Table 4-4
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — New Brunswick

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New Brunswick


Table summary
This table displays the results of new brunswick march 2012, april  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).
  March 2012 April  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 620.4 620.4 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2
Labour force 386.5 389.4 2.3 2.9 -1.7 -1.8 0.8 -0.4 -0.5
Employment 346.9 351.4 2.4 4.5 -3.1 -0.9 1.3 -0.9 -0.3
Employment full-time 293.8 298.2 2.8 4.4 0.3 3.4 1.5 0.1 1.2
Unemployment 39.6 38.0 2.1 -1.6 1.4 -0.9 -4.0 3.8 -2.3
Participation rate 62.3 62.8 0.4 0.5 -0.3 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 10.2 9.8 0.5 -0.4 0.4 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 55.9 56.6 0.4 0.7 -0.6 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 15.3 15.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.8 -1.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 90.7 90.6 Note ...: not applicable -0.1 -0.3 -0.9 -0.1 -0.3 -1.0
Labour force 57.5 59.1 1.3 1.6 -0.5 1.0 2.8 -0.8 1.7
Employment 47.6 48.8 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.8 2.5 0.8 1.7
Unemployment 9.9 10.4 1.2 0.5 -0.8 0.4 5.1 -7.1 4.0
Participation rate 63.4 65.2 1.5 1.8 -0.4 1.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 17.2 17.6 1.8 0.4 -1.2 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 52.5 53.9 1.3 1.4 0.7 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 38.7 37.9 2.6 -0.7 -5.5 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Men, 25 years and
over		  
Population 254.1 254.2 Note ...: not applicable 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.4
Labour force 170.0 170.4 1.3 0.4 0.0 -0.7 0.2 0.0 -0.4
Employment 152.6 153.9 1.4 1.3 -1.2 0.1 0.9 -0.8 0.1
Unemployment 17.4 16.5 1.3 -0.9 1.2 -0.8 -5.2 7.8 -4.6
Participation rate 66.9 67.0 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 10.2 9.7 0.7 -0.5 0.7 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.1 60.5 0.6 0.4 -0.6 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 6.0 5.5 0.7 -0.4 -0.2 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Women, 25 years
and over		  
Population 275.6 275.6 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.4
Labour force 158.9 159.9 1.2 1.0 -1.2 -2.1 0.6 -0.7 -1.3
Employment 146.6 148.8 1.3 2.2 -2.2 -1.7 1.5 -1.5 -1.1
Unemployment 12.3 11.1 1.1 -1.2 1.1 -0.4 -9.8 11.0 -3.5
Participation rate 57.7 58.0 0.4 0.3 -0.5 -1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.7 6.9 0.7 -0.8 0.7 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 53.2 54.0 0.5 0.8 -0.8 -0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 17.5 17.6 1.0 0.1 -0.1 -2.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Industry 346.9 351.4 2.4 4.5 -3.1 -0.9 1.3 -0.9 -0.3
Goods-producing sector 73.6 76.3 1.9 2.7 -0.6 -5.2 3.7 -0.8 -6.4
Agriculture 3.9 3.5 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -2.2 -10.3 -7.9 -38.6
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying,
oil and gas extraction  Note 2		 11.4 12.2 0.8 0.8 2.1 1.5 7.0 20.8 14.0
Utilities 4.1 3.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -4.9 -15.2 -2.5
Construction 25.7 26.7 1.2 1.0 -1.4 -1.8 3.9 -5.0 -6.3
Manufacturing 28.5 30.0 1.3 1.5 -0.4 -2.6 5.3 -1.3 -8.0
Services-producing sector 273.3 275.2 2.4 1.9 -2.4 4.4 0.7 -0.9 1.6
Trade 53.0 52.7 1.5 -0.3 -3.9 -0.5 -0.6 -6.9 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 16.5 17.6 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.4 6.7 11.4 2.3
Finance, insurance, real estate
and leasing		 16.1 18.0 0.8 1.9 1.6 0.7 11.8 9.8 4.0
Professional, scientific and
technical services		 14.7 14.6 0.8 -0.1 -1.0 -2.7 -0.7 -6.4 -15.6
Business, building and other
support services		 15.7 15.9 1.0 0.2 -0.2 -2.1 1.3 -1.2 -11.7
Educational services 26.8 27.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.7 5.4
Health care and social assistance 52.4 51.5 1.3 -0.9 -0.1 0.6 -1.7 -0.2 1.2
Information, culture and recreation 11.8 12.5 0.8 0.7 -0.3 1.0 5.9 -2.3 8.7
Accommodation and food services 22.2 22.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.7 2.6 -0.5 -7.1 13.3
Other services 16.5 16.8 0.8 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.8 12.8 15.9
Public administration 27.5 26.4 1.0 -1.1 -1.2 0.6 -4.0 -4.3 2.3
... not applicable
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.