Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2020 |
October 2020 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 439.3 | 439.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 253.9 | 254.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 216.2 | 222.1 | 2.2 | 5.9 | -4.5 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 181.8 | 185.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -5.0 | 2.0 | -2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 34.3 | 36.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 37.7 | 32.7 | 2.0 | -5.0 | 4.4 | -13.3 | 15.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 58.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.8 | 12.8 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.2 | 50.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 131.9 | 132.0 | ... | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 84.0 | 84.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 75.5 | 76.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -2.6 | 1.2 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 62.9 | 64.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -3.1 | 2.7 | -4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 12.6 | 11.8 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -6.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 19.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 10.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 818.7 | 819.4 | ... | 0.7 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 494.5 | 502.4 | 3.1 | 7.9 | -5.9 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 455.7 | 458.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | -8.6 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 363.8 | 374.4 | 3.9 | 10.6 | -6.3 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 91.9 | 84.1 | 3.5 | -7.8 | -2.3 | -8.5 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 38.9 | 43.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 6.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 637.5 | 637.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 390.7 | 392.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 350.1 | 352.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -2.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 297.2 | 300.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | -1.0 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 52.9 | 51.7 | 2.6 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 40.6 | 39.6 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 8.5 | -2.5 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 10.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,132.4 | 7,137.5 | ... | 5.1 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,612.8 | 4,612.2 | 17.3 | -0.6 | 16.1 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 4,270.9 | 4,258.0 | 19.0 | -12.9 | -107.1 | -0.3 | -2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,476.2 | 3,498.4 | 23.4 | 22.2 | -45.7 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 794.7 | 759.5 | 20.3 | -35.2 | -61.5 | -4.4 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 341.9 | 354.2 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 123.2 | 3.6 | 53.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,356.4 | 12,367.2 | ... | 10.8 | 159.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 7,993.9 | 8,035.2 | 25.7 | 41.3 | 104.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,236.6 | 7,267.2 | 25.0 | 30.6 | -240.2 | 0.4 | -3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 5,943.0 | 5,952.8 | 31.0 | 9.8 | -142.9 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,293.6 | 1,314.4 | 27.9 | 20.8 | -97.3 | 1.6 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 757.4 | 768.0 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 344.3 | 1.4 | 81.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,047.5 | 1,047.9 | ... | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 701.6 | 700.2 | 3.3 | -1.4 | 10.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 652.3 | 650.5 | 3.3 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 518.3 | 517.0 | 4.4 | -1.3 | -9.4 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 134.0 | 133.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 49.3 | 49.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 36.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 893.9 | 893.8 | ... | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 605.8 | 601.2 | 2.9 | -4.6 | -12.8 | -0.8 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 564.5 | 562.9 | 3.0 | -1.6 | -19.3 | -0.3 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 461.8 | 459.8 | 3.9 | -2.0 | -14.8 | -0.4 | -3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 102.7 | 103.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -4.5 | 0.4 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 41.4 | 38.2 | 2.6 | -3.2 | 6.4 | -7.7 | 20.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,583.0 | 3,585.8 | ... | 2.8 | 39.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,497.3 | 2,494.6 | 12.3 | -2.7 | -28.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 2,204.0 | 2,227.4 | 12.6 | 23.4 | -125.5 | 1.1 | -5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,790.6 | 1,803.4 | 15.5 | 12.8 | -126.9 | 0.7 | -6.6 |
| Part-time employment | 413.4 | 424.0 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 293.2 | 267.1 | 11.6 | -26.1 | 96.7 | -8.9 | 56.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 10.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,185.4 | 4,189.4 | ... | 4.0 | 66.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,668.0 | 2,692.8 | 13.2 | 24.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 2,444.3 | 2,477.8 | 13.1 | 33.5 | -85.6 | 1.4 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,887.7 | 1,895.5 | 17.3 | 7.8 | -119.1 | 0.4 | -5.9 |
| Part-time employment | 556.6 | 582.3 | 15.5 | 25.7 | 33.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 223.7 | 215.0 | 11.0 | -8.7 | 86.4 | -3.9 | 67.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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