Table 4-1
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland and Labrador


Table summary
This table displays the results of newfoundland and labrador january 2012, february 2012, s.e., change from, percent change from and last month, calculated using last month, last december, twelve months ago and                                                   in thousands (except rates) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  January 2012 February 2012 S.E.Note 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 428.5 428.6 Note ...: not applicable 0.1 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Labour force 262.5 262.7 2.0 0.2 2.2 3.2 0.1 0.8 1.2
Employment 226.9 228.8 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.7
Employment full-time 197.2 198.1 2.4 0.9 2.7 2.9 0.5 1.4 1.5
Unemployment 35.5 33.9 2.0 -1.6 0.7 1.5 -4.5 2.1 4.6
Participation rate 61.3 61.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 13.5 12.9 0.7 -0.6 0.2 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 53.0 53.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 13.1 13.4 0.8 0.3 -0.6 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 60.2 60.2 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 0.0 -0.2 -2.1
Labour force 35.2 35.6 1.0 0.4 -0.2 0.4 1.1 -0.6 1.1
Employment 28.1 29.3 1.0 1.2 0.0 1.0 4.3 0.0 3.5
Unemployment 7.1 6.3 1.0 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 -11.3 -3.1 -8.7
Participation rate 58.5 59.1 1.7 0.6 -0.3 1.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 20.2 17.7 2.6 -2.5 -0.5 -1.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 46.7 48.7 1.7 2.0 0.1 2.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 40.6 40.6 3.7 0.0 -4.1 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Men, 25 years and
over		  
Population 177.8 177.9 Note ...: not applicable 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
Labour force 119.3 118.4 1.2 -0.9 0.8 1.4 -0.8 0.7 1.2
Employment 102.5 101.8 1.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2
Unemployment 16.8 16.7 1.3 -0.1 1.0 1.7 -0.6 6.4 11.3
Participation rate 67.1 66.6 0.7 -0.5 0.5 0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 14.1 14.1 1.1 0.0 0.7 1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 57.6 57.2 0.7 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 5.2 5.1 0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Women, 25 years
and over		  
Population 190.5 190.5 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
Labour force 108.0 108.6 1.1 0.6 1.5 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.2
Employment 96.4 97.7 1.1 1.3 1.6 0.9 1.3 1.7 0.9
Unemployment 11.6 10.9 1.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.4 -6.0 -0.9 3.8
Participation rate 56.7 57.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 10.7 10.0 0.9 -0.7 -0.3 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 50.6 51.3 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 13.5 13.9 1.2 0.4 0.7 -2.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Industry 226.9 228.8 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.7
Goods-producing sector 49.7 49.6 1.6 -0.1 -1.4 1.1 -0.2 -2.7 2.3
Agriculture 1.5 1.2 0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.7 -20.0 0.0 -36.8
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying,
oil and gas extractionNote 2		 14.5 14.3 0.9 -0.2 -0.7 -0.8 -1.4 -4.7 -5.3
Utilities 2.6 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 11.5 16.0 31.8
Construction 20.2 19.7 1.1 -0.5 -0.6 1.7 -2.5 -3.0 9.4
Manufacturing 10.9 11.5 0.9 0.6 -0.5 0.2 5.5 -4.2 1.8
Services-producing sector 177.3 179.2 2.0 1.9 2.9 0.6 1.1 1.6 0.3
Trade 36.0 36.3 1.3 0.3 -1.1 -4.1 0.8 -2.9 -10.1
Transportation and warehousing 11.4 9.6 0.7 -1.8 -0.5 -1.7 -15.8 -5.0 -15.0
Finance, insurance, real estate
and leasing		 8.9 8.6 0.5 -0.3 -0.6 2.4 -3.4 -6.5 38.7
Professional, scientific and
technical services		 10.1 10.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.1 4.0 14.1 25.0
Business, building and other
support services		 5.8 6.8 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.1 17.2 13.3 19.3
Educational services 17.7 17.2 0.9 -0.5 -0.4 -0.9 -2.8 -2.3 -5.0
Health care and social assistance 34.9 34.7 1.1 -0.2 0.4 -1.5 -0.6 1.2 -4.1
Information, culture and recreation 7.6 8.4 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.3 10.5 16.7 3.7
Accommodation and food services 13.5 15.5 0.9 2.0 2.3 3.2 14.8 17.4 26.0
Other services 11.8 11.5 0.8 -0.3 -0.8 -0.2 -2.5 -6.5 -1.7
Public administration 19.6 20.0 0.9 0.4 0.3 -0.1 2.0 1.5 -0.5
... not applicable
Note 1.

Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).

Note 2.

Also referred to as Natural resources.

Note(s): Related CANSIM Tables 282-0087&p2=38" title="CANSIM table 282-0087">282-0087, 282-0088.
1.
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
2.
Also referred to as Natural resources.
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Tables 282-0087, 282-0088.