Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2021 |
August 2021 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2021 | August 2020 to August 2021 | July to August 2021 | August 2020 to August 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 | 445.2 | ... | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 251.2 | 251.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 219.3 | 221.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 186.2 | 184.8 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 9.5 | -0.8 | 5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 33.1 | 36.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | -1.0 | 10.6 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 31.9 | 30.5 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -4.4 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 56.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.7 | 12.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.3 | 49.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 133.9 | 134.6 | ... | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 87.3 | 88.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 78.9 | 79.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 65.2 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 13.7 | 12.3 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -10.2 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 1.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 820.5 | 822.3 | ... | 1.8 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 503.3 | 504.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 461.2 | 465.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 27.5 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| Full-time employment | 372.7 | 371.2 | 4.2 | -1.5 | 20.9 | -0.4 | 6.0 |
| Part-time employment | 88.5 | 93.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 42.1 | 39.5 | 3.0 | -2.6 | -10.8 | -6.2 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 650.2 | 651.2 | ... | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 392.8 | 392.1 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 356.1 | 355.6 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 300.6 | 302.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 55.5 | 53.5 | 2.7 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -3.6 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 36.7 | 36.6 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 54.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,098.0 | 7,103.4 | ... | 5.4 | 46.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,578.7 | 4,553.3 | 18.6 | -25.4 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 4,299.1 | 4,288.1 | 19.7 | -11.0 | 137.5 | -0.3 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,515.8 | 3,527.1 | 24.5 | 11.3 | 123.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 783.3 | 761.0 | 22.2 | -22.3 | 14.5 | -2.8 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 279.6 | 265.1 | 17.4 | -14.5 | -135.0 | -5.2 | -33.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,338.6 | 12,354.7 | ... | 16.1 | 122.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,015.0 | 8,033.6 | 28.9 | 18.6 | 198.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 7,373.1 | 7,426.1 | 28.4 | 53.0 | 419.3 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Full-time employment | 6,025.7 | 6,033.1 | 34.5 | 7.4 | 304.5 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,347.4 | 1,393.1 | 31.1 | 45.7 | 114.9 | 3.4 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 641.9 | 607.5 | 27.3 | -34.4 | -220.7 | -5.4 | -26.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,051.4 | 1,052.3 | ... | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 697.3 | 693.3 | 3.2 | -4.0 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 654.8 | 653.5 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 16.4 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 530.0 | 535.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 25.4 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| Part-time employment | 124.8 | 117.7 | 4.1 | -7.1 | -9.0 | -5.7 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 42.4 | 39.8 | 2.9 | -2.6 | -17.8 | -6.1 | -30.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.9 | ... | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 594.1 | 604.7 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 552.3 | 562.4 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 447.1 | 457.9 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 105.2 | 104.5 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 7.7 | -0.7 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 41.8 | 42.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | -4.5 | 1.2 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,540.8 | 3,545.5 | ... | 4.7 | 33.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,442.2 | 2,446.7 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 2,233.8 | 2,253.3 | 12.8 | 19.5 | 128.1 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,801.2 | 1,817.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 92.8 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 432.6 | 435.7 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 208.4 | 193.4 | 12.3 | -15.0 | -103.1 | -7.2 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,347.4 | 4,357.6 | ... | 10.2 | 50.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,843.3 | 2,845.5 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 79.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 2,655.2 | 2,669.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 200.9 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,057.8 | 2,074.7 | 20.3 | 16.9 | 154.4 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| Part-time employment | 597.3 | 594.9 | 19.7 | -2.4 | 46.5 | -0.4 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 188.1 | 175.9 | 13.1 | -12.2 | -121.3 | -6.5 | -40.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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