Labour market characteristics, population aged 15 and over, Laval and all of Québec, 2007-2011    ( Export to Excel)

Unit 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Laval
Labour force k 213.6 218.6 215.3 219.6 220.5
   Employment k 202.6 204.1 199.0 202.1 204.9
     Full-time employment k 167.6 165.7 160.1 160.3 164.3
     Part-time employment k 34.9 38.4 38.9 41.8 40.5
   Unemployment k 11.1 14.5 16.3 17.5 15.6
Participation rate % 69.1 69.5 67.1 67.2 66.2
Unemployment rate % 5.2 6.6 7.6 8.0 7.1
Employment rate % 65.6 64.9 62.1 61.8 61.5
Average duration of unemployment1 week 24.3 15.9 18.6 24.6 23.7
  
All of Québec
Labour force k 4,133.1 4,182.9 4,204.0 4,253.6 4,285.8
   Employment k 3,834.1 3,880.4 3,848.4 3,915.1 3,953.6
     Full-time employment k 3,119.8 3,152.9 3,125.7 3,154.9 3,194.0
     Part-time employment k 714.3 727.5 722.7 760.2 759.6
   Unemployment k 299.0 302.5 355.6 338.5 332.3
Participation rate % 65.7 65.8 65.3 65.4 65.2
Unemployment rate % 7.2 7.2 8.5 8.0 7.8
Employment rate % 60.9 61.0 59.8 60.2 60.1
Average duration of unemployment1 week 19.9 18.0 19.0 20.4 23.2
  

Note: — A population inferior to 1,500 in Quebec represent an unreliable estimation for the circulation criterias of Statistics Canada.
  
1. According to the new definition of average duration of unemploymalest integrated since 1997 (without upper limit).
  
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec.
 
January 18, 2012
 
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