Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2017 |
April 2017 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2017 | April 2016 to April 2017 | March to April 2017 | April 2016 to April 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 445.6 | 445.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 264.9 | 264.5 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -6.6 | -0.2 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 225.5 | 227.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -9.8 | 0.8 | -4.1 |
| Full-time | 191.2 | 193.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -4.2 | 1.3 | -2.1 |
| Part-time | 34.3 | 33.8 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -5.5 | -1.5 | -14.0 |
| Unemployment | 39.4 | 37.0 | 2.1 | -2.4 | 3.1 | -6.1 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.9 | 14.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 51.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 123.0 | 123.3 | ... | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 80.9 | 81.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 72.7 | 73.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Full-time | 62.0 | 62.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Part-time | 10.7 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 4.7 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 2.4 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 790.8 | 791.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 493.2 | 490.8 | 2.5 | -2.4 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 450.5 | 450.0 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Full-time | 364.2 | 366.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Part-time | 86.3 | 84.0 | 3.2 | -2.3 | 1.8 | -2.7 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 42.6 | 40.8 | 2.3 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -4.2 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 624.1 | 624.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 385.9 | 385.0 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 353.6 | 351.6 | 2.2 | -2.0 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| Full-time | 301.4 | 302.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Part-time | 52.3 | 49.5 | 2.4 | -2.8 | -5.0 | -5.4 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 33.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | -3.8 | 3.7 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,915.7 | 6,920.2 | ... | 4.5 | 43.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,479.4 | 4,484.6 | 14.8 | 5.2 | 52.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 4,193.9 | 4,190.1 | 15.5 | -3.8 | 88.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 3,362.2 | 3,345.2 | 21.6 | -17.0 | 32.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 831.7 | 844.9 | 19.5 | 13.2 | 55.7 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 285.5 | 294.5 | 13.3 | 9.0 | -35.2 | 3.2 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,628.4 | 11,642.4 | ... | 14.0 | 154.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 7,551.2 | 7,504.4 | 20.7 | -46.8 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 7,068.6 | 7,067.0 | 19.7 | -1.6 | 86.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Full-time | 5,759.9 | 5,746.1 | 26.6 | -13.8 | 96.8 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Part-time | 1,308.7 | 1,321.0 | 25.2 | 12.3 | -10.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 482.6 | 437.4 | 16.4 | -45.2 | -82.5 | -9.4 | -15.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,008.8 | 1,010.4 | ... | 1.6 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 678.0 | 676.8 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 640.5 | 640.0 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time | 519.6 | 516.9 | 3.6 | -2.7 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Part-time | 120.9 | 123.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 37.5 | 36.8 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -4.7 | -1.9 | -11.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 874.3 | 875.2 | ... | 0.9 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 606.9 | 605.4 | 2.6 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 570.4 | 568.2 | 2.6 | -2.2 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time | 470.9 | 463.7 | 3.4 | -7.2 | -5.0 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| Part-time | 99.5 | 104.5 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 37.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,417.6 | 3,421.4 | ... | 3.8 | 29.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,498.6 | 2,485.9 | 9.4 | -12.7 | 33.4 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,289.3 | 2,289.0 | 10.1 | -0.3 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Full-time | 1,861.8 | 1,864.7 | 13.7 | 2.9 | -2.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Part-time | 427.5 | 424.3 | 12.4 | -3.2 | 20.2 | -0.7 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 209.3 | 196.9 | 8.8 | -12.4 | 16.0 | -5.9 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 72.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 3,963.7 | 3,968.3 | ... | 4.6 | 50.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,582.8 | 2,596.7 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 77.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,443.0 | 2,454.3 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 79.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Full-time | 1,924.0 | 1,925.2 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Part-time | 519.0 | 529.1 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 139.8 | 142.4 | 9.0 | 2.6 | -2.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
...
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.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the "Data Quality" section of the Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) publication for further explanations.
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