While the employment numbers in the US continue to be disheartening the numbers here in Canada are trending better, but not great, according to Stats Canada.
Another one of those odd months where even though employment increased unemployment remained the same (it’s all in the accounting from what I can tell).
Following large gains in April, employment rose by 25,000 in May, the fifth consecutive monthly increase. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.1%. Since the start of the upward trend in July 2009, employment has risen by 1.8% or 310,000.Full-time employment increased by 67,000 in May, partly offset by losses of 43,000 in part time. Since July 2009, virtually all employment gains have been in full time.
The gains are mostly in full time jobs, with the drop in part time being an interesting, if not worrying trend as well. Are more people needing to work full time now, or are less part time positions available?
The unemployment graph shows a flattening, which is better than an upward trend I suppose.
The Really Big Table
This table tells you about who is working and how old they are.
| April 2010 | May 2010 | April to May 2010 | May 2009 to May 2010 | April to May 2010 | May 2009 to May 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| thousands | change in thousands | % change | ||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 27,618.4 | 27,651.8 | 33.4 | 401.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 18,570.3 | 18,603.0 | 32.7 | 226.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 17,071.9 | 17,096.6 | 24.7 | 284.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 13,768.4 | 13,835.7 | 67.3 | 263.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Part-time | 3,303.5 | 3,261.0 | -42.5 | 20.3 | -1.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,498.3 | 1,506.4 | 8.1 | -57.0 | 0.5 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | … | … |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | … | … |
| Part-time rate | 19.4 | 19.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | … | … |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | ||||||
| Population | 4,403.5 | 4,404.2 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 2,874.6 | 2,871.8 | -2.8 | -27.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 2,438.1 | 2,436.8 | -1.3 | -20.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Full-time | 1,249.9 | 1,271.5 | 21.6 | -23.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 |
| Part-time | 1,188.1 | 1,165.3 | -22.8 | 2.9 | -1.9 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 436.5 | 435.0 | -1.5 | -7.0 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate | 15.2 | 15.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | … | … |
| Part-time rate | 48.7 | 47.8 | -0.9 | 0.5 | … | … |
| Men, 25 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 11,355.8 | 11,372.0 | 16.2 | 197.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 8,308.7 | 8,346.5 | 37.8 | 130.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 7,707.3 | 7,712.5 | 5.2 | 182.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time | 7,107.4 | 7,117.3 | 9.9 | 172.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Part-time | 599.9 | 595.2 | -4.7 | 9.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 601.4 | 634.0 | 32.6 | -51.7 | 5.4 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.2 | 73.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | … | … |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | … | … |
| Part-time rate | 7.8 | 7.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Women, 25 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 11,859.1 | 11,875.6 | 16.5 | 192.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 7,386.9 | 7,384.8 | -2.1 | 123.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 6,926.6 | 6,947.4 | 20.8 | 121.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 5,411.0 | 5,446.9 | 35.9 | 113.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Part-time | 1,515.5 | 1,500.5 | -15.0 | 7.7 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 460.4 | 437.4 | -23.0 | 1.6 | -5.0 | 0.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | … | … |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | -0.3 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | … | … |
| Part-time rate | 21.9 | 21.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | … | … |
