Figure8-6Net Labour Market Flows in 2007 The labour market is always in flux, as some people move from one category to another. And while only a small fraction of the people may be moving at any one time, there are millions of people in each category, which implies hundreds of thousands of people are shifting from category to category each year. Even in 2007, a year of low unemployment, large numbers of workers moved into and out of employment and unemployment. In net, over the year employment grew by about 370 thousand jobs, unemployment dropped by about 1600 people, and the not-in-labour force category grew by about 2900 people.
Source: Statistics Canada.