Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

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Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  April 2012 May 2012 April to May 2012 May 2011 to May 2012 April to May 2012 May 2011 to May 2012
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands
(except rates)
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 428.0 427.4 -0.6 -1.6 -0.1 -0.4
Labour force 264.5 261.8 -2.7 3.0 -1.0 1.2
Employment 232.0 230.3 -1.7 2.8 -0.7 1.2
Full-time 201.9 199.3 -2.6 6.3 -1.3 3.3
Part-time 30.1 31.0 0.9 -3.5 3.0 -10.1
Unemployment 32.5 31.5 -1.0 0.2 -3.1 0.6
Participation rate 61.8 61.3 -0.5 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.3 12.0 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 54.2 53.9 -0.3 0.9 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 120.5 120.6 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.3
Labour force 82.0 81.2 -0.8 0.0 -1.0 0.0
Employment 73.0 72.0 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 0.6
Full-time 60.0 58.6 -1.4 -0.7 -2.3 -1.2
Part-time 12.9 13.4 0.5 1.1 3.9 8.9
Unemployment 9.0 9.2 0.2 -0.4 2.2 -4.2
Participation rate 68.0 67.3 -0.7 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 11.3 0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 59.7 -0.9 -0.4 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 780.0 780.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.2
Labour force 499.2 499.5 0.3 6.2 0.1 1.3
Employment 454.5 453.5 -1.0 4.5 -0.2 1.0
Full-time 369.9 366.2 -3.7 6.5 -1.0 1.8
Part-time 84.6 87.3 2.7 -2.0 3.2 -2.2
Unemployment 44.7 46.0 1.3 1.7 2.9 3.8
Participation rate 64.0 64.0 0.0 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.0 9.2 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 58.1 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 620.4 620.3 -0.1 1.2 0.0 0.2
Labour force 389.4 393.4 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.3
Employment 351.4 356.7 5.3 5.6 1.5 1.6
Full-time 298.2 301.3 3.1 8.0 1.0 2.7
Part-time 53.2 55.4 2.2 -2.4 4.1 -4.2
Unemployment 38.0 36.8 -1.2 -0.4 -3.2 -1.1
Participation rate 62.8 63.4 0.6 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 9.4 -0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 57.5 0.9 0.8 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,624.1 6,629.1 5.0 60.6 0.1 0.9
Labour force 4,319.0 4,328.5 9.5 35.5 0.2 0.8
Employment 3,975.4 3,990.1 14.7 12.5 0.4 0.3
Full-time 3,195.2 3,232.1 36.9 33.4 1.2 1.0
Part-time 780.2 758.0 -22.2 -20.9 -2.8 -2.7
Unemployment 343.6 338.4 -5.2 23.0 -1.5 7.3
Participation rate 65.2 65.3 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 7.8 -0.2 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.0 60.2 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Ontario            
Population 11,041.9 11,054.3 12.4 145.0 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,354.8 7,331.9 -22.9 31.2 -0.3 0.4
Employment 6,780.5 6,761.8 -18.7 32.9 -0.3 0.5
Full-time 5,507.3 5,476.6 -30.7 18.1 -0.6 0.3
Part-time 1,273.2 1,285.2 12.0 14.8 0.9 1.2
Unemployment 574.3 570.2 -4.1 -1.5 -0.7 -0.3
Participation rate 66.6 66.3 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.8 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.2 -0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Manitoba            
Population 961.7 962.2 0.5 10.4 0.1 1.1
Labour force 664.7 664.5 -0.2 5.5 0.0 0.8
Employment 629.6 630.6 1.0 7.3 0.2 1.2
Full-time 507.5 503.2 -4.3 -0.4 -0.8 -0.1
Part-time 122.0 127.3 5.3 7.5 4.3 6.3
Unemployment 35.1 33.9 -1.2 -1.8 -3.4 -5.0
Participation rate 69.1 69.1 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.1 -0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 65.5 65.5 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Saskatchewan            
Population 807.7 808.9 1.2 10.4 0.1 1.3
Labour force 564.0 561.7 -2.3 7.7 -0.4 1.4
Employment 536.5 536.1 -0.4 9.8 -0.1 1.9
Full-time 444.4 440.0 -4.4 11.1 -1.0 2.6
Part-time 92.0 96.1 4.1 -1.3 4.5 -1.3
Unemployment 27.6 25.5 -2.1 -2.2 -7.6 -7.9
Participation rate 69.8 69.4 -0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.5 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 66.4 66.3 -0.1 0.4 ... ...
Alberta            
Population 3,050.5 3,058.4 7.9 58.3 0.3 1.9
Labour force 2,254.6 2,255.0 0.4 69.4 0.0 3.2
Employment 2,143.0 2,152.8 9.8 84.5 0.5 4.1
Full-time 1,779.2 1,787.4 8.2 64.4 0.5 3.7
Part-time 363.8 365.4 1.6 20.1 0.4 5.8
Unemployment 111.6 102.2 -9.4 -15.1 -8.4 -12.9
Participation rate 73.9 73.7 -0.2 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.5 -0.4 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 70.3 70.4 0.1 1.5 ... ...
British Columbia            
Population 3,807.2 3,810.3 3.1 35.4 0.1 0.9
Labour force 2,473.1 2,503.6 30.5 43.0 1.2 1.7
Employment 2,318.8 2,318.6 -0.2 43.4 0.0 1.9
Full-time 1,808.1 1,808.7 0.6 45.7 0.0 2.6
Part-time 510.7 510.0 -0.7 -2.2 -0.1 -0.4
Unemployment 154.3 185.0 30.7 -0.4 19.9 -0.2
Participation rate 65.0 65.7 0.7 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 7.4 1.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 60.9 0.0 0.6 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s): 
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.