Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| November 2019 |
December 2019 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 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 | 439.8 | ... | -0.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 255.4 | 251.3 | 2.1 | -4.1 | -6.6 | -1.6 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 226.8 | 221.8 | 2.1 | -5.0 | -5.9 | -2.2 | -2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 189.7 | 185.9 | 2.5 | -3.8 | -3.7 | -2.0 | -2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 37.1 | 35.8 | 2.0 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -3.5 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 28.6 | 29.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 3.5 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 57.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.6 | 50.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 129.9 | 130.1 | ... | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 85.9 | 86.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 79.0 | 80.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| Full-time employment | 66.9 | 68.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
| Part-time employment | 12.1 | 11.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -13.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 811.6 | 812.4 | ... | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 506.4 | 505.4 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 11.6 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 466.8 | 465.7 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 381.0 | 382.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 85.8 | 83.2 | 3.2 | -2.6 | 2.2 | -3.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 39.6 | 39.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 634.1 | 634.4 | ... | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 384.8 | 385.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 354.3 | 356.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 301.1 | 306.8 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 53.1 | 49.6 | 2.4 | -3.5 | -1.6 | -6.6 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 28.7 | 1.9 | -1.9 | -3.6 | -6.2 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,077.0 | 7,083.0 | ... | 6.0 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,579.6 | 4,587.1 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 53.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 4,325.0 | 4,346.1 | 15.5 | 21.1 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,514.5 | 3,531.7 | 21.3 | 17.2 | 58.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 810.5 | 814.3 | 19.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 254.7 | 241.1 | 13.0 | -13.6 | -9.2 | -5.3 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,224.6 | 12,239.1 | ... | 14.5 | 240.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 7,960.3 | 7,966.6 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 249.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 7,518.4 | 7,543.5 | 20.4 | 25.1 | 243.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,120.2 | 6,163.9 | 28.4 | 43.7 | 227.2 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,398.2 | 1,379.6 | 26.3 | -18.6 | 15.7 | -1.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 441.9 | 423.2 | 16.9 | -18.7 | 6.5 | -4.2 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,043.0 | 1,043.7 | ... | 0.7 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 690.4 | 688.9 | 2.8 | -1.5 | -6.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 651.8 | 654.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 528.0 | 522.8 | 3.9 | -5.2 | -9.7 | -1.0 | -1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 123.8 | 131.7 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 34.4 | 2.3 | -4.2 | -7.4 | -10.9 | -17.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 892.8 | 893.1 | ... | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 616.7 | 614.1 | 2.5 | -2.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 581.2 | 579.1 | 2.5 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 475.2 | 477.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 106.0 | 101.4 | 3.2 | -4.6 | -2.9 | -4.3 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.6 | 35.0 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,550.8 | 3,554.4 | ... | 3.6 | 60.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,521.2 | 2,513.7 | 9.4 | -7.5 | 12.0 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 2,338.7 | 2,337.7 | 9.8 | -1.0 | -4.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,922.4 | 1,898.8 | 13.9 | -23.6 | -20.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 416.3 | 438.9 | 12.7 | 22.6 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 182.5 | 176.0 | 8.5 | -6.5 | 16.2 | -3.6 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 70.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,129.3 | 4,134.7 | ... | 5.4 | 76.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,685.6 | 2,670.9 | 10.7 | -14.7 | 18.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,550.3 | 2,542.6 | 10.7 | -7.7 | 7.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,998.9 | 1,997.7 | 15.7 | -1.2 | 12.8 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 551.4 | 544.9 | 14.6 | -6.5 | -5.7 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 135.3 | 128.3 | 8.4 | -7.0 | 11.2 | -5.2 | 9.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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