Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2019 |
September 2019 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 2019 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 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 | 439.9 | 439.9 | ... | 0.0 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 258.8 | 254.1 | 2.1 | -4.7 | -7.6 | -1.8 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 224.9 | 225.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 190.3 | 192.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 34.6 | 32.6 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -7.4 | -5.8 | -18.5 |
| Unemployment | 33.9 | 29.1 | 1.9 | -4.8 | -5.7 | -14.2 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 57.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 11.5 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 51.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 129.3 | 129.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 86.1 | 86.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 78.4 | 78.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 66.3 | 67.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 12.1 | 11.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -3.3 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 808.6 | 809.8 | ... | 1.2 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 503.5 | 503.0 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 463.7 | 466.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 377.1 | 381.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 86.7 | 85.4 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 3.2 | -1.5 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 39.8 | 36.1 | 2.3 | -3.7 | -1.7 | -9.3 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 632.4 | 633.2 | ... | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 390.9 | 388.1 | 2.2 | -2.8 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 357.3 | 355.8 | 2.3 | -1.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 303.8 | 300.7 | 2.8 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 53.5 | 55.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.6 | 32.3 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 2.2 | -3.9 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,060.3 | 7,066.0 | ... | 5.7 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,579.7 | 4,602.7 | 15.7 | 23.0 | 114.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 4,366.0 | 4,379.6 | 15.5 | 13.6 | 130.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,546.5 | 3,560.6 | 21.3 | 14.1 | 133.2 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 819.5 | 819.0 | 19.5 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 213.8 | 223.1 | 13.0 | 9.3 | -15.6 | 4.3 | -6.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,162.2 | 12,187.3 | ... | 25.1 | 240.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 7,923.8 | 7,941.8 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 227.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 7,478.1 | 7,519.2 | 20.4 | 41.1 | 252.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,077.3 | 6,113.5 | 28.4 | 36.2 | 196.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,400.8 | 1,405.7 | 26.3 | 4.9 | 56.0 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 445.7 | 422.6 | 16.9 | -23.1 | -25.5 | -5.2 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,039.4 | 1,041.0 | ... | 1.6 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 693.2 | 688.5 | 2.8 | -4.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 654.7 | 654.3 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 530.5 | 533.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 124.2 | 120.4 | 3.6 | -3.8 | -6.3 | -3.1 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 34.2 | 2.3 | -4.4 | -5.3 | -11.4 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 890.2 | 891.2 | ... | 1.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 613.6 | 615.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 582.5 | 583.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 472.9 | 473.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 109.6 | 109.3 | 3.2 | -0.3 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 31.0 | 32.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -5.8 | 5.8 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,534.0 | 3,540.5 | ... | 6.5 | 58.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,526.9 | 2,515.3 | 9.4 | -11.6 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 2,344.3 | 2,349.2 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,919.7 | 1,922.1 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 424.6 | 427.1 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 182.6 | 166.2 | 8.5 | -16.4 | -9.5 | -9.0 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,107.4 | 4,116.3 | ... | 8.9 | 70.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,695.1 | 2,682.3 | 10.7 | -12.8 | 51.9 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,561.6 | 2,553.2 | 10.7 | -8.4 | 33.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,997.9 | 2,006.7 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 15.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 563.7 | 546.5 | 14.6 | -17.2 | 17.8 | -3.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 133.5 | 129.2 | 8.4 | -4.3 | 18.6 | -3.2 | 16.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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