Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 |
April 2022 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 2022 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 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 | 447.0 | 447.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 259.1 | 255.8 | 2.4 | -3.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 225.8 | 228.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 193.6 | 189.9 | 2.9 | -3.7 | 4.5 | -1.9 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 32.3 | 38.4 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 18.9 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 27.6 | 2.3 | -5.7 | -6.7 | -17.1 | -19.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.0 | 57.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.9 | 10.8 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.5 | 51.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 137.6 | 138.1 | ... | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 92.2 | 92.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 6.1 | -0.1 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 84.7 | 84.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -0.2 | 7.1 |
| Full-time employment | 71.0 | 69.9 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 4.1 | -1.5 | 6.2 |
| Part-time employment | 13.7 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 833.1 | 834.7 | ... | 1.6 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 508.3 | 512.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 475.6 | 481.5 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 15.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 391.0 | 394.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 15.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 84.5 | 87.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 30.6 | 2.7 | -2.2 | -10.1 | -6.7 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 658.7 | 659.7 | ... | 1.0 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 395.4 | 399.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 365.0 | 371.7 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 313.5 | 317.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 51.4 | 54.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -1.7 | 5.6 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 30.4 | 28.0 | 2.3 | -2.4 | -6.1 | -7.9 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 56.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,131.7 | 7,136.8 | ... | 5.1 | 46.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,596.1 | 4,559.1 | 17.9 | -37.0 | 27.3 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 4,406.0 | 4,379.5 | 18.4 | -26.5 | 143.2 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,600.2 | 3,570.4 | 24.1 | -29.8 | 58.7 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 805.9 | 809.1 | 22.1 | 3.2 | 84.5 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
| Unemployment | 190.0 | 179.6 | 15.8 | -10.4 | -115.9 | -5.5 | -39.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,469.3 | 12,482.2 | ... | 12.9 | 170.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,152.7 | 8,178.8 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 257.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 7,722.9 | 7,737.2 | 26.7 | 14.3 | 522.6 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,339.5 | 6,323.8 | 33.2 | -15.7 | 347.9 | -0.2 | 5.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,383.4 | 1,413.4 | 30.4 | 30.0 | 174.7 | 2.2 | 14.1 |
| Unemployment | 429.8 | 441.6 | 24.3 | 11.8 | -265.6 | 2.7 | -37.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,058.8 | 1,060.3 | ... | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 704.7 | 702.5 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 667.7 | 667.2 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 529.0 | 532.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 138.7 | 134.7 | 4.1 | -4.0 | 9.6 | -2.9 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.0 | 35.2 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -16.2 | -4.9 | -31.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 894.3 | 895.7 | ... | 1.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 608.0 | 609.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 577.5 | 576.6 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 17.7 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 469.5 | 474.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 26.0 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Part-time employment | 108.0 | 102.0 | 4.0 | -6.0 | -8.2 | -5.6 | -7.4 |
| Unemployment | 30.5 | 33.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -5.5 | 9.2 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,586.5 | 3,593.3 | ... | 6.8 | 58.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,484.7 | 2,485.0 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,322.2 | 2,338.2 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 118.7 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,870.4 | 1,880.2 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 451.8 | 457.9 | 15.0 | 6.1 | 54.7 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| Unemployment | 162.5 | 146.8 | 10.9 | -15.7 | -69.5 | -9.7 | -32.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,409.8 | 4,415.2 | ... | 5.4 | 86.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,884.2 | 2,891.4 | 14.0 | 7.2 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 2,737.8 | 2,735.8 | 13.3 | -2.0 | 114.8 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,151.1 | 2,144.2 | 20.1 | -6.9 | 100.0 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Part-time employment | 586.6 | 591.6 | 19.4 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 146.4 | 155.6 | 11.8 | 9.2 | -44.8 | 6.3 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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