Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 55.2 | 55.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 31.9 | 36.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 28.4 | 31.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -1.4 | 57.1 | -20.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 66.2 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.4 | 56.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 191.8 | 191.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 114.0 | 114.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 101.2 | 100.5 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 4.9 | -0.7 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -7.5 | 5.5 | -35.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.8 | 52.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 202.5 | 202.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 107.6 | 108.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 99.7 | 100.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.8 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -2.5 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 53.1 | 53.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.2 | 49.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 22.4 | 22.4 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| Labour force | 12.2 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 18.9 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 10.8 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 21.4 | -37.0 |
| Participation rate | 54.5 | 64.7 | 2.2 | 10.2 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.2 | 57.1 | 2.4 | 8.9 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 57.4 | 57.5 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 40.1 | 39.0 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -2.7 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 36.5 | 37.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -55.6 | -60.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 67.8 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | -4.9 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 65.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 60.7 | 60.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 37.0 | 37.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| Employment | 34.6 | 36.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -33.3 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | -2.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 59.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 111.1 | 111.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 73.3 | 73.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 63.5 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.3 | 13.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.0 | 1.4 | -0.9 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 352.2 | 353.1 | ... | 0.9 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 221.7 | 225.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 208.4 | 210.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -5.5 | 11.9 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 382.9 | 383.6 | ... | 0.7 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 217.0 | 216.7 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 207.5 | 207.0 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 7.4 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -5.1 | 3.2 | -34.2 |
| Participation rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 84.8 | 85.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 57.3 | 58.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 51.8 | 50.4 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 43.6 | 12.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 59.2 | 1.5 | -1.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 284.9 | 285.7 | ... | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 176.8 | 177.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 164.5 | 164.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -3.9 | 0.8 | -23.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 298.6 | 299.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 165.8 | 166.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 156.8 | 159.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 6.9 | 1.1 | -2.1 | -5.7 | -23.3 | -45.2 |
| Participation rate | 55.5 | 55.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 53.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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