Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| November 2020 |
December 2020 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 2020 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 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 | 439.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 255.6 | 254.5 | 2.2 | -1.1 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 224.4 | 223.1 | 2.2 | -1.3 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 186.5 | 186.0 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 37.9 | 37.1 | 2.1 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 31.3 | 31.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 57.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 50.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 132.2 | 132.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 86.3 | 85.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 77.4 | 76.5 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -3.5 | -1.2 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 64.7 | 65.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -2.9 | 0.9 | -4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.7 | 11.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -11.0 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 8.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -2.3 | 24.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 57.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 820.0 | 820.3 | ... | 0.3 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 500.7 | 502.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 468.5 | 458.9 | 3.2 | -9.6 | -6.7 | -2.0 | -1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 383.2 | 381.2 | 3.9 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 85.3 | 77.8 | 3.5 | -7.5 | -5.2 | -8.8 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 43.4 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 34.8 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 55.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 638.1 | 638.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 394.5 | 392.6 | 2.5 | -1.9 | 7.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 356.9 | 356.1 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 304.3 | 299.5 | 3.2 | -4.8 | -7.3 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 52.6 | 56.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 14.5 |
| Unemployment | 37.7 | 36.4 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 7.7 | -3.4 | 26.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,142.7 | 7,147.4 | ... | 4.7 | 64.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,603.4 | 4,562.7 | 17.3 | -40.7 | -23.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 4,273.7 | 4,256.9 | 19.0 | -16.8 | -88.5 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,513.8 | 3,505.9 | 23.4 | -7.9 | -26.0 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 760.0 | 751.0 | 20.3 | -9.0 | -62.6 | -1.2 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 329.7 | 305.8 | 16.1 | -23.9 | 64.9 | -7.2 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,378.9 | 12,388.7 | ... | 9.8 | 149.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,037.5 | 8,054.4 | 25.7 | 16.9 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,303.8 | 7,291.9 | 25.0 | -11.9 | -250.5 | -0.2 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,012.1 | 6,019.8 | 31.0 | 7.7 | -143.9 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,291.7 | 1,272.1 | 27.9 | -19.6 | -106.5 | -1.5 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 733.7 | 762.5 | 22.1 | 28.8 | 339.0 | 3.9 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,048.2 | 1,048.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 683.4 | 681.5 | 3.3 | -1.9 | -7.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 632.4 | 625.8 | 3.3 | -6.6 | -28.7 | -1.0 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 514.5 | 510.1 | 4.4 | -4.4 | -12.7 | -0.9 | -2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 118.0 | 115.8 | 4.1 | -2.2 | -15.9 | -1.9 | -12.1 |
| Unemployment | 50.9 | 55.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 21.3 | 9.4 | 61.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 59.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 894.0 | 894.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 601.8 | 600.5 | 2.9 | -1.3 | -13.7 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 560.1 | 553.4 | 3.0 | -6.7 | -25.6 | -1.2 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 461.3 | 454.7 | 3.9 | -6.6 | -23.0 | -1.4 | -4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 98.9 | 98.7 | 3.5 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 41.7 | 47.0 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 33.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 61.9 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,588.7 | 3,591.5 | ... | 2.8 | 37.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,493.4 | 2,476.1 | 12.3 | -17.3 | -37.5 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 2,216.6 | 2,204.7 | 12.6 | -11.9 | -132.7 | -0.5 | -5.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,774.0 | 1,804.3 | 15.5 | 30.3 | -94.3 | 1.7 | -5.0 |
| Part-time employment | 442.6 | 400.4 | 14.0 | -42.2 | -38.3 | -9.5 | -8.7 |
| Unemployment | 276.7 | 271.4 | 11.6 | -5.3 | 95.1 | -1.9 | 53.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 68.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 11.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,193.4 | 4,196.8 | ... | 3.4 | 62.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,694.1 | 2,699.2 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 29.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 2,501.7 | 2,505.5 | 13.1 | 3.8 | -36.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,937.6 | 1,961.6 | 17.3 | 24.0 | -35.6 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 564.1 | 543.8 | 15.5 | -20.3 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 192.4 | 193.7 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 51.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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