Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 55.1 | 55.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 34.5 | 35.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 30.4 | 30.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 11.9 | -16.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 63.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 55.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 191.4 | 191.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 111.2 | 112.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 98.2 | 99.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -3.5 | 2.3 | -20.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 51.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 202.1 | 202.4 | ... | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 107.0 | 107.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 98.4 | 98.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 52.9 | 53.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.7 | 48.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 22.2 | 22.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Labour force | 14.6 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 13.4 | 13.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| Unemployment | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -16.7 | -56.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 6.8 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -9.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 57.1 | 57.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 38.9 | 40.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 36.4 | 36.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 37.5 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 70.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 60.4 | 60.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 36.6 | 37.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 9.3 |
| Employment | 35.1 | 35.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 60.0 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 62.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 110.3 | 110.8 | ... | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 73.1 | 75.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 67.8 | 65.8 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -2.9 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 88.9 | 24.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 68.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 59.4 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 349.9 | 351.2 | ... | 1.3 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 222.6 | 224.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 208.4 | 206.9 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 4.8 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 17.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 23.9 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 58.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.7 | 382.0 | ... | 1.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 215.3 | 214.5 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 205.0 | 203.3 | 1.6 | -1.7 | 5.8 | -0.8 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -3.6 | 8.7 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 56.6 | 56.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.8 | 53.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 84.1 | 84.5 | ... | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 55.6 | 57.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 49.8 | 50.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 22.4 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 68.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 60.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 283.2 | 284.2 | ... | 1.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 176.6 | 177.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 163.3 | 164.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -3.3 | 2.3 | -19.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 297.1 | 297.9 | ... | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 164.4 | 165.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 155.2 | 155.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -3.4 | 7.6 | -25.6 |
| Participation rate | 55.3 | 55.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.2 | 52.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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