Table 4 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
  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              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 54.8 54.8 ... 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.7
Labour force 33.7 33.6 1.2 -0.1 -2.3 -0.3 -6.4
Employment 28.6 28.0 1.2 -0.6 3.9 -2.1 16.2
Unemployment 5.1 5.6 1.2 0.5 -6.2 9.8 -52.5
Participation rate 61.5 61.3 2.2 -0.2 -3.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.1 16.7 3.3 1.6 -16.2 ... ...
Employment rate 52.2 51.1 2.1 -1.1 7.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 189.8 189.8 ... 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.2
Labour force 112.4 114.4 1.6 2.0 4.3 1.8 3.9
Employment 95.2 96.3 1.6 1.1 7.2 1.2 8.1
Unemployment 17.2 18.1 1.6 0.9 -2.8 5.2 -13.4
Participation rate 59.2 60.3 0.8 1.1 2.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.3 15.8 1.3 0.5 -3.2 ... ...
Employment rate 50.2 50.7 0.8 0.5 3.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 200.3 200.4 ... 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
Labour force 104.7 104.4 1.4 -0.3 6.2 -0.3 6.3
Employment 93.3 95.2 1.4 1.9 7.9 2.0 9.0
Unemployment 11.4 9.2 1.2 -2.2 -1.7 -19.3 -15.6
Participation rate 52.3 52.1 0.7 -0.2 3.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.9 8.8 1.2 -2.1 -2.3 ... ...
Employment rate 46.6 47.5 0.7 0.9 3.9 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 20.7 20.7 ... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Labour force 13.9 14.1 0.5 0.2 -0.3 1.4 -2.1
Employment 12.1 11.7 0.5 -0.4 1.4 -3.3 13.6
Unemployment 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.7 -1.7 41.2 -41.5
Participation rate 67.1 68.1 2.3 1.0 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.2 17.0 3.2 4.8 -11.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 56.5 2.3 -2.0 6.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 54.7 54.7 ... 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.1
Labour force 38.4 39.3 0.4 0.9 2.6 2.3 7.1
Employment 34.9 34.5 0.5 -0.4 1.2 -1.1 3.6
Unemployment 3.5 4.8 0.4 1.3 1.5 37.1 45.5
Participation rate 70.2 71.8 0.8 1.6 4.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.1 12.2 1.1 3.1 3.2 ... ...
Employment rate 63.8 63.1 0.9 -0.7 1.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 58.2 58.3 ... 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.0
Labour force 35.3 35.5 0.4 0.2 -1.0 0.6 -2.7
Employment 32.2 31.6 0.5 -0.6 0.8 -1.9 2.6
Unemployment 3.1 3.9 0.4 0.8 -1.8 25.8 -31.6
Participation rate 60.7 60.9 0.7 0.2 -2.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 11.0 1.1 2.2 -4.6 ... ...
Employment rate 55.3 54.2 0.8 -1.1 0.8 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 108.7 108.6 ... -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0
Labour force 68.4 74.6 2.0 6.2 0.2 9.1 0.3
Employment 57.1 62.2 2.0 5.1 7.6 8.9 13.9
Unemployment 11.2 12.4 1.8 1.2 -7.4 10.7 -37.4
Participation rate 62.9 68.7 1.8 5.8 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.4 16.6 2.4 0.2 -10.0 ... ...
Employment rate 52.5 57.3 1.8 4.8 7.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 339.5 340.0 ... 0.5 3.5 0.1 1.0
Labour force 216.5 218.8 2.0 2.3 7.1 1.1 3.4
Employment 195.3 200.0 2.1 4.7 12.4 2.4 6.6
Unemployment 21.2 18.9 1.9 -2.3 -5.2 -10.8 -21.6
Participation rate 63.8 64.4 0.6 0.6 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 8.6 0.9 -1.2 -2.8 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 58.8 0.6 1.3 3.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 370.4 371.1 ... 0.7 3.8 0.2 1.0
Labour force 207.3 209.4 1.9 2.1 2.9 1.0 1.4
Employment 191.3 195.4 2.0 4.1 10.8 2.1 5.9
Unemployment 16.0 14.0 1.8 -2.0 -7.8 -12.5 -35.8
Participation rate 56.0 56.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 6.7 0.8 -1.0 -3.9 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 52.7 0.5 1.1 2.4 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 82.0 82.0 ... 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.4
Labour force 56.5 54.2 1.3 -2.3 -1.3 -4.1 -2.3
Employment 50.9 48.0 1.4 -2.9 3.8 -5.7 8.6
Unemployment 5.6 6.1 1.4 0.5 -5.2 8.9 -46.0
Participation rate 68.9 66.1 1.6 -2.8 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 11.3 2.5 1.4 -9.1 ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 58.5 1.7 -3.6 4.8 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 276.1 276.4 ... 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.7
Labour force 175.1 175.6 1.6 0.5 -1.9 0.3 -1.1
Employment 157.1 156.2 1.7 -0.9 -3.0 -0.6 -1.9
Unemployment 18.0 19.4 1.6 1.4 1.1 7.8 6.0
Participation rate 63.4 63.5 0.6 0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 11.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 56.5 0.6 -0.4 -1.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 291.1 291.4 ... 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.5
Labour force 165.2 165.8 1.5 0.6 3.4 0.4 2.1
Employment 153.0 154.4 1.5 1.4 3.0 0.9 2.0
Unemployment 12.2 11.4 1.3 -0.8 0.3 -6.6 2.7
Participation rate 56.8 56.9 0.5 0.1 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 6.9 0.8 -0.5 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 52.6 53.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 ... ...
...
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).
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