Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  September
2016
October
2016
Standard error1 September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 2016 September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 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 444.8 444.8 ... 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.5
Labour force 271.8 269.3 2.1 -2.5 -1.4 -0.9 -0.5
Employment 234.7 229.1 2.1 -5.6 -6.1 -2.4 -2.6
Full-time 194.7 190.0 2.6 -4.7 -10.2 -2.4 -5.1
Part-time 40.1 39.1 2.1 -1.0 4.1 -2.5 11.7
Unemployment 37.1 40.2 2.1 3.1 4.6 8.4 12.9
Participation rate 61.1 60.5 0.5 -0.6 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.6 14.9 0.7 1.3 1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 52.8 51.5 0.5 -1.3 -1.6 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 122.2 122.2 ... 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.9
Labour force 80.0 80.6 0.6 0.6 -1.9 0.8 -2.3
Employment 71.4 71.2 0.7 -0.2 -3.1 -0.3 -4.2
Full-time 58.4 57.6 0.8 -0.8 -4.3 -1.4 -6.9
Part-time 13.0 13.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 5.4 11.4
Unemployment 8.6 9.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 9.3 14.6
Participation rate 65.5 66.0 0.5 0.5 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 11.7 0.7 0.9 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 58.3 0.5 -0.1 -3.1 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 789.5 789.7 ... 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.4
Labour force 482.5 481.1 2.6 -1.4 -7.7 -0.3 -1.6
Employment 443.4 444.3 2.7 0.9 -6.5 0.2 -1.4
Full-time 363.3 360.8 3.6 -2.5 -10.6 -0.7 -2.9
Part-time 80.1 83.6 3.2 3.5 4.2 4.4 5.3
Unemployment 39.1 36.8 2.4 -2.3 -1.2 -5.9 -3.2
Participation rate 61.1 60.9 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 7.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 56.2 56.3 0.3 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 623.7 623.8 ... 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.3
Labour force 392.4 392.9 2.2 0.5 2.0 0.1 0.5
Employment 356.0 353.8 2.3 -2.2 -2.1 -0.6 -0.6
Full-time 298.3 297.1 2.8 -1.2 -1.9 -0.4 -0.6
Part-time 57.7 56.7 2.4 -1.0 -0.2 -1.7 -0.4
Unemployment 36.4 39.1 2.1 2.7 4.1 7.4 11.7
Participation rate 62.9 63.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 10.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 56.7 0.4 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,900.1 6,902.0 ... 1.9 45.7 0.0 0.7
Labour force 4,477.3 4,473.7 15.8 -3.6 35.1 -0.1 0.8
Employment 4,167.0 4,170.2 16.1 3.2 69.8 0.1 1.7
Full-time 3,370.5 3,357.7 21.8 -12.8 79.4 -0.4 2.4
Part-time 796.5 812.5 19.8 16.0 -9.6 2.0 -1.2
Unemployment 310.3 303.6 13.9 -6.7 -34.6 -2.2 -10.2
Participation rate 64.9 64.8 0.2 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,557.9 11,569.8 ... 11.9 144.1 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,484.6 7,499.6 20.5 15.0 53.5 0.2 0.7
Employment 6,993.3 7,018.7 19.5 25.4 77.1 0.4 1.1
Full-time 5,667.0 5,659.8 26.9 -7.2 18.7 -0.1 0.3
Part-time 1,326.3 1,358.9 25.5 32.6 58.4 2.5 4.5
Unemployment 491.3 480.9 16.7 -10.4 -23.6 -2.1 -4.7
Participation rate 64.8 64.8 0.2 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.7 0.2 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,002.2 1,002.8 ... 0.6 12.2 0.1 1.2
Labour force 674.9 676.2 2.6 1.3 -1.3 0.2 -0.2
Employment 631.8 632.7 2.6 0.9 -8.5 0.1 -1.3
Full-time 507.3 506.5 3.6 -0.8 -12.0 -0.2 -2.3
Part-time 124.5 126.2 3.3 1.7 3.5 1.4 2.9
Unemployment 43.1 43.5 2.1 0.4 7.2 0.9 19.8
Participation rate 67.3 67.4 0.3 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.3 0.0 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 63.0 63.1 0.3 0.1 -1.6 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 871.0 871.4 ... 0.4 7.4 0.0 0.9
Labour force 611.0 609.2 2.6 -1.8 -3.5 -0.3 -0.6
Employment 569.3 566.9 2.6 -2.4 -10.6 -0.4 -1.8
Full-time 466.4 463.6 3.5 -2.8 -10.6 -0.6 -2.2
Part-time 102.9 103.3 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0
Unemployment 41.7 42.3 2.2 0.6 7.2 1.4 20.5
Participation rate 70.1 69.9 0.3 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.9 0.3 0.1 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 65.4 65.1 0.3 -0.3 -1.7 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,407.2 3,408.1 ... 0.9 34.6 0.0 1.0
Labour force 2,475.8 2,484.8 9.6 9.0 22.4 0.4 0.9
Employment 2,264.2 2,273.2 9.7 9.0 -26.2 0.4 -1.1
Full-time 1,840.3 1,841.2 13.6 0.9 -47.3 0.0 -2.5
Part-time 423.9 432.0 12.6 8.1 21.1 1.9 5.1
Unemployment 211.6 211.5 8.2 -0.1 48.5 0.0 29.8
Participation rate 72.7 72.9 0.3 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.5 0.3 0.0 1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 66.5 66.7 0.3 0.2 -1.5 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,943.9 3,947.3 ... 3.4 52.2 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,529.4 2,558.2 10.8 28.8 52.1 1.1 2.1
Employment 2,385.5 2,400.4 10.7 14.9 55.6 0.6 2.4
Full-time 1,862.5 1,871.3 15.1 8.8 14.3 0.5 0.8
Part-time 522.9 529.1 14.4 6.2 41.3 1.2 8.5
Unemployment 143.9 157.8 8.9 13.9 -3.6 9.7 -2.2
Participation rate 64.1 64.8 0.3 0.7 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.2 0.3 0.5 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 ... ...
...
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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