Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2023 |
August 2023 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2023 | August 2022 to August 2023 | July to August 2023 | August 2022 to August 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 | 455.7 | 456.5 | ... | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 259.6 | 260.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 236.9 | 237.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 200.4 | 200.0 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 36.5 | 37.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 22.7 | 23.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -4.8 | 1.8 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 52.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 145.0 | 145.6 | ... | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 95.9 | 97.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 88.1 | 89.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| Full-time employment | 74.4 | 77.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 8.6 |
| Part-time employment | 13.7 | 12.6 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -8.0 | -8.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -5.1 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 865.4 | 867.7 | ... | 2.3 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 536.8 | 528.8 | 2.9 | -8.0 | 4.5 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 495.2 | 491.6 | 3.0 | -3.6 | 8.4 | -0.7 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 408.8 | 405.3 | 4.0 | -3.5 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 86.4 | 86.3 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 41.6 | 37.2 | 2.5 | -4.4 | -3.9 | -10.6 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 684.5 | 686.8 | ... | 2.3 | 20.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 413.2 | 421.4 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 387.5 | 389.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 334.4 | 334.3 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 7.7 | -0.0 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 53.1 | 54.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 25.7 | 32.3 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 25.7 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,259.6 | 7,273.6 | ... | 14.0 | 107.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 4,701.0 | 4,705.8 | 16.0 | 4.8 | 98.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 4,489.7 | 4,504.5 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 98.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,650.7 | 3,661.5 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 79.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 839.0 | 843.0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 19.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 211.3 | 201.3 | 12.2 | -10.0 | 0.3 | -4.7 | 0.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,818.5 | 12,863.5 | ... | 45.0 | 328.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 8,422.0 | 8,442.2 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 246.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 7,949.3 | 7,940.3 | 20.0 | -9.0 | 206.0 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,566.0 | 6,583.1 | 26.7 | 17.1 | 209.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,383.3 | 1,357.2 | 24.1 | -26.1 | -3.8 | -1.9 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 472.7 | 501.8 | 16.6 | 29.1 | 40.7 | 6.2 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,089.4 | 1,093.2 | ... | 3.8 | 27.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 725.6 | 733.2 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 689.8 | 691.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 21.8 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 570.1 | 571.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 119.8 | 120.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.8 | 41.8 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 16.8 | 10.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 925.0 | 928.5 | ... | 3.5 | 25.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 615.2 | 620.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 583.8 | 586.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 482.7 | 486.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 101.1 | 100.5 | 3.6 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -0.6 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 31.4 | 33.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 18.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,764.0 | 3,781.4 | ... | 17.4 | 153.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 2,630.1 | 2,636.1 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 108.4 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 2,469.4 | 2,487.1 | 11.4 | 17.7 | 99.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,045.3 | 2,070.1 | 15.5 | 24.8 | 114.5 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| Part-time employment | 424.1 | 417.0 | 14.0 | -7.1 | -15.4 | -1.7 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 160.6 | 149.0 | 9.4 | -11.6 | 9.4 | -7.2 | 6.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,524.2 | 4,537.4 | ... | 13.2 | 102.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,933.8 | 2,942.1 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 2,776.6 | 2,788.6 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 42.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,226.5 | 2,202.3 | 14.6 | -24.2 | 21.0 | -1.1 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 550.1 | 586.3 | 13.8 | 36.2 | 21.1 | 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 157.2 | 153.4 | 8.4 | -3.8 | 22.8 | -2.4 | 17.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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