Table 3 Adjusted probability1 of layoff for men and women from 1993 to 2007

  Men Women
%
Atlantic 3.1* 1.9*
Quebec (excluding Montréal) 3.7* 2.6*
Montréal 3.0* 2.1
Ontario (ref.) (excluding Toronto and Ottawa) 2.3 1.7
Toronto 2.1 1.7
Ottawa 2.3 1.6
Manitoba 1.7* 1.4
Saskatchewan 1.7* 1.2*
Alberta (excluding Calgary) 1.9* 1.2*
Calgary 2.4 1.3
British Columbia (excluding Vancouver) 2.5 1.8
Vancouver 2.0 1.7
1. Probability adjusted according to age, education level, family type, number of children, region of residence, visible minority status, Aboriginal status, recent immigrant status and characteristics of lost job (job tenure, union coverage, skill level, firm size, hourly wage, industry).
* Significant difference in relation to reference group (ref.) at 0.05 level
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.
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