Labour Force Information
Table 4-2
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Labour Force Information
| January 2018 | February 2018 | S.E.Table 4-2 Note 1 | Change from | Percent change from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 124.5 | 124.7 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 83.8 | 83.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 74.9 | 75.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 62.2 | 62.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -4.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 12.2 | 12.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -1.6 | 1.7 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 10.4 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -21.1 | -11.8 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 67.4 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -4.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 15.6 | 12.5 | 2.3 | -3.1 | -1.9 | -4.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -0.9 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 51.3 | 51.4 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 37.2 | 37.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 33.5 | 33.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 8.6 | -2.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||||
| Population | 55.4 | 55.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 34.4 | 34.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 31.0 | 31.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -3.0 | 14.3 | 60.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Industry | 74.9 | 75.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Goods-producing sector | 19.2 | 18.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -1.6 | -0.5 | 11.2 |
| Agriculture | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -2.7 | -2.7 | 16.1 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extractionTable 4-2 Note 2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -3.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Utilities | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.2 | 0.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.0 |
| Construction | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -4.9 | -3.3 | 13.7 |
| Manufacturing | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 11.5 |
| Services-producing sector | 55.6 | 56.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 11.1 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 10.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -8.7 | -16.0 | -27.6 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 16.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Business, building and other support services | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 20.0 | 5.9 | -14.3 |
| Educational services | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -5.4 | -1.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 10.7 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 11.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -8.5 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 |
| Public administration | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -2.9 |
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