Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| December 2022 |
January 2023 |
Standard error1 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 450.8 | 451.4 | ... | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 263.3 | 265.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 236.8 | 234.5 | 2.3 | -2.3 | 11.0 | -1.0 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 200.5 | 198.8 | 2.5 | -1.7 | 3.4 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 36.2 | 35.7 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 7.6 | -1.4 | 27.0 |
| Unemployment | 26.5 | 31.4 | 2.0 | 4.9 | -5.6 | 18.5 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 51.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 89.4 | 90.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 84.3 | 83.9 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 70.6 | 70.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 13.7 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 37.3 | -21.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 850.1 | 851.7 | ... | 1.6 | 21.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 524.6 | 528.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 492.2 | 501.6 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 409.3 | 413.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 82.9 | 87.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 14.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.4 | 26.5 | 2.5 | -5.9 | -8.3 | -18.2 | -23.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 672.5 | 674.3 | ... | 1.8 | 18.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 411.2 | 409.4 | 2.3 | -1.8 | 14.5 | -0.4 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 379.1 | 378.5 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 17.5 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 320.7 | 321.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 58.5 | 57.5 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 8.3 | -1.7 | 16.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 30.8 | 2.0 | -1.3 | -3.2 | -4.0 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,195.2 | 7,204.5 | ... | 9.3 | 81.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 4,652.9 | 4,696.9 | 15.9 | 44.0 | 151.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 4,464.2 | 4,511.6 | 16.0 | 47.4 | 196.6 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,666.3 | 3,694.3 | 20.2 | 28.0 | 129.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 798.0 | 817.3 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 67.5 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 188.6 | 185.3 | 12.0 | -3.3 | -45.3 | -1.7 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,601.7 | 12,628.2 | ... | 26.5 | 192.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,225.4 | 8,276.3 | 20.7 | 50.9 | 130.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 7,786.9 | 7,849.7 | 20.7 | 62.8 | 311.2 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,449.8 | 6,507.2 | 26.9 | 57.4 | 242.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,337.1 | 1,342.5 | 24.6 | 5.4 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 438.6 | 426.6 | 17.1 | -12.0 | -180.6 | -2.7 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,071.6 | 1,073.3 | ... | 1.7 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 713.3 | 712.8 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 682.4 | 683.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 560.2 | 559.3 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 8.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 122.1 | 123.9 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.0 | 29.6 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -4.6 | -4.5 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 910.1 | 912.0 | ... | 1.9 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 611.4 | 615.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 584.5 | 589.0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 473.9 | 479.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 110.5 | 110.0 | 3.7 | -0.5 | 13.1 | -0.5 | 13.5 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 26.5 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -7.4 | -1.5 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,666.2 | 3,678.4 | ... | 12.2 | 104.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,552.4 | 2,585.6 | 11.1 | 33.2 | 84.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,409.0 | 2,429.7 | 11.0 | 20.7 | 99.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,970.6 | 1,977.4 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 92.0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Part-time employment | 438.5 | 452.3 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 143.3 | 155.9 | 9.4 | 12.6 | -15.1 | 8.8 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 70.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 66.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,448.1 | 4,455.2 | ... | 7.1 | 58.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,881.8 | 2,897.1 | 10.6 | 15.3 | 40.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,763.0 | 2,770.7 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 60.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,194.0 | 2,216.0 | 14.3 | 22.0 | 91.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 569.0 | 554.7 | 13.5 | -14.3 | -30.5 | -2.5 | -5.2 |
| Unemployment | 118.8 | 126.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | -20.0 | 6.4 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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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