Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| November 2018 |
December 2018 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 2018 | November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 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 | 442.4 | 442.2 | ... | -0.2 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 256.4 | 257.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -6.1 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 225.0 | 227.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 187.3 | 189.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 37.7 | 38.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.4 | 30.2 | 1.9 | -1.2 | -8.7 | -3.8 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.0 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 11.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 51.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 126.6 | 126.7 | ... | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 83.8 | 83.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 76.7 | 75.5 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 65.7 | 64.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -2.1 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 11.0 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 59.6 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 801.7 | 802.3 | ... | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 492.5 | 494.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 457.7 | 459.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 377.2 | 378.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 80.5 | 80.8 | 3.1 | 0.3 | -4.1 | 0.4 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 34.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -4.7 | 0.6 | -11.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 628.3 | 628.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 385.0 | 383.8 | 2.2 | -1.2 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 354.5 | 351.4 | 2.3 | -3.1 | -5.1 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 303.1 | 300.3 | 2.8 | -2.8 | -4.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 51.3 | 51.1 | 2.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 32.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 7.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 55.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,011.6 | 7,017.7 | ... | 6.1 | 64.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,523.5 | 4,534.1 | 15.0 | 10.6 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 4,279.9 | 4,283.6 | 15.4 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,477.6 | 3,476.2 | 21.2 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Part-time employment | 802.3 | 807.4 | 19.2 | 5.1 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 243.6 | 250.5 | 13.2 | 6.9 | 24.4 | 2.8 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,981.9 | 11,998.7 | ... | 16.8 | 226.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,713.4 | 7,717.8 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 69.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 7,283.7 | 7,301.3 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 77.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 5,951.1 | 5,939.5 | 27.9 | -11.6 | 88.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,332.5 | 1,361.8 | 26.0 | 29.3 | -10.6 | 2.2 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 429.7 | 416.5 | 16.8 | -13.2 | -8.0 | -3.1 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,028.8 | 1,029.8 | ... | 1.0 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 691.5 | 695.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 652.5 | 653.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 526.5 | 532.7 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 126.0 | 120.5 | 3.4 | -5.5 | -5.8 | -4.4 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.1 | 41.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 886.4 | 887.1 | ... | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 612.8 | 613.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 579.0 | 579.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 472.5 | 474.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 106.5 | 104.3 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 33.8 | 34.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -5.6 | 1.2 | -14.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,490.2 | 3,493.9 | ... | 3.7 | 50.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,516.9 | 2,501.8 | 9.9 | -15.1 | 7.6 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,358.9 | 2,342.0 | 9.9 | -16.9 | 21.6 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,956.2 | 1,920.0 | 14.1 | -36.2 | 30.2 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 402.7 | 422.0 | 13.0 | 19.3 | -8.6 | 4.8 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 158.0 | 159.8 | 8.6 | 1.8 | -14.0 | 1.1 | -8.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 71.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,054.6 | 4,058.5 | ... | 3.9 | 57.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,648.1 | 2,652.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 40.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,531.2 | 2,535.6 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 43.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,961.6 | 1,984.3 | 15.9 | 22.7 | 37.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 569.6 | 551.3 | 14.7 | -18.3 | 6.2 | -3.2 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 116.8 | 116.7 | 7.7 | -0.1 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 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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