Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 56.6 | 56.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 33.9 | 35.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 28.9 | 29.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 12.0 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 62.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.7 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 52.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 194.3 | 194.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 115.4 | 115.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 105.4 | 105.3 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -2.7 | 3.0 | -20.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 204.7 | 205.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 110.3 | 109.5 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 102.6 | 102.3 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -6.5 | -20.9 |
| Participation rate | 53.9 | 53.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 49.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 23.6 | 23.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Labour force | 15.0 | 16.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 16.1 |
| Employment | 13.3 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 23.5 | 110.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 69.7 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 60.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 59.1 | 59.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 42.5 | 42.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 39.0 | 39.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -22.9 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 71.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | -1.8 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 62.3 | 62.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 38.4 | 38.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 35.8 | 35.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 114.9 | 115.5 | ... | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 76.3 | 75.9 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 67.5 | 67.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 8.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -5.7 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.7 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 10.9 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.5 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 360.2 | 361.1 | ... | 0.9 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 233.9 | 231.8 | 1.7 | -2.1 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 216.6 | 217.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 14.0 | 1.5 | -3.3 | -5.3 | -19.1 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 390.3 | 391.1 | ... | 0.8 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 226.6 | 221.1 | 1.6 | -5.5 | 5.1 | -2.4 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 211.1 | 206.2 | 1.6 | -4.9 | 0.1 | -2.3 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 14.9 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 5.0 | -3.9 | 50.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 52.7 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 88.3 | 88.8 | ... | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 58.2 | 61.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 53.2 | 52.6 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 72.0 | 32.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 68.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.2 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 291.8 | 292.8 | ... | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 184.7 | 186.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 171.4 | 172.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 304.4 | 305.2 | ... | 0.8 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 170.3 | 174.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 162.8 | 164.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 35.1 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate | 55.9 | 57.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 53.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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