Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| January 2024 |
February 2024 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 458.9 | 459.4 | ... | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 273.5 | 271.5 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 8.5 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 245.5 | 243.7 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 7.6 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 208.0 | 207.8 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 7.0 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 28.0 | 27.8 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 59.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 53.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.5 | 57.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 37.1 | 36.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 11.9 |
| Employment | 32.6 | 31.5 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 4.6 | -3.4 | 17.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 17.8 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 63.8 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 54.6 | 1.7 | -2.1 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 195.6 | 195.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 121.8 | 121.6 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 108.8 | 108.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 205.8 | 205.9 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 114.6 | 113.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 104.1 | 103.8 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 9.3 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 2.0 | -11.4 | 27.4 |
| Participation rate | 55.7 | 55.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 50.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 147.7 | 148.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 99.4 | 98.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -0.5 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| Full-time employment | 79.3 | 78.3 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 5.8 | -1.3 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -6.8 | 6.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.3 | 24.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| Labour force | 17.7 | 17.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -3.4 | 16.3 |
| Employment | 15.9 | 15.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -2.5 | 23.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -11.1 | -23.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 69.8 | 2.5 | -3.0 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 9.4 | 2.8 | -0.8 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 63.3 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 7.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 60.2 | 60.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 42.3 | 42.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 39.1 | 39.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 71.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 63.2 | 63.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 39.4 | 38.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 37.0 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -24.0 | 18.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 61.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 878.2 | 880.6 | ... | 2.4 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 549.9 | 551.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 511.6 | 517.9 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 21.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 414.7 | 422.6 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.3 | 33.2 | 2.6 | -5.1 | 2.6 | -13.3 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 118.9 | 119.5 | ... | 0.6 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Labour force | 82.2 | 80.6 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 3.3 | -1.9 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 71.3 | 73.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 7.3 | 1.5 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -33.0 | -25.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 67.4 | 1.6 | -1.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 9.1 | 1.9 | -4.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 61.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 365.0 | 366.0 | ... | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 235.9 | 236.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 222.2 | 223.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.1 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -3.7 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 394.3 | 395.1 | ... | 0.8 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 231.8 | 234.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 218.1 | 221.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 12.7 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -8.0 | 53.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 56.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 694.7 | 696.6 | ... | 1.9 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 419.9 | 421.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 392.1 | 392.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 333.2 | 334.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 29.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 15.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 91.0 | 91.5 | ... | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| Labour force | 57.9 | 58.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 51.9 | 51.4 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 18.3 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.2 | 1.4 | -0.8 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 296.0 | 296.7 | ... | 0.7 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 189.0 | 189.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 175.3 | 175.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.7 | 14.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 307.7 | 308.4 | ... | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 173.0 | 173.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 164.9 | 165.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.8 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -4.9 | 21.9 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.6 | 53.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -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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