Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| May 2021 |
June 2021 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 2021 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 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 | 444.9 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 250.9 | 252.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 217.2 | 219.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| Full-time employment | 183.6 | 184.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 18.7 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
| Part-time employment | 33.5 | 35.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.7 | 32.9 | 2.4 | -0.8 | -10.7 | -2.4 | -24.5 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 56.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.4 | 13.0 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.8 | 49.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 133.6 | 133.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 87.6 | 88.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 79.2 | 77.8 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 3.4 | -1.8 | 4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 65.9 | 64.5 | 1.0 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -2.1 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -2.1 | 32.1 | -15.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 58.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 818.7 | 819.7 | ... | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 492.1 | 502.8 | 3.5 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 443.7 | 457.5 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 30.7 | 3.1 | 7.2 |
| Full-time employment | 367.0 | 367.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 76.7 | 90.6 | 3.8 | 13.9 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 23.4 |
| Unemployment | 48.4 | 45.3 | 3.2 | -3.1 | -20.4 | -6.4 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 9.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 649.3 | 649.8 | ... | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 396.8 | 395.5 | 2.7 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 361.0 | 358.6 | 2.8 | -2.4 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 303.1 | 301.6 | 3.3 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 57.9 | 57.0 | 2.7 | -0.9 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 35.8 | 36.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 3.1 | -9.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,091.5 | 7,093.6 | ... | 2.1 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,515.3 | 4,578.6 | 19.0 | 63.3 | 86.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 4,219.3 | 4,291.6 | 21.2 | 72.3 | 279.6 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,503.7 | 3,499.7 | 25.2 | -4.0 | 151.1 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 715.6 | 791.9 | 21.7 | 76.3 | 128.4 | 10.7 | 19.4 |
| Unemployment | 296.0 | 287.0 | 19.1 | -9.0 | -193.4 | -3.0 | -40.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,317.2 | 12,324.0 | ... | 6.8 | 113.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 7,916.8 | 7,969.5 | 29.0 | 52.7 | 306.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 7,183.8 | 7,300.7 | 28.2 | 116.9 | 575.1 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| Full-time employment | 5,967.1 | 5,991.8 | 33.6 | 24.7 | 381.5 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,216.7 | 1,308.9 | 29.4 | 92.2 | 193.6 | 7.6 | 17.4 |
| Unemployment | 733.0 | 668.8 | 26.9 | -64.2 | -269.0 | -8.8 | -28.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.6 | 1,050.4 | ... | -0.2 | 3.0 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 704.7 | 700.5 | 3.4 | -4.2 | 12.1 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 653.8 | 647.4 | 3.4 | -6.4 | 30.1 | -1.0 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 530.0 | 527.4 | 4.6 | -2.6 | 29.8 | -0.5 | 6.0 |
| Part-time employment | 123.8 | 120.0 | 4.3 | -3.8 | 0.4 | -3.1 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 50.8 | 53.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | -18.0 | 4.5 | -25.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.1 | ... | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 601.3 | 597.2 | 3.2 | -4.1 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 563.3 | 556.8 | 3.3 | -6.5 | 27.9 | -1.2 | 5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 451.0 | 447.6 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 8.5 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 112.3 | 109.3 | 3.9 | -3.0 | 19.5 | -2.7 | 21.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.9 | 40.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -29.3 | 6.3 | -42.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,536.3 | 3,537.7 | ... | 1.4 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,433.5 | 2,450.3 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,221.7 | 2,221.5 | 13.8 | -0.2 | 171.4 | -0.0 | 8.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,818.1 | 1,781.1 | 16.5 | -37.0 | 91.2 | -2.0 | 5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 403.6 | 440.4 | 14.7 | 36.8 | 80.2 | 9.1 | 22.3 |
| Unemployment | 211.7 | 228.8 | 13.4 | 17.1 | -154.7 | 8.1 | -40.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,334.5 | 4,340.3 | ... | 5.8 | 42.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,812.9 | 2,845.6 | 15.7 | 32.7 | 81.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,616.2 | 2,658.3 | 15.8 | 42.1 | 263.1 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,063.2 | 2,054.5 | 20.3 | -8.7 | 162.8 | -0.4 | 8.6 |
| Part-time employment | 553.0 | 603.8 | 18.5 | 50.8 | 100.3 | 9.2 | 19.9 |
| Unemployment | 196.7 | 187.3 | 14.1 | -9.4 | -181.5 | -4.8 | -49.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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