Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
  May
2023
June
2023
Standard error1 May to June 2023 June 2022 to June 2023 May to June 2023 June 2022 to June 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 454.3 455.0 ... 0.7 6.9 0.2 1.5
Labour force 260.5 259.0 2.1 -1.5 -0.1 -0.6 -0.0
Employment 233.8 236.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.0 1.0
Full-time employment 198.6 197.8 2.5 -0.8 2.5 -0.4 1.3
Part-time employment 35.3 38.3 1.9 3.0 -0.1 8.5 -0.3
Unemployment 26.7 22.8 2.0 -3.9 -2.6 -14.6 -10.2
Participation rate 57.3 56.9 0.5 -0.4 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.2 8.8 0.7 -1.4 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 51.5 51.9 0.5 0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 144.0 144.5 ... 0.5 5.3 0.3 3.8
Labour force 95.9 94.3 1.0 -1.6 2.7 -1.7 2.9
Employment 89.0 86.6 1.1 -2.4 0.5 -2.7 0.6
Full-time employment 76.2 74.3 1.2 -1.9 2.1 -2.5 2.9
Part-time employment 12.7 12.4 1.0 -0.3 -1.5 -2.4 -10.8
Unemployment 6.9 7.7 0.8 0.8 2.2 11.6 40.0
Participation rate 66.6 65.3 0.6 -1.3 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 8.2 0.8 1.0 2.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 59.9 0.6 -1.9 -2.0 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 860.2 862.6 ... 2.4 24.0 0.3 2.9
Labour force 522.0 529.8 3.0 7.8 10.3 1.5 2.0
Employment 492.1 495.7 3.1 3.6 9.6 0.7 2.0
Full-time employment 400.4 406.3 3.9 5.9 6.3 1.5 1.6
Part-time employment 91.8 89.4 3.4 -2.4 3.3 -2.6 3.8
Unemployment 29.9 34.1 2.5 4.2 0.7 14.0 2.1
Participation rate 60.7 61.4 0.4 0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.4 0.5 0.7 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.5 0.4 0.3 -0.5 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 680.4 682.4 ... 2.0 19.8 0.3 3.0
Labour force 409.9 409.4 2.3 -0.5 10.7 -0.1 2.7
Employment 384.8 383.3 2.4 -1.5 9.3 -0.4 2.5
Full-time employment 329.3 329.4 2.9 0.1 8.7 0.0 2.7
Part-time employment 55.5 53.9 2.4 -1.6 0.6 -2.9 1.1
Unemployment 25.1 26.1 2.0 1.0 1.4 4.0 5.7
Participation rate 60.2 60.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 56.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 7,239.5 7,248.9 ... 9.4 97.7 0.1 1.4
Labour force 4,692.8 4,704.1 15.9 11.3 124.2 0.2 2.7
Employment 4,506.6 4,498.2 16.0 -8.4 117.6 -0.2 2.7
Full-time employment 3,692.2 3,687.0 20.2 -5.2 95.6 -0.1 2.7
Part-time employment 814.4 811.2 18.9 -3.2 22.0 -0.4 2.8
Unemployment 186.2 205.9 12.0 19.7 6.6 10.6 3.3
Participation rate 64.8 64.9 0.2 0.1 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 4.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.3 62.1 0.2 -0.2 0.8 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 12,749.7 12,784.4 ... 34.7 275.9 0.3 2.2
Labour force 8,359.3 8,428.0 20.7 68.7 268.6 0.8 3.3
Employment 7,895.5 7,951.3 20.7 55.8 213.0 0.7 2.8
Full-time employment 6,472.8 6,567.4 26.9 94.6 167.2 1.5 2.6
Part-time employment 1,422.7 1,383.9 24.6 -38.8 45.9 -2.7 3.4
Unemployment 463.8 476.7 17.1 12.9 55.6 2.8 13.2
Participation rate 65.6 65.9 0.2 0.3 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 62.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,084.2 1,087.1 ... 2.9 23.9 0.3 2.2
Labour force 730.4 727.9 3.3 -2.5 21.5 -0.3 3.0
Employment 695.6 696.2 3.3 0.6 17.9 0.1 2.6
Full-time employment 572.4 571.3 4.3 -1.1 23.7 -0.2 4.3
Part-time employment 123.2 124.9 4.0 1.7 -5.7 1.4 -4.4
Unemployment 34.8 31.6 2.5 -3.2 3.4 -9.2 12.1
Participation rate 67.4 67.0 0.3 -0.4 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.3 0.3 -0.5 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 64.2 64.0 0.3 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 920.7 922.9 ... 2.2 24.2 0.2 2.7
Labour force 614.5 618.6 3.0 4.1 8.8 0.7 1.4
Employment 587.7 589.5 3.1 1.8 3.2 0.3 0.5
Full-time employment 483.3 487.9 4.1 4.6 6.5 1.0 1.4
Part-time employment 104.4 101.6 3.7 -2.8 -3.3 -2.7 -3.1
Unemployment 26.8 29.2 2.4 2.4 5.7 9.0 24.3
Participation rate 66.7 67.0 0.3 0.3 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 63.8 63.9 0.3 0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,732.7 3,748.3 ... 15.6 139.3 0.4 3.9
Labour force 2,593.5 2,606.6 11.1 13.1 85.1 0.5 3.4
Employment 2,447.0 2,457.6 11.0 10.6 66.8 0.4 2.8
Full-time employment 2,004.0 2,013.8 15.0 9.8 64.1 0.5 3.3
Part-time employment 443.0 443.8 13.7 0.8 2.7 0.2 0.6
Unemployment 146.6 149.0 9.4 2.4 18.3 1.6 14.0
Participation rate 69.5 69.5 0.3 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.7 0.4 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 65.6 65.6 0.3 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 4,500.1 4,513.2 ... 13.1 87.0 0.3 2.0
Labour force 2,927.0 2,942.1 10.6 15.1 59.3 0.5 2.1
Employment 2,780.8 2,778.2 10.6 -2.6 29.7 -0.1 1.1
Full-time employment 2,218.7 2,222.4 14.3 3.7 32.2 0.2 1.5
Part-time employment 562.1 555.8 13.5 -6.3 -2.5 -1.1 -0.4
Unemployment 146.2 163.9 8.1 17.7 29.6 12.1 22.0
Participation rate 65.0 65.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.6 0.3 0.6 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 ... ...
...
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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