Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2021 |
February 2021 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2021 | February 2020 to February 2021 | January to February 2021 | February 2020 to February 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 | 445.3 | 445.1 | ... | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 254.5 | 244.4 | 2.6 | -10.1 | -11.4 | -4.0 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 222.1 | 207.1 | 2.6 | -15.0 | -17.1 | -6.8 | -7.6 |
| Full-time employment | 185.4 | 174.8 | 3.0 | -10.6 | -12.7 | -5.7 | -6.8 |
| Part-time employment | 36.7 | 32.3 | 2.5 | -4.4 | -4.4 | -12.0 | -12.0 |
| Unemployment | 32.5 | 37.3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 14.8 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.2 | 54.9 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.9 | 46.5 | 0.6 | -3.4 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 133.1 | 133.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 85.1 | 85.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -3.1 | 0.8 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 78.4 | 77.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -3.9 | -0.6 | -4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 66.6 | 65.5 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -4.0 | -1.7 | -5.8 |
| Part-time employment | 11.8 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 17.9 | 11.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 817.2 | 817.4 | ... | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 504.8 | 506.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 462.7 | 465.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 381.1 | 379.9 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 81.7 | 85.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -5.6 | 4.4 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 42.1 | 41.0 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -2.6 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 648.4 | 648.4 | ... | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 396.5 | 394.2 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 361.8 | 359.2 | 2.8 | -2.6 | -6.2 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 300.7 | 302.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | -11.9 | 0.5 | -3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 61.1 | 57.0 | 2.7 | -4.1 | 5.7 | -6.7 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 35.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 22.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 55.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,081.0 | 7,085.6 | ... | 4.6 | 48.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,496.7 | 4,504.0 | 19.0 | 7.3 | -53.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 4,102.1 | 4,214.7 | 21.2 | 112.6 | -138.6 | 2.7 | -3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,442.8 | 3,479.8 | 25.2 | 37.0 | -61.6 | 1.1 | -1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 659.2 | 734.9 | 21.7 | 75.7 | -77.0 | 11.5 | -9.5 |
| Unemployment | 394.6 | 289.4 | 19.1 | -105.2 | 85.3 | -26.7 | 41.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 59.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,280.5 | 12,292.4 | ... | 11.9 | 122.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 7,887.9 | 7,912.3 | 29.0 | 24.4 | -13.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 7,085.5 | 7,185.8 | 28.2 | 100.3 | -305.3 | 1.4 | -4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 5,965.9 | 6,003.9 | 33.6 | 38.0 | -136.5 | 0.6 | -2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,119.6 | 1,181.9 | 29.4 | 62.3 | -168.8 | 5.6 | -12.5 |
| Unemployment | 802.4 | 726.5 | 26.9 | -75.9 | 291.7 | -9.5 | 67.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 9.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,049.4 | 1,050.4 | ... | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 685.9 | 694.2 | 3.4 | 8.3 | -6.0 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 631.0 | 647.2 | 3.4 | 16.2 | -17.1 | 2.6 | -2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 525.8 | 529.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 105.3 | 117.5 | 4.3 | 12.2 | -21.5 | 11.6 | -15.5 |
| Unemployment | 54.8 | 47.0 | 3.1 | -7.8 | 11.1 | -14.2 | 30.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 66.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 888.2 | 889.1 | ... | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 589.7 | 592.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | -18.3 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 547.4 | 549.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | -23.0 | 0.4 | -4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 446.9 | 449.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | -17.7 | 0.6 | -3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 100.5 | 100.3 | 3.9 | -0.2 | -5.3 | -0.2 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 42.3 | 43.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 11.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,527.7 | 3,531.3 | ... | 3.6 | 40.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,444.1 | 2,440.3 | 13.8 | -3.8 | -11.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,181.4 | 2,198.2 | 13.8 | 16.8 | -71.0 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,766.7 | 1,781.0 | 16.5 | 14.3 | -65.8 | 0.8 | -3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 414.7 | 417.3 | 14.7 | 2.6 | -5.1 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 262.7 | 242.1 | 13.4 | -20.6 | 59.4 | -7.8 | 32.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 9.9 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,320.6 | 4,323.3 | ... | 2.7 | 41.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,825.8 | 2,821.9 | 15.7 | -3.9 | 38.7 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,599.6 | 2,626.2 | 15.8 | 26.6 | -15.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,050.4 | 2,054.3 | 20.3 | 3.9 | -33.0 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 549.2 | 571.8 | 18.5 | 22.6 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 226.2 | 195.8 | 14.1 | -30.4 | 53.9 | -13.4 | 38.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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