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Labour force, employed and unemployed, numbers and rates, by provinces
| |
2004 |
| |
Canada |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Prince Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
| |
thousands |
| Population, 15 years
and over |
| Both sexes |
25,603.1 |
439.8 |
114.5 |
764.5 |
612.6 |
| Men |
12,580.5 |
215.7 |
55.6 |
368.6 |
298.8 |
| Women |
13,022.6 |
224.1 |
58.9 |
395.9 |
313.8 |
| Labour force |
| Both sexes |
17,269.2 |
262.8 |
78.5 |
489.7 |
391.9 |
| Men |
9,224.1 |
140.1 |
40.3 |
257.3 |
205.3 |
| Women |
8,045.2 |
122.7 |
38.3 |
232.4 |
186.6 |
| Employed |
| Both sexes |
16,020.5 |
220.8 |
69.6 |
445.7 |
353.0 |
| Men |
8,531.0 |
115.8 |
35.3 |
232.1 |
181.8 |
| Women |
7,489.5 |
105.0 |
34.2 |
213.6 |
171.2 |
| Unemployed |
| Both sexes |
1,248.8 |
42.0 |
9.0 |
44.0 |
38.9 |
| Men |
693.1 |
24.3 |
4.9 |
25.1 |
23.5 |
| Women |
555.6 |
17.7 |
4.0 |
18.8 |
15.4 |
| Not in the labour
force |
| Both sexes |
8,333.9 |
177.0 |
36.0 |
274.8 |
220.7 |
| Men |
3,356.4 |
75.6 |
15.3 |
111.3 |
93.5 |
| Women |
4,977.4 |
101.4 |
20.6 |
163.5 |
127.2 |
| |
| |
% |
| Participation rate
|
| Both sexes |
67.4 |
59.8 |
68.6 |
64.1 |
64.0 |
| Men |
73.3 |
65.0 |
72.5 |
69.8 |
68.7 |
| Women |
61.8 |
54.8 |
65.0 |
58.7 |
59.5 |
| Unemployment rate
|
| Both sexes |
7.2 |
16.0 |
11.5 |
9.0 |
9.9 |
| Men |
7.5 |
17.3 |
12.2 |
9.8 |
11.4 |
| Women |
6.9 |
14.4 |
10.4 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
| Employment rate |
| Both sexes |
62.6 |
50.2 |
60.8 |
58.3 |
57.6 |
| Men |
67.8 |
53.7 |
63.5 |
63.0 |
60.8 |
| Women |
57.5 |
46.9 |
58.1 |
54.0 |
54.6 |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0002
. |
| Last modified: 2005-01-06. |
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