Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2022 |
September 2022 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 2022 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 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 | 449.2 | 449.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 255.7 | 253.5 | 2.1 | -2.2 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 228.8 | 229.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 195.0 | 193.4 | 2.7 | -1.6 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 33.8 | 35.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 15.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 24.2 | 2.0 | -2.7 | -8.8 | -10.0 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 56.9 | 56.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 9.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 51.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 140.1 | 140.4 | ... | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 92.4 | 89.3 | 0.9 | -3.1 | -0.4 | -3.4 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 85.7 | 81.9 | 0.9 | -3.8 | 2.4 | -4.4 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 71.7 | 67.2 | 1.2 | -4.5 | -0.6 | -6.3 | -0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 14.0 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 25.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.7 | 10.4 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 63.6 | 0.6 | -2.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 58.3 | 0.6 | -2.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 844.0 | 846.2 | ... | 2.2 | 22.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 514.9 | 512.0 | 2.9 | -2.9 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 475.9 | 480.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 399.2 | 396.0 | 4.0 | -3.2 | 22.0 | -0.8 | 5.9 |
| Part-time employment | 76.7 | 84.2 | 3.8 | 7.5 | -9.6 | 9.8 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 39.0 | 31.9 | 2.5 | -7.1 | -9.3 | -18.2 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 666.6 | 668.4 | ... | 1.8 | 16.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 400.8 | 399.9 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 370.2 | 373.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 320.6 | 323.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 49.6 | 50.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | -4.7 | 1.0 | -8.6 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 26.8 | 2.1 | -3.8 | -10.3 | -12.4 | -27.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,165.4 | 7,173.6 | ... | 8.2 | 66.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,588.0 | 4,579.9 | 16.5 | -8.1 | 10.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 4,380.3 | 4,380.5 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,541.5 | 3,558.7 | 22.6 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 838.8 | 821.7 | 20.7 | -17.1 | 60.1 | -2.0 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 207.7 | 199.5 | 13.9 | -8.2 | -62.1 | -3.9 | -23.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,535.1 | 12,549.6 | ... | 14.5 | 181.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,132.5 | 8,102.6 | 22.9 | -29.9 | -5.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 7,667.8 | 7,636.3 | 23.3 | -31.5 | 136.6 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,306.1 | 6,309.6 | 30.6 | 3.5 | 148.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,361.7 | 1,326.7 | 28.4 | -35.0 | -11.7 | -2.6 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 464.7 | 466.3 | 19.9 | 1.6 | -142.4 | 0.3 | -23.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,066.0 | 1,067.1 | ... | 1.1 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 699.9 | 701.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 663.2 | 670.1 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 541.5 | 541.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 5.9 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 121.7 | 128.8 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.8 | 31.8 | 2.5 | -5.0 | -8.1 | -13.6 | -20.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 902.6 | 904.4 | ... | 1.8 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 603.4 | 596.2 | 3.2 | -7.2 | -7.9 | -1.2 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 574.2 | 572.0 | 3.2 | -2.2 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 470.5 | 464.9 | 4.6 | -5.6 | 8.1 | -1.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 103.7 | 107.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | -1.9 | 3.3 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 29.3 | 24.2 | 2.5 | -5.1 | -14.2 | -17.4 | -37.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,627.6 | 3,637.8 | ... | 10.2 | 87.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 2,495.5 | 2,509.4 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 33.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,361.5 | 2,372.3 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 96.9 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,929.8 | 1,916.7 | 16.3 | -13.1 | 70.0 | -0.7 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 431.7 | 455.7 | 15.2 | 24.0 | 27.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 134.0 | 137.0 | 10.2 | 3.0 | -63.6 | 2.2 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,435.0 | 4,438.3 | ... | 3.3 | 71.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,856.7 | 2,874.8 | 12.2 | 18.1 | 26.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 2,719.4 | 2,752.3 | 12.1 | 32.9 | 72.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,162.6 | 2,173.1 | 18.1 | 10.5 | 101.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Part-time employment | 556.8 | 579.2 | 17.4 | 22.4 | -28.4 | 4.0 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 137.4 | 122.5 | 10.1 | -14.9 | -45.7 | -10.8 | -27.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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