Table 4-10
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally
adjusted) — British Columbia
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| 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 | 3,903.2 | 3,905.9 | ... | 2.7 | 2.7 | 54.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,503.2 | 2,503.0 | 10.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,335.7 | 2,336.9 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 48.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment full-time | 1,831.9 | 1,842.6 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 167.5 | 166.0 | 8.5 | -1.5 | -1.5 | 30.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 22.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.6 | 21.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||||
| Population | 584.7 | 584.6 | ... | -0.1 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 374.2 | 373.7 | 6.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 20.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 327.8 | 326.7 | 5.9 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 11.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 46.4 | 47.0 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.9 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.9 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 43.1 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 1,619.3 | 1,620.6 | ... | 1.3 | 1.3 | 24.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,125.1 | 1,122.0 | 5.6 | -3.1 | -3.1 | 28.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,056.8 | 1,051.3 | 5.9 | -5.5 | -5.5 | 11.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 68.4 | 70.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 30.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 9.3 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 1,699.1 | 1,700.7 | ... | 1.6 | 1.6 | 26.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,003.8 | 1,007.4 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 30.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 951.1 | 959.0 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 26.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 52.7 | 48.4 | 4.7 | -4.3 | -4.3 | 4.4 | -8.2 | -8.2 | 10.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 27.8 | 25.9 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 2.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Industry | 2,335.7 | 2,336.9 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 48.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Goods-producing sector | 470.1 | 466.5 | 6.3 | -3.6 | -3.6 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture | 20.3 | 18.7 | 2.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -3.1 | -7.9 | -7.9 | -14.2 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 2 | 51.3 | 52.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -4.6 |
| Utilities | 15.5 | 14.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -7.1 | -7.1 | -11.7 |
| Construction | 202.0 | 202.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Manufacturing | 181.0 | 179.4 | 3.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 | 9.1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 5.3 |
| Services-producing sector | 1,865.6 | 1,870.4 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 46.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 360.4 | 365.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 16.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 140.0 | 128.4 | 3.7 | -11.6 | -11.6 | -8.0 | -8.3 | -8.3 | -5.9 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 123.5 | 127.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -5.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -4.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 189.2 | 187.0 | 3.9 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
| Business, building and other support services | 95.2 | 98.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 15.3 |
| Educational services | 167.1 | 169.1 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 295.4 | 299.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 24.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 119.6 | 124.8 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 13.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 169.0 | 163.7 | 4.9 | -5.3 | -5.3 | -18.4 | -3.1 | -3.1 | -10.1 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 108.2 | 108.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Public administration | 98.2 | 97.7 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 5.7 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 6.2 |
Average standard error of change in two consecutive
months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
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