employment, hires and layoffs, canada, 2003 to 2013
Table:
year
employees aged 18 to 64
employees aged 25 to 54

number of employees in january
hires
layoffs
number of employees in january
hires
layoffs

thousands

2003
12,362
2,583
769
9,368
1,554
505

2004
12,585
2,717
755
9,504
1,633
491

2005
12,770
2,749
703
9,543
1,648
454

2006
12,849
2,840
705
9,563
1,699
452

2007
13,185
2,897
710
9,757
1,732
454

2008
13,399
2,834
829
9,818
1,706
529

2009
13,210
2,437
902
9,671
1,460
581

2010
13,211
2,604
800
9,658
1,559
500

2011
13,555
2,730
808
9,831
1,632
493

2012
13,674
2,729
789
9,872
1,629
481

2013
13,973
2,755
798
10,010
1,640
485

Provide the shortest accurate answer you can to the following question, based only on the table data. Enclose the answer in the list of the following JSON object {"answer": ["YOUR ANSWER"]}. If more than one item applies, separate items with commas. Caption of the table: 'employment, hires and layoffs, canada, 2003 to 2013'. Please answer the question according to the table: For employees aged 18 to 64,how many individuals were hired in 2009?

{"answer": ["2437.0"]}