Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| February 2022 |
March 2022 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 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 | 446.7 | 447.0 | ... | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 260.9 | 259.1 | 2.4 | -1.8 | 6.7 | -0.7 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 228.7 | 225.8 | 2.4 | -2.9 | 5.4 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 191.5 | 193.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 37.2 | 32.3 | 2.4 | -4.9 | -2.6 | -13.2 | -7.4 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.3 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.2 | 50.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 137.2 | 137.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 92.2 | 92.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 83.9 | 84.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| Full-time employment | 70.4 | 71.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| Part-time employment | 13.5 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 7.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -9.6 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 831.7 | 833.1 | ... | 1.4 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 509.8 | 508.3 | 3.1 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 476.3 | 475.6 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 10.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 392.7 | 391.0 | 4.0 | -1.7 | 10.7 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 83.6 | 84.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.6 | 32.8 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -11.3 | -2.4 | -25.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 657.7 | 658.7 | ... | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 391.9 | 395.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 360.9 | 365.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 309.5 | 313.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 51.3 | 51.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -7.9 | 0.2 | -13.3 |
| Unemployment | 31.1 | 30.4 | 2.3 | -0.7 | -6.8 | -2.3 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,127.1 | 7,131.7 | ... | 4.6 | 43.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,586.1 | 4,596.1 | 17.9 | 10.0 | 52.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 4,378.9 | 4,406.0 | 18.4 | 27.1 | 157.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,573.7 | 3,600.2 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 67.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 805.2 | 805.9 | 22.1 | 0.7 | 90.7 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| Unemployment | 207.2 | 190.0 | 15.8 | -17.2 | -105.6 | -8.3 | -35.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,454.6 | 12,469.3 | ... | 14.7 | 167.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,139.2 | 8,152.7 | 26.7 | 13.5 | 183.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 7,687.8 | 7,722.9 | 26.7 | 35.1 | 354.6 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,274.0 | 6,339.5 | 33.2 | 65.5 | 235.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,413.8 | 1,383.4 | 30.4 | -30.4 | 119.2 | -2.2 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 451.4 | 429.8 | 24.3 | -21.6 | -171.5 | -4.8 | -28.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,057.0 | 1,058.8 | ... | 1.8 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 706.0 | 704.7 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 671.9 | 667.7 | 3.1 | -4.2 | 15.8 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 538.9 | 529.0 | 4.4 | -9.9 | -4.4 | -1.8 | -0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 133.1 | 138.7 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 20.2 | 4.2 | 17.0 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 37.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -11.0 | 8.5 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 892.9 | 894.3 | ... | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 610.7 | 608.0 | 3.2 | -2.7 | 15.5 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 582.0 | 577.5 | 3.1 | -4.5 | 27.6 | -0.8 | 5.0 |
| Full-time employment | 471.1 | 469.5 | 4.4 | -1.6 | 22.3 | -0.3 | 5.0 |
| Part-time employment | 110.8 | 108.0 | 4.0 | -2.8 | 5.3 | -2.5 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 28.7 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -12.1 | 6.3 | -28.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,580.2 | 3,586.5 | ... | 6.3 | 53.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,484.0 | 2,484.7 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 37.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,315.0 | 2,322.2 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 94.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,854.7 | 1,870.4 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 81.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 460.2 | 451.8 | 15.0 | -8.4 | 13.7 | -1.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 169.0 | 162.5 | 10.9 | -6.5 | -57.2 | -3.8 | -26.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,403.7 | 4,409.8 | ... | 6.1 | 84.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,867.3 | 2,884.2 | 14.0 | 16.9 | 25.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 2,727.3 | 2,737.8 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 74.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,159.4 | 2,151.1 | 20.1 | -8.3 | 105.5 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
| Part-time employment | 567.9 | 586.6 | 19.4 | 18.7 | -31.6 | 3.3 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 140.0 | 146.4 | 11.8 | 6.4 | -48.3 | 4.6 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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