Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| October 2018 |
November 2018 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 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 | 442.7 | 442.4 | ... | -0.3 | -2.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 259.2 | 256.4 | 1.9 | -2.8 | -6.5 | -1.1 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 226.3 | 225.0 | 2.0 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 189.3 | 187.3 | 2.5 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 32.9 | 31.4 | 1.9 | -1.5 | -7.1 | -4.6 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 58.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.7 | 12.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 50.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 53.8 | 53.8 | ... | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Labour force | 29.5 | 29.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -4.0 | 0.3 | -11.9 |
| Employment | 23.7 | 23.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -4.6 | -2.5 | -16.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 10.2 |
| Participation rate | 54.8 | 55.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 19.7 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 44.1 | 42.9 | 1.6 | -1.2 | -7.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 189.2 | 189.1 | ... | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 119.9 | 117.5 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 103.4 | 101.7 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 5.2 | -1.6 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 15.8 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -5.5 | -4.2 | -25.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 62.1 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 13.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 53.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 199.6 | 199.6 | ... | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 109.7 | 109.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 99.2 | 100.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -15.1 | -21.1 |
| Participation rate | 55.0 | 54.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 8.2 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.7 | 50.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 126.4 | 126.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 82.9 | 83.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 76.9 | 76.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 65.2 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 18.3 | -2.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 18.1 | 18.1 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 12.0 | 12.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 11.7 |
| Employment | 10.7 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| Unemployment | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 60.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 52.2 | 52.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 35.7 | 36.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 33.4 | 33.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 34.8 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 70.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 56.1 | 56.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 35.2 | 34.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 32.8 | 32.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 57.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 801.2 | 801.7 | ... | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 495.5 | 492.5 | 2.7 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 457.5 | 457.7 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 373.5 | 377.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 38.1 | 34.7 | 2.5 | -3.4 | -8.2 | -8.9 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 108.0 | 107.9 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 73.5 | 71.4 | 1.5 | -2.1 | 1.3 | -2.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 61.8 | 61.3 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 4.8 | -0.8 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 10.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -3.6 | -13.7 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 66.2 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.9 | 14.1 | 1.9 | -1.8 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.8 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 333.3 | 333.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 216.8 | 217.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 200.4 | 201.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 15.0 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -2.5 | -8.5 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 360.0 | 360.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 205.2 | 204.1 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 195.2 | 194.5 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 9.6 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -4.0 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 56.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 628.1 | 628.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 380.4 | 385.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 352.8 | 354.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 300.8 | 303.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 27.5 | 30.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 11.3 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 80.5 | 80.3 | ... | -0.2 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| Labour force | 51.7 | 53.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 46.6 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 25.5 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 67.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 59.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 265.4 | 265.5 | ... | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 168.4 | 169.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 155.7 | 156.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 8.7 | -11.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 282.3 | 282.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 160.3 | 161.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 150.5 | 150.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.8 | 57.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.3 | 53.4 | 0.4 | 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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