Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.8 | 58.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 36.9 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| Employment | 31.1 | 32.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 12.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -12.1 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.7 | 13.6 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.8 | 55.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 195.9 | 196.0 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 121.0 | 118.5 | 1.2 | -2.5 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 107.7 | 105.5 | 1.3 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 13.0 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.3 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 60.5 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 53.8 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 206.0 | 206.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 113.2 | 112.6 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 104.8 | 106.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -1.7 | -24.1 | -21.3 |
| Participation rate | 55.0 | 54.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 5.6 | 0.8 | -1.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 51.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.6 | 24.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| Labour force | 16.6 | 16.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 14.8 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -17.6 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.1 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 8.5 | 2.8 | -1.7 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 60.6 | 60.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 43.2 | 43.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 39.8 | 40.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2.9 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 66.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 63.6 | 63.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 39.4 | 39.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 37.2 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -4.5 | 23.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 120.1 | 120.8 | ... | 0.7 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Labour force | 81.0 | 82.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 10.5 |
| Employment | 73.4 | 73.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 68.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 366.6 | 367.4 | ... | 0.8 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 238.3 | 235.5 | 1.6 | -2.8 | 6.5 | -1.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 223.3 | 223.2 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 9.0 | -0.0 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 12.3 | 1.5 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -17.4 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 395.7 | 396.3 | ... | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 231.2 | 230.8 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 5.2 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 219.7 | 219.0 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.5 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 55.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 92.0 | 92.7 | ... | 0.7 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| Labour force | 59.2 | 60.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 51.6 | 53.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 12.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 57.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 297.5 | 298.5 | ... | 1.0 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 190.8 | 191.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 173.7 | 177.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.1 | 13.8 | 1.3 | -3.3 | 0.7 | -19.3 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -1.8 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 308.9 | 309.7 | ... | 0.8 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 173.9 | 176.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 165.7 | 168.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 27.7 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.6 | 54.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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