Table 3
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 | |
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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).
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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