Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2018 |
October 2018 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 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 | 442.8 | 442.7 | ... | -0.1 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 262.7 | 259.2 | 1.9 | -3.5 | -2.9 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 227.1 | 226.3 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 187.0 | 189.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -2.9 | 1.2 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 40.1 | 37.0 | 1.9 | -3.1 | 4.5 | -7.7 | 13.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.6 | 32.9 | 1.9 | -2.7 | -4.4 | -7.6 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 58.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 12.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 51.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 126.2 | 126.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 83.7 | 82.9 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 76.4 | 76.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| Full-time employment | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| Part-time employment | 11.7 | 11.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.0 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -17.8 | -27.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 800.6 | 801.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 494.7 | 495.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 456.2 | 457.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 374.0 | 373.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 8.1 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 82.2 | 84.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 38.5 | 38.1 | 2.5 | -0.4 | -5.3 | -1.0 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 628.0 | 628.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 384.9 | 380.4 | 2.2 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 354.6 | 352.8 | 2.3 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 301.5 | 300.8 | 2.8 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 53.0 | 52.0 | 2.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 30.3 | 27.5 | 1.9 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -9.2 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,999.4 | 7,005.7 | ... | 6.3 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,484.3 | 4,488.5 | 15.0 | 4.2 | -29.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 4,245.0 | 4,254.1 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,422.0 | 3,445.6 | 21.2 | 23.6 | -3.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 823.0 | 808.5 | 19.2 | -14.5 | 10.3 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 239.3 | 234.4 | 13.2 | -4.9 | -35.9 | -2.0 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,946.9 | 11,965.3 | ... | 18.4 | 224.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,713.9 | 7,693.8 | 20.1 | -20.1 | 68.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 7,261.0 | 7,263.5 | 19.6 | 2.5 | 82.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 5,914.6 | 5,922.1 | 27.9 | 7.5 | 90.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,346.4 | 1,341.4 | 26.0 | -5.0 | -7.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 452.9 | 430.4 | 16.8 | -22.5 | -14.2 | -5.0 | -3.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,027.2 | 1,027.9 | ... | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 687.8 | 692.3 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 648.1 | 649.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 520.7 | 525.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 127.4 | 124.8 | 3.4 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -2.0 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 39.7 | 42.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 17.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 885.4 | 885.8 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 610.2 | 611.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 571.0 | 573.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 466.9 | 468.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 104.1 | 105.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.2 | 37.6 | 2.1 | -1.6 | 2.1 | -4.1 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,482.1 | 3,486.3 | ... | 4.2 | 47.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,515.0 | 2,519.4 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,337.9 | 2,335.2 | 9.9 | -2.7 | 42.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,911.1 | 1,919.7 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 30.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 426.8 | 415.5 | 13.0 | -11.3 | 11.8 | -2.6 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 177.1 | 184.2 | 8.6 | 7.1 | -5.5 | 4.0 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,045.9 | 4,050.2 | ... | 4.3 | 55.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,627.7 | 2,623.6 | 10.1 | -4.1 | 30.9 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,516.4 | 2,515.3 | 10.2 | -1.1 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,992.4 | 1,979.1 | 15.9 | -13.3 | 36.0 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 524.1 | 536.2 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 111.3 | 108.3 | 7.7 | -3.0 | -17.5 | -2.7 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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