Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2023 |
September 2023 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 2023 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 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 | 456.5 | 456.8 | ... | 0.3 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 260.4 | 262.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 237.3 | 236.7 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 3.0 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 200.0 | 199.5 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 37.3 | 37.2 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.1 | 25.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 10.0 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 57.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 51.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 145.6 | 146.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 97.4 | 98.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| Employment | 89.9 | 92.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 12.2 |
| Full-time employment | 77.4 | 79.6 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 16.4 |
| Part-time employment | 12.6 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 3.2 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -16.2 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 63.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 867.7 | 869.7 | ... | 2.0 | 23.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 528.8 | 531.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 13.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 491.6 | 494.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 405.3 | 413.4 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 86.3 | 81.3 | 3.5 | -5.0 | -5.3 | -5.8 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 37.2 | 36.7 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 4.1 | -1.3 | 12.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 686.8 | 688.2 | ... | 1.4 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 421.4 | 416.3 | 2.4 | -5.1 | 10.9 | -1.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 389.1 | 386.4 | 2.4 | -2.7 | 8.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 334.3 | 334.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 9.5 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 54.7 | 52.2 | 2.5 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -4.6 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 29.9 | 2.1 | -2.4 | 2.8 | -7.4 | 10.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 60.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,273.6 | 7,287.3 | ... | 13.7 | 113.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 4,705.8 | 4,753.2 | 16.0 | 47.4 | 130.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 4,504.5 | 4,543.2 | 16.2 | 38.7 | 125.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,661.5 | 3,685.0 | 20.4 | 23.5 | 92.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 843.0 | 858.1 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 33.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 201.3 | 210.0 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,863.5 | 12,899.7 | ... | 36.2 | 349.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 8,442.2 | 8,465.1 | 20.8 | 22.9 | 294.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 7,940.3 | 7,960.2 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 245.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,583.1 | 6,595.4 | 26.7 | 12.3 | 198.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,357.2 | 1,364.8 | 24.1 | 7.6 | 46.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 501.8 | 504.9 | 16.6 | 3.1 | 49.0 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,093.2 | 1,095.7 | ... | 2.5 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 733.2 | 737.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 26.1 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 691.3 | 700.1 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 571.3 | 574.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 21.8 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 120.0 | 125.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 41.8 | 37.1 | 2.6 | -4.7 | 4.3 | -11.2 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 928.5 | 930.3 | ... | 1.8 | 25.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 620.1 | 623.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 18.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 586.6 | 592.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 486.1 | 492.4 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 19.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 100.5 | 100.3 | 3.6 | -0.2 | -5.1 | -0.2 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 33.6 | 30.6 | 2.2 | -3.0 | 4.8 | -8.9 | 18.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,781.4 | 3,794.5 | ... | 13.1 | 156.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 2,636.1 | 2,596.2 | 11.5 | -39.9 | 77.1 | -1.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,487.1 | 2,449.3 | 11.4 | -37.8 | 67.2 | -1.5 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,070.1 | 2,007.5 | 15.5 | -62.6 | 64.2 | -3.0 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 417.0 | 441.8 | 14.0 | 24.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 149.0 | 147.0 | 9.4 | -2.0 | 10.0 | -1.3 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 64.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,537.4 | 4,548.0 | ... | 10.6 | 109.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 2,942.1 | 2,975.7 | 11.0 | 33.6 | 85.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,788.6 | 2,814.3 | 10.6 | 25.7 | 48.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,202.3 | 2,225.9 | 14.6 | 23.6 | 40.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 586.3 | 588.4 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 153.4 | 161.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 37.1 | 5.2 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -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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