In order to put New Brunswick’s job creation (or lack thereof) into perspective, the plot below shows the number of persons employed at a given month/year in other provinces, as well as in Canada as a whole. Data come from Statistics Canada Table: 14-10-0287-01 and are adjusted for seasonality. Shaded periods represent economic recessions. Select for a range of years, province, working population (15 years of age and older), size of available labour force, and number of persons employed.
Data and Comments on New Brunswick Issues
