Labour Force Information
Table 4-2
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Labour Force Information
May 2017 | June 2017 | S.E.Table 4-2 Note 1 | Change from | Percent change from | |||||
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last month | last December | twelve months ago | last month | last December | twelve months ago | ||||
in thousands (except rates) | percent | ||||||||
Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||||
Population | 123.7 | 123.8 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Labour force | 83.3 | 83.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
Employment | 75.0 | 74.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
Employment full-time | 62.8 | 62.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Part-time rate | 16.3 | 15.8 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -1.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||||
Population | 17.8 | 17.8 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
Labour force | 13.0 | 12.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
Employment | 11.3 | 11.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
Unemployment | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -5.9 | -20.0 |
Participation rate | 73.0 | 71.3 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Unemployment rate | 12.3 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -3.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Employment rate | 63.5 | 62.4 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Part-time rate | 41.6 | 38.7 | 3.6 | -2.9 | -8.0 | -2.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Men, 25 years and over | |||||||||
Population | 50.8 | 50.9 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
Labour force | 36.6 | 36.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
Employment | 32.6 | 32.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -11.4 | -4.9 |
Participation rate | 72.0 | 70.9 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -1.7 | -1.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Part-time rate | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Women, 25 years and over | |||||||||
Population | 55.1 | 55.1 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Labour force | 33.8 | 34.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
Employment | 31.0 | 31.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 20.8 | 7.4 |
Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Part-time rate | 16.1 | 16.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -1.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
Industry | 75.0 | 74.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
Goods-producing sector | 17.9 | 17.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 9.3 | 6.6 |
Agriculture | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extractionTable 4-2 Note 2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -10.3 | 13.0 | -3.7 |
Utilities | 0.2 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.1 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
Construction | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 6.3 | 8.5 |
Manufacturing | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 13.6 |
Services-producing sector | 57.1 | 56.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
Wholesale and retail trade | 11.5 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 19.4 |
Transportation and warehousing | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 31.8 |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -10.7 | -3.8 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -2.9 | 3.0 | -15.0 |
Business, building and other support services | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -17.4 | -17.4 |
Educational services | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.0 | -9.1 | 11.1 |
Health care and social assistance | 10.5 | 10.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 3.0 | -3.7 |
Information, culture and recreation | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -10.3 | -10.3 | 0.0 |
Accommodation and food services | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -4.9 | 3.6 | -3.3 |
Other services (except public administration) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -5.7 | 6.5 |
Public administration | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
... not applicable x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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