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| August 2008 | September 2008 | August 2008 to September 2008 | September 2007 to September 2008 | August 2008 to September 2008 | September 2007 to September 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | Canada | ||||
| Population | 26,974.3 | 27,012.8 | 38.5 | 381.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 18,211.9 | 18,325.6 | 113.7 | 332.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 17,099.4 | 17,206.3 | 106.9 | 276.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,112.5 | 1,119.3 | 6.8 | 55.8 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate (%) | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | … | … |
| N.L. | ||||||
| Population | 426.3 | 426.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 254.3 | 249.8 | -4.5 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 219.3 | 216.6 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.0 | 33.2 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -5.1 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate (%) | 59.7 | 58.5 | -1.2 | -0.8 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 13.8 | 13.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 51.4 | 50.7 | -0.7 | -0.6 | … | … |
| P.E.I. | ||||||
| Population | 114.8 | 115.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 78.7 | 79.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 70.4 | 70.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate (%) | 68.6 | 69.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 10.4 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | … | … |
| N.S. | ||||||
| Population | 769.5 | 770.0 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 491.4 | 494.4 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 451.9 | 456.8 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 39.5 | 37.6 | -1.9 | -0.7 | -4.8 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate (%) | 63.9 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.0 | 7.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 58.7 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | … | … |
| N.B. | ||||||
| Population | 618.6 | 619.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 400.0 | 399.0 | -1.0 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 366.5 | 367.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.5 | 32.0 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -4.5 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.7 | 64.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.4 | 8.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 59.2 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | … | … |
| Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 282-0087 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2008-10-10. | ||||||
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