Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| April 2022 |
May 2022 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2022 | May 2021 to May 2022 | April to May 2022 | May 2021 to May 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 | 447.2 | 447.7 | ... | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 255.8 | 258.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 228.3 | 232.4 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 189.9 | 192.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 38.4 | 40.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 17.0 |
| Unemployment | 27.6 | 25.7 | 2.3 | -1.9 | -7.5 | -6.9 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 57.2 | 57.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 10.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 51.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 138.1 | 138.8 | ... | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 92.1 | 92.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 84.5 | 85.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| Full-time employment | 69.9 | 71.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| Part-time employment | 14.6 | 14.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -4.0 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 834.7 | 836.8 | ... | 2.1 | 18.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 512.1 | 513.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 22.5 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 481.5 | 479.4 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 35.1 | -0.4 | 7.9 |
| Full-time employment | 394.1 | 395.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| Part-time employment | 87.4 | 84.3 | 3.8 | -3.1 | 6.3 | -3.5 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 34.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | -12.6 | 12.4 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 659.7 | 661.3 | ... | 1.6 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 399.7 | 395.7 | 2.6 | -4.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 371.7 | 367.8 | 2.6 | -3.9 | 8.3 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 317.4 | 315.8 | 3.3 | -1.6 | 13.5 | -0.5 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 54.3 | 51.9 | 2.8 | -2.4 | -5.3 | -4.4 | -9.3 |
| Unemployment | 28.0 | 27.9 | 2.3 | -0.1 | -7.2 | -0.4 | -20.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 59.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 55.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,136.8 | 7,144.0 | ... | 7.2 | 52.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,559.1 | 4,577.6 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 4,379.5 | 4,384.6 | 18.4 | 5.1 | 155.1 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,570.4 | 3,606.5 | 24.1 | 36.1 | 97.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 809.1 | 778.2 | 22.1 | -30.9 | 57.8 | -3.8 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 179.6 | 192.9 | 15.8 | 13.3 | -98.6 | 7.4 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,482.2 | 12,495.6 | ... | 13.4 | 178.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,178.8 | 8,186.8 | 26.7 | 8.0 | 268.3 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 7,737.2 | 7,739.1 | 26.7 | 1.9 | 533.0 | 0.0 | 7.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,323.8 | 6,337.1 | 33.2 | 13.3 | 351.2 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,413.4 | 1,402.0 | 30.4 | -11.4 | 181.7 | -0.8 | 14.9 |
| Unemployment | 441.6 | 447.7 | 24.3 | 6.1 | -264.6 | 1.4 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,060.3 | 1,061.9 | ... | 1.6 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 702.5 | 699.5 | 3.1 | -3.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 667.2 | 666.7 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 14.5 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 532.5 | 532.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 134.7 | 134.0 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 12.9 | -0.5 | 10.7 |
| Unemployment | 35.2 | 32.8 | 2.7 | -2.4 | -14.8 | -6.8 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 895.7 | 897.2 | ... | 1.5 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 609.9 | 607.1 | 3.2 | -2.8 | 9.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 576.6 | 578.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 16.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 474.6 | 470.5 | 4.4 | -4.1 | 20.5 | -0.9 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 102.0 | 107.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | -3.5 | 5.6 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 29.0 | 2.6 | -4.3 | -7.4 | -12.9 | -20.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,593.3 | 3,601.7 | ... | 8.4 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,485.0 | 2,497.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 74.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,338.2 | 2,365.7 | 12.3 | 27.5 | 145.6 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,880.2 | 1,940.8 | 16.5 | 60.6 | 123.3 | 3.2 | 6.8 |
| Part-time employment | 457.9 | 424.8 | 15.0 | -33.1 | 22.1 | -7.2 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 146.8 | 131.6 | 10.9 | -15.2 | -71.5 | -10.4 | -35.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,415.2 | 4,421.0 | ... | 5.8 | 86.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,891.4 | 2,869.5 | 14.0 | -21.9 | 61.1 | -0.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,735.8 | 2,740.9 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 128.6 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,144.2 | 2,170.7 | 20.1 | 26.5 | 107.0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Part-time employment | 591.6 | 570.3 | 19.4 | -21.3 | 21.7 | -3.6 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 155.6 | 128.6 | 11.8 | -27.0 | -67.4 | -17.4 | -34.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 64.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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