Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2021 |
October 2021 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 2021 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 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 | 445.4 | 445.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 253.9 | 255.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 220.6 | 219.8 | 2.6 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 189.3 | 186.4 | 3.0 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
| Part-time employment | 31.3 | 33.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | -3.7 | 6.7 | -10.0 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 35.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 57.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 13.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.5 | 49.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 135.2 | 135.6 | ... | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 89.6 | 88.1 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -1.7 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 79.6 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 67.6 | 68.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 12.0 | 11.8 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -1.0 | -20.8 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 9.1 | 0.8 | -2.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 824.0 | 825.3 | ... | 1.3 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 507.2 | 508.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 466.5 | 466.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 372.5 | 374.9 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 94.0 | 91.8 | 3.9 | -2.2 | 7.8 | -2.3 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 40.7 | 42.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | -2.6 | 3.4 | -5.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 652.2 | 653.1 | ... | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 398.8 | 401.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 361.7 | 364.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 306.1 | 310.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 55.5 | 54.0 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -2.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 37.1 | 36.4 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -5.2 | -1.9 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 9.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,107.3 | 7,112.3 | ... | 5.0 | 43.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,581.0 | 4,574.5 | 18.6 | -6.5 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 4,319.3 | 4,319.0 | 19.7 | -0.3 | 108.2 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,553.7 | 3,548.4 | 24.5 | -5.3 | 100.9 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 765.6 | 770.6 | 22.2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 261.7 | 255.5 | 17.4 | -6.2 | -96.7 | -2.4 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,367.8 | 12,383.7 | ... | 15.9 | 127.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,091.3 | 8,104.5 | 28.9 | 13.2 | 130.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 7,499.7 | 7,536.7 | 28.4 | 37.0 | 336.1 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,168.6 | 6,163.2 | 34.5 | -5.4 | 271.3 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,331.2 | 1,373.5 | 31.1 | 42.3 | 64.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 591.6 | 567.9 | 27.3 | -23.7 | -205.1 | -4.0 | -26.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,052.3 | 1,052.8 | ... | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 700.4 | 695.3 | 3.2 | -5.1 | -6.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 661.3 | 658.2 | 3.1 | -3.1 | 6.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 533.7 | 531.6 | 4.5 | -2.1 | 13.5 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 127.6 | 126.5 | 4.1 | -1.1 | -7.3 | -0.9 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 39.1 | 37.1 | 2.9 | -2.0 | -12.3 | -5.1 | -24.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 889.8 | 890.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 606.1 | 598.4 | 3.1 | -7.7 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 567.7 | 561.2 | 3.0 | -6.5 | 5.5 | -1.1 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 458.3 | 454.9 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 109.4 | 106.3 | 4.0 | -3.1 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 38.4 | 37.2 | 2.8 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -3.1 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,550.2 | 3,556.1 | ... | 5.9 | 37.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,474.0 | 2,449.8 | 13.0 | -24.2 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,272.9 | 2,263.9 | 12.8 | -9.0 | 76.2 | -0.4 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,843.3 | 1,852.7 | 16.5 | 9.4 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Part-time employment | 429.6 | 411.1 | 15.1 | -18.5 | -12.1 | -4.3 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 201.2 | 185.9 | 12.3 | -15.3 | -79.6 | -7.6 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 68.9 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,367.1 | 4,375.7 | ... | 8.6 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,850.5 | 2,852.3 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,681.9 | 2,692.3 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 125.5 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,071.5 | 2,109.9 | 20.3 | 38.4 | 139.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| Part-time employment | 610.4 | 582.4 | 19.7 | -28.0 | -14.3 | -4.6 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 168.6 | 160.0 | 13.1 | -8.6 | -64.5 | -5.1 | -28.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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