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Labour force characteristics, unadjusted, by census metropolitan areas (3 month moving average)
| Definitions and notes |
December 2003 |
December 2004 |
November 2004 to December 2004 |
December 2003 to December 2004 |
| |
thousands |
% |
| St. John's (N.L.) |
| Population |
144.6 |
146.4 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
| Labour force |
95.9 |
97.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Employment |
86.7 |
88.9 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| Unemployment |
9.2 |
8.0 |
-1.2 |
-13.0 |
| Participation rate |
66.3 |
66.3 |
0.0 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
9.6 |
8.2 |
-1.4 |
… |
| Employment rate |
60.0 |
60.7 |
0.7 |
… |
| Halifax (N.S.) |
| Population |
290.0 |
294.1 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
| Labour force |
201.6 |
208.9 |
7.3 |
3.6 |
| Employment |
190.8 |
197.3 |
6.5 |
3.4 |
| Unemployment |
10.9 |
11.6 |
0.7 |
6.4 |
| Participation rate |
69.5 |
71.0 |
1.5 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
5.4 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
… |
| Employment rate |
65.8 |
67.1 |
1.3 |
… |
| Saint John (N.B.) |
| Population |
101.0 |
101.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Labour force |
64.2 |
66.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
| Employment |
59.3 |
62.2 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
| Unemployment |
4.9 |
4.1 |
-0.8 |
-16.3 |
| Participation rate |
63.6 |
65.4 |
1.8 |
… |
| Unemployment rate |
7.6 |
6.2 |
-1.4 |
… |
| Employment rate |
58.7 |
61.4 |
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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