Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| April 2019 |
May 2019 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 2019 | April to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 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 | 441.2 | 440.9 | ... | -0.3 | -3.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 259.2 | 258.2 | 2.0 | -1.0 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 228.8 | 226.1 | 2.0 | -2.7 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 194.2 | 194.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 34.6 | 31.6 | 1.9 | -3.0 | -6.1 | -8.7 | -16.2 |
| Unemployment | 30.4 | 32.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -5.4 | 5.6 | -14.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.9 | 51.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 127.8 | 128.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 85.1 | 84.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 77.8 | 77.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 12.5 | 11.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -5.6 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 804.5 | 805.1 | ... | 0.6 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 498.8 | 501.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 464.4 | 468.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 14.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 377.3 | 381.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 87.1 | 87.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.4 | 32.8 | 2.4 | -1.6 | -3.2 | -4.7 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 629.9 | 630.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 386.6 | 386.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 355.7 | 358.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 298.6 | 304.3 | 2.8 | 5.7 | -2.4 | 1.9 | -0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 57.1 | 54.4 | 2.4 | -2.7 | 4.5 | -4.7 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 30.9 | 27.9 | 2.0 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -9.7 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,036.0 | 7,040.7 | ... | 4.7 | 64.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,564.5 | 4,553.7 | 15.5 | -10.8 | 44.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 4,339.5 | 4,327.9 | 15.6 | -11.6 | 60.1 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,512.6 | 3,513.7 | 21.5 | 1.1 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 826.9 | 814.3 | 19.6 | -12.6 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 225.0 | 225.7 | 13.4 | 0.7 | -15.4 | 0.3 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,074.9 | 12,093.3 | ... | 18.4 | 224.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,887.2 | 7,843.2 | 20.2 | -44.0 | 188.7 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 7,417.1 | 7,438.0 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 222.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,028.4 | 6,056.8 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 142.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,388.7 | 1,381.2 | 26.0 | -7.5 | 80.3 | -0.5 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 470.1 | 405.2 | 16.3 | -64.9 | -33.6 | -13.8 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,034.4 | 1,035.2 | ... | 0.8 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 689.8 | 689.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 | -1.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 654.2 | 654.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 522.1 | 522.0 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 132.1 | 132.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 35.6 | 34.7 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -10.1 | -2.5 | -22.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 888.4 | 888.6 | ... | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 613.7 | 611.1 | 2.5 | -2.6 | 5.9 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 580.4 | 579.4 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 15.0 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 480.5 | 477.8 | 3.4 | -2.7 | 15.6 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 99.8 | 101.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 31.8 | 2.1 | -1.5 | -9.0 | -4.5 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,510.9 | 3,516.2 | ... | 5.3 | 52.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,518.3 | 2,515.1 | 9.6 | -3.2 | 30.8 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,349.8 | 2,347.6 | 9.9 | -2.2 | 20.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,933.1 | 1,911.8 | 13.9 | -21.3 | -6.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 416.7 | 435.7 | 12.6 | 19.0 | 26.3 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 168.5 | 167.5 | 8.1 | -1.0 | 10.7 | -0.6 | 6.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,077.9 | 4,084.0 | ... | 6.1 | 60.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,684.7 | 2,694.9 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 97.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 2,561.6 | 2,578.4 | 10.3 | 16.8 | 107.1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,006.2 | 2,018.6 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 69.9 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 555.4 | 559.8 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 37.2 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 123.2 | 116.6 | 8.0 | -6.6 | -9.0 | -5.4 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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