Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2023 |
October 2023 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2023 | October 2022 to October 2023 | September to October 2023 | October 2022 to October 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 | 456.8 | 457.3 | ... | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 262.1 | 262.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 236.7 | 236.3 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 199.5 | 199.3 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 37.2 | 37.0 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 25.4 | 26.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -1.8 | 3.1 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 57.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 51.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.4 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 98.8 | 98.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 6.9 | -0.4 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 92.6 | 92.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 6.5 | -0.3 | 7.6 |
| Full-time employment | 79.6 | 78.7 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 5.9 | -1.1 | 8.1 |
| Part-time employment | 13.0 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 8.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 869.7 | 871.6 | ... | 1.9 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 531.5 | 538.8 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 494.8 | 503.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 413.4 | 415.9 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 81.3 | 87.0 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 36.7 | 35.8 | 2.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 688.2 | 689.8 | ... | 1.6 | 19.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 416.3 | 416.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 386.4 | 388.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 334.1 | 333.1 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 9.3 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 52.2 | 55.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 29.9 | 27.6 | 2.1 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -7.7 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,287.3 | 7,303.2 | ... | 15.9 | 121.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,753.2 | 4,752.2 | 16.0 | -1.0 | 129.7 | -0.0 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 4,543.2 | 4,521.1 | 16.2 | -22.1 | 86.0 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,685.0 | 3,650.5 | 20.4 | -34.5 | 24.0 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 858.1 | 870.6 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 62.0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 210.0 | 231.1 | 12.2 | 21.1 | 43.7 | 10.0 | 23.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,899.7 | 12,936.5 | ... | 36.8 | 366.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 8,465.1 | 8,470.3 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 258.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 7,960.2 | 7,945.9 | 20.0 | -14.3 | 200.6 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,595.4 | 6,568.5 | 26.7 | -26.9 | 213.0 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,364.8 | 1,377.4 | 24.1 | 12.6 | -12.4 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 504.9 | 524.5 | 16.6 | 19.6 | 57.8 | 3.9 | 12.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,095.7 | 1,098.3 | ... | 2.6 | 29.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 737.2 | 739.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 22.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 700.1 | 701.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 574.5 | 573.6 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 13.3 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 125.6 | 127.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 37.1 | 38.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 930.3 | 932.4 | ... | 2.1 | 26.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 623.2 | 629.3 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 592.6 | 601.7 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 18.7 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 492.4 | 496.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 100.3 | 105.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 27.6 | 2.2 | -3.0 | -2.7 | -9.8 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,794.5 | 3,808.2 | ... | 13.7 | 159.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 2,596.2 | 2,639.1 | 11.5 | 42.9 | 108.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 2,449.3 | 2,487.0 | 11.4 | 37.7 | 92.0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,007.5 | 2,039.0 | 15.5 | 31.5 | 81.7 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Part-time employment | 441.8 | 448.0 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 147.0 | 152.1 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 12.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 69.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,548.0 | 4,557.3 | ... | 9.3 | 114.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,975.7 | 2,970.4 | 11.0 | -5.3 | 78.8 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,814.3 | 2,810.3 | 10.6 | -4.0 | 50.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,225.9 | 2,249.3 | 14.6 | 23.4 | 71.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 588.4 | 560.9 | 13.8 | -27.5 | -20.6 | -4.7 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 161.4 | 160.1 | 8.4 | -1.3 | 28.3 | -0.8 | 21.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -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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