Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2022 |
October 2022 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2022 | October 2021 to October 2022 | September to October 2022 | October 2021 to October 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 | 449.6 | 449.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 253.5 | 259.4 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 229.3 | 232.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| Full-time employment | 193.4 | 194.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 35.9 | 37.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 13.2 |
| Unemployment | 24.2 | 26.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -9.8 | 10.7 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 57.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.0 | 51.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 140.4 | 140.7 | ... | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 89.3 | 91.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 81.9 | 86.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.8 |
| Full-time employment | 67.2 | 72.3 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Part-time employment | 14.7 | 13.8 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 2.0 | -6.1 | 16.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 4.9 | 0.7 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -33.8 | -41.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 5.4 | 0.8 | -2.9 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 846.2 | 848.1 | ... | 1.9 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 512.0 | 515.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 480.2 | 480.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 396.0 | 402.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 26.6 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| Part-time employment | 84.2 | 78.4 | 3.8 | -5.8 | -12.9 | -6.9 | -14.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.9 | 34.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | -8.1 | 9.1 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 668.4 | 670.1 | ... | 1.7 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 399.9 | 402.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 373.1 | 375.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 323.0 | 320.9 | 3.2 | -2.1 | 11.1 | -0.7 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 50.1 | 54.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 | 8.0 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 26.8 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | -8.9 | 1.1 | -24.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,173.6 | 7,181.5 | ... | 7.9 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,579.9 | 4,596.8 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 34.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 4,380.5 | 4,408.3 | 16.8 | 27.8 | 99.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,558.7 | 3,623.3 | 22.6 | 64.6 | 74.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 821.7 | 785.0 | 20.7 | -36.7 | 24.6 | -4.5 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 199.5 | 188.5 | 13.9 | -11.0 | -65.2 | -5.5 | -25.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,549.6 | 12,569.7 | ... | 20.1 | 186.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,102.6 | 8,157.6 | 22.9 | 55.0 | 42.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 7,636.3 | 7,679.0 | 23.3 | 42.7 | 149.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 6,309.6 | 6,314.9 | 30.6 | 5.3 | 159.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,326.7 | 1,364.1 | 28.4 | 37.4 | -10.0 | 2.8 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 466.3 | 478.6 | 19.9 | 12.3 | -107.3 | 2.6 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,067.1 | 1,069.2 | ... | 2.1 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 701.9 | 707.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 670.1 | 674.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 541.3 | 551.2 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 128.8 | 123.4 | 4.2 | -5.4 | -2.0 | -4.2 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 31.8 | 32.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -5.9 | 1.9 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 904.4 | 906.4 | ... | 2.0 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 596.2 | 606.1 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 572.0 | 578.1 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 19.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 464.9 | 475.2 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 22.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| Part-time employment | 107.1 | 102.9 | 4.1 | -4.2 | -2.7 | -3.9 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 24.2 | 28.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -9.5 | 15.7 | -25.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,637.8 | 3,648.8 | ... | 11.0 | 92.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,509.4 | 2,509.1 | 11.4 | -0.3 | 55.6 | -0.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 2,372.3 | 2,379.2 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 117.1 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,916.7 | 1,930.7 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 80.3 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 455.7 | 448.5 | 15.2 | -7.2 | 36.8 | -1.6 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 137.0 | 129.9 | 10.2 | -7.1 | -61.5 | -5.2 | -32.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,438.3 | 4,442.8 | ... | 4.5 | 67.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,874.8 | 2,884.6 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 26.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 2,752.3 | 2,762.1 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 68.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,173.1 | 2,177.2 | 18.1 | 4.1 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 579.2 | 585.0 | 17.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 122.5 | 122.5 | 10.1 | 0.0 | -42.4 | 0.0 | -25.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 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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