Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2023 |
April 2023 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2023 | April 2022 to April 2023 | March to April 2023 | April 2022 to April 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 | 453.0 | 453.6 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 264.9 | 264.6 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 237.8 | 238.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 202.2 | 199.9 | 2.5 | -2.3 | 5.7 | -1.1 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 35.6 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 27.2 | 26.6 | 2.0 | -0.6 | -3.8 | -2.2 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 10.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 52.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 142.6 | 143.3 | ... | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 93.5 | 96.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 87.3 | 89.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| Full-time employment | 73.6 | 75.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| Part-time employment | 13.6 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 9.7 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 67.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 855.5 | 857.3 | ... | 1.8 | 22.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 525.8 | 530.8 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 11.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 496.0 | 497.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 404.2 | 409.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 91.8 | 88.3 | 3.4 | -3.5 | 1.5 | -3.8 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 29.8 | 33.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 677.1 | 678.4 | ... | 1.3 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 409.2 | 408.7 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 385.5 | 383.6 | 2.4 | -1.9 | 8.9 | -0.5 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 326.5 | 326.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 59.0 | 57.5 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 4.9 | -2.5 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 23.6 | 25.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 6.4 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,221.3 | 7,228.9 | ... | 7.6 | 92.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 4,693.8 | 4,698.0 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 109.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 4,494.5 | 4,505.0 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 112.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,683.0 | 3,683.1 | 20.2 | 0.1 | 89.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 811.4 | 822.0 | 18.9 | 10.6 | 23.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 199.4 | 193.0 | 12.0 | -6.4 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,687.0 | 12,716.7 | ... | 29.7 | 234.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 8,310.6 | 8,329.5 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 104.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,886.7 | 7,919.4 | 20.7 | 32.7 | 138.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,523.6 | 6,518.8 | 26.9 | -4.8 | 165.6 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,363.1 | 1,400.7 | 24.6 | 37.6 | -26.9 | 2.8 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 423.8 | 410.1 | 17.1 | -13.7 | -34.2 | -3.2 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,078.9 | 1,081.8 | ... | 2.9 | 21.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 725.5 | 722.4 | 3.3 | -3.1 | 14.4 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 691.4 | 687.4 | 3.3 | -4.0 | 13.4 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 569.9 | 564.4 | 4.3 | -5.5 | 22.4 | -1.0 | 4.1 |
| Part-time employment | 121.5 | 123.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -9.1 | 1.2 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 34.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 916.4 | 918.5 | ... | 2.1 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 616.1 | 617.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 587.3 | 587.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 483.3 | 486.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 103.9 | 100.8 | 3.7 | -3.1 | -1.8 | -3.0 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 29.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | -3.9 | 2.1 | -11.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,703.1 | 3,716.6 | ... | 13.5 | 123.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 2,593.5 | 2,595.9 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 75.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,445.0 | 2,443.1 | 11.0 | -1.9 | 76.7 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,998.8 | 2,003.1 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 446.3 | 440.0 | 13.7 | -6.3 | -9.7 | -1.4 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 148.4 | 152.8 | 9.4 | 4.4 | -1.2 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,476.3 | 4,488.1 | ... | 11.8 | 73.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,908.9 | 2,925.2 | 10.6 | 16.3 | 41.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,777.3 | 2,779.4 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 35.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,221.8 | 2,214.4 | 14.3 | -7.4 | 48.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 555.6 | 564.9 | 13.5 | 9.3 | -13.7 | 1.7 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 131.5 | 145.9 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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