Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| December 2019 |
January 2020 |
Standard error1 | December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 439.8 | 439.8 | ... | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 251.3 | 252.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | -9.7 | 0.5 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 221.7 | 222.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -9.8 | 0.4 | -4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 185.9 | 187.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -9.0 | 1.0 | -4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 35.8 | 34.8 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 29.6 | 30.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 57.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.4 | 50.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 130.1 | 130.2 | ... | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 86.9 | 86.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 80.0 | 80.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| Full-time employment | 68.2 | 68.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Part-time employment | 11.8 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -5.8 | -18.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 812.4 | 813.0 | ... | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 505.4 | 504.5 | 2.6 | -0.9 | 5.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 465.6 | 467.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 382.6 | 382.3 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 83.0 | 85.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 39.7 | 37.2 | 2.3 | -2.5 | 3.6 | -6.3 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 634.4 | 634.6 | ... | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 385.0 | 390.1 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 356.3 | 360.9 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 306.8 | 308.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 49.5 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 28.7 | 29.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 1.7 | -7.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,083.0 | 7,089.1 | ... | 6.1 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,586.4 | 4,597.2 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 50.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 4,345.4 | 4,364.5 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 60.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,531.9 | 3,563.1 | 21.2 | 31.2 | 68.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 813.6 | 801.4 | 19.2 | -12.2 | -8.3 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 240.9 | 232.7 | 12.6 | -8.2 | -10.2 | -3.4 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,239.1 | 12,253.3 | ... | 14.2 | 232.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,965.8 | 7,973.6 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 175.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 7,542.4 | 7,558.3 | 21.0 | 15.9 | 209.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,163.7 | 6,173.7 | 28.1 | 10.0 | 197.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,378.6 | 1,384.6 | 26.9 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 423.5 | 415.3 | 17.9 | -8.2 | -33.3 | -1.9 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,043.7 | 1,044.2 | ... | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 688.9 | 696.7 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 654.5 | 661.0 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 522.8 | 524.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -2.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 131.7 | 136.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.4 | 35.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -2.9 | 3.8 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 893.1 | 893.1 | ... | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 614.2 | 617.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 579.0 | 580.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 477.7 | 477.0 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 101.4 | 103.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 35.2 | 37.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 9.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,554.4 | 3,557.7 | ... | 3.3 | 58.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,513.6 | 2,500.1 | 9.7 | -13.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,337.4 | 2,318.5 | 10.3 | -18.9 | -9.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,898.6 | 1,895.0 | 14.3 | -3.6 | -12.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 438.7 | 423.5 | 13.2 | -15.2 | 2.9 | -3.5 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 176.3 | 181.7 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,134.7 | 4,140.3 | ... | 5.6 | 76.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,670.2 | 2,664.5 | 11.0 | -5.7 | -8.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 2,542.2 | 2,545.6 | 10.9 | 3.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,997.2 | 1,991.1 | 15.3 | -6.1 | 18.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 545.0 | 554.5 | 14.4 | 9.5 | -20.3 | 1.7 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 128.0 | 118.8 | 8.5 | -9.2 | -6.5 | -7.2 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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