Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
June 2021 |
July 2021 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | |
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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 | 444.9 | 445.0 | ... | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Labour force | 252.4 | 251.2 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
Employment | 219.5 | 219.3 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 12.1 | -0.1 | 5.8 |
Full-time employment | 184.3 | 186.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 14.1 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
Part-time employment | 35.2 | 33.1 | 2.5 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -6.0 | -6.0 |
Unemployment | 32.9 | 31.9 | 2.5 | -1.0 | -8.7 | -3.0 | -21.4 |
Participation rate | 56.7 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 12.7 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 49.3 | 49.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||
Population | 133.7 | 133.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Labour force | 88.9 | 87.3 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 2.1 |
Employment | 77.8 | 78.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 4.5 |
Full-time employment | 64.5 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
Part-time employment | 13.3 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Unemployment | 11.1 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -1.6 | -24.3 | -16.0 |
Participation rate | 66.5 | 65.2 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 9.6 | 0.8 | -2.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
Nova Scotia | |||||||
Population | 819.7 | 820.5 | ... | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Labour force | 502.8 | 503.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
Employment | 457.5 | 461.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 29.2 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
Full-time employment | 367.0 | 372.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
Part-time employment | 90.6 | 88.5 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 10.0 | -2.3 | 12.7 |
Unemployment | 45.3 | 42.1 | 3.0 | -3.2 | -10.4 | -7.1 | -19.8 |
Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
New Brunswick | |||||||
Population | 649.8 | 650.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Labour force | 395.5 | 392.8 | 2.6 | -2.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
Employment | 358.6 | 356.1 | 2.6 | -2.5 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
Full-time employment | 301.6 | 300.6 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
Part-time employment | 57.0 | 55.5 | 2.7 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -2.6 |
Unemployment | 36.9 | 36.7 | 2.4 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -7.1 |
Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 55.2 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Quebec | |||||||
Population | 7,093.6 | 7,098.0 | ... | 4.4 | 46.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Labour force | 4,578.6 | 4,578.7 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Employment | 4,291.6 | 4,299.1 | 19.7 | 7.5 | 199.0 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
Full-time employment | 3,499.7 | 3,515.8 | 24.5 | 16.1 | 169.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
Part-time employment | 791.9 | 783.3 | 22.2 | -8.6 | 29.4 | -1.1 | 3.9 |
Unemployment | 287.0 | 279.6 | 17.4 | -7.4 | -147.1 | -2.6 | -34.5 |
Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
Ontario | |||||||
Population | 12,324.0 | 12,338.6 | ... | 14.6 | 116.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Labour force | 7,969.5 | 8,015.0 | 28.9 | 45.5 | 253.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
Employment | 7,300.7 | 7,373.1 | 28.4 | 72.4 | 488.6 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
Full-time employment | 5,991.8 | 6,025.7 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 387.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
Part-time employment | 1,308.9 | 1,347.4 | 31.1 | 38.5 | 101.6 | 2.9 | 8.2 |
Unemployment | 668.8 | 641.9 | 27.3 | -26.9 | -234.8 | -4.0 | -26.8 |
Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
Manitoba | |||||||
Population | 1,050.4 | 1,051.4 | ... | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Labour force | 700.5 | 697.3 | 3.2 | -3.2 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
Employment | 647.4 | 654.8 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 24.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
Full-time employment | 527.4 | 530.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 26.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
Part-time employment | 120.0 | 124.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | -1.8 | 4.0 | -1.4 |
Unemployment | 53.1 | 42.4 | 2.9 | -10.7 | -16.7 | -20.2 | -28.3 |
Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
Saskatchewan | |||||||
Population | 889.1 | 889.4 | ... | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Labour force | 597.2 | 594.1 | 3.1 | -3.1 | -4.8 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
Employment | 556.8 | 552.3 | 3.0 | -4.5 | 7.3 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
Full-time employment | 447.6 | 447.1 | 4.3 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
Part-time employment | 109.3 | 105.2 | 4.0 | -4.1 | 11.4 | -3.8 | 12.2 |
Unemployment | 40.3 | 41.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | -12.1 | 3.7 | -22.4 |
Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Alberta | |||||||
Population | 3,537.7 | 3,540.8 | ... | 3.1 | 31.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Labour force | 2,450.3 | 2,442.2 | 13.0 | -8.1 | 15.4 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
Employment | 2,221.5 | 2,233.8 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 119.5 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
Full-time employment | 1,781.1 | 1,801.2 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 82.8 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
Part-time employment | 440.4 | 432.6 | 15.1 | -7.8 | 36.6 | -1.8 | 9.2 |
Unemployment | 228.8 | 208.4 | 12.3 | -20.4 | -104.1 | -8.9 | -33.3 |
Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
British Columbia | |||||||
Population | 4,340.3 | 4,347.4 | ... | 7.1 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Labour force | 2,845.6 | 2,843.3 | 15.1 | -2.3 | 71.5 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
Employment | 2,658.3 | 2,655.2 | 14.5 | -3.1 | 194.6 | -0.1 | 7.9 |
Full-time employment | 2,054.5 | 2,057.8 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 145.3 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Part-time employment | 603.8 | 597.3 | 19.7 | -6.5 | 49.3 | -1.1 | 9.0 |
Unemployment | 187.3 | 188.1 | 13.1 | 0.8 | -123.2 | 0.4 | -39.6 |
Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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