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

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Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally adjusted) — Newfoundland and Labrador
Table summary
This table displays selected labour force characteristics for Newfoundland and Labrador. The data in this table is seasonally adjusted. The row headers provide information on 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, except rates), the standard error, as well as the change (in thousands and in percent) from last month, from last December and from twelve months ago.
  December 2015 January  2016 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 443.0 443.3 ... 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Labour force 272.1 269.2 2.0 -2.9 -2.9 0.5 -1.1 -1.1 0.2
Employment 232.8 230.4 2.1 -2.4 -2.4 -7.4 -1.0 -1.0 -3.1
Employment full-time 194.7 193.8 2.7 -0.9 -0.9 -7.6 -0.5 -0.5 -3.8
Unemployment 39.3 38.8 2.1 -0.5 -0.5 7.9 -1.3 -1.3 25.6
Participation rate 61.4 60.7 0.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.4 14.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.9 ... ... ...
Employment rate 52.6 52.0 0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -1.6 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 16.4 15.9 0.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years  
Population 55.7 55.6 ... -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 -0.2 -2.8
Labour force 37.5 37.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 5.0
Employment 31.2 30.9 1.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -1.0 -1.0 -1.3
Unemployment 6.3 6.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 2.1 7.9 7.9 44.7
Participation rate 67.3 68.0 1.7 0.7 0.7 5.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.8 18.0 2.3 1.2 1.2 4.9 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.0 55.6 1.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.9 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 48.7 51.1 3.8 2.4 2.4 5.8 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over  
Population 188.8 189.0 ... 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.4
Labour force 123.8 121.7 1.3 -2.1 -2.1 -1.2 -1.7 -1.7 -1.0
Employment 102.4 101.4 1.4 -1.0 -1.0 -5.3 -1.0 -1.0 -5.0
Unemployment 21.4 20.3 1.4 -1.1 -1.1 4.1 -5.1 -5.1 25.3
Participation rate 65.6 64.4 0.7 -1.2 -1.2 -0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.3 16.7 1.1 -0.6 -0.6 3.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 54.2 53.7 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 -3.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 3.2 4.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 -1.8 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over  
Population 198.6 198.7 ... 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4
Labour force 110.8 109.8 1.1 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.0
Employment 99.2 98.1 1.2 -1.1 -1.1 -1.7 -1.1 -1.1 -1.7
Unemployment 11.6 11.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.9 0.9 17.0
Participation rate 55.8 55.3 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 10.7 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 49.9 49.4 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 19.8 17.0 1.5 -2.7 -2.7 1.0 ... ... ...
Industry 232.8 230.4 2.1 -2.4 -2.4 -7.4 -1.0 -1.0 -3.1
Goods-producing sector 51.7 50.2 1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -5.2 -2.9 -2.9 -9.4
Agriculture 1.2 1.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -8.3 -8.3 -42.1
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 2 15.3 15.1 0.8 -0.2 -0.2 -1.4 -1.3 -1.3 -8.5
Utilities 2.3 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 8.7 8.7 4.2
Construction 21.9 20.6 1.1 -1.3 -1.3 -2.0 -5.9 -5.9 -8.8
Manufacturing 11.0 10.9 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.9 -0.9 -9.9
Services-producing sector 181.1 180.3 1.8 -0.8 -0.8 -2.1 -0.4 -0.4 -1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 43.2 43.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 3.1 0.7 0.7 7.7
Transportation and warehousing 9.1 9.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 -1.6 4.4 4.4 -14.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.8 8.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 1.1 -1.1 -1.1 14.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.3 10.8 0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -4.4 -4.4 -0.9
Business, building and other support services 8.3 7.9 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 0.9 -4.8 -4.8 12.9
Educational services 14.9 14.1 0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -2.4 -5.4 -5.4 -14.5
Health care and social assistance 38.9 38.5 0.8 -0.4 -0.4 1.0 -1.0 -1.0 2.7
Information, culture and recreation 5.9 6.8 0.6 0.9 0.9 -0.4 15.3 15.3 -5.6
Accommodation and food services 14.2 14.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 -1.5 2.8 2.8 -9.3
Other services (except public administration) 12.4 12.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 9.6
Public administration 14.2 13.4 0.6 -0.8 -0.8 -3.2 -5.6 -5.6 -19.3
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. The sum of individual categories may not always add to the total due to rounding.
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