Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| December 2020 |
January 2021 |
Standard error1 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 445.4 | 445.3 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 257.2 | 254.5 | 2.6 | -2.7 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 224.8 | 222.1 | 2.6 | -2.7 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 188.5 | 185.4 | 3.0 | -3.1 | -3.4 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 36.3 | 36.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 32.4 | 32.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 57.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.5 | 49.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 133.1 | 133.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 86.0 | 85.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -3.1 | -1.0 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 77.5 | 78.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -3.2 | 1.2 | -3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 66.2 | 66.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 0.6 | -4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 11.3 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 6.7 | 0.8 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -21.2 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 7.9 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 817.0 | 817.2 | ... | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 498.7 | 504.8 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 454.9 | 462.7 | 3.5 | 7.8 | -1.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 377.4 | 381.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 77.5 | 81.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -3.9 | 5.4 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 43.8 | 42.1 | 3.2 | -1.7 | 4.0 | -3.9 | 10.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 648.2 | 648.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 398.9 | 396.5 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 360.7 | 361.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 303.1 | 300.7 | 3.3 | -2.4 | -11.7 | -0.8 | -3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 57.6 | 61.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 16.2 |
| Unemployment | 38.2 | 34.7 | 2.6 | -3.5 | 4.4 | -9.2 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,077.7 | 7,081.0 | ... | 3.3 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,504.3 | 4,496.7 | 19.0 | -7.6 | -72.8 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 4,200.0 | 4,102.1 | 21.2 | -97.9 | -236.4 | -2.3 | -5.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,448.3 | 3,442.8 | 25.2 | -5.5 | -92.0 | -0.2 | -2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 751.7 | 659.2 | 21.7 | -92.5 | -144.5 | -12.3 | -18.0 |
| Unemployment | 304.3 | 394.6 | 19.1 | 90.3 | 163.6 | 29.7 | 70.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -1.4 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,274.5 | 12,280.5 | ... | 6.0 | 122.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,011.3 | 7,887.9 | 29.0 | -123.4 | -21.8 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 7,239.0 | 7,085.5 | 28.2 | -153.5 | -408.6 | -2.1 | -5.5 |
| Full-time employment | 5,966.8 | 5,965.9 | 33.6 | -0.9 | -154.7 | -0.0 | -2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,272.3 | 1,119.6 | 29.4 | -152.7 | -253.9 | -12.0 | -18.5 |
| Unemployment | 772.3 | 802.4 | 26.9 | 30.1 | 386.8 | 3.9 | 93.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 57.7 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,049.4 | 1,049.4 | ... | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 681.8 | 685.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -11.9 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 625.5 | 631.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | -30.6 | 0.9 | -4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 509.8 | 525.8 | 4.6 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 115.7 | 105.3 | 4.3 | -10.4 | -31.9 | -9.0 | -23.3 |
| Unemployment | 56.3 | 54.8 | 3.1 | -1.5 | 18.6 | -2.7 | 51.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 888.1 | 888.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 592.3 | 589.7 | 3.2 | -2.6 | -20.1 | -0.4 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 545.2 | 547.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | -25.2 | 0.4 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 446.9 | 446.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | -22.6 | 0.0 | -4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 98.3 | 100.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | -2.6 | 2.2 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 47.1 | 42.3 | 3.0 | -4.8 | 5.1 | -10.2 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,524.9 | 3,527.7 | ... | 2.8 | 40.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,430.1 | 2,444.1 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,160.6 | 2,181.4 | 13.8 | 20.8 | -79.6 | 1.0 | -3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,767.0 | 1,766.7 | 16.5 | -0.3 | -78.3 | -0.0 | -4.2 |
| Part-time employment | 393.6 | 414.7 | 14.7 | 21.1 | -1.2 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 269.5 | 262.7 | 13.4 | -6.8 | 80.8 | -2.5 | 44.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 10.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,319.2 | 4,320.6 | ... | 1.4 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,798.2 | 2,825.8 | 15.7 | 27.6 | 53.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,596.8 | 2,599.6 | 15.8 | 2.8 | -44.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,045.9 | 2,050.4 | 20.3 | 4.5 | -25.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 550.9 | 549.2 | 18.5 | -1.7 | -19.2 | -0.3 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 201.4 | 226.2 | 14.1 | 24.8 | 97.8 | 12.3 | 76.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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