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Canada Data: Labor Force Survey>

Release for:    February 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Units in thousands except for rates
                                  Feb-18   Jan-18 Lvl chg    % chg
Adjusted, month/month:
Population                       30121.8  30094.5     27.3      0.1
Labor Force                      19716.8  19710.5      6.3      0.0
Employment                       18572.5  18557.1     15.4      0.1
Full-time                        15084.4  15123.7    -39.3     -0.3
Part-time                         3488.1   3433.4     54.7      1.6
Unemployment                      1144.3   1153.4     -9.1     -0.8
Participation rate (%)              65.5     65.5      0.0     ---
Unemployment rate (%)                5.8      5.9     -0.1     ---
Employment rate (%)                 61.7     61.7      0.0     ---
Level and percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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