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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by province (monthly)
(Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba)
  September 2007 October 2007 September 2007 to October 2007 October 2006 to October 2007 September 2007 to October 2007 October 2006 to October 2007
  thousands %
Canada
Population 26,631.8 26,663.2 31.4 364.3 0.1 1.4
Labour force 17,976.7 18,029.2 52.5 380.5 0.3 2.2
Employment 16,923.0 16,986.0 63.0 421.6 0.4 2.5
Unemployment 1,053.6 1,043.1 -10.5 -41.2 -1.0 -3.8
Participation rate (%) 67.5 67.6 0.1 0.5
Unemployment rate (%) 5.9 5.8 -0.1 -0.3
Employment rate (%) 63.5 63.7 0.2 0.7
Que.
Population 6,325.8 6,330.3 4.5 57.7 0.1 0.9
Labour force 4,148.5 4,163.3 14.8 61.3 0.4 1.5
Employment 3,864.2 3,874.3 10.1 89.0 0.3 2.4
Unemployment 284.3 289.0 4.7 -27.7 1.7 -8.7
Participation rate (%) 65.6 65.8 0.2 0.4
Unemployment rate (%) 6.9 6.9 0.0 -0.8
Employment rate (%) 61.1 61.2 0.1 0.9
Ont.
Population 10,391.0 10,403.9 12.9 133.2 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,058.1 7,082.2 24.1 151.9 0.3 2.2
Employment 6,623.7 6,656.0 32.3 164.7 0.5 2.5
Unemployment 434.4 426.1 -8.3 -12.9 -1.9 -2.9
Participation rate (%) 67.9 68.1 0.2 0.6
Unemployment rate (%) 6.2 6.0 -0.2 -0.3
Employment rate (%) 63.7 64.0 0.3 0.8
Man.
Population 900.6 901.5 0.9 8.4 0.1 0.9
Labour force 624.7 627.7 3.0 14.0 0.5 2.3
Employment 598.7 602.3 3.6 14.2 0.6 2.4
Unemployment 26.0 25.4 -0.6 -0.2 -2.3 -0.8
Participation rate (%) 69.4 69.6 0.2 0.9
Unemployment rate (%) 4.2 4.0 -0.2 -0.2
Employment rate (%) 66.5 66.8 0.3 1.0

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