Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 54.9 | 54.8 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 36.3 | 33.7 | 1.2 | -2.6 | 4.4 | -7.2 | 15.0 |
| Employment | 29.2 | 28.6 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 6.6 | -2.1 | 30.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 5.1 | 1.2 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -28.2 | -30.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 61.5 | 2.2 | -4.6 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 19.6 | 15.1 | 3.3 | -4.5 | -9.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 52.2 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 12.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 189.8 | 189.8 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 114.0 | 112.4 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 95.3 | 95.2 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 11.3 | -0.1 | 13.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 17.2 | 1.6 | -1.5 | -7.1 | -8.0 | -29.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.4 | 15.3 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.2 | 50.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 200.3 | 200.3 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 104.3 | 104.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 94.8 | 93.3 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 20.0 | 17.5 |
| Participation rate | 52.1 | 52.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.3 | 46.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 20.7 | 20.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 13.2 | 13.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 11.7 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 13.1 |
| Unemployment | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 13.3 | -26.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 67.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 58.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 54.6 | 54.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 38.6 | 38.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 35.3 | 34.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 9.4 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 63.8 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 58.2 | 58.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 34.0 | 35.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 31.8 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -2.3 | 40.9 | -42.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 60.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 55.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 108.9 | 108.7 | ... | -0.2 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 75.4 | 68.4 | 2.0 | -7.0 | 6.6 | -9.3 | 10.7 |
| Employment | 65.9 | 57.1 | 2.0 | -8.8 | 9.2 | -13.4 | 19.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -2.7 | 19.1 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 62.9 | 1.8 | -6.3 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 52.5 | 1.8 | -8.0 | 8.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 339.1 | 339.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 219.4 | 216.5 | 2.0 | -2.9 | 14.0 | -1.3 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 200.6 | 195.3 | 2.1 | -5.3 | 15.7 | -2.6 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 21.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 12.8 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 57.5 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 370.0 | 370.4 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 212.4 | 207.3 | 1.9 | -5.1 | 8.9 | -2.4 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 199.4 | 191.3 | 2.0 | -8.1 | 18.4 | -4.1 | 10.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 16.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | -9.6 | 23.1 | -37.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 56.0 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 51.6 | 0.5 | -2.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 82.0 | 82.0 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 57.6 | 56.5 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 6.5 | -1.9 | 13.0 |
| Employment | 52.3 | 50.9 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 14.7 | -2.7 | 40.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -8.2 | 5.7 | -59.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 68.9 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 8.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | -17.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 62.1 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 18.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 275.9 | 276.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 174.6 | 175.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 157.1 | 157.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 2.9 | -8.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 290.9 | 291.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 165.4 | 165.2 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 6.4 | -0.1 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 154.3 | 153.0 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 11.1 | -0.8 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -4.7 | 9.9 | -27.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.9 | 56.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 52.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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