Table 4 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
  November
2021
December
2021
Standard error1 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 2021 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 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              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 445.7 446.0 ... 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1
Labour force 255.5 253.8 2.5 -1.7 -3.4 -0.7 -1.3
Employment 228.9 224.3 2.6 -4.6 -0.5 -2.0 -0.2
Full-time employment 195.0 191.0 3.0 -4.0 2.5 -2.1 1.3
Unemployment 26.6 29.5 2.5 2.9 -2.9 10.9 -9.0
Participation rate 57.3 56.9 0.6 -0.4 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.4 11.6 0.9 1.2 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 51.4 50.3 0.6 -1.1 -0.2 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 54.7 54.7 ... 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.5
Labour force 33.8 33.2 1.3 -0.6 -2.1 -1.8 -5.9
Employment 28.9 27.9 1.3 -1.0 -2.4 -3.5 -7.9
Unemployment 4.9 5.4 1.2 0.5 0.4 10.2 8.0
Participation rate 61.8 60.7 2.3 -1.1 -3.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.5 16.3 3.2 1.8 2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 52.8 51.0 2.3 -1.8 -4.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 190.2 190.3 ... 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2
Labour force 115.0 115.0 1.5 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
Employment 100.6 99.1 1.6 -1.5 1.6 -1.5 1.6
Unemployment 14.3 15.9 1.6 1.6 -2.0 11.2 -11.2
Participation rate 60.5 60.4 0.8 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.4 13.8 1.3 1.4 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 52.9 52.1 0.8 -0.8 0.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 200.9 201.0 ... 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.3
Labour force 106.7 105.6 1.3 -1.1 -1.0 -1.0 -0.9
Employment 99.4 97.4 1.4 -2.0 0.4 -2.0 0.4
Unemployment 7.3 8.2 1.3 0.9 -1.4 12.3 -14.6
Participation rate 53.1 52.5 0.7 -0.6 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.8 1.2 1.0 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 49.5 48.5 0.7 -1.0 0.1 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 135.9 136.4 ... 0.5 3.3 0.4 2.5
Labour force 90.2 90.3 0.8 0.1 4.3 0.1 5.0
Employment 82.9 83.3 0.7 0.4 5.8 0.5 7.5
Full-time employment 68.4 68.2 1.0 -0.2 2.0 -0.3 3.0
Unemployment 7.2 7.0 0.7 -0.2 -1.5 -2.8 -17.6
Participation rate 66.4 66.2 0.6 -0.2 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 7.8 0.8 -0.2 -2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 61.1 0.6 0.1 2.9 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 21.3 21.4 ... 0.1 0.7 0.5 3.4
Labour force 15.1 15.3 0.5 0.2 1.7 1.3 12.5
Employment 13.5 14.2 0.4 0.7 3.1 5.2 27.9
Unemployment 1.5 1.1 0.4 -0.4 -1.4 -26.7 -56.0
Participation rate 70.9 71.5 2.3 0.6 5.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 7.2 3.0 -2.7 -11.2 ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 66.4 2.0 3.0 12.8 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 55.6 55.8 ... 0.2 1.5 0.4 2.8
Labour force 40.1 39.9 0.4 -0.2 2.1 -0.5 5.6
Employment 36.5 36.1 0.4 -0.4 1.7 -1.1 4.9
Unemployment 3.6 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 2.8 8.8
Participation rate 72.1 71.5 0.7 -0.6 1.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.0 9.3 1.1 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 65.6 64.7 0.8 -0.9 1.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 59.1 59.3 ... 0.2 1.3 0.3 2.2
Labour force 35.0 35.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.9
Employment 32.9 32.9 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.0 2.8
Unemployment 2.1 2.1 0.4 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -22.2
Participation rate 59.2 59.0 0.7 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.0 1.1 0.0 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 55.7 55.5 0.7 -0.2 0.3 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 826.6 828.3 ... 1.7 11.3 0.2 1.4
Labour force 512.1 510.5 3.2 -1.6 11.8 -0.3 2.4
Employment 470.4 470.5 3.2 0.1 15.6 0.0 3.4
Full-time employment 382.6 384.1 4.2 1.5 6.7 0.4 1.8
Unemployment 41.6 40.1 3.0 -1.5 -3.7 -3.6 -8.4
Participation rate 62.0 61.6 0.4 -0.4 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 7.9 0.6 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 56.8 0.4 -0.1 1.1 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 108.9 109.1 ... 0.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.4
Labour force 76.1 75.8 1.8 -0.3 6.3 -0.4 9.1
Employment 65.5 65.3 1.8 -0.2 4.6 -0.3 7.6
Unemployment 10.6 10.5 1.7 -0.1 1.7 -0.9 19.3
Participation rate 69.9 69.5 1.7 -0.4 6.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.9 13.9 2.2 0.0 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 59.9 1.6 -0.2 4.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 343.3 344.1 ... 0.8 5.8 0.2 1.7
Labour force 220.9 218.8 1.9 -2.1 3.4 -1.0 1.6
Employment 204.1 203.4 2.0 -0.7 8.6 -0.3 4.4
Unemployment 16.8 15.5 2.0 -1.3 -5.1 -7.7 -24.8
Participation rate 64.3 63.6 0.6 -0.7 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 7.1 0.9 -0.5 -2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.5 59.1 0.6 -0.4 1.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 374.4 375.1 ... 0.7 6.0 0.2 1.6
Labour force 215.1 215.9 1.7 0.8 2.2 0.4 1.0
Employment 200.8 201.8 1.9 1.0 2.5 0.5 1.3
Unemployment 14.2 14.1 1.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.7 -2.1
Participation rate 57.5 57.6 0.5 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.5 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 53.6 53.8 0.5 0.2 -0.2 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 653.9 654.9 ... 1.0 6.7 0.2 1.0
Labour force 399.9 395.2 2.6 -4.7 -3.7 -1.2 -0.9
Employment 365.7 363.8 2.6 -1.9 3.1 -0.5 0.9
Full-time employment 312.0 310.1 3.2 -1.9 7.0 -0.6 2.3
Unemployment 34.1 31.4 2.4 -2.7 -6.8 -7.9 -17.8
Participation rate 61.2 60.3 0.4 -0.9 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 7.9 0.6 -0.6 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 55.9 55.6 0.4 -0.3 0.0 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 82.5 82.6 ... 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.6
Labour force 56.9 54.6 1.3 -2.3 -3.0 -4.0 -5.2
Employment 47.6 46.0 1.3 -1.6 -3.0 -3.4 -6.1
Unemployment 9.3 8.7 1.3 -0.6 0.1 -6.5 1.2
Participation rate 69.0 66.1 1.6 -2.9 -4.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.3 15.9 2.1 -0.4 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.7 55.7 1.6 -2.0 -4.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 278.4 278.8 ... 0.4 3.4 0.1 1.2
Labour force 177.5 175.9 1.5 -1.6 -1.1 -0.9 -0.6
Employment 162.6 163.4 1.6 0.8 5.0 0.5 3.2
Unemployment 14.9 12.4 1.6 -2.5 -6.1 -16.8 -33.0
Participation rate 63.8 63.1 0.5 -0.7 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.4 7.0 0.9 -1.4 -3.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 58.6 0.6 0.2 1.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 293.0 293.4 ... 0.4 2.8 0.1 1.0
Labour force 165.5 164.7 1.4 -0.8 0.4 -0.5 0.2
Employment 155.6 154.4 1.4 -1.2 1.1 -0.8 0.7
Unemployment 9.9 10.3 1.2 0.4 -0.7 4.0 -6.4
Participation rate 56.5 56.1 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.3 0.7 0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 53.1 52.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.2 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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