Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2023 |
February 2023 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 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 | 451.4 | 452.1 | ... | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 265.9 | 264.6 | 2.1 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 234.5 | 238.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 198.8 | 202.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 35.7 | 35.5 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 31.4 | 26.3 | 2.0 | -5.1 | -7.4 | -16.2 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 58.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 9.9 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.9 | 52.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 141.5 | 142.1 | ... | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 90.8 | 92.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 83.9 | 85.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 70.1 | 72.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 13.8 | 13.2 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -4.3 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -4.3 | -24.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 60.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 851.7 | 853.5 | ... | 1.8 | 21.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 528.1 | 527.1 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 13.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 501.6 | 496.9 | 3.1 | -4.7 | 15.5 | -0.9 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 413.8 | 410.1 | 3.9 | -3.7 | 12.7 | -0.9 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 87.7 | 86.7 | 3.4 | -1.0 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 26.5 | 30.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | -2.4 | 14.0 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 674.3 | 675.6 | ... | 1.3 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 409.4 | 409.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 378.5 | 383.6 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| Full-time employment | 321.0 | 320.4 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 57.5 | 63.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 21.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 26.0 | 2.0 | -4.8 | -3.6 | -15.6 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,204.5 | 7,211.7 | ... | 7.2 | 84.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 4,696.9 | 4,690.4 | 15.9 | -6.5 | 91.6 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 4,511.6 | 4,496.1 | 16.0 | -15.5 | 97.9 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,694.3 | 3,663.9 | 20.2 | -30.4 | 52.0 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 817.3 | 832.2 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 46.0 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 185.3 | 194.4 | 12.0 | 9.1 | -6.2 | 4.9 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,628.2 | 12,653.8 | ... | 25.6 | 198.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,276.3 | 8,288.9 | 20.7 | 12.6 | 105.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,849.7 | 7,865.3 | 20.7 | 15.6 | 144.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,507.2 | 6,536.1 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 202.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,342.5 | 1,329.2 | 24.6 | -13.3 | -58.2 | -1.0 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 426.6 | 423.6 | 17.1 | -3.0 | -38.8 | -0.7 | -8.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,073.3 | 1,075.4 | ... | 2.1 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 712.8 | 721.7 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 683.2 | 688.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 559.3 | 571.4 | 4.3 | 12.1 | 25.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 123.9 | 116.6 | 4.0 | -7.3 | -17.3 | -5.9 | -12.9 |
| Unemployment | 29.6 | 33.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 912.0 | 913.7 | ... | 1.7 | 20.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 615.5 | 618.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 589.0 | 591.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 479.0 | 482.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 110.0 | 109.4 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,678.4 | 3,689.2 | ... | 10.8 | 109.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 2,585.6 | 2,582.2 | 11.1 | -3.4 | 66.4 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,429.7 | 2,431.3 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 76.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,977.4 | 1,988.3 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 90.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 452.3 | 443.0 | 13.7 | -9.3 | -13.9 | -2.1 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 155.9 | 150.8 | 9.4 | -5.1 | -10.6 | -3.3 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,455.2 | 4,463.4 | ... | 8.2 | 59.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,897.1 | 2,925.7 | 10.6 | 28.6 | 46.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,770.7 | 2,777.4 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 35.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,216.0 | 2,220.4 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 43.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 554.7 | 557.1 | 13.5 | 2.4 | -7.9 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 126.4 | 148.3 | 8.1 | 21.9 | 11.6 | 17.3 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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