THE LABOUR FORCE. Week ended December 12, 196,

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1 IL JOINT PRESS RELEASE FOR RELEASE A 1964 Dec. C. I DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR 10 a.m. E.S.T. January 13, 196 OTTAWA - CANADA Summary THE LABOUR FORCE EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT Week ended December 12, 196, '. of JUN c-, Total employment declined by 80,000 to 6,614,000 between November and December. The decrease was somewhat less than the average for the past several years. Unemployment increased by an estimated 27,000 to 285,000, an unusually small increase for this time of year. The labour force, at 6,899,000, was 53,000 lower than in November. Employment in December was 186,000 higher than a year earlier, and unemployment was 61,000 lower. The labour force at 6,899,000 was 125,000, or 1.8 per cent, higher than a year earlier., Employment About three-quarters of the 80,000 decline in employment between November and December was in agriculture. In non-farm industries, employment held up much better than usual. The decrease of 22,000 was only about one-third as large as the average November-to-December decline in non-farm employment during the past decade. Compared with a year earlier, total employment was up 186,000, or 2.9 per cent. Non-farm employment increased by 246,000, or 4.2 per cent. The largest gains were in service and manufacturing. Most of the other non-farm industries shared in the year-to-year improvement, except for forestry which registered a moderate decline. Agricultural employment was an estimated 60,000 lower than a year earlier. The number of men employed increased by 126,000, or 2.8 per cent, over the year. Women's employment increased by 60,000, or 3.2 per cent, compared with a year earlier; as usual, most of the increase was among married women. Employment was higher than a year ago in all regions. The largest percentage increases were in British Columbia and the Atlantic region, the gains being 5.2 per cent and 4.7 per cent, respectively. Unemployment Unemployment increased by 27,000 to 285,000 between November and December, a relatively small increase for this time of year.. The statistics in the Joint Press Release come from The Labour Force, a monthly publication by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The analysis is by the Department of Labour. Roce DUHAMEL. T.R.S.C., Queens Printer and Controller of Stationery, Ottawa.

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3 -2-. Compared with a year earlier, unemployment was down 61,000. Virtua1y all of the decrease was among men. Of the 285,000 unemployed in December, some 218,000, or about three-quarters, had been unemployed for three months or less. An estimated 33,000 had been seeking work from four to six months and 34,000 for seven months or more. The unemployment rate in December represented 4.1 per cent of the labour force, compared with 5.1 per cent in December 1963 and 6.3 per cent in December Unemployment rates were lower than a year ago in all five regions. Seasonally adjusted, the unemployment rate for Canada was 4.0 per cent. Summary Labour Force Statistics, Canada December 12 November 14 December (estimates in thousands) Population 14 years of age and over (1).. 12,879 12,857 12,585 Labour Force... 6,899 6,952 6,774 Employed... 6,614 6,694 6,428 Men... 4,673 4,747 4,547 Women ,941 1,947 1,881 Agriculture Non-agriculture... 6,093 6,115 5,847 Unemployed Men Married Women Married years of age years of age years and over... * * 11 Under 1 month unemployed (2) months months months and over (1) Excludes inmates of institutions, members of the armed services, Indians living on reserves and residents of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. (2) Includes persons on temporary layoff, estimated at 14,000 in December * Less than 10,000. Note: Unemployment rates, both actual and seasonally adjusted, for the period December 1963 to December 1964 are shown on page 3.

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5 -3- I-] Summary Labour Forco Statistics, by Region Population 14 years of age and over Atlantic... Quebec... Prairies... Labour Force Atlantic... Quebec... Prairies... Employed Atlantic... Quebec... Ontario... Prairies... Unemployed Atlantic... Quebec... Prairies.... Unemployment rates Atlantic... Quebec... Prairies... December 12 November 14 December (estimates in thousands) 1,293 1,291 1,273 3,714 3,708 3,623 4,497 4,489 4,384 2,172 2,170 2,138 1,203 1,199 1, ,938 1,951 1,912 2,548 2,552 2,502 1,168 1,192 1, ,834 1,854 1,782 2,472 2,491 2,413 1,136 1,160 1, Unemployment Rates, Actual and Seasonally Adjusted, Canada, December 1963 to December 1964 Week ended: Actual Seasonally adjusted(l) December January February March April May June July August September October November December (1) The seasonally adjusted series is subject to periodic revisions when more up-to-date estimates of change in seasonal patterns become available. Note: Unemployment rates are expressed as percentages of the labour force

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