Unemployment 3.8 3.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -5.3 -5.3 -10.0
Participation rate 73.9 73.5 0.8 -0.4 -0.4 1.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.1 10.6 1.2 -0.5 -0.5 -1.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 65.5 65.7 0.9 0.2 0.2 2.7 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 7.2 8.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 50.3 50.3 ... 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.4
Labour force 31.8 32.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.3
Employment 29.4 29.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 3.8
Unemployment 2.4 2.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -4.2 -4.2 -23.3
Participation rate 63.2 63.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 -0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.2 1.1 -0.3 -0.3 -2.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 59.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.3 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 21.4 21.5 1.5 0.1 0.1 4.4 ... ... ...
Industry 71.2 71.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 3.6 0.7 0.7 5.3
Goods-producing sector 18.1 18.0 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.6 -0.6 1.1
Agriculture 4.0 3.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.7 -2.5 -2.5 21.9
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 2.5 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.5 4.0 4.0 -16.1
Utilities 0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -40.0 -40.0 50.0
Construction 5.9 5.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 11.3
Manufacturing 5.2 5.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.6 1.9 1.9 -10.2
Services-producing sector 53.0 53.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.4 1.3 1.3 6.8
Trade 11.2 11.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 25.0
Transportation and warehousing 1.9 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.8 0.0 0.0 -29.6
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 2.6 2.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -11.5 -11.5 -4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 9.5 9.5 0.0
Business, building and other support services 2.9 2.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 -6.9 -6.9 8.0
Educational services 5.6 5.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.8 1.8 18.8
Health care and social assistance 8.4 8.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.6 3.6 13.0
Information, culture and recreation 2.4 2.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8 -8.3 -8.3 -26.7
Accommodation and food services 5.0 5.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 8.0 8.0 8.0
Other services 3.3 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 17.9
Public administration 7.6 7.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -2.6
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Tables 282-0087, 282-0088.