Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| May 2020 |
June 2020 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 2020 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 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 | 439.4 | 439.3 | ... | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 236.9 | 244.3 | 2.0 | 7.4 | -14.1 | 3.1 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 198.2 | 204.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 | -20.3 | 3.0 | -9.0 |
| Full-time employment | 168.7 | 168.5 | 2.5 | -0.2 | -25.4 | -0.1 | -13.1 |
| Part-time employment | 29.5 | 35.7 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 21.0 | 16.7 |
| Unemployment | 38.7 | 40.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 18.6 |
| Participation rate | 53.9 | 55.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.3 | 16.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 45.1 | 46.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 131.1 | 131.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 83.5 | 86.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 71.9 | 73.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -4.1 | 2.4 | -5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 62.1 | 63.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -2.3 | 1.6 | -3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 9.8 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.9 | 7.1 | -15.3 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 13.8 | 69.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 56.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 815.2 | 816.1 | ... | 0.9 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 467.5 | 497.7 | 2.6 | 30.2 | -4.2 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 404.2 | 433.1 | 2.7 | 28.9 | -35.0 | 7.1 | -7.5 |
| Full-time employment | 334.2 | 358.2 | 3.5 | 24.0 | -20.6 | 7.2 | -5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 69.9 | 74.9 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -14.4 | 7.2 | -16.1 |
| Unemployment | 63.4 | 64.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 30.8 | 1.9 | 91.1 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 61.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 13.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.6 | 53.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 636.0 | 636.4 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 376.3 | 389.1 | 2.2 | 12.8 | -0.8 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 328.2 | 350.4 | 2.3 | 22.2 | -8.7 | 6.8 | -2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 282.9 | 296.4 | 2.9 | 13.5 | -9.2 | 4.8 | -3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 45.3 | 54.0 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 19.2 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 48.2 | 38.7 | 2.0 | -9.5 | 7.9 | -19.7 | 25.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 9.9 | 0.5 | -2.9 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.6 | 55.1 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,111.0 | 7,116.4 | ... | 5.4 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,398.9 | 4,527.6 | 15.4 | 128.7 | -28.2 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 3,794.9 | 4,042.4 | 15.6 | 247.5 | -289.1 | 6.5 | -6.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,263.5 | 3,370.7 | 21.2 | 107.2 | -150.3 | 3.3 | -4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 531.4 | 671.7 | 19.2 | 140.3 | -138.8 | 26.4 | -17.1 |
| Unemployment | 603.9 | 485.3 | 12.6 | -118.6 | 261.0 | -19.6 | 116.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 63.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 10.7 | 0.3 | -3.0 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 56.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,307.2 | 12,321.6 | ... | 14.4 | 206.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 7,402.1 | 7,719.9 | 21.3 | 317.8 | -144.0 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 6,398.6 | 6,776.5 | 21.0 | 377.9 | -656.7 | 5.9 | -8.8 |
| Full-time employment | 5,421.9 | 5,641.4 | 28.1 | 219.5 | -402.9 | 4.0 | -6.7 |
| Part-time employment | 976.8 | 1,135.1 | 26.9 | 158.3 | -253.8 | 16.2 | -18.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,003.4 | 943.4 | 17.9 | -60.0 | 512.6 | -6.0 | 119.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 62.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 12.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 55.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,046.2 | 1,046.5 | ... | 0.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 662.2 | 685.8 | 2.9 | 23.6 | -2.7 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 587.8 | 616.7 | 2.8 | 28.9 | -32.9 | 4.9 | -5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 480.8 | 495.6 | 4.0 | 14.8 | -28.9 | 3.1 | -5.5 |
| Part-time employment | 107.0 | 121.2 | 3.8 | 14.2 | -3.8 | 13.3 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 74.4 | 69.1 | 2.2 | -5.3 | 30.1 | -7.1 | 77.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.1 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 58.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 893.9 | 893.8 | ... | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 579.9 | 608.1 | 2.5 | 28.2 | -5.2 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 507.5 | 537.8 | 2.5 | 30.3 | -43.8 | 6.0 | -7.5 |
| Full-time employment | 424.8 | 444.9 | 3.6 | 20.1 | -31.8 | 4.7 | -6.7 |
| Part-time employment | 82.7 | 93.0 | 3.3 | 10.3 | -11.9 | 12.5 | -11.3 |
| Unemployment | 72.4 | 70.3 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 38.6 | -2.9 | 121.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 60.2 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,571.9 | 3,576.2 | ... | 4.3 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,362.3 | 2,471.3 | 9.7 | 109.0 | -51.2 | 4.6 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 1,997.2 | 2,088.8 | 10.3 | 91.6 | -265.9 | 4.6 | -11.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,645.5 | 1,717.5 | 14.3 | 72.0 | -227.1 | 4.4 | -11.7 |
| Part-time employment | 351.7 | 371.3 | 13.2 | 19.6 | -38.9 | 5.6 | -9.5 |
| Unemployment | 365.1 | 382.5 | 9.2 | 17.4 | 214.7 | 4.8 | 127.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 58.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -8.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,162.3 | 4,169.0 | ... | 6.7 | 77.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,524.0 | 2,649.5 | 11.0 | 125.5 | -44.7 | 5.0 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 2,185.9 | 2,304.0 | 10.9 | 118.1 | -267.2 | 5.4 | -10.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,797.8 | 1,814.2 | 15.3 | 16.4 | -195.4 | 0.9 | -9.7 |
| Part-time employment | 388.1 | 489.8 | 14.4 | 101.7 | -71.7 | 26.2 | -12.8 |
| Unemployment | 338.1 | 345.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 222.5 | 2.2 | 180.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.4 | 13.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 55.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
...
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 between 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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