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Labour force characteristics, unadjusted, by provinces (monthly)
| |
December 2003 |
December 2004 |
December 2003 to December 2004 |
December 2003 to December 2004 |
| |
thousands |
% |
| Canada |
| Population |
25,403.9 |
25,765.5 |
361.6 |
1.4 |
| Labour force |
17,021.5 |
17,214.0 |
192.5 |
1.1 |
| Employment |
15,834.0 |
16,069.8 |
235.8 |
1.5 |
| Unemployment |
1,187.5 |
1,144.2 |
-43.3 |
-3.6 |
| Participation rate |
67.0 |
66.8 |
-0.2 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
7.0 |
6.6 |
-0.4 |
… |
| Employment rate |
62.3 |
62.4 |
0.1 |
… |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population |
439.4 |
440.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
| Labour force |
254.4 |
252.2 |
-2.2 |
-0.9 |
| Employment |
208.9 |
213.0 |
4.1 |
2.0 |
| Unemployment |
45.4 |
39.2 |
-6.2 |
-13.7 |
| Participation rate |
57.9 |
57.3 |
-0.6 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
17.8 |
15.5 |
-2.3 |
… |
| Employment rate |
47.5 |
48.4 |
0.9 |
… |
| Prince Edward Island |
| Population |
113.7 |
114.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| Labour force |
75.5 |
77.5 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
| Employment |
66.4 |
68.5 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
| Unemployment |
9.0 |
8.9 |
-0.1 |
-1.1 |
| Participation rate |
66.4 |
67.4 |
1.0 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
11.9 |
11.5 |
-0.4 |
… |
| Employment rate |
58.4 |
59.6 |
1.2 |
… |
| Nova Scotia |
| Population |
762.0 |
766.4 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
| Labour force |
477.9 |
486.6 |
8.7 |
1.8 |
| Employment |
438.6 |
446.1 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
| Unemployment |
39.3 |
40.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
| Participation rate |
62.7 |
63.5 |
0.8 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
8.2 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
… |
| Employment rate |
57.6 |
58.2 |
0.6 |
… |
| New Brunswick |
| Population |
610.6 |
614.4 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
| Labour force |
374.8 |
385.5 |
10.7 |
2.9 |
| Employment |
338.7 |
350.3 |
11.6 |
3.4 |
| Unemployment |
36.1 |
35.2 |
-0.9 |
-2.5 |
| Participation rate |
61.4 |
62.7 |
1.3 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
9.6 |
9.1 |
-0.5 |
… |
| Employment rate |
55.5 |
57.0 |
1.5 |
… |
| Note: Population 15 and over. |
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Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0001
and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE.
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| Last modified: 2005-01-10. |
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