Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| November 2023 |
December 2023 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 2023 | November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 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 | 457.7 | 458.1 | ... | 0.4 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 261.5 | 266.2 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 235.4 | 237.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 199.5 | 202.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 35.9 | 35.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 26.1 | 28.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 58.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.4 | 51.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 146.8 | 147.0 | ... | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 99.0 | 99.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
| Employment | 91.0 | 91.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| Full-time employment | 78.2 | 78.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.8 | 12.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -8.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 56.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 873.4 | 875.1 | ... | 1.7 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 538.7 | 541.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 502.3 | 508.6 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 16.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 417.2 | 415.5 | 4.0 | -1.7 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 85.1 | 93.1 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 36.5 | 32.7 | 2.5 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -10.4 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 690.8 | 692.3 | ... | 1.5 | 19.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 417.8 | 418.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 391.2 | 390.9 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 11.8 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 336.5 | 335.4 | 3.1 | -1.1 | 14.7 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 54.7 | 55.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -3.0 | 1.5 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 26.6 | 27.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -4.7 | 3.0 | -14.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,314.5 | 7,325.1 | ... | 10.6 | 129.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,767.5 | 4,752.1 | 16.0 | -15.4 | 99.2 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 4,519.6 | 4,529.4 | 16.2 | 9.8 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,658.5 | 3,662.9 | 20.4 | 4.4 | -3.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 861.1 | 866.5 | 19.0 | 5.4 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 247.9 | 222.6 | 12.2 | -25.3 | 34.0 | -10.2 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,971.4 | 13,005.9 | ... | 34.5 | 404.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 8,464.8 | 8,432.5 | 20.8 | -32.3 | 207.1 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 7,952.4 | 7,904.4 | 20.0 | -48.0 | 117.5 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,577.1 | 6,554.4 | 26.7 | -22.7 | 104.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,375.3 | 1,350.1 | 24.1 | -25.2 | 13.0 | -1.8 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 512.4 | 528.1 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 89.5 | 3.1 | 20.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,100.9 | 1,103.4 | ... | 2.5 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 738.8 | 733.3 | 3.2 | -5.5 | 20.0 | -0.7 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 702.5 | 702.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 579.4 | 576.4 | 4.3 | -3.0 | 16.2 | -0.5 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 123.1 | 126.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 30.5 | 2.6 | -5.9 | -0.5 | -16.2 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 934.2 | 935.7 | ... | 1.5 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 635.9 | 639.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 28.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 603.2 | 608.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 23.5 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 498.8 | 502.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 28.2 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Part-time employment | 104.3 | 105.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | -4.6 | 1.5 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 32.7 | 31.8 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 4.9 | -2.8 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,821.9 | 3,833.8 | ... | 11.9 | 167.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 2,653.5 | 2,670.7 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 118.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 2,495.9 | 2,502.6 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 93.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,062.6 | 2,033.9 | 15.5 | -28.7 | 63.3 | -1.4 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 433.2 | 468.8 | 14.0 | 35.6 | 30.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 157.6 | 168.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,567.0 | 4,576.3 | ... | 9.3 | 128.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,975.6 | 3,004.6 | 11.0 | 29.0 | 122.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 2,819.3 | 2,837.0 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 74.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,255.8 | 2,278.9 | 14.6 | 23.1 | 84.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 563.4 | 558.1 | 13.8 | -5.3 | -10.9 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 156.3 | 167.6 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 48.8 | 7.2 | 41.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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