Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 2018 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 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 | 443.9 | 443.5 | ... | -0.4 | -2.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 263.9 | 266.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 222.8 | 225.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 186.7 | 185.0 | 2.5 | -1.7 | -3.1 | -0.9 | -1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 36.2 | 40.3 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 27.1 |
| Unemployment | 41.0 | 40.9 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.5 | 15.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.2 | 50.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 125.5 | 125.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 83.8 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 76.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 63.7 | 63.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Part-time employment | 12.6 | 12.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 6.7 | -4.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 797.9 | 798.7 | ... | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 491.1 | 492.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 452.4 | 453.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 372.8 | 371.1 | 3.5 | -1.7 | 6.9 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 79.5 | 82.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -2.8 | 3.5 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 38.8 | 39.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 627.4 | 627.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 384.8 | 383.1 | 2.2 | -1.7 | 6.8 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 355.8 | 354.1 | 2.3 | -1.7 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 305.1 | 301.7 | 2.8 | -3.4 | 1.7 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 50.8 | 52.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 28.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,982.1 | 6,989.4 | ... | 7.3 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,507.2 | 4,505.7 | 15.0 | -1.5 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 4,264.0 | 4,255.6 | 15.4 | -8.4 | 16.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,431.9 | 3,446.6 | 21.2 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 832.1 | 809.0 | 19.2 | -23.1 | 2.8 | -2.8 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 243.2 | 250.1 | 13.2 | 6.9 | -9.1 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,887.5 | 11,911.8 | ... | 24.3 | 221.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,702.6 | 7,720.9 | 20.1 | 18.3 | 141.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,244.4 | 7,305.0 | 19.6 | 60.6 | 182.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 5,936.5 | 5,916.9 | 27.9 | -19.6 | 146.4 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,307.9 | 1,388.2 | 26.0 | 80.3 | 36.2 | 6.1 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 458.2 | 415.9 | 16.8 | -42.3 | -41.0 | -9.2 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,025.0 | 1,026.0 | ... | 1.0 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 692.8 | 687.8 | 2.6 | -5.0 | 4.5 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 650.2 | 646.6 | 2.5 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 521.0 | 524.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 129.2 | 122.2 | 3.4 | -7.0 | -1.9 | -5.4 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 42.6 | 41.2 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 7.0 | -3.3 | 20.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 884.8 | 885.3 | ... | 0.5 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 610.2 | 607.8 | 2.5 | -2.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 572.0 | 567.8 | 2.5 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 473.5 | 465.8 | 3.3 | -7.7 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 98.4 | 102.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.2 | 40.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,467.8 | 3,473.0 | ... | 5.2 | 41.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,489.9 | 2,491.3 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 2,328.2 | 2,324.6 | 9.9 | -3.6 | 39.6 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,918.0 | 1,896.3 | 14.1 | -21.7 | 36.3 | -1.1 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 410.2 | 428.3 | 13.0 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 161.7 | 166.7 | 8.6 | 5.0 | -26.8 | 3.1 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,029.1 | 4,036.3 | ... | 7.2 | 52.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,597.2 | 2,602.7 | 10.1 | 5.5 | -11.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 2,462.0 | 2,473.2 | 10.2 | 11.2 | -4.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,950.4 | 1,960.0 | 15.9 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 511.6 | 513.2 | 14.7 | 1.6 | -11.3 | 0.3 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 135.2 | 129.4 | 7.7 | -5.8 | -7.6 | -4.3 | -5.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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