Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2021 |
April 2021 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 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 | 445.0 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 251.6 | 254.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 28.2 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| Employment | 220.5 | 219.3 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 29.8 | -0.5 | 15.7 |
| Full-time employment | 186.4 | 184.4 | 3.0 | -2.0 | 23.3 | -1.1 | 14.5 |
| Part-time employment | 34.1 | 34.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 22.9 |
| Unemployment | 31.2 | 35.3 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -1.6 | 13.1 | -4.3 |
| Participation rate | 56.5 | 57.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 13.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.5 | 49.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 133.4 | 133.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 86.2 | 85.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 7.4 | -0.5 | 9.4 |
| Employment | 79.2 | 78.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 9.0 | -0.4 | 12.9 |
| Full-time employment | 65.8 | 66.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| Part-time employment | 13.4 | 12.6 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -6.0 | 38.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -17.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 817.7 | 818.0 | ... | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 510.7 | 507.2 | 3.5 | -3.5 | 60.1 | -0.7 | 13.4 |
| Employment | 466.8 | 465.9 | 3.5 | -0.9 | 73.9 | -0.2 | 18.9 |
| Full-time employment | 382.1 | 379.7 | 4.3 | -2.4 | 48.8 | -0.6 | 14.7 |
| Part-time employment | 84.6 | 86.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 25.1 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| Unemployment | 43.9 | 41.2 | 3.2 | -2.7 | -13.9 | -6.2 | -25.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 8.7 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 648.7 | 648.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 396.2 | 397.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 34.0 | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| Employment | 359.6 | 363.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 48.4 | 1.1 | 15.4 |
| Full-time employment | 301.2 | 308.3 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 32.9 | 2.4 | 11.9 |
| Part-time employment | 58.4 | 55.4 | 2.7 | -3.0 | 15.4 | -5.1 | 38.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.6 | 33.9 | 2.6 | -2.7 | -14.4 | -7.4 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 56.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,088.3 | 7,090.2 | ... | 1.9 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,529.9 | 4,523.7 | 19.0 | -6.2 | 240.3 | -0.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 4,240.6 | 4,227.3 | 21.2 | -13.3 | 699.9 | -0.3 | 19.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,527.2 | 3,510.9 | 25.2 | -16.3 | 517.7 | -0.5 | 17.3 |
| Part-time employment | 713.4 | 716.5 | 21.7 | 3.1 | 182.3 | 0.4 | 34.1 |
| Unemployment | 289.3 | 296.4 | 19.1 | 7.1 | -459.6 | 2.5 | -60.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -11.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 9.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,301.8 | 12,311.3 | ... | 9.5 | 119.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 7,964.5 | 7,932.2 | 29.0 | -32.3 | 709.6 | -0.4 | 9.8 |
| Employment | 7,368.1 | 7,215.4 | 28.2 | -152.7 | 805.5 | -2.1 | 12.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,110.2 | 5,976.2 | 33.6 | -134.0 | 553.0 | -2.2 | 10.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,257.9 | 1,239.2 | 29.4 | -18.7 | 252.5 | -1.5 | 25.6 |
| Unemployment | 596.4 | 716.8 | 26.9 | 120.4 | -96.0 | 20.2 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 58.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.8 | 1,050.8 | ... | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 700.9 | 709.3 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 62.4 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| Employment | 653.5 | 656.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 82.7 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| Full-time employment | 534.9 | 531.2 | 4.6 | -3.7 | 52.9 | -0.7 | 11.1 |
| Part-time employment | 118.6 | 125.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 29.8 | 5.8 | 31.1 |
| Unemployment | 47.4 | 52.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | -20.1 | 11.2 | -27.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.4 | ... | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 593.1 | 598.6 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 34.7 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 549.7 | 559.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 58.7 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| Full-time employment | 447.5 | 449.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 25.1 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
| Part-time employment | 102.2 | 110.2 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 33.6 | 7.8 | 43.9 |
| Unemployment | 43.4 | 39.4 | 3.0 | -4.0 | -24.0 | -9.2 | -37.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,533.5 | 3,535.3 | ... | 1.8 | 36.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,458.7 | 2,441.5 | 13.8 | -17.2 | 210.0 | -0.7 | 9.4 |
| Employment | 2,235.3 | 2,222.7 | 13.8 | -12.6 | 290.5 | -0.6 | 15.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,792.9 | 1,818.8 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 178.0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| Part-time employment | 442.4 | 404.0 | 14.7 | -38.4 | 112.6 | -8.7 | 38.6 |
| Unemployment | 223.4 | 218.8 | 13.4 | -4.6 | -80.5 | -2.1 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,325.8 | 4,329.2 | ... | 3.4 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,859.3 | 2,817.0 | 15.7 | -42.3 | 295.4 | -1.5 | 11.7 |
| Employment | 2,661.2 | 2,618.1 | 15.8 | -43.1 | 387.4 | -1.6 | 17.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,047.6 | 2,041.9 | 20.3 | -5.7 | 222.8 | -0.3 | 12.2 |
| Part-time employment | 613.6 | 576.2 | 18.5 | -37.4 | 164.6 | -6.1 | 40.0 |
| Unemployment | 198.1 | 198.9 | 14.1 | 0.8 | -92.0 | 0.4 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 60.5 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 8.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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