Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2019 |
April 2019 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2019 | April 2018 to April 2019 | March to April 2019 | April 2018 to April 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 | 441.6 | 441.2 | ... | -0.4 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 260.4 | 259.2 | 2.0 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 230.3 | 228.8 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 5.9 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 194.4 | 194.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 35.9 | 34.6 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -3.6 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 30.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -7.5 | 1.3 | -19.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 58.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.2 | 51.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 127.4 | 127.8 | ... | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 84.5 | 85.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 77.0 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 65.0 | 65.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -2.7 | -19.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 803.8 | 804.5 | ... | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 497.2 | 498.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 466.5 | 464.4 | 2.7 | -2.1 | 7.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 378.9 | 377.3 | 3.4 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 87.7 | 87.1 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 5.6 | -0.7 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 30.7 | 34.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 2.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 629.2 | 629.9 | ... | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 390.3 | 386.6 | 2.2 | -3.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 359.6 | 355.7 | 2.3 | -3.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 305.0 | 298.6 | 2.8 | -6.4 | -5.9 | -2.1 | -1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 54.6 | 57.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 12.6 |
| Unemployment | 30.7 | 30.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,030.4 | 7,036.0 | ... | 5.6 | 65.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,537.1 | 4,564.5 | 15.5 | 27.4 | 58.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 4,301.6 | 4,339.5 | 15.6 | 37.9 | 74.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,485.6 | 3,512.6 | 21.5 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 816.0 | 826.9 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 48.2 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 235.5 | 225.0 | 13.4 | -10.5 | -16.5 | -4.5 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,052.1 | 12,074.9 | ... | 22.8 | 224.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,830.5 | 7,887.2 | 20.2 | 56.7 | 244.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 7,370.0 | 7,417.1 | 19.9 | 47.1 | 204.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,018.3 | 6,028.4 | 28.5 | 10.1 | 133.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,351.7 | 1,388.7 | 26.0 | 37.0 | 71.1 | 2.7 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 460.5 | 470.1 | 16.3 | 9.6 | 40.0 | 2.1 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,033.2 | 1,034.4 | ... | 1.2 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 689.3 | 689.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 654.6 | 654.2 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 7.0 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 522.7 | 522.1 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 132.0 | 132.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 34.6 | 35.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | -7.0 | 2.9 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 888.1 | 888.4 | ... | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 608.9 | 613.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 578.8 | 580.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 474.8 | 480.5 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 104.0 | 99.8 | 3.1 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -4.0 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -5.5 | 11.0 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,505.3 | 3,510.9 | ... | 5.6 | 51.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,500.5 | 2,518.3 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 28.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,328.4 | 2,349.8 | 9.9 | 21.4 | 26.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,924.4 | 1,933.1 | 13.9 | 8.7 | 18.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 404.0 | 416.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 172.1 | 168.5 | 8.1 | -3.6 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,071.5 | 4,077.9 | ... | 6.4 | 59.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,681.2 | 2,684.7 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 73.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 2,555.7 | 2,561.6 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 82.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,976.3 | 2,006.2 | 15.9 | 29.9 | 44.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 579.4 | 555.4 | 14.8 | -24.0 | 38.0 | -4.1 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 125.4 | 123.2 | 8.0 | -2.2 | -8.9 | -1.8 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 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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