Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2018 |
September 2018 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 2018 | August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 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 | 443.2 | 442.8 | ... | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 264.4 | 262.7 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 226.3 | 227.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 186.4 | 187.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 39.9 | 40.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 28.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.1 | 35.6 | 1.9 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -6.6 | -9.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 13.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 51.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 125.9 | 126.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 84.0 | 83.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 76.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 64.1 | 64.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.1 | 11.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -8.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -6.4 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.7 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 799.7 | 800.6 | ... | 0.9 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 496.1 | 494.7 | 2.7 | -1.4 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 454.6 | 456.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 377.1 | 374.0 | 3.5 | -3.1 | 12.1 | -0.8 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 77.5 | 82.2 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -3.8 | 6.1 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 41.5 | 38.5 | 2.5 | -3.0 | -5.9 | -7.2 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 627.8 | 628.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 385.1 | 384.9 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 353.0 | 354.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 300.0 | 301.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Part-time employment | 53.1 | 53.0 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 30.3 | 1.9 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -5.6 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,994.3 | 6,999.4 | ... | 5.1 | 55.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,504.5 | 4,484.3 | 15.0 | -20.2 | -13.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 4,253.3 | 4,245.0 | 15.4 | -8.3 | 16.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,463.1 | 3,422.0 | 21.2 | -41.1 | 8.3 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 790.2 | 823.0 | 19.2 | 32.8 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 251.2 | 239.3 | 13.2 | -11.9 | -29.6 | -4.7 | -11.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,930.3 | 11,946.9 | ... | 16.6 | 221.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,663.2 | 7,713.9 | 20.1 | 50.7 | 104.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 7,224.9 | 7,261.0 | 19.6 | 36.1 | 82.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 5,917.3 | 5,914.6 | 27.9 | -2.7 | 103.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,307.5 | 1,346.4 | 26.0 | 38.9 | -20.5 | 3.0 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 438.3 | 452.9 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 21.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,026.7 | 1,027.2 | ... | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 689.1 | 687.8 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 649.2 | 648.1 | 2.5 | -1.1 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 522.2 | 520.7 | 3.6 | -1.5 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 127.0 | 127.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.9 | 39.7 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 885.5 | 885.4 | ... | -0.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 610.2 | 610.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 569.2 | 571.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 467.9 | 466.9 | 3.3 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 101.2 | 104.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 41.1 | 39.2 | 2.1 | -1.9 | 1.4 | -4.6 | 3.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,477.6 | 3,482.1 | ... | 4.5 | 45.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,508.2 | 2,515.0 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 40.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,340.8 | 2,337.9 | 9.9 | -2.9 | 55.5 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,907.3 | 1,911.1 | 14.1 | 3.8 | 37.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 433.6 | 426.8 | 13.0 | -6.8 | 18.2 | -1.6 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 167.4 | 177.1 | 8.6 | 9.7 | -15.4 | 5.8 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 72.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,041.3 | 4,045.9 | ... | 4.6 | 54.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,620.8 | 2,627.7 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 27.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 2,483.1 | 2,516.4 | 10.2 | 33.3 | 43.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,966.6 | 1,992.4 | 15.9 | 25.8 | 59.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 516.4 | 524.1 | 14.7 | 7.7 | -16.6 | 1.5 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 137.8 | 111.3 | 7.7 | -26.5 | -15.4 | -19.2 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 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):
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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