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Labour Force Characteristics, St. John's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Labour Force Economic Regions, 3 Month Moving Averages Unadjusted, October 2008 |
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Economic Region |
Labour Force (000's) |
Employment (000's) |
Unemployment (000's) |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
Participation Rate (%) |
Employment Rate (%) |
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St. John's CMA |
110.3 |
102.6 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
71.1 |
66.2 |
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01: Avalon Peninsula |
138.8 |
125.5 |
13.3 |
9.6 |
65.2 |
58.9 |
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02: Burin Peninsula and South Coast |
17.2 |
14.8 |
2.4 |
14.0 |
53.3 |
45.8 |
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03: West Coast, Northern Peninsula and Labrador |
49.1 |
41.9 |
7.2 |
14.7 |
55.9 |
47.7 |
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04: Central Newfoundland, North East Coast |
52.3 |
43.9 |
8.4 |
16.1 |
55.9 |
46.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, November 2008 |
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