Friday, March 12, 2004Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time MAJOR RELEASES Labour Force Survey, February 2004 For a second consecutive month, employment was little changed in February (-21,000) and the unemployment rate remained at 7.4%. This recent pause in employment growth, attributable to weakness in part-time work, follows strong increases in full-time employment over the previous five months. Labour productivity, hourly compensation and unit labour cost, 2003 and fourth quarter 2003 Despite improved production in the fourth quarter, Canada's business productivity posted an annual growth rate of a mere 0.1% in 2003, the smallest annual increase in nearly a decade. OTHER RELEASES Youth court statistics, 2002/03 Dairy statistics, January 2004 Steel primary forms, weekly data, week ending March 6, 2004 Industrial chemicals and synthetic resins, January 2004 NEW PRODUCTSUpcoming releases: March 15 to 19
