 |
Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by census metropolitan
areas (3 month moving average)
| Definitions
and notes |
November 2004 |
December 2004 |
November 2004 to December 2004 |
December 2003 to December 2004 |
November 2004 to December 2004 |
December 2003 to December 2004 |
| |
thousands |
% |
| St. John's (N.L.) |
| Population |
146.3 |
146.4 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
| Labour force |
96.6 |
97.7 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Employment |
88.4 |
89.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
| Unemployment |
8.2 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
-1.3 |
2.4 |
-13.4 |
| Participation rate |
66.0 |
66.7 |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
… |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
8.5 |
8.6 |
0.1 |
-1.4 |
… |
… |
| Employment rate |
60.4 |
61.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
… |
… |
| Halifax (N.S.) |
| Population |
293.8 |
294.1 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
| Labour force |
208.6 |
209.9 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
| Employment |
196.5 |
197.4 |
0.9 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
| Unemployment |
12.1 |
12.6 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
7.7 |
| Participation rate |
71.0 |
71.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
… |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
5.8 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
… |
… |
| Employment rate |
66.9 |
67.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
… |
… |
| St. John (N.B.) |
| Population |
101.3 |
101.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Labour force |
66.9 |
66.9 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
| Employment |
61.4 |
61.8 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
| Unemployment |
5.5 |
5.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
-7.3 |
-10.5 |
| Participation rate |
66.0 |
66.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
… |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
8.2 |
7.6 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
… |
… |
| Employment rate |
60.6 |
61.0 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
… |
… |
| Note: Population 15 and
over. |
| Sources: Statistics Canada,
CANSIM, table 282-0090
and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. |
| Last modified: 2005-01-10. |
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