Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| October 2021 |
November 2021 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 2021 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 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 | 445.5 | 445.7 | ... | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 255.2 | 255.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -3.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 219.8 | 228.9 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 186.4 | 195.0 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 33.4 | 33.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -3.8 | 1.5 | -10.1 |
| Unemployment | 35.4 | 26.6 | 2.5 | -8.8 | -5.6 | -24.9 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 57.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 10.4 | 0.9 | -3.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.3 | 51.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 88.1 | 90.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 80.0 | 82.9 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| Full-time employment | 68.3 | 68.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 11.8 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 22.9 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -10.0 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 8.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 61.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 825.3 | 826.6 | ... | 1.3 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 508.8 | 512.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 466.7 | 470.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 374.9 | 382.6 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 91.8 | 87.8 | 3.9 | -4.0 | 2.3 | -4.4 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 42.1 | 41.6 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 8.5 | -1.2 | 25.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 653.1 | 653.9 | ... | 0.8 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 401.1 | 399.9 | 2.6 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 364.7 | 365.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 310.7 | 312.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 54.0 | 53.7 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 34.1 | 2.4 | -2.3 | -5.5 | -6.3 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 55.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,112.3 | 7,116.0 | ... | 3.7 | 42.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,574.5 | 4,568.9 | 18.6 | -5.6 | 25.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 4,319.0 | 4,364.5 | 19.7 | 45.5 | 148.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,548.4 | 3,542.1 | 24.5 | -6.3 | 85.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 770.6 | 822.3 | 22.2 | 51.7 | 63.1 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Unemployment | 255.5 | 204.4 | 17.4 | -51.1 | -123.3 | -20.0 | -37.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,383.7 | 12,399.2 | ... | 15.5 | 132.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 8,104.5 | 8,123.8 | 28.9 | 19.3 | 153.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,536.7 | 7,604.8 | 28.4 | 68.1 | 366.5 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,163.2 | 6,230.4 | 34.5 | 67.2 | 270.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,373.5 | 1,374.3 | 31.1 | 0.8 | 95.6 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 567.9 | 519.1 | 27.3 | -48.8 | -212.6 | -8.6 | -29.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,052.8 | 1,053.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 695.3 | 695.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 658.2 | 660.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 26.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 531.6 | 536.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 126.5 | 123.8 | 4.1 | -2.7 | 4.7 | -2.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 37.1 | 35.4 | 2.9 | -1.7 | -15.9 | -4.6 | -31.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 890.0 | 890.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 598.4 | 593.2 | 3.1 | -5.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 561.2 | 562.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 454.9 | 460.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 106.3 | 102.2 | 4.0 | -4.1 | 2.5 | -3.9 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 37.2 | 30.6 | 2.8 | -6.6 | -11.6 | -17.7 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,556.1 | 3,562.1 | ... | 6.0 | 40.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,449.8 | 2,465.6 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,263.9 | 2,279.3 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 105.4 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,852.7 | 1,848.9 | 16.5 | -3.8 | 118.1 | -0.2 | 6.8 |
| Part-time employment | 411.1 | 430.5 | 15.1 | 19.4 | -12.6 | 4.7 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 185.9 | 186.2 | 12.3 | 0.3 | -86.1 | 0.2 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,375.7 | 4,383.8 | ... | 8.1 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,852.3 | 2,855.4 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 56.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,692.3 | 2,696.9 | 14.5 | 4.6 | 101.5 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,109.9 | 2,104.9 | 20.3 | -5.0 | 80.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 582.4 | 592.0 | 19.7 | 9.6 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 160.0 | 158.5 | 13.1 | -1.5 | -45.0 | -0.9 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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