Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| October 2019 |
November 2019 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 2019 | October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 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 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 256.0 | 255.4 | 2.1 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 227.7 | 226.8 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 192.0 | 189.7 | 2.5 | -2.3 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 35.7 | 37.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 28.4 | 28.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | -2.6 | 0.7 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 51.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 129.8 | 129.9 | ... | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 86.1 | 85.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 78.9 | 79.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 67.7 | 66.9 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 11.2 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -4.2 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 810.7 | 811.6 | ... | 0.9 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 508.3 | 506.4 | 2.7 | -1.9 | 13.9 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 467.5 | 466.8 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 9.0 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 380.6 | 381.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 86.8 | 85.8 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 5.2 | -1.2 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 40.9 | 39.6 | 2.3 | -1.3 | 4.9 | -3.2 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 633.5 | 634.1 | ... | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 386.1 | 384.8 | 2.2 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 354.6 | 354.3 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 301.6 | 301.1 | 2.8 | -0.5 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 53.0 | 53.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.4 | 30.6 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -0.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,071.8 | 7,077.0 | ... | 5.2 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,597.9 | 4,579.6 | 15.7 | -18.3 | 54.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 4,370.1 | 4,325.0 | 15.5 | -45.1 | 44.9 | -1.0 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,547.2 | 3,514.5 | 21.3 | -32.7 | 39.0 | -0.9 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 822.9 | 810.5 | 19.5 | -12.4 | 5.9 | -1.5 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 227.8 | 254.7 | 13.0 | 26.9 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,207.4 | 12,224.6 | ... | 17.2 | 242.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 7,925.2 | 7,960.3 | 20.4 | 35.1 | 247.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 7,503.0 | 7,518.4 | 20.4 | 15.4 | 234.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,089.3 | 6,120.2 | 28.4 | 30.9 | 172.7 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,413.7 | 1,398.2 | 26.3 | -15.5 | 61.2 | -1.1 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 422.2 | 441.9 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,042.0 | 1,043.0 | ... | 1.0 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 689.8 | 690.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 653.3 | 651.8 | 2.8 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 526.7 | 528.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 126.6 | 123.8 | 3.6 | -2.8 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 36.5 | 38.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 891.9 | 892.8 | ... | 0.9 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 613.9 | 616.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 582.8 | 581.2 | 2.5 | -1.6 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 475.2 | 475.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 107.7 | 106.0 | 3.2 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 31.1 | 35.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 14.5 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,545.9 | 3,550.8 | ... | 4.9 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,526.5 | 2,521.2 | 9.4 | -5.3 | 7.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,356.9 | 2,338.7 | 9.8 | -18.2 | -18.2 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,936.5 | 1,922.4 | 13.9 | -14.1 | -31.6 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 420.4 | 416.3 | 12.7 | -4.1 | 13.4 | -1.0 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 169.6 | 182.5 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 25.7 | 7.6 | 16.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,123.0 | 4,129.3 | ... | 6.3 | 74.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,696.3 | 2,685.6 | 10.7 | -10.7 | 35.7 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,568.5 | 2,550.3 | 10.7 | -18.2 | 18.1 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,019.4 | 1,998.9 | 15.7 | -20.5 | 35.8 | -1.0 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 549.1 | 551.4 | 14.6 | 2.3 | -17.7 | 0.4 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 127.8 | 135.3 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 15.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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