Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| October 2023 |
November 2023 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2023 | November 2022 to November 2023 | October to November 2023 | November 2022 to November 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 | 457.3 | 457.7 | ... | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 262.5 | 261.5 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 236.3 | 235.4 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 199.3 | 199.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 37.0 | 35.9 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.2 | 26.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -4.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 57.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.7 | 51.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 146.4 | 146.8 | ... | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 98.4 | 99.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| Employment | 92.3 | 91.0 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 8.2 | -1.4 | 9.9 |
| Full-time employment | 78.7 | 78.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 7.5 | -0.6 | 10.6 |
| Part-time employment | 13.7 | 12.8 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -6.6 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 31.1 | 21.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 871.6 | 873.4 | ... | 1.8 | 24.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 538.8 | 538.7 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 16.9 | -0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 503.0 | 502.3 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 10.3 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 415.9 | 417.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 87.0 | 85.1 | 3.5 | -1.9 | 2.6 | -2.2 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.8 | 36.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 689.8 | 690.8 | ... | 1.0 | 19.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 416.4 | 417.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 388.8 | 391.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 14.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 333.1 | 336.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 17.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Part-time employment | 55.8 | 54.7 | 2.5 | -1.1 | -2.7 | -2.0 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 27.6 | 26.6 | 2.1 | -1.0 | -2.6 | -3.6 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,303.2 | 7,314.5 | ... | 11.3 | 127.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,752.2 | 4,767.5 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 129.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 4,521.1 | 4,519.6 | 16.2 | -1.5 | 60.2 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,650.5 | 3,658.5 | 20.4 | 8.0 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 870.6 | 861.1 | 19.0 | -9.5 | 44.3 | -1.1 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 231.1 | 247.9 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 69.0 | 7.3 | 38.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,936.5 | 12,971.4 | ... | 34.9 | 386.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 8,470.3 | 8,464.8 | 20.8 | -5.5 | 246.1 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 7,945.9 | 7,952.4 | 20.0 | 6.5 | 201.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,568.5 | 6,577.1 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 148.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,377.4 | 1,375.3 | 24.1 | -2.1 | 53.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 524.5 | 512.4 | 16.6 | -12.1 | 44.2 | -2.3 | 9.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,098.3 | 1,100.9 | ... | 2.6 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 739.6 | 738.8 | 3.2 | -0.8 | 26.5 | -0.1 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 701.3 | 702.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 573.6 | 579.4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 127.8 | 123.1 | 3.9 | -4.7 | 4.9 | -3.7 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.3 | 36.4 | 2.6 | -1.9 | 6.3 | -5.0 | 20.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 932.4 | 934.2 | ... | 1.8 | 26.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 629.3 | 635.9 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 601.7 | 603.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 19.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 496.2 | 498.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 24.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 105.5 | 104.3 | 3.6 | -1.2 | -5.0 | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 27.6 | 32.7 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,808.2 | 3,821.9 | ... | 13.7 | 164.8 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 2,639.1 | 2,653.5 | 11.5 | 14.4 | 111.4 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 2,487.0 | 2,495.9 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 98.8 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,039.0 | 2,062.6 | 15.5 | 23.6 | 110.9 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Part-time employment | 448.0 | 433.2 | 14.0 | -14.8 | -12.1 | -3.3 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 152.1 | 157.6 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,557.3 | 4,567.0 | ... | 9.7 | 122.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,970.4 | 2,975.6 | 11.0 | 5.2 | 94.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,810.3 | 2,819.3 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,249.3 | 2,255.8 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 69.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 560.9 | 563.4 | 13.8 | 2.5 | -5.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 160.1 | 156.3 | 8.4 | -3.8 | 30.4 | -2.4 | 24.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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