Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  June
2016
July
2016
Standard error1 June to July 2016 July 2015 to July 2016 June to July 2016 July 2015 to July 2016
  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 444.5 444.6 ... 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.5
Labour force 269.4 266.0 2.1 -3.4 -2.2 -1.3 -0.8
Employment 237.0 232.0 2.1 -5.0 -4.3 -2.1 -1.8
Full-time 200.7 197.3 2.6 -3.4 -7.8 -1.7 -3.8
Part-time 36.4 34.8 2.1 -1.6 3.6 -4.4 11.5
Unemployment 32.4 34.0 2.1 1.6 2.2 4.9 6.9
Participation rate 60.6 59.8 0.5 -0.8 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.0 12.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 53.3 52.2 0.5 -1.1 -1.2 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 121.8 122.1 ... 0.3 1.2 0.2 1.0
Labour force 80.1 79.0 0.6 -1.1 -2.5 -1.4 -3.1
Employment 71.4 71.4 0.7 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -1.4
Full-time 59.5 59.2 0.8 -0.3 -0.7 -0.5 -1.2
Part-time 11.9 12.2 0.7 0.3 -0.3 2.5 -2.4
Unemployment 8.8 7.6 0.6 -1.2 -1.6 -13.6 -17.4
Participation rate 65.8 64.7 0.5 -1.1 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 9.6 0.7 -1.4 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 58.5 0.5 -0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 788.4 788.9 ... 0.5 3.1 0.1 0.4
Labour force 486.5 486.1 2.6 -0.4 -3.0 -0.1 -0.6
Employment 446.7 445.3 2.7 -1.4 -3.9 -0.3 -0.9
Full-time 365.8 361.1 3.6 -4.7 -8.6 -1.3 -2.3
Part-time 80.9 84.2 3.2 3.3 4.6 4.1 5.8
Unemployment 39.8 40.8 2.4 1.0 0.9 2.5 2.3
Participation rate 61.7 61.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 8.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 56.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.8 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 623.4 623.6 ... 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.3
Labour force 389.5 392.7 2.2 3.2 1.7 0.8 0.4
Employment 349.6 354.6 2.3 5.0 6.7 1.4 1.9
Full-time 296.4 300.2 2.8 3.8 2.2 1.3 0.7
Part-time 53.1 54.4 2.4 1.3 4.5 2.4 9.0
Unemployment 40.0 38.1 2.1 -1.9 -4.9 -4.8 -11.4
Participation rate 62.5 63.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 9.7 0.5 -0.6 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.1 56.9 0.4 0.8 1.0 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,886.1 6,892.2 ... 6.1 47.1 0.1 0.7
Labour force 4,418.5 4,417.7 15.8 -0.8 -19.9 0.0 -0.4
Employment 4,110.8 4,106.8 16.1 -4.0 10.0 -0.1 0.2
Full-time 3,337.5 3,318.0 21.8 -19.5 20.3 -0.6 0.6
Part-time 773.3 788.7 19.8 15.4 -10.4 2.0 -1.3
Unemployment 307.7 310.9 13.9 3.2 -29.9 1.0 -8.8
Participation rate 64.2 64.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 7.0 0.3 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 59.7 59.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,515.2 11,531.4 ... 16.2 141.0 0.1 1.2
Labour force 7,480.4 7,447.0 20.5 -33.4 21.2 -0.4 0.3
Employment 7,002.7 6,966.6 19.5 -36.1 23.9 -0.5 0.3
Full-time 5,682.5 5,663.6 26.9 -18.9 18.2 -0.3 0.3
Part-time 1,320.2 1,303.1 25.5 -17.1 5.9 -1.3 0.5
Unemployment 477.8 480.3 16.7 2.5 -2.8 0.5 -0.6
Participation rate 65.0 64.6 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.2 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.8 60.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 998.5 1,000.1 ... 1.6 12.5 0.2 1.3
Labour force 677.5 678.0 2.6 0.5 8.1 0.1 1.2
Employment 636.1 636.3 2.6 0.2 4.2 0.0 0.7
Full-time 511.3 515.2 3.6 3.9 6.3 0.8 1.2
Part-time 124.8 121.1 3.3 -3.7 -2.1 -3.0 -1.7
Unemployment 41.3 41.7 2.1 0.4 3.9 1.0 10.3
Participation rate 67.9 67.8 0.3 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 63.7 63.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 868.3 869.7 ... 1.4 7.8 0.2 0.9
Labour force 607.0 607.5 2.6 0.5 6.7 0.1 1.1
Employment 569.9 569.4 2.6 -0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.0
Full-time 464.7 464.8 3.5 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2
Part-time 105.2 104.6 3.2 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6
Unemployment 37.1 38.1 2.2 1.0 6.6 2.7 21.0
Participation rate 69.9 69.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.3 0.3 0.2 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 65.6 65.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,399.1 3,402.8 ... 3.7 42.4 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,441.4 2,459.0 9.6 17.6 10.0 0.7 0.4
Employment 2,249.6 2,248.2 9.7 -1.4 -49.1 -0.1 -2.1
Full-time 1,825.4 1,814.8 13.6 -10.6 -103.7 -0.6 -5.4
Part-time 424.2 433.3 12.6 9.1 54.4 2.1 14.4
Unemployment 191.8 210.8 8.2 19.0 59.2 9.9 39.1
Participation rate 71.8 72.3 0.3 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 8.6 0.3 0.7 2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 66.2 66.1 0.3 -0.1 -2.3 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,928.9 3,934.6 ... 5.7 55.1 0.1 1.4
Labour force 2,530.3 2,535.0 10.8 4.7 78.5 0.2 3.2
Employment 2,380.6 2,392.7 10.7 12.1 84.7 0.5 3.7
Full-time 1,881.1 1,859.3 15.1 -21.8 40.0 -1.2 2.2
Part-time 499.5 533.4 14.4 33.9 44.8 6.8 9.2
Unemployment 149.7 142.3 8.9 -7.4 -6.2 -4.9 -4.2
Participation rate 64.4 64.4 0.3 0.0 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.6 0.3 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 60.8 0.3 0.2 1.3 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
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