Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| April 2021 |
May 2021 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 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 | 445.0 | 445.0 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 254.6 | 250.9 | 2.6 | -3.7 | 12.6 | -1.5 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 219.3 | 217.2 | 2.6 | -2.1 | 20.1 | -1.0 | 10.2 |
| Full-time employment | 184.4 | 183.6 | 3.0 | -0.8 | 15.2 | -0.4 | 9.0 |
| Part-time employment | 34.9 | 33.5 | 2.5 | -1.4 | 4.8 | -4.0 | 16.7 |
| Unemployment | 35.3 | 33.7 | 2.4 | -1.6 | -7.5 | -4.5 | -18.2 |
| Participation rate | 57.2 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 13.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.3 | 48.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 133.5 | 133.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 85.8 | 87.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 78.9 | 79.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| Full-time employment | 66.3 | 65.9 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 12.6 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 40.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -3.5 | 20.0 | -29.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 818.0 | 818.7 | ... | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 507.2 | 492.1 | 3.5 | -15.1 | 29.3 | -3.0 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 465.9 | 443.7 | 3.5 | -22.2 | 43.3 | -4.8 | 10.8 |
| Full-time employment | 379.7 | 367.0 | 4.3 | -12.7 | 34.4 | -3.3 | 10.3 |
| Part-time employment | 86.3 | 76.7 | 3.8 | -9.6 | 9.0 | -11.1 | 13.3 |
| Unemployment | 41.2 | 48.4 | 3.2 | 7.2 | -14.0 | 17.5 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 60.1 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 54.2 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 648.9 | 649.3 | ... | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 397.6 | 396.8 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 14.9 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 363.7 | 361.0 | 2.8 | -2.7 | 29.5 | -0.7 | 8.9 |
| Full-time employment | 308.3 | 303.1 | 3.3 | -5.2 | 17.3 | -1.7 | 6.1 |
| Part-time employment | 55.4 | 57.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 26.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.9 | 35.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 | -14.6 | 5.6 | -29.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,090.2 | 7,091.5 | ... | 1.3 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,523.7 | 4,515.3 | 19.0 | -8.4 | 155.6 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 4,227.3 | 4,219.3 | 21.2 | -8.0 | 454.2 | -0.2 | 12.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,510.9 | 3,503.7 | 25.2 | -7.2 | 274.9 | -0.2 | 8.5 |
| Part-time employment | 716.5 | 715.6 | 21.7 | -0.9 | 179.3 | -0.1 | 33.4 |
| Unemployment | 296.4 | 296.0 | 19.1 | -0.4 | -298.6 | -0.1 | -50.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,311.3 | 12,317.2 | ... | 5.9 | 118.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 7,932.2 | 7,916.8 | 29.0 | -15.4 | 567.8 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 7,215.4 | 7,183.8 | 28.2 | -31.6 | 827.4 | -0.4 | 13.0 |
| Full-time employment | 5,976.2 | 5,967.1 | 33.6 | -9.1 | 577.5 | -0.2 | 10.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,239.2 | 1,216.7 | 29.4 | -22.5 | 249.9 | -1.8 | 25.8 |
| Unemployment | 716.8 | 733.0 | 26.9 | 16.2 | -259.6 | 2.3 | -26.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.8 | 1,050.6 | ... | -0.2 | 3.5 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 709.3 | 704.7 | 3.4 | -4.6 | 41.8 | -0.6 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 656.7 | 653.8 | 3.4 | -2.9 | 66.4 | -0.4 | 11.3 |
| Full-time employment | 531.2 | 530.0 | 4.6 | -1.2 | 48.1 | -0.2 | 10.0 |
| Part-time employment | 125.5 | 123.8 | 4.3 | -1.7 | 18.2 | -1.4 | 17.2 |
| Unemployment | 52.7 | 50.8 | 3.1 | -1.9 | -24.6 | -3.6 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.4 | ... | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 598.6 | 601.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 28.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 559.2 | 563.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 12.2 |
| Full-time employment | 449.0 | 451.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 29.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| Part-time employment | 110.2 | 112.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 31.8 | 1.9 | 39.5 |
| Unemployment | 39.4 | 37.9 | 3.0 | -1.5 | -33.3 | -3.8 | -46.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,535.3 | 3,536.3 | ... | 1.0 | 34.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,441.5 | 2,433.5 | 13.8 | -8.0 | 116.3 | -0.3 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 2,222.7 | 2,221.7 | 13.8 | -1.0 | 262.6 | -0.0 | 13.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,818.8 | 1,818.1 | 16.5 | -0.7 | 202.8 | -0.0 | 12.6 |
| Part-time employment | 404.0 | 403.6 | 14.7 | -0.4 | 59.8 | -0.1 | 17.4 |
| Unemployment | 218.8 | 211.7 | 13.4 | -7.1 | -146.4 | -3.2 | -40.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,329.2 | 4,334.5 | ... | 5.3 | 43.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,817.0 | 2,812.9 | 15.7 | -4.1 | 188.3 | -0.1 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 2,618.1 | 2,616.2 | 15.8 | -1.9 | 343.6 | -0.1 | 15.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,041.9 | 2,063.2 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 188.3 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Part-time employment | 576.2 | 553.0 | 18.5 | -23.2 | 155.3 | -4.0 | 39.0 |
| Unemployment | 198.9 | 196.7 | 14.1 | -2.2 | -155.3 | -1.1 | -44.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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