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)
  June
2022
July
2022
Standard error1 June to July 2022 July 2021 to July 2022 June to July 2022 July 2021 to July 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 448.2 448.6 ... 0.4 3.6 0.1 0.8
Labour force 253.4 252.8 2.1 -0.6 1.2 -0.2 0.5
Employment 228.1 227.0 2.2 -1.1 6.5 -0.5 2.9
Full-time employment 189.2 190.1 2.7 0.9 3.1 0.5 1.7
Unemployment 25.2 25.8 2.0 0.6 -5.2 2.4 -16.8
Participation rate 56.5 56.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 10.2 0.8 0.3 -2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 50.9 50.6 0.5 -0.3 1.0 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 55.0 55.1 ... 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.7
Labour force 34.7 34.5 1.1 -0.2 1.3 -0.6 3.9
Employment 30.2 30.4 1.1 0.2 2.2 0.7 7.8
Unemployment 4.5 4.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.7 -6.7 -14.3
Participation rate 63.1 62.6 2.0 -0.5 1.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.0 12.2 2.4 -0.8 -2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 54.9 55.2 1.9 0.3 3.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 191.3 191.4 ... 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.8
Labour force 112.2 111.2 1.3 -1.0 -1.5 -0.9 -1.3
Employment 99.0 98.2 1.4 -0.8 2.6 -0.8 2.7
Unemployment 13.2 13.0 1.4 -0.2 -4.0 -1.5 -23.5
Participation rate 58.7 58.1 0.7 -0.6 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.8 11.7 1.2 -0.1 -3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.8 51.3 0.7 -0.5 0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 201.9 202.1 ... 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.8
Labour force 106.5 107.0 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.2
Employment 98.9 98.4 1.2 -0.5 1.7 -0.5 1.8
Unemployment 7.6 8.6 1.1 1.0 -0.5 13.2 -5.5
Participation rate 52.7 52.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 8.0 0.9 0.9 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 49.0 48.7 0.6 -0.3 0.4 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 139.2 139.7 ... 0.5 5.8 0.4 4.3
Labour force 91.7 90.1 0.9 -1.6 2.6 -1.7 3.0
Employment 87.2 84.9 0.9 -2.3 5.8 -2.6 7.3
Full-time employment 73.5 72.3 1.2 -1.2 6.5 -1.6 9.9
Unemployment 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.6 -3.3 13.3 -39.3
Participation rate 65.9 64.5 0.6 -1.4 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.7 0.8 0.8 -3.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.6 60.8 0.6 -1.8 1.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 22.1 22.2 ... 0.1 1.4 0.5 6.7
Labour force 15.1 14.6 0.5 -0.5 0.2 -3.3 1.4
Employment 13.9 13.4 0.5 -0.5 0.7 -3.6 5.5
Unemployment 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -25.0
Participation rate 68.3 65.8 2.2 -2.5 -3.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 8.2 2.5 0.3 -2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 60.4 2.4 -2.5 -0.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 56.9 57.1 ... 0.2 2.3 0.4 4.2
Labour force 39.5 38.9 0.4 -0.6 0.2 -1.5 0.5
Employment 37.4 36.4 0.5 -1.0 1.9 -2.7 5.5
Unemployment 2.1 2.4 0.4 0.3 -1.8 14.3 -42.9
Participation rate 69.4 68.1 0.7 -1.3 -2.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 6.2 1.0 0.9 -4.7 ... ...
Employment rate 65.7 63.7 0.8 -2.0 0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 60.3 60.4 ... 0.1 2.0 0.2 3.4
Labour force 37.0 36.6 0.4 -0.4 2.2 -1.1 6.4
Employment 35.8 35.1 0.5 -0.7 3.2 -2.0 10.0
Unemployment 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.3 -1.0 25.0 -40.0
Participation rate 61.4 60.6 0.7 -0.8 1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.2 4.1 1.0 0.9 -3.2 ... ...
Employment rate 59.4 58.1 0.8 -1.3 3.5 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 838.6 840.8 ... 2.2 20.3 0.3 2.5
Labour force 515.5 511.1 2.9 -4.4 7.8 -0.9 1.5
Employment 479.5 481.1 2.9 1.6 19.2 0.3 4.2
Full-time employment 391.9 392.5 4.0 0.6 20.4 0.2 5.5
Unemployment 35.9 30.0 2.5 -5.9 -11.4 -16.4 -27.5
Participation rate 61.5 60.8 0.4 -0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 5.9 0.5 -1.1 -2.3 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 110.1 110.3 ... 0.2 1.7 0.2 1.6
Labour force 75.6 73.1 1.6 -2.5 -0.7 -3.3 -0.9
Employment 65.4 67.8 1.5 2.4 3.6 3.7 5.6
Unemployment 10.2 5.4 1.4 -4.8 -4.2 -47.1 -43.8
Participation rate 68.7 66.3 1.5 -2.4 -1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.5 7.4 1.8 -6.1 -5.6 ... ...
Employment rate 59.4 61.5 1.4 2.1 2.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 348.9 349.9 ... 1.0 9.5 0.3 2.8
Labour force 223.5 222.6 1.6 -0.9 3.4 -0.4 1.6
Employment 208.2 208.4 1.7 0.2 6.8 0.1 3.4
Unemployment 15.3 14.2 1.5 -1.1 -3.4 -7.2 -19.3
Participation rate 64.1 63.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.4 0.7 -0.4 -1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 59.7 59.6 0.5 -0.1 0.4 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 379.6 380.7 ... 1.1 9.2 0.3 2.5
Labour force 216.4 215.3 1.6 -1.1 5.0 -0.5 2.4
Employment 205.9 205.0 1.6 -0.9 8.9 -0.4 4.5
Unemployment 10.5 10.3 1.4 -0.2 -3.9 -1.9 -27.5
Participation rate 57.0 56.6 0.4 -0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.8 0.6 -0.1 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 54.2 53.8 0.4 -0.4 1.0 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 662.6 664.4 ... 1.8 14.2 0.3 2.2
Labour force 391.1 396.6 2.5 5.5 2.6 1.4 0.7
Employment 367.1 368.3 2.5 1.2 10.6 0.3 3.0
Full-time employment 316.6 323.2 3.2 6.6 20.5 2.1 6.8
Unemployment 24.0 28.3 2.1 4.3 -8.0 17.9 -22.0
Participation rate 59.0 59.7 0.4 0.7 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 7.1 0.5 1.0 -2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.4 55.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 83.8 84.1 ... 0.3 2.0 0.4 2.4
Labour force 53.2 55.6 1.3 2.4 0.6 4.5 1.1
Employment 49.4 49.8 1.3 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.5
Unemployment 3.7 5.8 1.1 2.1 -0.6 56.8 -9.4
Participation rate 63.5 66.1 1.5 2.6 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 10.4 2.0 3.4 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 58.9 59.2 1.5 0.3 0.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 282.3 283.2 ... 0.9 6.6 0.3 2.4
Labour force 175.4 176.6 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.7 0.7
Employment 163.3 163.3 1.5 0.0 6.6 0.0 4.2
Unemployment 12.1 13.3 1.3 1.2 -5.3 9.9 -28.5
Participation rate 62.1 62.4 0.5 0.3 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.5 0.7 0.6 -3.1 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.7 0.5 -0.1 1.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 296.4 297.1 ... 0.7 5.6 0.2 1.9
Labour force 162.4 164.4 1.3 2.0 0.7 1.2 0.4
Employment 154.4 155.2 1.3 0.8 2.8 0.5 1.8
Unemployment 8.1 9.2 1.1 1.1 -2.2 13.6 -19.3
Participation rate 54.8 55.3 0.4 0.5 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.6 0.7 0.6 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 52.1 52.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
...
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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