Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| February 2019 |
March 2019 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2019 | March 2018 to March 2019 | February to March 2019 | March 2018 to March 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 | 441.7 | 441.6 | ... | -0.1 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 261.9 | 260.4 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 231.1 | 230.3 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 7.0 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 196.4 | 194.4 | 2.5 | -2.0 | 4.1 | -1.0 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 34.7 | 35.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 30.0 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -7.3 | -2.6 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 11.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.3 | 52.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 127.2 | 127.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 83.6 | 84.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 75.0 | 77.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 63.4 | 65.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 11.6 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 3.4 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.5 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -12.8 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 8.9 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 60.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 803.4 | 803.8 | ... | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 498.5 | 497.2 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 6.1 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 466.5 | 466.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 382.7 | 378.9 | 3.4 | -3.8 | 4.0 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 83.8 | 87.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 30.7 | 2.4 | -1.4 | -5.7 | -4.4 | -15.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 628.9 | 629.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 389.5 | 390.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 356.5 | 359.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 303.3 | 305.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 53.3 | 54.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 30.7 | 2.0 | -2.3 | 0.1 | -7.0 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,026.9 | 7,030.4 | ... | 3.5 | 65.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,554.1 | 4,537.1 | 15.5 | -17.0 | 11.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 4,314.5 | 4,301.6 | 15.6 | -12.9 | 26.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,501.1 | 3,485.6 | 21.5 | -15.5 | -22.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 813.4 | 816.0 | 19.6 | 2.6 | 48.5 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 239.6 | 235.5 | 13.4 | -4.1 | -15.0 | -1.7 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,035.8 | 12,052.1 | ... | 16.3 | 224.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,821.0 | 7,830.5 | 20.2 | 9.5 | 211.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 7,378.8 | 7,370.0 | 19.9 | -8.8 | 175.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,029.9 | 6,018.3 | 28.5 | -11.6 | 148.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,348.9 | 1,351.7 | 26.0 | 2.8 | 26.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 442.2 | 460.5 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 36.2 | 4.1 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,032.1 | 1,033.2 | ... | 1.1 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 690.8 | 689.3 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 654.4 | 654.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 524.5 | 522.7 | 3.8 | -1.8 | 9.6 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 129.9 | 132.0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 34.6 | 2.2 | -1.8 | -8.4 | -4.9 | -19.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 887.8 | 888.1 | ... | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 610.0 | 608.9 | 2.5 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 574.9 | 578.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 470.8 | 474.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 104.1 | 104.0 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.1 | 30.0 | 2.1 | -5.1 | -6.4 | -14.5 | -17.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,501.6 | 3,505.3 | ... | 3.7 | 51.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,512.6 | 2,500.5 | 9.6 | -12.1 | 18.8 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,330.2 | 2,328.4 | 9.9 | -1.8 | 4.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,906.3 | 1,924.4 | 13.9 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 423.9 | 404.0 | 12.6 | -19.9 | -13.5 | -4.7 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 182.5 | 172.1 | 8.1 | -10.4 | 14.2 | -5.7 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,067.3 | 4,071.5 | ... | 4.2 | 59.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,668.9 | 2,681.2 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 80.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,547.8 | 2,555.7 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 79.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,973.3 | 1,976.3 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 574.6 | 579.4 | 14.8 | 4.8 | 50.4 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 121.1 | 125.4 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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