Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2023 | July 2022 to July 2023 | June to July 2023 | July 2022 to July 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 | 455.0 | 455.7 | ... | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 259.0 | 259.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 236.1 | 236.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 197.8 | 200.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 38.3 | 36.5 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -4.7 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 22.8 | 22.7 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -3.9 | -0.4 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.9 | 52.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 144.5 | 145.0 | ... | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 94.3 | 95.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 86.6 | 88.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 74.3 | 74.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| Part-time employment | 12.4 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 36.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 66.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 862.6 | 865.4 | ... | 2.8 | 24.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 529.8 | 536.8 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 19.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 495.7 | 495.2 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 11.8 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 406.3 | 408.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 89.4 | 86.4 | 3.5 | -3.0 | 1.6 | -3.4 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 41.6 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 22.0 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 682.4 | 684.5 | ... | 2.1 | 20.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 409.4 | 413.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 383.3 | 387.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 329.4 | 334.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 53.9 | 53.1 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 5.0 | -1.5 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.1 | 25.7 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -4.1 | -1.5 | -13.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,248.9 | 7,259.6 | ... | 10.7 | 101.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 4,704.1 | 4,701.0 | 16.0 | -3.1 | 120.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 4,498.2 | 4,489.7 | 16.2 | -8.5 | 100.3 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,687.0 | 3,650.7 | 20.4 | -36.3 | 45.8 | -1.0 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 811.2 | 839.0 | 19.0 | 27.8 | 54.5 | 3.4 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 205.9 | 211.3 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,784.4 | 12,818.5 | ... | 34.1 | 299.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 8,428.0 | 8,422.0 | 20.8 | -6.0 | 238.6 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 7,951.3 | 7,949.3 | 20.0 | -2.0 | 182.4 | -0.0 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,567.4 | 6,566.0 | 26.7 | -1.4 | 164.1 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,383.9 | 1,383.3 | 24.1 | -0.6 | 18.3 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 476.7 | 472.7 | 16.6 | -4.0 | 56.2 | -0.8 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,087.1 | 1,089.4 | ... | 2.3 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 727.9 | 725.6 | 3.2 | -2.3 | 20.9 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 696.2 | 689.8 | 3.2 | -6.4 | 12.9 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 571.3 | 570.1 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 20.9 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 124.9 | 119.8 | 3.9 | -5.1 | -7.8 | -4.1 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.6 | 35.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 13.3 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 922.9 | 925.0 | ... | 2.1 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 618.6 | 615.2 | 3.0 | -3.4 | 8.7 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 589.5 | 583.8 | 3.0 | -5.7 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 487.9 | 482.7 | 3.9 | -5.2 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 101.6 | 101.1 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 31.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 26.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,748.3 | 3,764.0 | ... | 15.7 | 147.2 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 2,606.6 | 2,630.1 | 11.5 | 23.5 | 118.5 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 2,457.6 | 2,469.4 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 82.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,013.8 | 2,045.3 | 15.5 | 31.5 | 86.5 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 443.8 | 424.1 | 14.0 | -19.7 | -3.7 | -4.4 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 149.0 | 160.6 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 35.5 | 7.8 | 28.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,513.2 | 4,524.2 | ... | 11.0 | 94.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,942.1 | 2,933.8 | 11.0 | -8.3 | 49.3 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,778.2 | 2,776.6 | 10.6 | -1.6 | 22.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,222.4 | 2,226.5 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 26.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 555.8 | 550.1 | 13.8 | -5.7 | -4.0 | -1.0 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 163.9 | 157.2 | 8.4 | -6.7 | 26.5 | -4.1 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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