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2009-11-06 LABOUR FORCE SURVEY OCTOBER 2009 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 3 MONTH MOVING AVERAGE HALIFAX In Halifax October 2009, labour force declined 0.3% over September 2009 to 229,800 and increased 3.8% over October 2008. Employment declined 0.5% (1,100) over September 2009 to 214,100 and increased 2.2% over October 2008. Unemployment increased 3.3% over September 2009 to 15,700 and increased 31.9% over October 2008. Unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points over September 2009 to 6.8%. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOVA SCOTIA In Nova Scotia October 2009, labour force increased 0.1% over September 2009 to 500,000 and increased 1.0% over October 2008. Employment increased 0.3% (1,200) over September 2009 to 453,300 and declined 0.9% over October 2008. Unemployment declined 1.7% over September 2009 to 46,700 and increased 23.9% over October 2008. Unemployment rate declined 0.2 percentage points over September 2009 to 9.3%. CANADA In Canada October 2009, labour force remained unchanged over September 2009 to 18.4 million and increased 0.2% over October 2008. Employment declined 0.3% (43,200) over September 2009 to 16.8 million and declined 2.3% over October 2008. Unemployment increased 2.4% over September 2009 to 1.6 million and increased 37.9% over October 2008. Unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points over September 2009 to 8.6%. Statistics Canada Cat. No. 71-001-XIE CANSIM 282-0001 to 282-0042, 282-0047 to 282-0064, 282-0069 to 282-0099 http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/lfss03a.htm US EMPLOYMENT OCTOBER 2009 The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its Employment Situation report for October 2009. The US unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent (from 9.8 percent last month) as the American economy lost a further 190,000 jobs in nonfarm payroll employment. This is consistent with average monthly job losses of 188,000 reported for the last three months. Since the start of the recession, US payroll employment has fallen by 7.3 million. US job losses continue to be concentrated in manufacturing (-61,000), construction (-62,000) and retail trade (-40,000). Job losses in construction have recently been more acute in non-residential and heavy construction, reversing the earlier portion of the recession when residential construction bore the brunt of job losses. These results fall short of market expectations. Market analysts had expected further US job losses of 175,000 for October and an unemployment rate of 9.9 percent. This news may be expected to have an impact on financial and currency markets. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Situation, November 6, 2009 LABOUR FORCE MONTHLY REPORT - OCTOBER 2009 Economics & Statistics Division, NS Department of Finance, http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/publish/publications.asp?id=pub43 This monthly publication includes data released by Statistics Canada: 1) LFS highlights at current month 2) other key employment indicators 3) summary tables of selected labour force characteristics 4) a glossary of LFS terms used in the report STATISTICS CANADA OTHER RELEASES Domestic sales of refined petroleum products, September 2009 Production of eggs and poultry, September 2009
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