Table 4.2 A to D

Distribution of labour force population, by proficiency level, Canada and regions,
population aged 16 to 65, 2003
 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
Number % Standard
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Number % Standard
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Number % Standard
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Number % Standard
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A. Document
Atlantic
Not in the labour force 98,000 24.5 (2.1) 135,000 34.0 (2.1) 121,000 30.4 (3.3) 44,000 11.1 (1.6)
Unemployed 49,000 26.6 (3.3) 58,000 31.4 (3.1) 55,000 30.2 (2.8) 21,000 11.7 (3.0)
Employed 130,000 12.6 (0.9) 292,000 28.2 (1.2) 402,000 39.0 (1.7) 209,000 20.2 (1.4)
Quebec
Not in the labour force 307,000 25.8 (2.0) 418,000 35.0 (2.9) 349,000 29.3 (2.3) 119,000 9.9 (1.1)
Unemployed 111,000 32.0 (3.6) 117,000 33.8 (3.6) 91,000 26.2 (3.4) 28,000 7.9 E (2.4)
Employed 488,000 13.6 (1.3) 1,148,000 32.0 (1.5) 1,329,000 37.0 (1.3) 623,000 17.4 (1.0)
Ontario
Not in the labour force 405,000 27.4 (3.3) 396,000 26.8 (2.7) 457,000 31.0 (3.5) 219,000 14.8 (2.6)
Unemployed 128,000 20.6 (5.3) 169,000 27.2 (5.9) 233,000 37.4 (7.9) 92,000 14.8 E (5.6)
Employed 855,000 13.9 (1.1) 1,529,000 24.9 (1.8) 2,349,000 38.3 (2.5) 1,406,000 22.9 (1.8)
Prairies
Not in the labour force 98,000 16,.4 (2.4) 163,000 27.3 (2.3) 211,000 35.2 (3.5) 126,000 21.0 (2.5)
Unemployed 27,000 15.1 (4.6) 56,000 31.6 (6.1) 64,000 36.3 (6.1) 30,000 17.1 E (5.9)
Employed 239,000 8.8 (0.8) 666,000 24.6 (1.1) 1 132,000 41.8 (1.5) 669,000 24.7 (1.3)
British Columbia
Not in the labour force 133,000 23.1 (3.3) 145,000 25.2 (3.5) 192,000 33.3 (3.4) 106,000 18.4 (3.7)
Unemployed 65,000 25.7 (5.4) 57,000 22.6 (6.7) 83,000 32.9 (9.7) 48,000 18.8 E (8.5)
Employed 172,000 8.7 (1.0) 405,000 20.3 (2.1) 781,000 39.2 (2.3) 632,000 31.8 (1.6)
Territories
Not in the labour force 3,000 35.3 (3.4) 3,000 28.6 (3.4) 2,000 26.3 (3.5) 1,000 9.8 (3.0)
Unemployed 3,000 41.4 (3.7) 2,000 30.2 (3.8) 1,000 19.8 (5.5) 1,000 8.7 E (3.5)
Employed 6,000 14.2 (1.0) 10,000 24.4 (1.5) 16,000 37.4 (1.8) 10,000 24.0 (1.6)
Canada
Not in the labour force 1,045,000 24.6 (1.5) 1,260,000 29.6 (1.2) 1,332,000 31.3 (1.3) 614,000 14.4 (0.9)
Unemployed 382,000 24.1 (2.6) 459,000 28.9 (2.7) 528,000 33.2 (3.5) 220,000 13.8 (2.4)
Employed 1,891,000 12.2 (0.6) 4,049,000 26.1 (0.9) 6 009,000 38.8 (1.2) 3,548,000 22.9 (0.7)
B. Prose
Atlantic
Not in the labour force 86,000 21.5 (1.9) 134,000 33.6 (2.8) 136,000 34.1 (2.9) 43,000 10,.9 (1.8)
Unemployed 44,000 24.0 (2.8) 64,000 35.0 (3.1) 55,000 30.3 (2.5) 20,000 10,.7 (2.5)
Employed 113,000 10,.9 (1.0) 288,000 27.9 (1.2) 427,000 41.4 (1.4) 205,000 19.8 (1.4)
Quebec
Not in the labour force 258,000 21.6 (1.7) 402,000 33.7 (2.1) 401,000 33.6 (2.5) 132,000 11.1 (1.2)
Unemployed 107,000 30.9 (4.2) 117,000 33.7 (4.5) 97,000 28.1 (4.2) 25,000 7.3 E (2.2)
Employed 432,000 12.0 (0.9) 1,175,000 32.7 (1.6) 1,390,000 38.7 (1.6) 591,000 16,.5 (1.3)
Ontario
Not in the labour force 387,000 26.2 (3.1) 398,000 27.0 (3.0) 469,000 31.7 (3.6) 223,000 15.1 (3.1)
Unemployed 120,000 19.3 (4.6) 190,000 30.4 (5.0) 220,000 35.3 (6.2) 94,000 15.0 E (5.7)
Employed 832,000 13.5 (1.0) 1,553,000 25.3 (1.6) 2,461,000 40.1 (2.5) 1,293,000 21.1 (2.4)
Prairies
Not in the labour force 93,000 15.6 (2.7) 161,000 27.0 (3.0) 211,000 35.3 (3.1) 133,000 22.2 (2.4)
Unemployed 28,000 15.7 (5.4) 49,000 27.6 (6.0) 71,000 0.4 (6.4) 29,000 16.3 E (4.0)
Employed 220,000 8.1 (0.7) 690,000 25.5 (1.7) 1,171,000 43.3 (2.1) 626,000 23.1 (1.3)
British Columbia
Not in the labour force 149,000 25.9 (3.1) 129,000 22.5 (3.0) 194,000 33.6 (3.0) 103,000 17.9 (2.9)
Unemployed 60,000 23.8 (4.4) 65,000 25.6 (5.4) 82,000 32.4 (7.9) 46,000 18.2 E (7.1)
Employed 179,000 9.0 (1.2) 395,000 19.8 (1.8) 831,000 41.8 (2.7) 584,000 29.4 (2.3)
Territories
Not in the labour force 3,000 35.0 (3.9) 3,000 27.9 (3.9) 2,000 27.1 (5.1) 1,000 9.9 (1.9)
Unemployed 3,000 41.6 (3.8) 2,000 29.9 (4.1) 1,000 20.2 (4.2) 1,000 8.3 E (4.4)
Employed 6,000 13.8 (0.9) 10,000 23.3 (1.4) 16,000 38.0 (2.3) 10,000 24.8 (1.4)