Editing Saint Pierre and Miquelon (section)

===Unemployment===
The labour market is characterized by high [[seasonality]], due to climatic hazards. Traditionally, the inhabitants suspended all outdoor activities (construction, agriculture, etc.)
between December and April.<ref name="ann-2010-3">{{cite web |url=http://www.iedom.fr/IMG/pdf/ra2010_st-pierre-et-miquelon.pdf |title=Rapport annuel 2010 IEDOM Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon |page=29 |access-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127043404/http://www.iedom.fr/IMG/pdf/ra2010_st-pierre-et-miquelon.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, the unemployment rate was 12.8%, and a third of the employed worked in the public sector. The employment situation was worsened by the complete cessation of deep-sea fishing, the traditional occupation of the islanders, as the unemployment rate in 1990 was lower at 9.5%.<ref name="1999-insee-731"/> The unemployment for 2010 shows a decrease from 2009, from 7.7% to 7.1%.<ref name="ann-2010-3"/> Exports are very low (5.1% of GDP) while imports are significant (49.1% of GDP).<ref name="pib-v-32">{{cite web |url=http://www.iedom.fr/IMG/pdf/cerom4_spm.pdf |title=Evaluation du PIB 2004 de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon – janvier 2007 |page=32 |access-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6EIX6F6dk?url=http://www.iedom.fr/IMG/pdf/cerom4_spm.pdf |archive-date=9 February 2013 }}</ref> In 2023, the unemployment rate in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon was 2.9%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IEDOM |date=2024-02-12 |title=La lettre de l'IEDOM - Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - Janvier 2024 |url=https://www.iedom.fr/La-lettre-de-l-IEDOM-Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon-Janvier-2024 |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=IEDOM}}</ref> About 70% of the islands' supplies are imported from Canada or from other parts of France via [[Nova Scotia]].<ref name="brit-1"/>