Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| May 2019 |
June 2019 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 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 | 440.9 | 440.4 | ... | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 258.2 | 258.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -5.2 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 226.1 | 224.1 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 194.5 | 193.5 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 31.6 | 30.5 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -6.4 | -3.5 | -17.3 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 34.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -5.9 | 6.9 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 58.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 50.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 128.1 | 128.6 | ... | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 84.6 | 85.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 77.1 | 77.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 11.8 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 5.1 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 805.1 | 806.1 | ... | 1.0 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 501.6 | 501.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 9.4 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 468.9 | 468.4 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 15.4 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 381.2 | 378.7 | 3.4 | -2.5 | 5.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 87.6 | 89.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 12.7 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 32.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | -6.0 | 0.3 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 630.3 | 630.9 | ... | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 386.6 | 390.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 358.7 | 359.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 304.3 | 306.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 54.4 | 53.3 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 30.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,040.7 | 7,047.2 | ... | 6.5 | 65.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,553.7 | 4,553.4 | 15.5 | -0.3 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 4,327.9 | 4,329.7 | 15.6 | 1.8 | 68.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,513.7 | 3,519.0 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 86.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 814.3 | 810.7 | 19.6 | -3.6 | -18.6 | -0.4 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 225.7 | 223.8 | 13.4 | -1.9 | -20.0 | -0.8 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,093.3 | 12,114.9 | ... | 21.6 | 227.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,843.2 | 7,859.0 | 20.2 | 15.8 | 157.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 7,438.0 | 7,431.0 | 19.9 | -7.0 | 184.2 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,056.8 | 6,043.9 | 28.5 | -12.9 | 110.8 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,381.2 | 1,387.2 | 26.0 | 6.0 | 73.5 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 405.2 | 427.9 | 16.3 | 22.7 | -27.1 | 5.6 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,035.2 | 1,036.2 | ... | 1.0 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 689.5 | 688.7 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -3.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 654.8 | 649.6 | 2.7 | -5.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 522.0 | 524.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 132.8 | 125.3 | 3.5 | -7.5 | -3.2 | -5.6 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 39.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 12.4 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 888.6 | 888.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 611.1 | 613.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 579.4 | 581.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 477.8 | 478.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 101.6 | 103.3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 31.8 | 31.5 | 2.1 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -0.9 | -17.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,516.2 | 3,521.8 | ... | 5.6 | 54.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,515.1 | 2,523.3 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 31.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,347.6 | 2,358.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 29.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,911.8 | 1,948.7 | 13.9 | 36.9 | 33.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 435.7 | 409.2 | 12.6 | -26.5 | -3.7 | -6.1 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 167.5 | 165.3 | 8.1 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,084.0 | 4,091.6 | ... | 7.6 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,694.9 | 2,696.1 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 96.5 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,578.4 | 2,574.7 | 10.3 | -3.7 | 109.1 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,018.6 | 2,011.9 | 15.9 | -6.7 | 60.4 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 559.8 | 562.8 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 48.7 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 116.6 | 121.4 | 8.0 | 4.8 | -12.6 | 4.1 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 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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