Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2019 |
October 2019 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 2019 | September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 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 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 254.1 | 256.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -2.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 225.0 | 227.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 192.3 | 192.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 32.6 | 35.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -1.4 | 9.5 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 29.1 | 28.4 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -3.9 | -2.4 | -12.1 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 58.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 11.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 51.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 129.7 | 129.8 | ... | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 86.6 | 86.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 78.9 | 78.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 67.2 | 67.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 11.7 | 11.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -4.3 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -5.3 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 809.8 | 810.7 | ... | 0.9 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 503.0 | 508.3 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 466.9 | 467.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 381.5 | 380.6 | 3.5 | -0.9 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 85.4 | 86.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 36.1 | 40.9 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 633.2 | 633.5 | ... | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 388.1 | 386.1 | 2.2 | -2.0 | 5.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 355.8 | 354.6 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 300.7 | 301.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 55.2 | 53.0 | 2.4 | -2.2 | 1.2 | -4.0 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 31.4 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -2.8 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,066.0 | 7,071.8 | ... | 5.8 | 66.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,602.7 | 4,597.9 | 15.7 | -4.8 | 102.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 4,379.6 | 4,370.1 | 15.5 | -9.5 | 111.2 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,560.6 | 3,547.2 | 21.3 | -13.4 | 97.7 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 819.0 | 822.9 | 19.5 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 223.1 | 227.8 | 13.0 | 4.7 | -8.3 | 2.1 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,187.3 | 12,207.4 | ... | 20.1 | 242.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 7,941.8 | 7,925.2 | 20.4 | -16.6 | 229.3 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 7,519.2 | 7,503.0 | 20.4 | -16.2 | 235.5 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,113.5 | 6,089.3 | 28.4 | -24.2 | 165.6 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,405.7 | 1,413.7 | 26.3 | 8.0 | 69.9 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 422.6 | 422.2 | 16.9 | -0.4 | -6.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,041.0 | 1,042.0 | ... | 1.0 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 688.5 | 689.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 654.3 | 653.3 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 533.9 | 526.7 | 3.9 | -7.2 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 120.4 | 126.6 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.2 | 36.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | -5.7 | 6.7 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 891.2 | 891.9 | ... | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 615.9 | 613.9 | 2.5 | -2.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 583.1 | 582.8 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 7.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 473.8 | 475.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 109.3 | 107.7 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 2.5 | -1.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 31.1 | 2.2 | -1.7 | -6.1 | -5.2 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,540.5 | 3,545.9 | ... | 5.4 | 59.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,515.3 | 2,526.5 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,349.2 | 2,356.9 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 20.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,922.1 | 1,936.5 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 427.1 | 420.4 | 12.7 | -6.7 | 4.6 | -1.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 166.2 | 169.6 | 8.5 | 3.4 | -10.9 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,116.3 | 4,123.0 | ... | 6.7 | 72.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,682.3 | 2,696.3 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,553.2 | 2,568.5 | 10.7 | 15.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,006.7 | 2,019.4 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 41.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 546.5 | 549.1 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 129.2 | 127.8 | 8.4 | -1.4 | 18.3 | -1.1 | 16.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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