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Labour Market Bulletin
New Brunswick

August 2011

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Labour Force Trends – The labour market rebounded in August with an increase in the number of full-time jobs.

• Compared with July 2011, employment in the province increased by a total of 2,200 full-time jobs.
• This increase is a change in direction from the downward trend of the previous months.
• The unemployment rate dropped by 0.9 percentage points to 9.2%, as the number of unemployed people decreased.
• Employment dropped by 6,100 jobs compared to August of last year, and the employment rate was down by 1.2 points.
• The number of full-time jobs decreased by 8,700, while the number of part-time jobs rose by 2,600.
• Year over year, the number of unemployed people increased by 2,600, and the unemployment rate grew by 0.5 points.

Seasonally Adjusted Data ('000)	August 2011	July 2011	August 2010	Monthly Variation		Yearly Variation
				#	%	#	%
Population 15 + ('000)	619.7	619.4	617.0	0.3	0.0%	2.7	0.4%
Labour Force ('000)	385.7	386.9	394.5	-1.2	-0.3%	-8.8	-2.2%
Employment ('000)	350.2	348.0	356.3	2.2	0.6%	-6.1	-1.7%
Full-time ('000)	291.7	289.0	300.4	2.7	0.9%	-8.7	-2.9%
Part-Time ('000)	58.5	59.0	55.9	-0.5	-0.8%	2.6	4.7%
Unemployment ('000)	35.5	38.9	38.1	-3.4	-8.7%	-2.6	-6.8%
Participation Rate (%)	62.2%	62.5%	63.9%	-0.3		-1.7
Unemployment Rate (%)	9.2%	10.1%	9.7%	-0.9		-0.5
Employment Rate (%)	56.5%	56.2%	57.7%	0.3		-1.2

Note: Totals may not add due to rounding
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey - HRSDC Table CD1T47sa

Employment and Unemployment Rate for New Brunswick August 2011

Employment by Industry – Compared to July, employment decreased in the goods-producing sector and increased in the service-producing sector.

• Compared to July, employment was down in the goods-producing sector this month, continuing the trend which began at the beginning of 2011.
• In the service-producing sector, employment rose for the second consecutive month, but more sharply than in previous months. The accommodation and food services industry posted the largest increase.
• Nonetheless, a downward trend has been observed in the service-producing sector over the past year.

Seasonally Adjusted Data ('000)	August 2011	July 2011	August 2010	Monthly Variation		Yearly Variation
				#	%	#	%
Total	350.2	348.0	356.3	2.2	0.6%	-6.1	-1.7%
Goods-Producing Sector	77.6	78.7	78.2	-1.1	-1.4%	-0.6	-0.8%
Agriculture	4.8	5.2	5.5	-0.4	-7.7%	-0.7	-12.7%
Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas	9.2	9.7	10.5	-0.5	-5.2%	-1.3	-12.4%
Utilities	4.2	4.0	4.3	0.2	5.0%	-0.1	-2.3%
Construction	27.5	27.8	29.2	-0.3	-1.1%	-1.7	-5.8%
Manufacturing	31.8	31.9	28.7	-0.1	-0.3%	3.1	10.8%
Services-Producing Sector	272.6	269.3	278.1	3.3	1.2%	-5.5	-2.0%
Retail and Wholesale Trade	54.3	53.0	56.0	1.3	2.5%	-1.7	-3.0%
Transportation and Warehousing	17.8	18.1	19.5	-0.3	-1.7%	-1.7	-8.7%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	16.6	16.7	16.5	-0.1	-0.6%	0.1	0.6%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	15.6	16.6	16.5	-1.0	-6.0%	-0.9	-5.5%
Business, building and other support Services	17.5	17.5	17.5	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.0%
Educational Services	24.5	24.8	25.8	-0.3	-1.2%	-1.3	-5.0%
Health Care and Social Assistance	50.1	49.0	51.1	1.1	2.2%	-1.0	-2.0%
Information, Culture and Recreation	12.7	11.6	12.2	1.1	9.5%	0.5	4.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	23.3	21.4	20.3	1.9	8.9%	3.0	14.8%
Other Services	15.4	15.3	16.7	0.1	0.7%	-1.3	-7.8%
Public Administration	25.0	25.3	26.1	-0.3	-1.2%	-1.1	-4.2%

Note: Totals may not add due to rounding
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey - HRSDC Table CD1T48sa

• Year over year, the province lost a total of 6,100 jobs as a result of a decrease of 5,500 jobs in the service-producing sector and 600 jobs in the goods-producing sector.
• Employment rose sharply in manufacturing, but decreased in construction.
• Job losses were observed in several service-producing sectors; however, the accommodation and food services posted a significant increase in employment.

Economic Regions - The labour market improved in Saint John - St. Stephen and in Campbellton - Miramichi. Significant declines were posted in the other economic regions.

• Employment was up by 2,600 jobs in Saint John - St.Stephen and by 1,500 in Campbellton - Miramichi.
• Employment decreased in Edmundston - Woodstock (4,400), Fredericton - Oromocto (3,400) and Moncton - Richibucto (3,200).
• The employment rate rose in Saint John - St Stephen, Saint John and Campbellton - Miramichi, while the other regions experienced sharp decreases.
• The unemployment rate rose everywhere, except in Saint John - St. Stephen (including Saint John), where it went down and in Edmundston - Woodstock where it remained unchanged.

Campbellton - Miramich

Three Month Moving Averages - Unadjusted Data	August 2011	August 2010	Variation
Population 15 + ('000)	129.2	130.6	-1.4
Labour Force ('000)	76.4	73.5	2.9
Employment ('000)	64.9	63.4	1.5
Full-Time	55.6	56.4	-0.8
Part-Time	9.3	6.9	2.4
Unemployment ('000)	11.6	10.1	1.5
Participation Rate	59.1%	56.3%	2.8%
Unemployment Rate	15.2%	13.7%	1.5%
Employment Rate	50.2%	48.5%	1.7%

Moncton - Richibucto

Three Month Moving Averages - Unadjusted Data	August 2011	August 2010	Variation
Population 15 + ('000)	171.9	169.8	2.1
Labour Force ('000)	114.8	117.2	-2.4
Employment ('000)	105.9	109.1	-3.2
Full-Time	91.0	92.4	-1.4
Part-Time	14.9	16.7	-1.8
Unemployment ('000)	8.8	8.1	0.7
Participation Rate	66.8%	69.0%	-2.2%
Unemployment Rate	7.7%	6.9%	0.8%
Employment Rate	61.6%	64.3%	-2.7%

Saint John - St. Stephen

Three Month Moving Averages - Unadjusted Data	August 2011	August 2010	Variation
Population 15 + ('000)	144.2	143.4	0.8
Labour Force ('000)	96.5	95.0	1.5
Employment ('000)	89.5	86.9	2.6
Full-Time	75.2	74.3	0.9
Part-Time	14.3	12.5	1.8
Unemployment ('000)	7.0	8.1	-1.1
Participation Rate	66.9%	66.2%	0.7%
Unemployment Rate	7.3%	8.5%	-1.2%
Employment Rate	62.1%	60.6%	1.5%

Fredericton - Oromocto

Three Month Moving Averages - Unadjusted Data	August 2011	August 2010	Variation
Population 15 + ('000)	109.1	107.5	1.6
Labour Force ('000)	72.5	75.4	-2.9
Employment ('000)	66.7	70.1	-3.4
Full-Time	57.0	60.7	-3.7
Part-Time	9.7	9.5	0.2
Unemployment ('000)	5.8	5.2	0.6
Participation Rate	66.5%	70.1%	-3.6%
Unemployment Rate	8.0%	6.9%	1.1%
Employment Rate	61.1%	65.2%	-4.1%

Edmundston - Woodstock

Three Month Moving Averages - Unadjusted Data	August 2011	August 2010	Variation
Population 15 + ('000)	64.9	65.5	-0.6
Labour Force ('000)	40.8	45.7	-4.9
Employment ('000)	36.8	41.2	-4.4
Full-Time	31.2	36.8	-5.6
Part-Time	5.6	4.4	1.2
Unemployment ('000)	4.0	4.5	-0.5
Participation Rate	62.9%	69.8%	-6.9%
Unemployment Rate	9.8%	9.8%	0.0%
Employment Rate	56.7%	62.9%	-6.2%

Saint John

Three Month Moving Averages - Unadjusted Data	August 2011	August 2010	Variation
Population 15 + ('000)	106.2	105.5	0.7
Labour Force ('000)	71.4	69.1	2.3
Employment ('000)	66.9	63.0	3.9
Full-Time	56.4	53.2	3.2
Part-Time	10.5	9.8	0.7
Unemployment ('000)	4.5	6.1	-1.6
Participation Rate	67.2%	65.5%	1.7%
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	8.8%	-2.5%
Employment Rate	63.0%	59.7%	3.3%

Note: Totals may not add due to rounding
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey - HRSDC Table SGEODEM

Prepared by: Labour Market Information Services, Service Canada, Atlantic Region

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Date Modified:

2011-11-29