Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2018 |
April 2018 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 2018 | March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 444.2 | ... | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 260.6 | 260.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 223.5 | 222.9 | 2.0 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Full-time | 191.0 | 191.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Part-time | 32.5 | 31.8 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 37.1 | 37.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 58.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.3 | 50.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 124.8 | 125.1 | ... | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 83.8 | 84.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 75.2 | 75.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Full-time | 62.5 | 63.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 12.7 | 12.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -5.5 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 796.6 | 797.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 491.4 | 490.5 | 2.7 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 455.0 | 457.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 375.1 | 376.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Part-time | 79.9 | 81.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | -2.2 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 32.8 | 2.5 | -3.6 | -8.6 | -9.9 | -20.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 626.5 | 627.0 | ... | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 384.8 | 385.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 354.0 | 355.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 302.5 | 304.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Part-time | 51.5 | 50.5 | 2.3 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 30.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -4.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,964.8 | 6,970.9 | ... | 6.1 | 50.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,531.1 | 4,508.3 | 15.2 | -22.8 | 28.0 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 4,279.6 | 4,265.8 | 15.5 | -13.8 | 72.8 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 3,515.0 | 3,493.5 | 20.6 | -21.5 | 143.1 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| Part-time | 764.6 | 772.4 | 19.2 | 7.8 | -70.3 | 1.0 | -8.3 |
| Unemployment | 251.5 | 242.5 | 12.9 | -9.0 | -44.8 | -3.6 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,827.4 | 11,850.3 | ... | 22.9 | 207.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 7,619.2 | 7,632.5 | 20.1 | 13.3 | 114.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 7,199.2 | 7,208.5 | 19.6 | 9.3 | 133.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time | 5,873.7 | 5,893.2 | 27.5 | 19.5 | 141.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Part-time | 1,325.5 | 1,315.2 | 25.7 | -10.3 | -8.3 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 420.0 | 424.1 | 16.8 | 4.1 | -18.7 | 1.0 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,021.5 | 1,022.7 | ... | 1.2 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 685.8 | 689.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 643.1 | 647.2 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 512.5 | 517.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Part-time | 130.6 | 130.3 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 7.3 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 42.6 | 42.3 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 6.3 | -0.7 | 17.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 882.6 | 883.4 | ... | 0.8 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 606.1 | 603.9 | 2.5 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 570.7 | 565.8 | 2.5 | -4.9 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
| Full-time | 467.4 | 463.1 | 3.4 | -4.3 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| Part-time | 103.3 | 102.8 | 3.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 35.4 | 38.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 7.3 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,453.8 | 3,459.1 | ... | 5.3 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,481.6 | 2,489.2 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,325.1 | 2,323.3 | 10.1 | -1.8 | 36.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time | 1,906.8 | 1,915.7 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 48.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Part-time | 418.3 | 407.6 | 12.9 | -10.7 | -12.2 | -2.6 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 156.5 | 165.9 | 9.0 | 9.4 | -29.3 | 6.0 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 72.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,012.3 | 4,018.4 | ... | 6.1 | 50.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,602.6 | 2,613.6 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 2,479.5 | 2,482.4 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 23.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 1,946.1 | 1,964.3 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Part-time | 533.4 | 518.1 | 14.6 | -15.3 | -13.4 | -2.9 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 123.1 | 131.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | -9.0 | 6.7 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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