Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2019 |
August 2019 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 2019 | July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 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 | 440.1 | 439.9 | ... | -0.2 | -3.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 258.3 | 258.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -4.8 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 225.2 | 224.9 | 2.1 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 194.3 | 190.3 | 2.5 | -4.0 | 3.6 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 31.0 | 34.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -5.2 | 11.6 | -13.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 33.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -3.3 | 2.7 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.2 | 51.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 129.0 | 129.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 85.7 | 86.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 78.5 | 78.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 65.9 | 66.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.7 | 12.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -4.7 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 807.4 | 808.6 | ... | 1.2 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 498.9 | 503.5 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 462.2 | 463.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 377.5 | 377.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 84.7 | 86.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| Unemployment | 36.7 | 39.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 8.4 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 631.7 | 632.4 | ... | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 388.1 | 390.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 355.0 | 357.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 299.1 | 303.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 55.9 | 53.5 | 2.4 | -2.4 | 0.6 | -4.3 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.1 | 33.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,054.8 | 7,060.3 | ... | 5.5 | 66.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,569.1 | 4,579.7 | 15.7 | 10.6 | 77.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 4,346.3 | 4,366.0 | 15.5 | 19.7 | 112.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,537.2 | 3,546.5 | 21.3 | 9.3 | 84.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 809.1 | 819.5 | 19.5 | 10.4 | 28.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 222.8 | 213.8 | 13.0 | -9.0 | -34.8 | -4.0 | -14.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,141.8 | 12,162.2 | ... | 20.4 | 231.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,868.5 | 7,923.8 | 20.4 | 55.3 | 256.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 7,420.3 | 7,478.1 | 20.4 | 57.8 | 249.7 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,080.5 | 6,077.3 | 28.4 | -3.2 | 158.5 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,339.8 | 1,400.8 | 26.3 | 61.0 | 91.2 | 4.6 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 448.2 | 445.7 | 16.9 | -2.5 | 6.6 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,038.2 | 1,039.4 | ... | 1.2 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 689.7 | 693.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 649.5 | 654.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 519.0 | 530.5 | 3.9 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 130.5 | 124.2 | 3.6 | -6.3 | -2.4 | -4.8 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 40.2 | 38.6 | 2.3 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 63.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.6 | 890.2 | ... | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 613.0 | 613.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 579.7 | 582.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 467.6 | 472.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 112.1 | 109.6 | 3.2 | -2.5 | 7.8 | -2.2 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 31.0 | 2.2 | -2.3 | -9.6 | -6.9 | -23.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,528.8 | 3,534.0 | ... | 5.2 | 56.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,521.3 | 2,526.9 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,343.7 | 2,344.3 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,918.5 | 1,919.7 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 425.2 | 424.6 | 12.7 | -0.6 | -7.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 177.6 | 182.6 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,100.6 | 4,107.4 | ... | 6.8 | 66.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,687.6 | 2,695.1 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 73.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 2,569.9 | 2,561.6 | 10.7 | -8.3 | 73.8 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,999.0 | 1,997.9 | 15.7 | -1.1 | 30.0 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 570.9 | 563.7 | 14.6 | -7.2 | 43.8 | -1.3 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 117.6 | 133.5 | 8.4 | 15.9 | -0.4 | 13.5 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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