Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| February 2020 |
March 2020 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 2020 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 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 | 439.7 | 439.8 | ... | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 253.5 | 246.3 | 2.0 | -7.2 | -13.8 | -2.8 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 223.2 | 217.4 | 2.1 | -5.8 | -12.5 | -2.6 | -5.4 |
| Full-time employment | 185.8 | 186.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | -7.2 | 0.6 | -3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 37.4 | 30.4 | 1.9 | -7.0 | -5.4 | -18.7 | -15.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.3 | 28.9 | 1.9 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -4.6 | -4.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 56.0 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 11.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.8 | 49.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 130.4 | 130.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 87.6 | 85.9 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -1.9 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 80.6 | 78.5 | 0.6 | -2.1 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 68.5 | 67.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 12.2 | 11.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -8.2 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 60.1 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 813.6 | 814.3 | ... | 0.7 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 510.9 | 490.2 | 2.6 | -20.7 | -7.5 | -4.1 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 471.0 | 446.2 | 2.7 | -24.8 | -20.6 | -5.3 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 380.3 | 372.6 | 3.5 | -7.7 | -6.2 | -2.0 | -1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 90.7 | 73.6 | 3.2 | -17.1 | -14.5 | -18.9 | -16.5 |
| Unemployment | 39.8 | 44.1 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 42.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 60.2 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 54.8 | 0.3 | -3.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 635.0 | 635.3 | ... | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 387.9 | 379.2 | 2.2 | -8.7 | -10.6 | -2.2 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 361.0 | 345.8 | 2.3 | -15.2 | -13.4 | -4.2 | -3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 310.1 | 300.1 | 2.9 | -10.0 | -4.3 | -3.2 | -1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 50.9 | 45.7 | 2.4 | -5.2 | -9.1 | -10.2 | -16.6 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 23.8 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 59.7 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 54.4 | 0.4 | -2.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,095.0 | 7,102.4 | ... | 7.4 | 72.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,589.2 | 4,483.3 | 15.4 | -105.9 | -59.6 | -2.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 4,384.5 | 4,120.5 | 15.6 | -264.0 | -187.9 | -6.0 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,577.0 | 3,485.4 | 21.2 | -91.6 | -7.2 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 807.5 | 635.1 | 19.2 | -172.4 | -180.7 | -21.3 | -22.2 |
| Unemployment | 204.7 | 362.8 | 12.6 | 158.1 | 128.3 | 77.2 | 54.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 63.1 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 58.0 | 0.2 | -3.8 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,267.5 | 12,289.1 | ... | 21.6 | 237.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 7,991.5 | 7,737.9 | 21.3 | -253.6 | -101.3 | -3.2 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 7,555.1 | 7,152.3 | 21.0 | -402.8 | -227.6 | -5.3 | -3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,194.0 | 5,945.5 | 28.1 | -248.5 | -74.4 | -4.0 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,361.1 | 1,206.8 | 26.9 | -154.3 | -153.3 | -11.3 | -11.3 |
| Unemployment | 436.4 | 585.6 | 17.9 | 149.2 | 126.3 | 34.2 | 27.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 63.0 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 58.2 | 0.2 | -3.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,045.0 | 1,046.3 | ... | 1.3 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 699.5 | 682.7 | 2.9 | -16.8 | -6.4 | -2.4 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 664.2 | 638.9 | 2.8 | -25.3 | -15.6 | -3.8 | -2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 525.0 | 515.3 | 4.0 | -9.7 | -7.8 | -1.8 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 139.2 | 123.5 | 3.8 | -15.7 | -7.9 | -11.3 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 35.3 | 43.9 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 24.4 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 893.6 | 894.7 | ... | 1.1 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 619.0 | 603.6 | 2.5 | -15.4 | -6.1 | -2.5 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 580.7 | 559.8 | 2.5 | -20.9 | -19.3 | -3.6 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 475.3 | 469.2 | 3.6 | -6.1 | -5.2 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 105.5 | 90.5 | 3.3 | -15.0 | -14.2 | -14.2 | -13.6 |
| Unemployment | 38.3 | 43.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 43.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 67.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 62.6 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,561.4 | 3,566.7 | ... | 5.3 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,510.2 | 2,423.3 | 9.7 | -86.9 | -79.5 | -3.5 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 2,329.9 | 2,212.8 | 10.3 | -117.1 | -118.4 | -5.0 | -5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,898.3 | 1,854.8 | 14.3 | -43.5 | -71.1 | -2.3 | -3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 431.6 | 358.0 | 13.2 | -73.6 | -47.3 | -17.1 | -11.7 |
| Unemployment | 180.3 | 210.5 | 9.2 | 30.2 | 38.9 | 16.7 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 67.9 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,146.5 | 4,154.4 | ... | 7.9 | 82.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,673.8 | 2,593.4 | 11.0 | -80.4 | -90.1 | -3.0 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 2,539.1 | 2,406.7 | 10.9 | -132.4 | -151.0 | -5.2 | -5.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,994.5 | 1,937.6 | 15.3 | -56.9 | -42.3 | -2.9 | -2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 544.6 | 469.1 | 14.4 | -75.5 | -108.6 | -13.9 | -18.8 |
| Unemployment | 134.7 | 186.7 | 8.5 | 52.0 | 60.8 | 38.6 | 48.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 62.4 | 0.3 | -2.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -3.3 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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