...................The real unemployment in Canada May 2010 might be 21.6%
The unemployment in Canada this May was 8.1% but in Alberta (Calgary) pre-recession more people entered the labour force because of job opportunities and by the comparison there are another 8.3% adults in Canada that would work. That is not the end of it. There are four other adjustments that can be made the Statistics Canada ignores.
Official
Unemployment........................................8.1%
Hidden
Work force.............................................8.3%
Involuntary
Part time
Equivalents
(Statistics Canada).....................................1.7%
Involuntary
Part time
Self Employed
(Guestimate)............................................0.7%
Best City in Alberta
Difference with my Standard of Calgary
(Red Deer, has more people working)...............1.8%
Improvement on Red Deer
Time and Pressure should get
More people back in the labour force.
(Guestimate).............................................1.0%
Total unemployment.....................................21.6%
The number of people in the labour force wobbles considerably and Statistics Canada is mute on this. However there are cities in the USA, the UK and Australia that all posted near Calgary level of people in the labour force so it's entirely likely the drop out rate is similar across Canada.