Table 4-9
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Alberta

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Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Alberta
Table summary
This table displays the selected labour force characteristics for Alberta. 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.
  February 2013 March  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 3,128.4 3,135.3 ... 6.9 23.8 92.9 0.2 0.8 3.1
Labour force 2,282.0 2,277.5 8.7 -4.5 9.9 28.7 -0.2 0.4 1.3
Employment 2,179.2 2,167.9 8.9 -11.3 2.6 36.8 -0.5 0.1 1.7
Employment full-time 1,847.0 1,843.4 11.8 -3.6 16.7 60.9 -0.2 0.9 3.4
Unemployment 102.8 109.6 6.8 6.8 7.3 -8.1 6.6 7.1 -6.9
Participation rate 72.9 72.6 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -1.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 69.7 69.1 0.3 -0.6 -0.5 -0.9 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 15.2 15.0 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -1.4 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 509.8 509.8 ... 0.0 0.4 4.7 0.0 0.1 0.9
Labour force 340.3 345.6 5.1 5.3 13.4 -12.1 1.6 4.0 -3.4
Employment 308.3 314.0 5.2 5.7 11.2 -11.5 1.8 3.7 -3.5
Unemployment 32.0 31.5 4.1 -0.5 2.1 -0.7 -1.6 7.1 -2.2
Participation rate 66.8 67.8 1.0 1.0 2.6 -3.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 9.1 1.1 -0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 61.6 1.0 1.1 2.2 -2.8 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 32.4 31.1 1.7 -1.3 -1.3 -3.4 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 1,329.4 1,333.0 ... 3.6 12.2 44.2 0.3 0.9 3.4
Labour force 1,078.3 1,076.6 4.3 -1.7 2.3 27.0 -0.2 0.2 2.6
Employment 1,042.1 1,036.7 4.7 -5.4 -0.2 34.3 -0.5 0.0 3.4
Unemployment 36.2 39.9 3.9 3.7 2.5 -7.3 10.2 6.7 -15.5
Participation rate 81.1 80.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.4 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 78.4 77.8 0.4 -0.6 -0.7 0.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 5.1 5.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 1,289.2 1,292.5 ... 3.3 11.3 43.9 0.3 0.9 3.5
Labour force 863.5 855.3 5.2 -8.2 -5.8 13.8 -0.9 -0.7 1.6
Employment 828.8 817.2 5.2 -11.6 -8.3 14.0 -1.4 -1.0 1.7
Unemployment 34.6 38.1 3.8 3.5 2.6 -0.2 10.1 7.3 -0.5
Participation rate 67.0 66.2 0.4 -0.8 -1.0 -1.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 4.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 -0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 64.3 63.2 0.4 -1.1 -1.2 -1.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 21.6 21.4 0.9 -0.2 -1.0 -1.4 ... ... ...
Industry 2,179.2 2,167.9 8.9 -11.3 2.6 36.8 -0.5 0.1 1.7
Goods-producing sector 615.5 610.0 9.2 -5.5 -11.9 0.1 -0.9 -1.9 0.0
Agriculture 60.8 63.5 3.1 2.7 1.9 9.9 4.4 3.1 18.5
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 2 162.6 166.9 5.2 4.3 1.9 -10.3 2.6 1.2 -5.8
Utilities 19.9 15.3 1.9 -4.6 -7.5 -5.3 -23.1 -32.9 -25.7
Construction 228.2 223.6 6.6 -4.6 1.1 -4.1 -2.0 0.5 -1.8
Manufacturing 143.9 140.7 5.2 -3.2 -9.3 9.9 -2.2 -6.2 7.6
Services-producing sector 1,563.7 1,557.9 10.9 -5.8 14.5 36.7 -0.4 0.9 2.4
Trade 323.8 321.5 7.7 -2.3 -3.8 -6.8 -0.7 -1.2 -2.1
Transportation and warehousing 118.4 122.6 4.9 4.2 -3.4 11.1 3.5 -2.7 10.0
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 121.3 115.1 4.1 -6.2 6.7 16.9 -5.1 6.2 17.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 165.5 169.7 5.4 4.2 11.1 11.6 2.5 7.0 7.3
Business, building and other support services 74.4 71.3 3.9 -3.1 -0.9 -3.2 -4.2 -1.2 -4.3
Educational services 128.4 133.3 4.7 4.9 7.7 9.8 3.8 6.1 7.9
Health care and social assistance 231.3 237.1 5.9 5.8 6.3 7.4 2.5 2.7 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 75.4 75.2 4.1 -0.2 3.2 -0.2 -0.3 4.4 -0.3
Accommodation and food services 130.7 119.1 5.6 -11.6 -13.0 -10.5 -8.9 -9.8 -8.1
Other services 109.6 108.2 4.7 -1.4 6.4 4.0 -1.3 6.3 3.8
Public administration 84.8 84.8 3.8 0.0 -5.9 -3.4 0.0 -6.5 -3.9
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Also referred to as Natural resources.
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Tables 282-0087, 282-0088.