Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
  November
2022
December
2022
Standard error1 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 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 450.3 450.7 ... 0.4 4.7 0.1 1.1
Labour force 256.3 262.2 2.1 5.9 9.1 2.3 3.6
Employment 229.1 235.8 2.2 6.7 12.7 2.9 5.7
Full-time employment 193.2 199.9 2.7 6.7 10.1 3.5 5.3
Part-time employment 35.9 35.9 2.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 8.1
Unemployment 27.3 26.4 2.0 -0.9 -3.6 -3.3 -12.0
Participation rate 56.9 58.2 0.5 1.3 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.7 10.1 0.8 -0.6 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 50.9 52.3 0.5 1.4 2.3 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 140.8 141.0 ... 0.2 4.6 0.1 3.4
Labour force 90.9 90.3 0.9 -0.6 -0.2 -0.7 -0.2
Employment 84.7 85.1 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.5 1.9
Full-time employment 71.8 70.2 1.2 -1.6 2.0 -2.2 2.9
Part-time employment 12.8 14.9 1.0 2.1 -0.4 16.4 -2.6
Unemployment 6.2 5.1 0.7 -1.1 -1.9 -17.7 -27.1
Participation rate 64.6 64.0 0.6 -0.6 -2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 5.6 0.8 -1.2 -2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 60.4 0.6 0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 849.2 850.0 ... 0.8 21.7 0.1 2.6
Labour force 513.6 518.1 2.9 4.5 6.7 0.9 1.3
Employment 482.5 483.2 2.9 0.7 13.3 0.1 2.8
Full-time employment 404.1 403.1 4.0 -1.0 20.2 -0.2 5.3
Part-time employment 78.4 80.1 3.8 1.7 -6.9 2.2 -7.9
Unemployment 31.0 34.9 2.5 3.9 -6.6 12.6 -15.9
Participation rate 60.5 61.0 0.4 0.5 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.7 0.5 0.7 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 671.3 672.6 ... 1.3 17.7 0.2 2.7
Labour force 402.7 405.4 2.5 2.7 10.4 0.7 2.6
Employment 373.5 372.5 2.5 -1.0 9.7 -0.3 2.7
Full-time employment 316.9 314.8 3.2 -2.1 5.9 -0.7 1.9
Part-time employment 56.6 57.7 2.6 1.1 3.8 1.9 7.1
Unemployment 29.2 32.9 2.1 3.7 0.7 12.7 2.2
Participation rate 60.0 60.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.1 0.5 0.8 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.6 55.4 0.4 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 7,187.6 7,195.0 ... 7.4 75.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 4,613.3 4,623.3 16.5 10.0 47.3 0.2 1.0
Employment 4,436.4 4,439.0 16.8 2.6 78.6 0.1 1.8
Full-time employment 3,630.5 3,632.9 22.6 2.4 49.4 0.1 1.4
Part-time employment 806.0 806.1 20.7 0.1 29.1 0.0 3.7
Unemployment 176.8 184.3 13.9 7.5 -31.3 4.2 -14.5
Participation rate 64.2 64.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.8 4.0 0.3 0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.7 0.2 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 12,585.2 12,601.9 ... 16.7 181.9 0.1 1.5
Labour force 8,153.8 8,175.5 22.9 21.7 37.0 0.3 0.5
Employment 7,701.6 7,743.7 23.3 42.1 104.5 0.5 1.4
Full-time employment 6,375.2 6,417.1 30.6 41.9 157.7 0.7 2.5
Part-time employment 1,326.4 1,326.7 28.4 0.3 -53.1 0.0 -3.8
Unemployment 452.1 431.8 19.9 -20.3 -67.5 -4.5 -13.5
Participation rate 64.8 64.9 0.2 0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,070.2 1,071.5 ... 1.3 17.2 0.1 1.6
Labour force 700.3 707.5 3.1 7.2 5.9 1.0 0.8
Employment 669.3 676.3 3.2 7.0 11.5 1.0 1.7
Full-time employment 547.0 550.8 4.4 3.8 16.7 0.7 3.1
Part-time employment 122.3 125.6 4.2 3.3 -5.1 2.7 -3.9
Unemployment 31.0 31.1 2.5 0.1 -5.8 0.3 -15.7
Participation rate 65.4 66.0 0.3 0.6 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.4 0.3 0.0 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.5 63.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 908.2 910.0 ... 1.8 19.1 0.2 2.1
Labour force 601.8 605.7 3.2 3.9 1.6 0.6 0.3
Employment 576.8 581.0 3.2 4.2 10.3 0.7 1.8
Full-time employment 468.7 469.7 4.6 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Part-time employment 108.1 111.3 4.1 3.2 10.2 3.0 10.1
Unemployment 25.0 24.7 2.5 -0.3 -8.7 -1.2 -26.0
Participation rate 66.3 66.6 0.4 0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.1 0.4 -0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 63.8 0.4 0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,657.2 3,666.2 ... 9.0 98.1 0.2 2.7
Labour force 2,509.8 2,534.5 11.4 24.7 49.3 1.0 2.0
Employment 2,364.1 2,388.6 11.4 24.5 88.8 1.0 3.9
Full-time employment 1,920.7 1,961.9 16.3 41.2 93.7 2.1 5.0
Part-time employment 443.4 426.7 15.2 -16.7 -4.9 -3.8 -1.1
Unemployment 145.7 145.8 10.2 0.1 -39.6 0.1 -21.4
Participation rate 68.6 69.1 0.3 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.8 0.4 0.0 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 64.6 65.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 4,444.8 4,448.1 ... 3.3 56.8 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,873.5 2,884.8 12.2 11.3 27.8 0.4 1.0
Employment 2,748.4 2,765.0 12.1 16.6 62.9 0.6 2.3
Full-time employment 2,186.0 2,178.1 18.1 -7.9 45.3 -0.4 2.1
Part-time employment 562.4 586.9 17.4 24.5 17.6 4.4 3.1
Unemployment 125.2 119.8 10.1 -5.4 -35.1 -4.3 -22.7
Participation rate 64.6 64.9 0.3 0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.2 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 62.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 ... ...
...
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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