Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| May 2022 |
June 2022 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2022 | June 2021 to June 2022 | May to June 2022 | June 2021 to June 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 | 447.7 | 448.2 | ... | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 258.1 | 253.4 | 2.4 | -4.7 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 232.4 | 228.1 | 2.4 | -4.3 | 7.1 | -1.9 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 192.4 | 189.2 | 2.9 | -3.2 | 3.4 | -1.7 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 40.0 | 39.0 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 3.8 | -2.5 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 25.7 | 25.2 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -5.9 | -1.9 | -19.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 56.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 9.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.9 | 50.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 138.8 | 139.2 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 92.8 | 91.7 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 85.6 | 87.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 11.9 |
| Full-time employment | 71.1 | 73.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 13.3 |
| Part-time employment | 14.5 | 13.6 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -6.2 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 4.5 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -6.2 | -37.5 | -57.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.9 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | -2.9 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 836.8 | 838.6 | ... | 1.8 | 18.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 513.8 | 515.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 479.4 | 479.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 395.1 | 391.9 | 4.0 | -3.2 | 23.1 | -0.8 | 6.3 |
| Part-time employment | 84.3 | 87.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | -3.3 | 3.9 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.4 | 35.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | -7.9 | 4.4 | -18.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 661.3 | 662.6 | ... | 1.3 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 395.7 | 391.1 | 2.6 | -4.6 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 367.8 | 367.1 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 9.0 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 315.8 | 316.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Part-time employment | 51.9 | 50.5 | 2.8 | -1.4 | -5.9 | -2.7 | -10.5 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 24.0 | 2.3 | -3.9 | -11.1 | -14.0 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,144.0 | 7,151.2 | ... | 7.2 | 57.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,577.6 | 4,551.5 | 17.9 | -26.1 | -18.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 4,384.6 | 4,357.6 | 18.4 | -27.0 | 70.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,606.5 | 3,566.4 | 24.1 | -40.1 | 66.4 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 778.2 | 791.2 | 22.1 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 192.9 | 193.9 | 15.8 | 1.0 | -88.8 | 0.5 | -31.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,495.6 | 12,508.5 | ... | 12.9 | 184.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,186.8 | 8,129.5 | 26.7 | -57.3 | 167.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 7,739.1 | 7,714.4 | 26.7 | -24.7 | 403.2 | -0.3 | 5.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,337.1 | 6,365.0 | 33.2 | 27.9 | 365.4 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,402.0 | 1,349.5 | 30.4 | -52.5 | 37.9 | -3.7 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 447.7 | 415.1 | 24.3 | -32.6 | -236.1 | -7.3 | -36.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,061.9 | 1,063.1 | ... | 1.2 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 699.5 | 697.1 | 3.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 666.7 | 670.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 23.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 532.7 | 541.9 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 134.0 | 128.7 | 4.1 | -5.3 | 10.5 | -4.0 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 26.5 | 2.7 | -6.3 | -23.3 | -19.2 | -46.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 897.2 | 898.7 | ... | 1.5 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 607.1 | 601.4 | 3.2 | -5.7 | 5.3 | -0.9 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 578.1 | 577.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 21.0 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 470.5 | 470.2 | 4.4 | -0.3 | 22.8 | -0.1 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 107.7 | 107.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.0 | 23.6 | 2.6 | -5.4 | -15.7 | -18.6 | -39.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,601.7 | 3,609.0 | ... | 7.3 | 71.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,497.3 | 2,490.2 | 12.2 | -7.1 | 51.8 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,365.7 | 2,367.7 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 147.4 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,940.8 | 1,934.4 | 16.5 | -6.4 | 155.3 | -0.3 | 8.7 |
| Part-time employment | 424.8 | 433.3 | 15.0 | 8.5 | -7.9 | 2.0 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 131.6 | 122.5 | 10.9 | -9.1 | -95.6 | -6.9 | -43.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,421.0 | 4,426.1 | ... | 5.1 | 85.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,869.5 | 2,879.2 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 37.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,740.9 | 2,747.0 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,170.7 | 2,179.6 | 20.1 | 8.9 | 119.9 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Part-time employment | 570.3 | 567.4 | 19.4 | -2.9 | -33.1 | -0.5 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 128.6 | 132.2 | 11.8 | 3.6 | -49.7 | 2.8 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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