Table 4-8
Selected labour force characteristics (seasonally
adjusted) — Saskatchewan
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| October 2016 | November 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 | 871.4 | 871.9 | ... | 0.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 609.2 | 610.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 566.9 | 569.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -5.8 | -9.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.7 |
| Employment full-time | 463.6 | 469.1 | 3.5 | 5.5 | -9.8 | -5.6 | 1.2 | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 42.3 | 41.6 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | -1.7 | 23.8 | 26.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 70.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 18.2 | 17.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||||
| Population | 134.4 | 134.3 | ... | -0.1 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 90.2 | 89.7 | 1.4 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -2.8 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 79.2 | 78.1 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -4.6 | -5.7 | -1.4 | -5.6 | -6.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 25.8 | 34.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.3 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -3.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 40.0 | 41.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 368.8 | 369.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 284.3 | 288.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 265.0 | 269.6 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 19.3 | 18.5 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -4.1 | 23.3 | 21.7 |
| Participation rate | 77.1 | 78.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.9 | 73.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 7.1 | 6.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 368.1 | 368.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 234.6 | 233.1 | 1.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.9 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 222.7 | 221.6 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -3.0 | -5.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 11.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | -4.2 | 22.6 | 26.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 23.7 | 22.5 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Industry | 566.9 | 569.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -5.8 | -9.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.7 |
| Goods-producing sector | 144.2 | 147.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | -9.6 | -12.1 | 2.3 | -6.1 | -7.6 |
| Agriculture | 37.9 | 39.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | -2.5 | -3.1 | 4.5 | -5.9 | -7.3 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction 2 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -5.7 | -7.1 |
| Utilities | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| Construction | 49.4 | 49.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -6.1 | -7.2 | 0.6 | -10.9 | -12.7 |
| Manufacturing | 25.9 | 26.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Services-producing sector | 422.7 | 421.7 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 92.4 | 90.6 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 5.2 | 4.1 | -1.9 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 28.5 | 29.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | -3.3 | 3.2 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 26.2 | 27.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -4.1 | -3.9 | 3.1 | -13.2 | -12.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 28.5 | 29.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 11.6 | 13.7 |
| Business, building and other support services | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -4.3 | -2.9 |
| Educational services | 42.7 | 40.8 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -4.4 | -1.7 | -2.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 80.1 | 77.7 | 1.1 | -2.4 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -3.0 | -1.4 | -2.8 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 20.3 | 20.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -2.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 38.1 | 38.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.8 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 22.7 | 23.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 5.3 | -0.4 | -4.0 |
| Public administration | 29.9 | 30.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 11.6 | 13.7 |
Average standard error of change in two consecutive
months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
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