Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
  December
2021
January
2022
Standard error1 December 2021 to January 2022 January 2021 to January 2022 December 2021 to January 2022 January 2021 to January 2022
  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 446.0 446.4 ... 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.2
Labour force 253.1 251.4 2.4 -1.7 -2.3 -0.7 -0.9
Employment 223.1 219.2 2.4 -3.9 -1.5 -1.7 -0.7
Full-time employment 189.8 190.4 2.9 0.6 6.6 0.3 3.6
Part-time employment 33.2 28.7 2.4 -4.5 -8.1 -13.6 -22.0
Unemployment 30.0 32.2 2.3 2.2 -0.8 7.3 -2.4
Participation rate 56.7 56.3 0.5 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.9 12.8 0.9 0.9 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 50.0 49.1 0.5 -0.9 -0.5 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 136.4 136.7 ... 0.3 3.6 0.2 2.7
Labour force 90.5 89.2 0.8 -1.3 4.0 -1.4 4.7
Employment 83.5 80.6 0.8 -2.9 2.4 -3.5 3.1
Full-time employment 68.2 68.1 1.0 -0.1 1.9 -0.1 2.9
Part-time employment 15.3 12.4 0.9 -2.9 0.4 -19.0 3.3
Unemployment 7.0 8.6 0.7 1.6 1.6 22.9 22.9
Participation rate 66.3 65.3 0.6 -1.0 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 9.6 0.8 1.9 1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 59.0 0.6 -2.2 0.2 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 828.3 830.1 ... 1.8 12.9 0.2 1.6
Labour force 511.4 508.4 3.1 -3.0 4.3 -0.6 0.9
Employment 469.9 472.6 3.0 2.7 10.9 0.6 2.4
Full-time employment 382.9 393.7 4.0 10.8 14.3 2.8 3.8
Part-time employment 87.0 78.9 3.8 -8.1 -3.4 -9.3 -4.1
Unemployment 41.5 35.8 2.7 -5.7 -6.7 -13.7 -15.8
Participation rate 61.7 61.2 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 7.0 0.5 -1.1 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 56.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 654.9 656.2 ... 1.3 7.8 0.2 1.2
Labour force 395.0 393.1 2.6 -1.9 -3.4 -0.5 -0.9
Employment 362.8 359.7 2.6 -3.1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.2
Full-time employment 308.9 307.4 3.3 -1.5 7.3 -0.5 2.4
Part-time employment 53.9 52.3 2.8 -1.6 -8.2 -3.0 -13.6
Unemployment 32.2 33.4 2.3 1.2 -2.5 3.7 -7.0
Participation rate 60.3 59.9 0.4 -0.4 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 8.5 0.6 0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 55.4 54.8 0.4 -0.6 -0.8 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 7,119.9 7,123.6 ... 3.7 42.6 0.1 0.6
Labour force 4,576.0 4,544.8 17.9 -31.2 45.1 -0.7 1.0
Employment 4,360.4 4,297.4 18.4 -63.0 190.4 -1.4 4.6
Full-time employment 3,583.5 3,547.1 24.1 -36.4 101.3 -1.0 2.9
Part-time employment 777.0 750.4 22.1 -26.6 89.2 -3.4 13.5
Unemployment 215.6 247.3 15.8 31.7 -145.4 14.7 -37.0
Participation rate 64.3 63.8 0.3 -0.5 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.4 0.3 0.7 -3.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 60.3 0.3 -0.9 2.3 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 12,420.0 12,436.1 ... 16.1 155.6 0.1 1.3
Labour force 8,138.5 8,084.9 26.7 -53.6 207.5 -0.7 2.6
Employment 7,639.2 7,493.5 26.7 -145.7 408.4 -1.9 5.8
Full-time employment 6,259.4 6,217.7 33.2 -41.7 253.8 -0.7 4.3
Part-time employment 1,379.8 1,275.8 30.4 -104.0 154.6 -7.5 13.8
Unemployment 499.3 591.4 24.3 92.1 -200.8 18.4 -25.3
Participation rate 65.5 65.0 0.2 -0.5 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 7.3 0.3 1.2 -2.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 60.3 0.2 -1.2 2.6 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,054.3 1,055.7 ... 1.4 6.3 0.1 0.6
Labour force 701.6 701.0 3.1 -0.6 14.4 -0.1 2.1
Employment 664.8 665.5 3.1 0.7 33.9 0.1 5.4
Full-time employment 534.1 541.9 4.4 7.8 16.4 1.5 3.1
Part-time employment 130.7 123.6 4.1 -7.1 17.6 -5.4 16.6
Unemployment 36.9 35.5 2.7 -1.4 -19.6 -3.8 -35.6
Participation rate 66.5 66.4 0.3 -0.1 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.1 0.4 -0.2 -2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 63.1 63.0 0.3 -0.1 2.8 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 890.9 891.8 ... 0.9 3.6 0.1 0.4
Labour force 604.1 607.9 3.2 3.8 15.7 0.6 2.7
Employment 570.7 574.6 3.1 3.9 25.0 0.7 4.5
Full-time employment 469.6 470.7 4.4 1.1 21.7 0.2 4.8
Part-time employment 101.1 103.9 4.0 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.3
Unemployment 33.4 33.3 2.6 -0.1 -9.3 -0.3 -21.8
Participation rate 67.8 68.2 0.4 0.4 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.5 0.4 0.0 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 64.1 64.4 0.3 0.3 2.5 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,568.1 3,573.9 ... 5.8 46.2 0.2 1.3
Labour force 2,485.2 2,486.7 12.2 1.5 33.3 0.1 1.4
Employment 2,299.8 2,306.8 12.3 7.0 117.3 0.3 5.4
Full-time employment 1,868.2 1,864.3 16.5 -3.9 93.0 -0.2 5.3
Part-time employment 431.6 442.5 15.0 10.9 24.3 2.5 5.8
Unemployment 185.4 179.9 10.9 -5.5 -84.0 -3.0 -31.8
Participation rate 69.7 69.6 0.3 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.2 0.4 -0.3 -3.6 ... ...
Employment rate 64.5 64.5 0.3 0.0 2.4 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 4,391.3 4,396.4 ... 5.1 75.8 0.1 1.8
Labour force 2,857.0 2,850.6 14.0 -6.4 25.7 -0.2 0.9
Employment 2,702.1 2,706.3 13.3 4.2 104.6 0.2 4.0
Full-time employment 2,132.8 2,113.3 20.1 -19.5 69.1 -0.9 3.4
Part-time employment 569.3 592.9 19.4 23.6 35.4 4.1 6.3
Unemployment 154.9 144.3 11.8 -10.6 -78.9 -6.8 -35.3
Participation rate 65.1 64.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.1 0.4 -0.3 -2.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 61.6 0.3 0.1 1.4 ... ...
...
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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