Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2024 |
April 2024 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2024 | April 2023 to April 2024 | March to April 2024 | April 2023 to April 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 | |||||||
| Population | 459.8 | 460.2 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 271.0 | 268.6 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 5.4 | -0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 243.7 | 244.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 206.4 | 206.1 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 6.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 37.2 | 38.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 27.4 | 24.5 | 1.8 | -2.9 | -1.2 | -10.6 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 58.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 9.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 53.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 148.8 | 149.4 | ... | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 99.2 | 99.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 91.9 | 92.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 79.4 | 79.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Part-time employment | 12.5 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 882.4 | 884.4 | ... | 2.0 | 27.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 550.4 | 549.3 | 3.1 | -1.1 | 19.7 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 516.4 | 515.5 | 3.0 | -0.9 | 19.8 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 423.7 | 426.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 19.3 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Part-time employment | 92.7 | 88.8 | 3.6 | -3.9 | 0.5 | -4.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.0 | 33.7 | 2.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 698.5 | 700.9 | ... | 2.4 | 22.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 424.0 | 428.7 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 19.1 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 390.9 | 398.7 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 332.3 | 337.2 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 58.6 | 61.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 30.0 | 2.1 | -3.0 | 3.8 | -9.1 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,370.1 | 7,389.5 | ... | 19.4 | 160.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 4,751.1 | 4,777.8 | 16.6 | 26.7 | 72.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,515.2 | 4,534.4 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 28.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,676.1 | 3,675.6 | 21.2 | -0.5 | -7.3 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 839.1 | 858.8 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 36.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 235.9 | 243.4 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 44.0 | 3.2 | 22.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,140.1 | 13,189.4 | ... | 49.3 | 472.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 8,546.3 | 8,578.8 | 21.2 | 32.5 | 250.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 7,970.5 | 7,995.5 | 20.8 | 25.0 | 90.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,553.1 | 6,593.3 | 27.3 | 40.2 | 74.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,417.4 | 1,402.2 | 25.0 | -15.2 | 16.0 | -1.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 575.8 | 583.3 | 17.2 | 7.5 | 159.1 | 1.3 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,114.3 | 1,118.2 | ... | 3.9 | 36.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 737.0 | 740.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 700.4 | 703.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 581.6 | 584.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 118.8 | 119.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | -3.9 | 0.2 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.7 | 37.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 942.8 | 945.3 | ... | 2.5 | 26.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 631.0 | 634.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 597.1 | 598.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 493.6 | 493.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 103.5 | 104.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.9 | 35.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 23.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,877.0 | 3,893.3 | ... | 16.3 | 176.7 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 2,696.0 | 2,728.0 | 11.9 | 32.0 | 129.9 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 2,526.9 | 2,537.5 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 92.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,071.1 | 2,067.7 | 15.8 | -3.4 | 63.8 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 455.9 | 469.9 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 28.5 | 3.1 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 169.1 | 190.4 | 9.4 | 21.3 | 37.7 | 12.6 | 24.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 70.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,618.7 | 4,633.6 | ... | 14.9 | 145.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 3,014.9 | 3,023.0 | 11.0 | 8.1 | 96.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,847.8 | 2,871.2 | 11.1 | 23.4 | 93.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,293.2 | 2,286.5 | 15.4 | -6.7 | 73.3 | -0.3 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 554.5 | 584.7 | 14.4 | 30.2 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 167.2 | 151.7 | 8.9 | -15.5 | 3.5 | -9.3 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 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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