Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2019 | July 2018 to July 2019 | June to July 2019 | July 2018 to July 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 | 440.4 | 440.1 | ... | -0.3 | -3.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 258.4 | 258.3 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -6.9 | 0.0 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 224.1 | 225.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 193.5 | 194.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 30.5 | 31.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -9.6 | 1.6 | -23.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.3 | 33.0 | 1.9 | -1.3 | -6.7 | -3.8 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 12.8 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 51.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 128.6 | 129.0 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 85.4 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 77.5 | 78.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 65.1 | 65.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.4 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 7.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -8.9 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 806.1 | 807.4 | ... | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 501.3 | 498.9 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 5.7 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 468.4 | 462.2 | 2.7 | -6.2 | 8.4 | -1.3 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 378.7 | 377.5 | 3.5 | -1.2 | 5.5 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 89.7 | 84.7 | 3.2 | -5.0 | 2.9 | -5.6 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 32.9 | 36.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -2.6 | 11.6 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 61.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 630.9 | 631.7 | ... | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 390.1 | 388.1 | 2.2 | -2.0 | 5.1 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 359.8 | 355.0 | 2.3 | -4.8 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 306.4 | 299.1 | 2.8 | -7.3 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 53.3 | 55.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 30.4 | 33.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,047.2 | 7,054.8 | ... | 7.6 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,553.4 | 4,569.1 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,329.7 | 4,346.3 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 95.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,519.0 | 3,537.2 | 21.3 | 18.2 | 92.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 810.7 | 809.1 | 19.5 | -1.6 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 223.8 | 222.8 | 13.0 | -1.0 | -26.8 | -0.4 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,114.9 | 12,141.8 | ... | 26.9 | 230.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,859.0 | 7,868.5 | 20.4 | 9.5 | 147.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,431.0 | 7,420.3 | 20.4 | -10.7 | 117.8 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,043.9 | 6,080.5 | 28.4 | 36.6 | 161.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,387.2 | 1,339.8 | 26.3 | -47.4 | -44.0 | -3.4 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 427.9 | 448.2 | 16.9 | 20.3 | 29.9 | 4.7 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,036.2 | 1,038.2 | ... | 2.0 | 12.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 688.7 | 689.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 649.6 | 649.5 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 524.3 | 519.0 | 3.9 | -5.3 | -5.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 125.3 | 130.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 39.0 | 40.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 3.1 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 888.9 | 889.6 | ... | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 613.4 | 613.0 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 581.9 | 579.7 | 2.5 | -2.2 | 11.3 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 478.5 | 467.6 | 3.5 | -10.9 | 1.6 | -2.3 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 103.3 | 112.1 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 31.5 | 33.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -6.5 | 5.7 | -16.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,521.8 | 3,528.8 | ... | 7.0 | 55.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,523.3 | 2,521.3 | 9.4 | -2.0 | 28.9 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,358.0 | 2,343.7 | 9.8 | -14.3 | 19.2 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,948.7 | 1,918.5 | 13.9 | -30.2 | 22.3 | -1.5 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 409.2 | 425.2 | 12.7 | 16.0 | -3.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 165.3 | 177.6 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,091.6 | 4,100.6 | ... | 9.0 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,696.1 | 2,687.6 | 10.7 | -8.5 | 83.6 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 2,574.7 | 2,569.9 | 10.7 | -4.8 | 93.5 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,011.9 | 1,999.0 | 15.7 | -12.9 | 37.6 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 562.8 | 570.9 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 55.9 | 1.4 | 10.9 |
| Unemployment | 121.4 | 117.6 | 8.4 | -3.8 | -10.0 | -3.1 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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