Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2017 |
August 2017 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2017 | August 2016 to August 2017 | July to August 2017 | August 2016 to August 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 | 445.8 | 445.8 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 259.7 | 258.5 | 2.1 | -1.2 | -10.0 | -0.5 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 219.0 | 220.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -14.7 | 0.6 | -6.3 |
| Full-time | 187.2 | 189.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -6.2 | 1.4 | -3.2 |
| Part-time | 31.8 | 30.5 | 2.1 | -1.3 | -8.5 | -4.1 | -21.8 |
| Unemployment | 40.8 | 38.1 | 2.0 | -2.7 | 4.7 | -6.6 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.7 | 14.7 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.1 | 49.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 124.0 | 124.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 81.8 | 80.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 73.5 | 73.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Full-time | 60.9 | 60.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| Part-time | 12.6 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -13.4 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 792.4 | 793.3 | ... | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 488.7 | 487.8 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 450.2 | 444.6 | 2.7 | -5.6 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| Full-time | 364.5 | 356.6 | 3.5 | -7.9 | -8.0 | -2.2 | -2.2 |
| Part-time | 85.7 | 88.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 43.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 4.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 624.8 | 625.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 377.1 | 381.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -7.3 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 352.4 | 351.9 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Full-time | 300.6 | 298.9 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| Part-time | 51.8 | 53.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | -4.5 | 2.3 | -7.8 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 29.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | -6.6 | 20.2 | -18.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,935.0 | 6,940.7 | ... | 5.7 | 43.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,500.6 | 4,504.9 | 14.9 | 4.3 | 53.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 4,238.0 | 4,232.0 | 15.3 | -6.0 | 93.3 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time | 3,420.5 | 3,392.8 | 21.0 | -27.7 | 60.6 | -0.8 | 1.8 |
| Part-time | 817.6 | 839.2 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 32.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 262.6 | 272.9 | 12.8 | 10.3 | -40.1 | 3.9 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,690.0 | 11,709.8 | ... | 19.8 | 163.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,571.4 | 7,565.7 | 20.4 | -5.7 | 79.7 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,106.3 | 7,137.4 | 19.5 | 31.1 | 153.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Full-time | 5,762.5 | 5,736.2 | 26.7 | -26.3 | 69.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Part-time | 1,343.8 | 1,401.3 | 25.1 | 57.5 | 84.7 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 465.1 | 428.3 | 16.4 | -36.8 | -73.9 | -7.9 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,014.6 | 1,015.9 | ... | 1.3 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 683.5 | 683.2 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 649.1 | 649.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Full-time | 525.4 | 520.5 | 3.6 | -4.9 | 9.7 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Part-time | 123.6 | 128.9 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.4 | 33.7 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -6.7 | -2.0 | -16.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 877.5 | 878.0 | ... | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 608.2 | 607.0 | 2.5 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 568.0 | 568.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Full-time | 466.0 | 464.8 | 3.5 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Part-time | 102.0 | 103.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | -3.2 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 40.2 | 39.0 | 2.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,431.2 | 3,434.5 | ... | 3.3 | 29.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,477.2 | 2,488.9 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 27.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 2,284.2 | 2,286.5 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 33.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Full-time | 1,860.0 | 1,867.6 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Part-time | 424.2 | 418.8 | 12.4 | -5.4 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 193.1 | 202.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | -5.8 | 4.8 | -2.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 3,983.8 | 3,988.1 | ... | 4.3 | 48.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,620.5 | 2,612.1 | 10.6 | -8.4 | 84.9 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,481.2 | 2,480.0 | 10.6 | -1.2 | 92.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Full-time | 1,958.6 | 1,930.0 | 15.0 | -28.6 | 48.2 | -1.5 | 2.6 |
| Part-time | 522.6 | 550.0 | 14.1 | 27.4 | 44.1 | 5.2 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 139.3 | 132.1 | 8.6 | -7.2 | -7.4 | -5.2 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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