Data in these plots are from Statistics Canada Table: 14-10-0462-01 .
In the plot below, data (Statistics Canada Table: 14-10-0462-01) for each month are rolling three-month averages and are not adjusted for seasonality. For this reason, it is best to compare data for a given month with that from the same month in, for example, the previous year.
Statistics Canada has divided the Province into economic regions, each of which consists of a group of counties. In the plot, these are referred to as Geographies. Campbellton/Miramichi includes Northumberland, Restigouche and Gloucester counties; Moncton/Richibucto includes Albert, Westmorland, and Kent counties; Saint John/St Stephen includes Saint John, Charlotte, and Kings counties; Fredericton/Oromocto includes Sunbury, York and Queens counties; Edmundston/Woodstock includes Carleton, Victoria and Madawaska counties.
Use the dialog box to select one or more geographic areas (entire province or economic region). Then select one or more of the variables (population, labour force, or employment (persons with jobs, full time or part time)). The oscillations along the plot represent the impacts of different seasons in the year on employment. Note that ‘population’ is the number of persons of working age, 15 years and over, not the total population.
By moving your cursor along the plot, you can see absolute and percent changes from the same month of the previous year
All values are estimates, based on household surveys carried out by Statistics Canada. The surveys generate error rates – these are not shown here but can be viewed in the Statistics Canada Tables.
There may be a brief lag before the plot loads. On mobile devices, you may want to rotate the screen.
Acknowledgements:
Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/1410028701-eng
Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0462-01 Labour force characteristics by economic region, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/1410046201-eng
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