Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2022 |
August 2022 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 2022 | July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 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 | 448.6 | 449.2 | ... | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 252.8 | 255.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 227.0 | 228.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 190.1 | 195.0 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
| Part-time employment | 36.9 | 33.8 | 2.2 | -3.1 | -1.7 | -8.4 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 25.8 | 26.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -4.0 | 4.3 | -12.9 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 56.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 50.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 139.7 | 140.1 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 90.1 | 92.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 84.9 | 85.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| Full-time employment | 72.3 | 71.7 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 5.0 | -0.8 | 7.5 |
| Part-time employment | 12.7 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 14.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | -2.4 | 31.4 | -26.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 66.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 840.8 | 844.0 | ... | 3.2 | 21.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 511.1 | 514.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 481.1 | 475.9 | 2.9 | -5.2 | 10.5 | -1.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 392.5 | 399.2 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 27.7 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| Part-time employment | 88.6 | 76.7 | 3.8 | -11.9 | -17.2 | -13.4 | -18.3 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 39.0 | 2.5 | 9.0 | -0.3 | 30.0 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 664.4 | 666.6 | ... | 2.2 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 396.6 | 400.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 368.3 | 370.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 323.2 | 320.6 | 3.2 | -2.6 | 16.8 | -0.8 | 5.5 |
| Part-time employment | 45.2 | 49.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -4.2 | 9.7 | -7.8 |
| Unemployment | 28.3 | 30.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | -6.3 | 8.1 | -17.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 60.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,157.9 | 7,165.4 | ... | 7.5 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,538.3 | 4,588.0 | 16.5 | 49.7 | 36.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 4,353.1 | 4,380.3 | 16.8 | 27.2 | 94.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,570.1 | 3,541.5 | 22.6 | -28.6 | 15.8 | -0.8 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 783.1 | 838.8 | 20.7 | 55.7 | 78.2 | 7.1 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 185.1 | 207.7 | 13.9 | 22.6 | -57.6 | 12.2 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 64.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,519.3 | 12,535.1 | ... | 15.8 | 180.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,114.0 | 8,132.5 | 22.9 | 18.5 | 94.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 7,687.0 | 7,667.8 | 23.3 | -19.2 | 251.6 | -0.2 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,307.4 | 6,306.1 | 30.6 | -1.3 | 287.6 | -0.0 | 4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,379.6 | 1,361.7 | 28.4 | -17.9 | -36.0 | -1.3 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 426.9 | 464.7 | 19.9 | 37.8 | -157.5 | 8.9 | -25.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,064.3 | 1,066.0 | ... | 1.7 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 697.6 | 699.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 673.2 | 663.2 | 3.2 | -10.0 | 10.9 | -1.5 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 540.9 | 541.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 132.2 | 121.7 | 4.2 | -10.5 | 4.7 | -7.9 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 24.4 | 36.8 | 2.5 | 12.4 | -3.2 | 50.8 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 900.3 | 902.6 | ... | 2.3 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 600.2 | 603.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 576.2 | 574.2 | 3.2 | -2.0 | 12.7 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 475.3 | 470.5 | 4.6 | -4.8 | 14.7 | -1.0 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 100.9 | 103.7 | 4.1 | 2.8 | -2.0 | 2.8 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 24.0 | 29.3 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -12.9 | 22.1 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,616.8 | 3,627.6 | ... | 10.8 | 82.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,488.7 | 2,495.5 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 54.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,368.0 | 2,361.5 | 11.4 | -6.5 | 113.8 | -0.3 | 5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,949.4 | 1,929.8 | 16.3 | -19.6 | 117.6 | -1.0 | 6.5 |
| Part-time employment | 418.6 | 431.7 | 15.2 | 13.1 | -3.8 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 120.6 | 134.0 | 10.2 | 13.4 | -59.5 | 11.1 | -30.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 68.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,430.1 | 4,435.0 | ... | 4.9 | 77.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,884.3 | 2,856.7 | 12.2 | -27.6 | 21.3 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,747.5 | 2,719.4 | 12.1 | -28.1 | 59.9 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,194.5 | 2,162.6 | 18.1 | -31.9 | 93.3 | -1.5 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 553.1 | 556.8 | 17.4 | 3.7 | -33.4 | 0.7 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 136.8 | 137.4 | 10.1 | 0.6 | -38.5 | 0.4 | -21.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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