Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
  February
2021
March
2021
Standard error1 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 2021 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 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 445.1 445.1 ... 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.2
Labour force 244.4 251.6 2.6 7.2 4.9 2.9 2.0
Employment 207.1 220.5 2.6 13.4 2.5 6.5 1.1
Full-time employment 174.8 186.4 3.0 11.6 -1.9 6.6 -1.0
Part-time employment 32.3 34.1 2.5 1.8 4.4 5.6 14.8
Unemployment 37.3 31.2 2.4 -6.1 2.5 -16.4 8.7
Participation rate 54.9 56.5 0.6 1.6 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.3 12.4 0.9 -2.9 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 46.5 49.5 0.6 3.0 0.6 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 133.2 133.4 ... 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.1
Labour force 85.8 86.2 0.8 0.4 -0.1 0.5 -0.1
Employment 77.9 79.2 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.7 0.8
Full-time employment 65.5 65.8 1.0 0.3 -1.4 0.5 -2.1
Part-time employment 12.3 13.4 0.8 1.1 2.0 8.9 17.5
Unemployment 7.9 7.0 0.8 -0.9 -0.7 -11.4 -9.1
Participation rate 64.4 64.6 0.6 0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.2 8.1 0.8 -1.1 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 59.4 0.6 0.9 -0.1 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 817.4 817.7 ... 0.3 5.6 0.0 0.7
Labour force 506.2 510.7 3.5 4.5 24.2 0.9 5.0
Employment 465.2 466.8 3.5 1.6 26.0 0.3 5.9
Full-time employment 379.9 382.1 4.3 2.2 14.2 0.6 3.9
Part-time employment 85.3 84.6 3.8 -0.7 11.7 -0.8 16.0
Unemployment 41.0 43.9 3.2 2.9 -1.9 7.1 -4.1
Participation rate 61.9 62.5 0.4 0.6 2.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 8.6 0.6 0.5 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 57.1 0.4 0.2 2.8 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 648.4 648.7 ... 0.3 2.6 0.0 0.4
Labour force 394.2 396.2 2.7 2.0 12.5 0.5 3.3
Employment 359.2 359.6 2.8 0.4 10.6 0.1 3.0
Full-time employment 302.2 301.2 3.3 -1.0 -1.4 -0.3 -0.5
Part-time employment 57.0 58.4 2.7 1.4 12.0 2.5 25.9
Unemployment 35.0 36.6 2.6 1.6 1.8 4.6 5.2
Participation rate 60.8 61.1 0.4 0.3 1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.9 9.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.4 55.4 0.4 0.0 1.4 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 7,085.6 7,088.3 ... 2.7 47.6 0.0 0.7
Labour force 4,504.0 4,529.9 19.0 25.9 74.6 0.6 1.7
Employment 4,214.7 4,240.6 21.2 25.9 150.2 0.6 3.7
Full-time employment 3,479.8 3,527.2 25.2 47.4 78.9 1.4 2.3
Part-time employment 734.9 713.4 21.7 -21.5 71.2 -2.9 11.1
Unemployment 289.4 289.3 19.1 -0.1 -75.6 -0.0 -20.7
Participation rate 63.6 63.9 0.3 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.4 0.0 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 59.5 59.8 0.3 0.3 1.7 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 12,292.4 12,301.8 ... 9.4 117.6 0.1 1.0
Labour force 7,912.3 7,964.5 29.0 52.2 295.9 0.7 3.9
Employment 7,185.8 7,368.1 28.2 182.3 269.9 2.5 3.8
Full-time employment 6,003.9 6,110.2 33.6 106.3 205.0 1.8 3.5
Part-time employment 1,181.9 1,257.9 29.4 76.0 64.9 6.4 5.4
Unemployment 726.5 596.4 26.9 -130.1 25.9 -17.9 4.5
Participation rate 64.4 64.7 0.2 0.3 1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.2 7.5 0.3 -1.7 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 59.9 0.2 1.4 1.6 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,050.4 1,050.8 ... 0.4 3.7 0.0 0.4
Labour force 694.2 700.9 3.4 6.7 17.4 1.0 2.5
Employment 647.2 653.5 3.4 6.3 15.5 1.0 2.4
Full-time employment 529.6 534.9 4.6 5.3 21.4 1.0 4.2
Part-time employment 117.5 118.6 4.3 1.1 -5.9 0.9 -4.7
Unemployment 47.0 47.4 3.1 0.4 1.8 0.9 3.9
Participation rate 66.1 66.7 0.3 0.6 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.6 62.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 889.1 889.4 ... 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.1
Labour force 592.8 593.1 3.2 0.3 -2.2 0.1 -0.4
Employment 549.7 549.7 3.3 0.0 -1.3 0.0 -0.2
Full-time employment 449.4 447.5 4.3 -1.9 -15.3 -0.4 -3.3
Part-time employment 100.3 102.2 3.9 1.9 14.0 1.9 15.9
Unemployment 43.1 43.4 3.0 0.3 -0.8 0.7 -1.8
Participation rate 66.7 66.7 0.4 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.3 0.5 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.8 0.4 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,531.3 3,533.5 ... 2.2 37.7 0.1 1.1
Labour force 2,440.3 2,458.7 13.8 18.4 77.3 0.8 3.2
Employment 2,198.2 2,235.3 13.8 37.1 71.6 1.7 3.3
Full-time employment 1,781.0 1,792.9 16.5 11.9 -11.1 0.7 -0.6
Part-time employment 417.3 442.4 14.7 25.1 82.6 6.0 23.0
Unemployment 242.1 223.4 13.4 -18.7 5.7 -7.7 2.6
Participation rate 69.1 69.6 0.4 0.5 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 9.1 0.5 -0.8 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.2 63.3 0.4 1.1 1.4 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 4,323.3 4,325.8 ... 2.5 39.5 0.1 0.9
Labour force 2,821.9 2,859.3 15.7 37.4 159.1 1.3 5.9
Employment 2,626.2 2,661.2 15.8 35.0 155.1 1.3 6.2
Full-time employment 2,054.3 2,047.6 20.3 -6.7 21.1 -0.3 1.0
Part-time employment 571.8 613.6 18.5 41.8 134.0 7.3 27.9
Unemployment 195.8 198.1 14.1 2.3 4.0 1.2 2.1
Participation rate 65.3 66.1 0.4 0.8 3.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.9 0.5 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.5 0.4 0.8 3.0 ... ...
...
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).
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