Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2018 |
August 2018 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2018 | August 2017 to August 2018 | July to August 2018 | August 2017 to August 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 | 443.5 | 443.2 | ... | -0.3 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 266.1 | 264.4 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 5.0 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 225.2 | 226.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 185.0 | 186.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | -3.4 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 40.3 | 39.9 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 9.5 | -1.0 | 31.3 |
| Unemployment | 40.9 | 38.1 | 1.9 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -6.8 | -2.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 59.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.4 | 14.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.8 | 51.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 125.7 | 125.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 84.4 | 84.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 76.5 | 76.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 63.9 | 64.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 12.6 | 12.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -4.0 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 798.7 | 799.7 | ... | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 492.6 | 496.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 453.4 | 454.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 371.1 | 377.1 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 20.3 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| Part-time employment | 82.3 | 77.5 | 3.1 | -4.8 | -11.2 | -5.8 | -12.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.2 | 41.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -1.8 | 5.9 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 627.6 | 627.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 383.1 | 385.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 354.1 | 353.0 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 301.7 | 300.0 | 2.8 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 52.4 | 53.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 32.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,989.4 | 6,994.3 | ... | 4.9 | 53.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,505.7 | 4,504.5 | 15.0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 4,255.6 | 4,253.3 | 15.4 | -2.3 | 19.9 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,446.6 | 3,463.1 | 21.2 | 16.5 | 56.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 809.0 | 790.2 | 19.2 | -18.8 | -36.7 | -2.3 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 250.1 | 251.2 | 13.2 | 1.1 | -19.6 | 0.4 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,911.8 | 11,930.3 | ... | 18.5 | 220.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,720.9 | 7,663.2 | 20.1 | -57.7 | 97.6 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,305.0 | 7,224.9 | 19.6 | -80.1 | 78.6 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 5,916.9 | 5,917.3 | 27.9 | 0.4 | 171.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,388.2 | 1,307.5 | 26.0 | -80.7 | -93.3 | -5.8 | -6.7 |
| Unemployment | 415.9 | 438.3 | 16.8 | 22.4 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,026.0 | 1,026.7 | ... | 0.7 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 687.8 | 689.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 646.6 | 649.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 524.5 | 522.2 | 3.6 | -2.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 122.2 | 127.0 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -2.3 | 3.9 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 41.2 | 39.9 | 2.1 | -1.3 | 5.5 | -3.2 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 885.3 | 885.5 | ... | 0.2 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 607.8 | 610.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 567.8 | 569.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 465.8 | 467.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 102.1 | 101.2 | 3.1 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -0.9 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 40.0 | 41.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,473.0 | 3,477.6 | ... | 4.6 | 43.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,491.3 | 2,508.2 | 9.9 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,324.6 | 2,340.8 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 53.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,896.3 | 1,907.3 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 38.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 428.3 | 433.6 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 15.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 166.7 | 167.4 | 8.6 | 0.7 | -33.5 | 0.4 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 72.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,036.3 | 4,041.3 | ... | 5.0 | 53.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,602.7 | 2,620.8 | 10.1 | 18.1 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,473.2 | 2,483.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,960.0 | 1,966.6 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 513.2 | 516.4 | 14.7 | 3.2 | -33.0 | 0.6 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 129.4 | 137.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -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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