Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

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Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  July 2011 August 2011 July to August 2011 August 2010 to August 2011 July to August 2011 August 2010 to August 2011
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Ontario            
Population 10,930.9 10,943.8 12.9 131.3 0.1 1.2
Labour force 7,297.6 7,292.5 -5.1 8.7 -0.1 0.1
Employment 6,747.4 6,744.6 -2.8 101.8 0.0 1.5
Full-time 5,488.6 5,491.6 3.0 160.5 0.1 3.0
Part-time 1,258.8 1,253.0 -5.8 -58.7 -0.5 -4.5
Unemployment 550.3 547.9 -2.4 -93.1 -0.4 -14.5
Participation rate 66.8 66.6 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.5 0.0 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.6 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Manitoba            
Population 954.3 955.3 1.0 12.6 0.1 1.3
Labour force 659.5 658.1 -1.4 -1.1 -0.2 -0.2
Employment 621.9 622.8 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.1
Full-time 506.7 499.9 -6.8 1.3 -1.3 0.3
Part-time 115.2 122.9 7.7 -0.7 6.7 -0.6
Unemployment 37.6 35.3 -2.3 -1.7 -6.1 -4.6
Participation rate 69.1 68.9 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.4 -0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 65.2 65.2 0.0 -0.8 ... ...
Saskatchewan            
Population 800.4 801.3 0.9 8.5 0.1 1.1
Labour force 553.8 548.5 -5.3 -4.8 -1.0 -0.9
Employment 526.8 523.8 -3.0 -2.7 -0.6 -0.5
Full-time 435.5 437.0 1.5 11.1 0.3 2.6
Part-time 91.3 86.8 -4.5 -13.9 -4.9 -13.8
Unemployment 27.1 24.8 -2.3 -2.0 -8.5 -7.5
Participation rate 69.2 68.5 -0.7 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.5 -0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 65.8 65.4 -0.4 -1.0 ... ...
Alberta            
Population 3,009.8 3,014.6 4.8 46.7 0.2 1.6
Labour force 2,225.4 2,235.1 9.7 71.4 0.4 3.3
Employment 2,103.0 2,109.6 6.6 86.0 0.3 4.2
Full-time 1,741.7 1,747.7 6.0 83.6 0.3 5.0
Part-time 361.3 361.9 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.6
Unemployment 122.4 125.5 3.1 -14.6 2.5 -10.4
Participation rate 73.9 74.1 0.2 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.6 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 69.9 70.0 0.1 1.8 ... ...
British Columbia            
Population 3,781.2 3,785.1 3.9 47.0 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,453.3 2,452.2 -1.1 1.8 0.0 0.1
Employment 2,274.1 2,268.1 -6.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.0
Full-time 1,755.1 1,742.6 -12.5 -21.8 -0.7 -1.2
Part-time 519.0 525.5 6.5 21.5 1.3 4.3
Unemployment 179.2 184.1 4.9 2.0 2.7 1.1
Participation rate 64.9 64.8 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.5 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 59.9 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.