Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

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.
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