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Table 2 Employment changes across regions

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  October 2008 October 2009 Change
'000 %
Canada 17,194.7 16,794.8 -399.9 -2.3
Atlantic 1,114.7 1,105.9 -8.8 -0.8
Quebec 3,890.2 3,828.1 -62.1 -1.6
Ontario 6,719.0 6,513.1 -205.9 -3.1
Manitoba and Saskatchewan 1,126.6 1,123.2 -3.4 -0.3
Alberta 2,035.2 1,967.2 -68.0 -3.3
British Columbia 2,309.0 2,257.2 -51.8 -2.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, seasonally adjusted data.