Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2022 |
February 2022 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2022 | February 2021 to February 2022 | January to February 2022 | February 2021 to February 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 | 446.4 | 446.7 | ... | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 251.4 | 260.9 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 15.8 | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 219.2 | 228.7 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 10.5 |
| Full-time employment | 190.4 | 191.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| Part-time employment | 28.7 | 37.2 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 29.6 | 15.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 32.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | -5.9 | 0.0 | -15.5 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 58.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 12.3 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.1 | 51.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 136.7 | 137.2 | ... | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 89.2 | 92.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 80.6 | 83.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 7.7 |
| Full-time employment | 68.1 | 70.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 |
| Part-time employment | 12.4 | 13.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -3.5 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 67.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 830.1 | 831.7 | ... | 1.6 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 508.4 | 509.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 472.6 | 476.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 393.7 | 392.7 | 4.0 | -1.0 | 13.6 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 78.9 | 83.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | -1.9 | 6.0 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.8 | 33.6 | 2.7 | -2.2 | -9.2 | -6.1 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 656.2 | 657.7 | ... | 1.5 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 393.1 | 391.9 | 2.6 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 359.7 | 360.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 307.4 | 309.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 52.3 | 51.3 | 2.8 | -1.0 | -5.3 | -1.9 | -9.4 |
| Unemployment | 33.4 | 31.1 | 2.3 | -2.3 | -5.6 | -6.9 | -15.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 59.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 54.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,123.6 | 7,127.1 | ... | 3.5 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,544.8 | 4,586.1 | 17.9 | 41.3 | 67.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,297.4 | 4,378.9 | 18.4 | 81.5 | 157.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,547.1 | 3,573.7 | 24.1 | 26.6 | 90.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 750.4 | 805.2 | 22.1 | 54.8 | 67.1 | 7.3 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 247.3 | 207.2 | 15.8 | -40.1 | -90.0 | -16.2 | -30.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,436.1 | 12,454.6 | ... | 18.5 | 162.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 8,084.9 | 8,139.2 | 26.7 | 54.3 | 216.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 7,493.5 | 7,687.8 | 26.7 | 194.3 | 490.3 | 2.6 | 6.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,217.7 | 6,274.0 | 33.2 | 56.3 | 267.0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,275.8 | 1,413.8 | 30.4 | 138.0 | 223.4 | 10.8 | 18.8 |
| Unemployment | 591.4 | 451.4 | 24.3 | -140.0 | -274.3 | -23.7 | -37.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,055.7 | 1,057.0 | ... | 1.3 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 701.0 | 706.0 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 665.5 | 671.9 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 24.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 541.9 | 538.9 | 4.4 | -3.0 | 9.6 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 123.6 | 133.1 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 15.1 | 7.7 | 12.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.5 | 34.1 | 2.7 | -1.4 | -14.1 | -3.9 | -29.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 891.8 | 892.9 | ... | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 607.9 | 610.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 574.6 | 582.0 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| Full-time employment | 470.7 | 471.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 19.7 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 103.9 | 110.8 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 28.7 | 2.6 | -4.6 | -14.6 | -13.8 | -33.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,573.9 | 3,580.2 | ... | 6.3 | 48.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,486.7 | 2,484.0 | 12.2 | -2.7 | 36.9 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,306.8 | 2,315.0 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 111.8 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,864.3 | 1,854.7 | 16.5 | -9.6 | 72.0 | -0.5 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 442.5 | 460.2 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 39.7 | 4.0 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 179.9 | 169.0 | 10.9 | -10.9 | -74.9 | -6.1 | -30.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,396.4 | 4,403.7 | ... | 7.3 | 80.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,850.6 | 2,867.3 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 37.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,706.3 | 2,727.3 | 13.3 | 21.0 | 97.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,113.3 | 2,159.4 | 20.1 | 46.1 | 109.1 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| Part-time employment | 592.9 | 567.9 | 19.4 | -25.0 | -11.2 | -4.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 144.3 | 140.0 | 11.8 | -4.3 | -60.3 | -3.0 | -30.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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