Table 4-3
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Nova Scotia

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Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Nova Scotia
Table summary
This table displays the selected labour force characteristics for Nova Scotia. The data in this table is seasonally adjusted. The row headers provide information for the selected labour force characteristics for each selected age group and sex, as well as the selected industries. The column headers provide information on the current and last month in thousands, the standard error, as well as the number change (in thousands) and the percentage change from last month, from last December and from twelve months ago.
  December 2012 January  2013 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 780.8 780.9 ... 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
Labour force 495.9 498.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 -1.1 0.5 0.5 -0.2
Employment 449.8 449.9 2.8 0.1 0.1 -7.7 0.0 0.0 -1.7
Employment full-time 363.2 363.4 3.6 0.2 0.2 -5.6 0.1 0.1 -1.5
Unemployment 46.1 48.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 6.6 5.2 5.2 15.8
Participation rate 63.5 63.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 9.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 -1.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 19.3 19.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 117.2 117.0 ... -0.2 -0.2 -2.0 -0.2 -0.2 -1.7
Labour force 74.7 75.4 1.6 0.7 0.7 -2.2 0.9 0.9 -2.8
Employment 61.4 60.5 1.5 -0.9 -0.9 -3.6 -1.5 -1.5 -5.6
Unemployment 13.3 14.9 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.4 12.0 12.0 10.4
Participation rate 63.7 64.4 1.4 0.7 0.7 -0.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.8 19.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 52.4 51.7 1.3 -0.7 -0.7 -2.2 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 49.5 45.5 2.6 -4.1 -4.1 -4.9 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 314.5 314.7 ... 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.6
Labour force 212.4 214.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.3
Employment 194.0 196.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 -1.3 1.0 1.0 -0.7
Unemployment 18.4 18.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 11.5
Participation rate 67.5 68.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.7 8.6 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.9 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 62.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 -0.8 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 8.2 8.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 349.1 349.2 ... 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.4
Labour force 208.8 208.5 1.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.2
Employment 194.4 193.4 1.5 -1.0 -1.0 -2.8 -0.5 -0.5 -1.4
Unemployment 14.4 15.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 3.3 5.6 5.6 27.7
Participation rate 59.8 59.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 55.7 55.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 20.7 21.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 ... ... ...
Industry 449.8 449.9 2.8 0.1 0.1 -7.7 0.0 0.0 -1.7
Goods-producing sector 81.2 79.1 2.2 -2.1 -2.1 -7.7 -2.6 -2.6 -8.9
Agriculture 6.1 5.0 0.7 -1.1 -1.1 -1.3 -18.0 -18.0 -20.6
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 2 10.7 9.6 1.0 -1.1 -1.1 -1.4 -10.3 -10.3 -12.7
Utilities 4.4 4.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -6.8 -6.8 -4.7
Construction 29.3 31.2 1.5 1.9 1.9 -0.5 6.5 6.5 -1.6
Manufacturing 30.7 29.1 1.4 -1.6 -1.6 -4.4 -5.2 -5.2 -13.1
Services-producing sector 368.5 370.8 2.9 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0
Trade 69.7 71.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 -3.6 2.3 2.3 -4.8
Transportation and warehousing 20.4 23.0 1.1 2.6 2.6 2.0 12.7 12.7 9.5
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 22.2 22.4 1.1 0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.9 0.9 -1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.7 30.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 5.7 4.5 4.5 23.5
Business, building and other support services 21.4 23.0 1.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 7.5 7.5 17.9
Educational services 36.6 34.6 1.5 -2.0 -2.0 -3.7 -5.5 -5.5 -9.7
Health care and social assistance 67.7 68.8 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.6 1.6 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 18.6 18.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 -2.7 0.0 0.0 -12.7
Accommodation and food services 34.5 28.5 1.5 -6.0 -6.0 0.7 -17.4 -17.4 2.5
Other services 20.2 20.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 -0.8 1.5 1.5 -3.8
Public administration 28.5 30.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 -1.1 6.0 6.0 -3.5
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.