Table 4-10
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally
adjusted) — British Columbia
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| 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 |
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| Population | 3,797.5 | 3,800.4 | Note ...: not applicable | 2.9 | 5.6 | 36.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,462.1 | 2,472.4 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 6.9 | -3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,291.7 | 2,300.8 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 39.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment full-time | 1,778.7 | 1,800.3 | 14.1 | 21.6 | 14.2 | 58.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 170.4 | 171.5 | 8.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -43.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -20.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Part-time rate | 22.4 | 21.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||||
| Population | 590.4 | 590.3 | Note ...: not applicable | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 368.3 | 359.4 | 6.0 | -8.9 | -15.6 | -16.8 | -2.4 | -4.2 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 318.4 | 308.0 | 5.4 | -10.4 | -15.4 | -13.4 | -3.3 | -4.8 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 49.9 | 51.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -3.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 60.9 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -2.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 13.5 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 52.2 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -2.6 | -2.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Part-time rate | 51.8 | 50.7 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Men, 25 years and over |
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| Population | 1,564.4 | 1,566.0 | Note ...: not applicable | 1.6 | 3.0 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,102.3 | 1,113.3 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,034.2 | 1,046.5 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 23.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 68.1 | 66.7 | 4.9 | -1.4 | -4.0 | -20.3 | -2.1 | -5.7 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 71.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -1.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Part-time rate | 9.7 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Women, 25 years and over |
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| Population | 1,642.6 | 1,644.2 | Note ...: not applicable | 1.6 | 3.0 | 19.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 991.5 | 999.7 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 939.1 | 946.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 30.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 52.3 | 53.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -19.5 | 1.9 | 8.3 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -2.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Part-time rate | 26.4 | 25.2 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -2.9 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Industry | 2,291.7 | 2,300.8 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 39.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Goods-producing sector | 461.4 | 458.4 | 8.7 | -3.0 | 1.8 | 15.7 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Agriculture | 24.4 | 23.6 | 2.3 | -0.8 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -3.3 | -11.6 | -13.2 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extractionNote 2 |
40.9 | 42.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | -2.8 | 10.4 |
| Utilities | 13.7 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 5.1 | 37.1 | -4.6 |
| Construction | 203.7 | 196.1 | 6.4 | -7.6 | -11.0 | -1.5 | -3.7 | -5.3 | -0.8 |
| Manufacturing | 178.7 | 182.0 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 10.6 |
| Services-producing sector | 1,830.4 | 1,842.4 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 24.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Trade | 350.2 | 362.3 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 133.2 | 125.7 | 5.0 | -7.5 | -1.8 | 3.7 | -5.6 | -1.4 | 3.0 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing |
140.8 | 142.7 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 9.9 | -3.0 | 1.3 | 7.5 | -2.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
168.4 | 176.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 | -17.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | -9.1 | 2.2 |
| Business, building and other support services |
95.8 | 87.0 | 4.8 | -8.8 | 4.7 | -6.3 | -9.2 | 5.7 | -6.8 |
| Educational services | 168.4 | 177.5 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 15.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 3.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 274.9 | 268.3 | 6.4 | -6.6 | -10.5 | 8.6 | -2.4 | -3.8 | 3.3 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 113.7 | 116.4 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 169.7 | 169.6 | 6.3 | -0.1 | -9.1 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -5.1 | -1.5 |
| Other services | 117.1 | 120.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 17.4 |
| Public administration | 98.3 | 96.1 | 4.1 | -2.2 | -9.0 | -18.8 | -2.2 | -8.6 | -16.4 |
... not applicable
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Average standard error of change in two consecutive
months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
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