Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2021 |
September 2021 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 2021 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 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 | 445.2 | 445.4 | ... | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Labour force | 251.9 | 253.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -2.6 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 221.4 | 220.6 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 184.8 | 189.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 36.6 | 31.3 | 2.5 | -5.3 | -3.6 | -14.5 | -10.3 |
| Unemployment | 30.5 | 33.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | -5.8 | 9.2 | -14.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.6 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.7 | 49.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 134.6 | 135.2 | ... | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 88.4 | 89.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 79.0 | 79.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 66.7 | 67.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| Part-time employment | 12.3 | 12.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -7.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 822.3 | 824.0 | ... | 1.7 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 504.6 | 507.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 465.1 | 466.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 18.5 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 371.2 | 372.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 16.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 93.8 | 94.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.5 | 40.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 651.2 | 652.2 | ... | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 392.1 | 398.8 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 355.6 | 361.7 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 302.1 | 306.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 53.5 | 55.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.6 | 37.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | -6.6 | 1.4 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 55.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,103.4 | 7,107.3 | ... | 3.9 | 43.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,553.3 | 4,581.0 | 18.6 | 27.7 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 4,288.1 | 4,319.3 | 19.7 | 31.2 | 96.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,527.1 | 3,553.7 | 24.5 | 26.6 | 120.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 761.0 | 765.6 | 22.2 | 4.6 | -24.1 | 0.6 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 265.1 | 261.7 | 17.4 | -3.4 | -80.4 | -1.3 | -23.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,354.7 | 12,367.8 | ... | 13.1 | 122.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,033.6 | 8,091.3 | 28.9 | 57.7 | 163.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 7,426.1 | 7,499.7 | 28.4 | 73.6 | 330.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,033.1 | 6,168.6 | 34.5 | 135.5 | 283.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,393.1 | 1,331.2 | 31.1 | -61.9 | 47.8 | -4.4 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 607.5 | 591.6 | 27.3 | -15.9 | -167.3 | -2.6 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,052.3 | 1,052.3 | ... | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 693.3 | 700.4 | 3.2 | 7.1 | -1.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 653.5 | 661.3 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 535.8 | 533.7 | 4.5 | -2.1 | 14.6 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 117.7 | 127.6 | 4.1 | 9.9 | -5.8 | 8.4 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 39.8 | 39.1 | 2.9 | -0.7 | -10.7 | -1.8 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.9 | 889.8 | ... | -0.1 | 1.8 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 604.7 | 606.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 562.4 | 567.7 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 457.9 | 458.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 104.5 | 109.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 42.3 | 38.4 | 2.8 | -3.9 | -3.9 | -9.2 | -9.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,545.5 | 3,550.2 | ... | 4.7 | 34.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,446.7 | 2,474.0 | 13.0 | 27.3 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,253.3 | 2,272.9 | 12.8 | 19.6 | 110.2 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,817.5 | 1,843.3 | 16.5 | 25.8 | 92.2 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| Part-time employment | 435.7 | 429.6 | 15.1 | -6.1 | 18.0 | -1.4 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 193.4 | 201.2 | 12.3 | 7.8 | -95.8 | 4.0 | -32.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,357.6 | 4,367.1 | ... | 9.5 | 55.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,845.5 | 2,850.5 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 84.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,669.6 | 2,681.9 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 153.1 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,074.7 | 2,071.5 | 20.3 | -3.2 | 109.8 | -0.2 | 5.6 |
| Part-time employment | 594.9 | 610.4 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 43.3 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 175.9 | 168.6 | 13.1 | -7.3 | -68.6 | -4.2 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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