Table 4.2 A to D (continued)

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
error
Number % Standard
error
Number % Standard
error
Number % Standard
error
B. Prose
Canada
Not in the labour force 976,000 23.0 (1.1) 1,227,000 28.9 (1.4) 1,413,000 33.2 (1.9) 635,000 14.9 (1.3)
Unemployed 362,000 22.8 (2.5) 486,000 30.6 (2.3) 527,000 33.2 (3.2) 214,000 13.5 (2.6)
Employed 1,781,000 11.5 (0.5) 4,111,000 26.5 (0.8) 6,296,000 40.6 (1.1) 3,309,000 21.4 (1.6)
C. Numeracy
Atlantic
Not in the labour force 128,000 32.2 (1.9) 138,000 34.6 (2.5) 99,000 24.8 (2.9) 34,000 8.5 (1.6)
Unemployed 62,000 33.7 (2.9) 62,000 33.9 (3.0) 45,000 24.6 (3.0) 14,000 7.8 E (1.8)
Employed 172,000 16.6 (1.2) 346,000 33.5 (1.4) 362,000 35.1 (1.2) 152,000 14.7 (1.1)
Quebec
Not in the labour force 357,000 30.0 (2.0) 418,000 35.1 (2.2) 304,000 25.5 (2.1) 113,000 9.4 (1.7)
Unemployed 113,000 32.5 (4.3) 120,000 34.5 (5.2) 85,000 24.5 (4.0) 30,000 8.5 E (2.5)
Employed 554,000 15.4 (0.9) 1,160,000 32.3 (1.7) 1,276,000 35.5 (2.2) 599,000 16.7 (1.3)
Ontario
Not in the labour force 482,000 32.6 (2.9) 426,000 28.8 (3.9) 400,000 27.0 (4.4) 170,000 11.5 (2.5)
Unemployed 167,000 26.7 (5.4) 167,000 26.7 (5.6) 201,000 32.2 (6.8) 89,000 14.4 E (4.5)
Employed 1,109,000 18.1 (1.4) 1,808,000 29.4 (2.0) 2,070,000 33.7 (1.8) 1,152,000 18.8 (1.5)
Prairies
Not in the labour force 137,000 22.9 (2.5) 194,000 32.5 (3.1) 173,000 28.9 (2.7) 94,000 15.7 (2.1)
Unemployed 39,000 22.3 (6.8) 56,000 32.0 (8.5) 60,000 34.3 (5.3) 20,000 11.4 E (4.5)
Employed 352,000 13.0 (1.2) 794,000 29.4 (1.5) 1,002,000 37.0 (2.2) 558,000 20.6 (1.4)
British Columbia
Not in the labour force 165,000 28.7 (2.6) 158,000 27.5 (3.3) 176,000 30.5 (4.2) 77,000 13.3 (3.0)
Unemployed 70,000 27.7 (3.6) 73,000 28.7 (7.1) 75,000 29.4 (8.2) 36,000 14.2 E (7.0)
Employed 233,000 11.7 (1.3) 530,000 26.7 (2.7) 765,000 38.5 (2.8) 461,000 23.2 (1.8)
Territories
Not in the labour force 4,000 43.7 (3.3) 2,000 24.3 (2.5) 2,000 25.3 (3.6) 1,000 6,.7 E (2.1)
Unemployed 3,000 50.1 (3.9) 2,000 28.3 (3.9) 1,000 16.4 (2.8) 1,000 5.2 E (2.2)
Employed 8,000 19.0 (1.5) 11,000 27.0 (2.3) 15,000 35.1 (1.3) 8,000 18.9 (1.2)
Canada
Not in the labour force 1,273,000 30.0 (1.3) 1,336,000 31.4 (1.5) 1,153,000 27.1 (2.1) 488,000 11.5 (0.9)
Unemployed 454,000 28.5 (2.6) 479,000 30.2 (2.6) 467,000 29.4 (3.0) 190,000 11.9 (1.9)
Employed 2,427,000 15.7 (0.7) 4,650,000 30.0 (0.9) 5,489,000 35.4 (1.1) 2,930,000 18.9 (0.8)

 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Number % Standard
error
Number % Standard
error
Number % Standard
error
Number % Standard
error
D. Problem solving
Atlantic
Not in the labour force 167,000 42.0 (2.8) 153,000 38.4 (2.6) 68,000 17.0 (1.8) 11,000 2.7 E (0.9)
Unemployed 84,000 45.9 (3.3) 63,000 34.3 (3.7) 31,000 17.1 (2.6) 5,000 2.7 E (1.3)
Employed 285,000 27.6 (1.4) 451,000 43.6 (2.3) 253,000 24.5 (1.6) 44,000 4.2 (0.8)
Quebec
Not in the labour force 520,000 43.6 (3.3) 417,000 35.0 (2.5) 217,000 18.2 (2.6) 38,000 3.2 (0.6)
Unemployed 139,000 40.0 (3.5) 137,000 39.5 (4.5) 60,000 17.3 (2.9) 11,000 3.2 E (1.4)
Employed 1,010,000 28.1 (1.3) 1,499,000 41.8 (1.2) 892,000 24.9 (1.1) 187,000 5.2 (0.8)
Ontario
Not in the labour force 613,000 41.5 (3.4) 481,000 32.6 (3.5) 327,000 22.1 (4.9) 57,000 3.8 E (1.5)
Unemployed 214,000 34.3 (6.3) 252,000 40.4 (6.6) 123,000 19.7 (6.7) 35,000 5.6 E (3.7)
Employed 1,729,000 28.2 (1.7) 2,370,000 38.6 (2.5) 1,684,000 27.4 (2.0) 356,000 5.8 (1.3)
Prairies
Not in the labour force 199,000 33.2 (3.0) 201,000 33.6 (3.1) 161,000 27.0 (3.1) 37,000 6,.3 E (1.5)
Unemployed 55,000 31.1 (6.2) 71,000 40.5 (6.2) 43,000 24.5 (7.3) 7,000 x x
Employed 600,000 22.2 (1.5) 1,136,000 42.0 (2.3) 809,000 29.9 (1.8) 162,000 6,.0 (0.8)