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| 1988 | 1998 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | |||
| Labour force | 13,779 | 15,316 | 18,245 |
| Males | 7,754 | 8,324 | 9,654 |
| Females | 6,025 | 6,992 | 8,591 |
| Employed | 12,710 | 14,046 | 17,126 |
| Males | 7,178 | 7,613 | 9,021 |
| Females | 5,531 | 6,433 | 8,105 |
| Unemployed | 1,070 | 1,270 | 1,119 |
| Males | 576 | 712 | 633 |
| Females | 493 | 559 | 487 |
| % | |||
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.3 | 6.1 |
| Males | 7.4 | 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Females | 8.2 | 8.0 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 65.1 | 67.8 |
| Males | 76.6 | 72.1 | 72.9 |
| Females | 57.4 | 58.4 | 62.8 |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 59.7 | 63.6 |
| Males | 70.9 | 65.9 | 68.1 |
| Females | 52.7 | 53.7 | 59.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0002. | |||
| 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 constant $ | |||
| Industrial aggregate excluding unclassified enterprises |
708.94 | 697.92 | 710.68 |
| Goods-producing industries | 890.65 | 878.62 | 900.57 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 894.34 | 876.36 | 899.82 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 1,190.83 | 1,202.30 | 1,299.17 |
| Utilities | 1,093.65 | 1,087.94 | 1,038.68 |
| Construction | 894.85 | 833.56 | 862.79 |
| Manufacturing | 855.09 | 857.50 | 864.94 |
| Services-producing industries | 655.05 | 645.72 | 660.58 |
| Trade | 577.37 | 559.46 | 565.29 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 784.65 | 783.87 | 737.60 |
| Information and cultural industries | 862.20 | 844.36 | 896.72 |
| Finance and insurance | x | 873.60 | 920.23 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | x | 628.79 | 653.36 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 913.23 | 926.06 | 907.02 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,040.36 | 869.95 | 870.84 |
| Administrative and support | 560.87 | 553.62 | 588.19 |
| Educational services | 751.16 | 735.30 | 768.19 |
| Health care and social assistance | 620.40 | 620.98 | 648.18 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 441.90 | 457.08 | 418.25 |
| Accommodation and food services | 295.27 | 286.93 | 299.03 |
| Public administration | 829.13 | 852.55 | 893.43 |
| Other services | 539.61 | 545.09 | 560.97 |
| x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | |||
| Notes: Based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002. Data include overtime. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 281-0027 and 326-0021. | |||
