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)
  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              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 54.9 54.9 ... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Labour force 33.7 33.3 1.2 -0.4 -3.2 -1.2 -8.8
Employment 29.5 29.1 1.2 -0.4 -0.7 -1.4 -2.3
Unemployment 4.2 4.3 1.0 0.1 -2.4 2.4 -35.8
Participation rate 61.4 60.7 2.2 -0.7 -5.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.5 12.9 2.9 0.4 -5.5 ... ...
Employment rate 53.7 53.0 2.2 -0.7 -1.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 190.7 190.8 ... 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.5
Labour force 116.3 114.5 1.4 -1.8 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1
Employment 98.9 101.2 1.5 2.3 4.9 2.3 5.1
Unemployment 17.4 13.3 1.5 -4.1 -5.0 -23.6 -27.3
Participation rate 61.0 60.0 0.7 -1.0 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.0 11.6 1.3 -3.4 -4.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.9 53.0 0.8 1.1 2.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 201.4 201.5 ... 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.6
Labour force 109.1 108.0 1.3 -1.1 3.6 -1.0 3.4
Employment 97.4 98.0 1.2 0.6 2.9 0.6 3.0
Unemployment 11.7 10.0 1.2 -1.7 0.7 -14.5 7.5
Participation rate 54.2 53.6 0.6 -0.6 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.7 9.3 1.1 -1.4 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 48.4 48.6 0.6 0.2 1.1 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 21.7 21.8 ... 0.1 1.1 0.5 5.3
Labour force 15.9 15.6 0.5 -0.3 2.1 -1.9 15.6
Employment 13.8 12.9 0.4 -0.9 1.0 -6.5 8.4
Unemployment 2.1 2.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 28.6 68.8
Participation rate 73.3 71.6 2.2 -1.7 6.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.2 17.3 2.7 4.1 5.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 59.2 2.0 -4.4 1.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 56.3 56.4 ... 0.1 1.8 0.2 3.3
Labour force 40.1 40.3 0.4 0.2 1.9 0.5 4.9
Employment 36.7 37.7 0.4 1.0 2.6 2.7 7.4
Unemployment 3.4 2.6 0.4 -0.8 -0.7 -23.5 -21.2
Participation rate 71.2 71.5 0.7 0.3 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 6.5 1.1 -2.0 -2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 65.2 66.8 0.8 1.6 2.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 59.7 59.8 ... 0.1 1.6 0.2 2.7
Labour force 36.2 36.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 0.0 6.5
Employment 34.2 33.9 0.4 -0.3 2.0 -0.9 6.3
Unemployment 2.0 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 10.0 0.0
Participation rate 60.6 60.5 0.7 -0.1 2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 6.1 1.0 0.6 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.3 56.7 0.7 -0.6 1.9 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 109.5 109.7 ... 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.7
Labour force 73.1 74.6 1.7 1.5 -0.2 2.1 -0.3
Employment 63.9 67.2 1.7 3.3 1.6 5.2 2.4
Unemployment 9.2 7.4 1.6 -1.8 -1.8 -19.6 -19.6
Participation rate 66.8 68.0 1.6 1.2 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.6 9.9 2.0 -2.7 -2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 61.3 1.5 2.9 1.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 346.4 347.1 ... 0.7 8.0 0.2 2.4
Labour force 222.2 222.6 1.7 0.4 3.7 0.2 1.7
Employment 210.6 209.2 1.8 -1.4 8.7 -0.7 4.3
Unemployment 11.6 13.4 1.8 1.8 -5.0 15.5 -27.2
Participation rate 64.1 64.1 0.5 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 6.0 0.8 0.8 -2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 60.8 60.3 0.5 -0.5 1.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 377.2 378.0 ... 0.8 8.0 0.2 2.2
Labour force 213.0 214.9 1.7 1.9 2.2 0.9 1.0
Employment 201.1 205.1 1.8 4.0 5.6 2.0 2.8
Unemployment 11.9 9.8 1.5 -2.1 -3.4 -17.6 -25.8
Participation rate 56.5 56.9 0.5 0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 4.6 0.7 -1.0 -1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 53.3 54.3 0.5 1.0 0.4 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 83.3 83.4 ... 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.7
Labour force 53.2 55.5 1.4 2.3 -2.5 4.3 -4.3
Employment 48.5 48.9 1.4 0.4 -3.8 0.8 -7.2
Unemployment 4.7 6.6 1.2 1.9 1.2 40.4 22.2
Participation rate 63.9 66.5 1.7 2.6 -4.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 11.9 2.1 3.1 2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 58.2 58.6 1.7 0.4 -5.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 280.6 281.0 ... 0.4 5.1 0.1 1.8
Labour force 177.7 176.6 1.5 -1.1 1.8 -0.6 1.0
Employment 162.0 163.0 1.5 1.0 6.0 0.6 3.8
Unemployment 15.8 13.5 1.5 -2.3 -4.3 -14.6 -24.2
Participation rate 63.3 62.8 0.5 -0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.9 7.6 0.8 -1.3 -2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 57.7 58.0 0.5 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 294.8 295.3 ... 0.5 4.4 0.2 1.5
Labour force 164.5 167.6 1.4 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.5
Employment 154.5 159.7 1.4 5.2 5.4 3.4 3.5
Unemployment 10.0 7.9 1.2 -2.1 -3.0 -21.0 -27.5
Participation rate 55.8 56.8 0.5 1.0 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 4.7 0.7 -1.4 -1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 52.4 54.1 0.5 1.7 1.1 ... ...
...
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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