Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 56.9 | 57.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 34.7 | 33.7 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 29.9 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -25.0 | -40.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 59.0 | 1.7 | -2.0 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 10.7 | 2.3 | -3.1 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 52.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 194.8 | 194.9 | ... | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 116.5 | 117.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 104.1 | 103.7 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 205.1 | 205.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 111.0 | 111.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 102.8 | 102.5 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 54.1 | 54.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 50.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 23.9 | 24.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| Labour force | 17.2 | 16.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -4.7 | 13.9 |
| Employment | 15.4 | 15.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 28.8 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -35.3 | -57.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 68.0 | 2.8 | -4.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 6.7 | 3.3 | -3.2 | -11.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 63.1 | 2.7 | -1.3 | 10.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 59.5 | 59.6 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 42.5 | 43.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 40.0 | 39.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 33.3 | 77.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 72.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 66.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 62.6 | 62.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 39.1 | 39.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 37.1 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -15.0 | 30.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 116.1 | 117.0 | ... | 0.9 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 75.4 | 79.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 65.6 | 68.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 68.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 58.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 361.9 | 362.5 | ... | 0.6 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 231.6 | 233.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 216.3 | 219.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 13.7 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -10.5 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 5.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 391.7 | 392.1 | ... | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 224.5 | 226.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 212.9 | 214.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 19.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 57.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 54.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 89.2 | 89.8 | ... | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Labour force | 59.6 | 59.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 51.1 | 52.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 7.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -14.1 | -18.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.4 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.3 | 12.2 | 1.9 | -2.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 58.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 293.4 | 293.9 | ... | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 185.3 | 185.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 171.3 | 172.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.1 | 13.1 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -7.1 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 305.6 | 306.0 | ... | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 171.4 | 170.9 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 164.0 | 163.7 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 7.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -11.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.1 | 55.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 53.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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