Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2020 |
April 2020 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 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 | 439.7 | ... | -0.1 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 246.3 | 224.1 | 2.0 | -22.2 | -35.0 | -9.0 | -13.5 |
| Employment | 217.4 | 188.2 | 2.1 | -29.2 | -40.3 | -13.4 | -17.6 |
| Full-time employment | 186.9 | 159.6 | 2.5 | -27.3 | -34.2 | -14.6 | -17.6 |
| Part-time employment | 30.4 | 28.7 | 1.9 | -1.7 | -6.0 | -5.6 | -17.3 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 35.8 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 23.9 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.0 | 51.0 | 0.4 | -5.0 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 16.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.4 | 42.8 | 0.5 | -6.6 | -9.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 130.7 | 130.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 85.9 | 77.7 | 0.6 | -8.2 | -7.4 | -9.5 | -8.7 |
| Employment | 78.5 | 69.3 | 0.6 | -9.2 | -8.6 | -11.7 | -11.0 |
| Full-time employment | 67.3 | 60.2 | 0.8 | -7.1 | -5.4 | -10.5 | -8.2 |
| Part-time employment | 11.2 | 9.1 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -18.8 | -26.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 15.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 59.4 | 0.5 | -6.3 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 52.9 | 0.5 | -7.2 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 814.3 | 814.8 | ... | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 490.2 | 449.6 | 2.6 | -40.6 | -50.3 | -8.3 | -10.1 |
| Employment | 446.2 | 395.6 | 2.7 | -50.6 | -69.6 | -11.3 | -15.0 |
| Full-time employment | 372.6 | 333.8 | 3.5 | -38.8 | -44.1 | -10.4 | -11.7 |
| Part-time employment | 73.6 | 61.8 | 3.2 | -11.8 | -25.5 | -16.0 | -29.2 |
| Unemployment | 44.1 | 54.0 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 22.4 | 55.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 55.2 | 0.3 | -5.0 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 48.6 | 0.3 | -6.2 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 635.3 | 635.7 | ... | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 379.2 | 358.7 | 2.2 | -20.5 | -28.2 | -5.4 | -7.3 |
| Employment | 345.8 | 311.4 | 2.3 | -34.4 | -44.5 | -9.9 | -12.5 |
| Full-time employment | 300.1 | 272.2 | 2.9 | -27.9 | -26.7 | -9.3 | -8.9 |
| Part-time employment | 45.7 | 39.3 | 2.4 | -6.4 | -17.7 | -14.0 | -31.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 47.2 | 2.0 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 41.7 | 52.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 56.4 | 0.4 | -3.3 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 49.0 | 0.4 | -5.4 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,102.4 | 7,106.8 | ... | 4.4 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,483.3 | 4,293.3 | 15.4 | -190.0 | -274.0 | -4.2 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 4,120.5 | 3,564.0 | 15.6 | -556.5 | -778.3 | -13.5 | -17.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,485.4 | 3,033.9 | 21.2 | -451.5 | -482.6 | -13.0 | -13.7 |
| Part-time employment | 635.1 | 530.1 | 19.2 | -105.0 | -295.7 | -16.5 | -35.8 |
| Unemployment | 362.8 | 729.4 | 12.6 | 366.6 | 504.4 | 101.0 | 224.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 60.4 | 0.2 | -2.7 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 12.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 50.1 | 0.2 | -7.9 | -11.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,289.1 | 12,298.2 | ... | 9.1 | 223.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 7,737.9 | 7,285.6 | 21.3 | -452.3 | -601.7 | -5.8 | -7.6 |
| Employment | 7,152.3 | 6,463.1 | 21.0 | -689.2 | -959.3 | -9.6 | -12.9 |
| Full-time employment | 5,945.5 | 5,481.1 | 28.1 | -464.4 | -550.3 | -7.8 | -9.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,206.8 | 982.0 | 26.9 | -224.8 | -409.0 | -18.6 | -29.4 |
| Unemployment | 585.6 | 822.4 | 17.9 | 236.8 | 357.5 | 40.4 | 76.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 59.2 | 0.2 | -3.8 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 52.6 | 0.2 | -5.6 | -8.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,046.3 | 1,046.2 | ... | -0.1 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 682.7 | 648.4 | 2.9 | -34.3 | -41.4 | -5.0 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 638.9 | 574.7 | 2.8 | -64.2 | -79.6 | -10.0 | -12.2 |
| Full-time employment | 515.3 | 477.7 | 4.0 | -37.6 | -45.4 | -7.3 | -8.7 |
| Part-time employment | 123.5 | 97.0 | 3.8 | -26.5 | -34.2 | -21.5 | -26.1 |
| Unemployment | 43.9 | 73.7 | 2.2 | 29.8 | 38.2 | 67.9 | 107.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -3.2 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 54.9 | 0.3 | -6.2 | -8.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 894.7 | 894.6 | ... | -0.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 603.6 | 571.6 | 2.5 | -32.0 | -42.6 | -5.3 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 559.8 | 506.9 | 2.5 | -52.9 | -73.7 | -9.4 | -12.7 |
| Full-time employment | 469.2 | 429.3 | 3.6 | -39.9 | -50.4 | -8.5 | -10.5 |
| Part-time employment | 90.5 | 77.6 | 3.3 | -12.9 | -23.3 | -14.3 | -23.1 |
| Unemployment | 43.8 | 64.7 | 2.2 | 20.9 | 31.1 | 47.7 | 92.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 63.9 | 0.3 | -3.6 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 56.7 | 0.3 | -5.9 | -8.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,566.7 | 3,569.5 | ... | 2.8 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,423.3 | 2,273.3 | 9.7 | -150.0 | -246.1 | -6.2 | -9.8 |
| Employment | 2,212.8 | 1,969.0 | 10.3 | -243.8 | -381.9 | -11.0 | -16.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,854.8 | 1,672.3 | 14.3 | -182.5 | -261.7 | -9.8 | -13.5 |
| Part-time employment | 358.0 | 296.7 | 13.2 | -61.3 | -120.3 | -17.1 | -28.8 |
| Unemployment | 210.5 | 304.3 | 9.2 | 93.8 | 135.8 | 44.6 | 80.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -4.2 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 55.2 | 0.3 | -6.8 | -11.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,154.4 | 4,158.3 | ... | 3.9 | 80.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,593.4 | 2,421.0 | 11.0 | -172.4 | -266.2 | -6.6 | -9.9 |
| Employment | 2,406.7 | 2,142.6 | 10.9 | -264.1 | -420.9 | -11.0 | -16.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,937.6 | 1,742.7 | 15.3 | -194.9 | -267.1 | -10.1 | -13.3 |
| Part-time employment | 469.1 | 399.9 | 14.4 | -69.2 | -153.8 | -14.8 | -27.8 |
| Unemployment | 186.7 | 278.4 | 8.5 | 91.7 | 154.7 | 49.1 | 125.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 58.2 | 0.3 | -4.2 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 51.5 | 0.3 | -6.4 | -11.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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