Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2019 |
February 2019 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2019 | February 2018 to February 2019 | January to February 2019 | February 2018 to February 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 441.9 | 441.7 | ... | -0.2 | -3.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 262.4 | 261.9 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 232.5 | 231.1 | 2.0 | -1.4 | 7.5 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 196.5 | 196.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 6.6 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 36.0 | 34.7 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -3.6 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 30.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -6.2 | 2.7 | -16.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.6 | 52.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 126.9 | 127.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 83.7 | 83.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 75.5 | 75.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 64.3 | 63.4 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 11.2 | 11.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 3.6 | -7.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 803.0 | 803.4 | ... | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 499.2 | 498.5 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 465.1 | 466.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 381.6 | 382.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 83.4 | 83.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 34.2 | 32.1 | 2.4 | -2.1 | -6.8 | -6.1 | -17.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 628.9 | 628.9 | ... | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 386.6 | 389.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 355.0 | 356.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 304.2 | 303.3 | 2.8 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 50.8 | 53.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 31.6 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,023.3 | 7,026.9 | ... | 3.6 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,544.1 | 4,554.1 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 41.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,299.6 | 4,314.5 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 54.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,492.1 | 3,501.1 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 807.5 | 813.4 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 38.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 244.5 | 239.6 | 13.4 | -4.9 | -13.3 | -2.0 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,021.3 | 12,035.8 | ... | 14.5 | 226.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,789.3 | 7,821.0 | 20.2 | 31.7 | 214.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 7,341.9 | 7,378.8 | 19.9 | 36.9 | 191.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 5,970.7 | 6,029.9 | 28.5 | 59.2 | 169.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,371.2 | 1,348.9 | 26.0 | -22.3 | 22.6 | -1.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 447.4 | 442.2 | 16.3 | -5.2 | 22.9 | -1.2 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,031.2 | 1,032.1 | ... | 0.9 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 696.3 | 690.8 | 2.7 | -5.5 | 7.9 | -0.8 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 657.7 | 654.4 | 2.7 | -3.3 | 12.1 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 527.2 | 524.5 | 3.8 | -2.7 | 11.9 | -0.5 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 130.5 | 129.9 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 36.4 | 2.2 | -2.2 | -4.2 | -5.7 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 887.5 | 887.8 | ... | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 610.1 | 610.0 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 576.2 | 574.9 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 472.3 | 470.8 | 3.4 | -1.5 | 6.5 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 103.9 | 104.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 33.8 | 35.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,498.9 | 3,501.6 | ... | 2.7 | 51.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,495.7 | 2,512.6 | 9.6 | 16.9 | 31.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,326.4 | 2,330.2 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,904.4 | 1,906.3 | 13.9 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Part-time employment | 422.0 | 423.9 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 14.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 169.3 | 182.5 | 8.1 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,063.7 | 4,067.3 | ... | 3.6 | 59.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,668.6 | 2,668.9 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 67.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,544.2 | 2,547.8 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,971.0 | 1,973.3 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 50.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 573.2 | 574.6 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 124.4 | 121.1 | 8.0 | -3.3 | -1.5 | -2.7 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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