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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by province (monthly)
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| December 2011 | January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | |||||
| Canada | ||||||
| Population | 28,130.8 | 28,156.4 | 25.6 | 315.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 18,754.5 | 18,778.2 | 23.7 | 106.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 17,354.7 | 17,357.0 | 2.3 | 129.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,399.8 | 1,421.2 | 21.4 | -22.5 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate (%) | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.7 | 61.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | … | … |
| N.L. | ||||||
| Population | 428.6 | 428.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 260.5 | 262.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 227.2 | 226.9 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 33.2 | 35.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate (%) | 60.8 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 12.7 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 53.0 | 53.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | … | … |
| P.E.I. | ||||||
| Population | 119.8 | 120.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 82.8 | 82.5 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 73.4 | 72.4 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate (%) | 69.1 | 68.8 | -0.3 | 1.5 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.2 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 60.3 | -1.0 | 0.5 | … | … |
| N.S. | ||||||
| Population | 779.6 | 779.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 497.3 | 499.3 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 458.4 | 457.5 | -0.9 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 38.9 | 41.8 | 2.9 | -5.4 | 7.5 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate (%) | 63.8 | 64.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 58.8 | 58.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 | … | … |
| N.B. | ||||||
| Population | 620.2 | 620.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 391.1 | 392.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 354.5 | 355.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.6 | 37.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate (%) | 63.1 | 63.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.4 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 57.2 | 57.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | … | … |
| Note:Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0087 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | ||||||
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