Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 54.0 | 53.9 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| Labour force | 32.6 | 31.9 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 27.3 | 25.4 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -2.9 | -7.0 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 24.5 | 24.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 59.2 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.3 | 20.7 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 47.1 | 1.6 | -3.5 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 189.4 | 189.3 | ... | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 120.6 | 120.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 100.5 | 103.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.1 | 16.3 | 1.3 | -3.8 | -5.4 | -18.9 | -24.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.7 | 13.6 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.1 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 199.8 | 199.7 | ... | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 111.2 | 110.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 98.5 | 98.0 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| Participation rate | 55.7 | 55.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.3 | 49.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 18.0 | 18.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 12.4 | 12.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 11.1 | 10.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.8 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 67.8 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 60.6 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 52.0 | 52.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 37.4 | 36.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 33.2 | 32.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -19.0 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 69.9 | 0.7 | -2.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 9.3 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 55.9 | 56.1 | ... | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 34.1 | 35.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 31.9 | 32.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 8.7 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 62.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 58.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 108.0 | 108.0 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 73.8 | 74.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 61.7 | 61.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 1.7 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.4 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 332.4 | 332.9 | ... | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 218.0 | 216.7 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 199.0 | 199.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 19.0 | 16.9 | 1.5 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -11.1 | -18.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 359.3 | 359.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 204.4 | 204.0 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 194.0 | 194.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 9.3 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -10.6 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.9 | 56.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 54.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 80.6 | 80.6 | ... | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Labour force | 53.0 | 54.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 45.6 | 47.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -6.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 67.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 13.2 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 58.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 265.1 | 265.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 170.9 | 169.1 | 1.3 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 156.1 | 155.7 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 13.4 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -9.5 | -6.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 63.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.9 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 282.1 | 282.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 161.2 | 161.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 151.4 | 151.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 9.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 21.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 57.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 53.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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