Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

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
  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).
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