Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| April 2024 |
May 2024 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 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 | 460.2 | 460.6 | ... | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 268.6 | 268.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 244.1 | 242.0 | 2.1 | -2.1 | 8.6 | -0.9 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 206.1 | 208.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 24.5 | 26.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 52.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 58.0 | 58.0 | ... | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 37.5 | 35.8 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 1.9 | -4.5 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 32.4 | 30.8 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 2.6 | -4.9 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -12.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 61.7 | 1.7 | -3.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 53.1 | 1.7 | -2.8 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 196.0 | 196.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 118.5 | 119.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 105.5 | 106.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 12.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -1.5 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 10.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.8 | 54.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 206.2 | 206.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 112.6 | 114.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 106.2 | 105.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 41.3 | 12.7 |
| Participation rate | 54.6 | 55.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 50.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 149.4 | 150.0 | ... | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 99.4 | 98.6 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 92.6 | 91.5 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 79.6 | 79.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 65.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.8 | 25.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| Labour force | 16.4 | 15.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -3.0 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 15.0 | 14.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -4.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 7.1 | -21.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 63.6 | 2.5 | -2.5 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 57.6 | 2.3 | -2.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 60.9 | 61.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 43.6 | 43.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 40.3 | 40.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 65.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 63.8 | 63.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 39.4 | 39.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 37.3 | 36.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 40.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 884.4 | 886.9 | ... | 2.5 | 26.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 549.3 | 549.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 25.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 515.5 | 514.6 | 3.0 | -0.9 | 21.0 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 426.7 | 425.3 | 4.1 | -1.4 | 23.8 | -0.3 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.7 | 35.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 120.8 | 121.4 | ... | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Labour force | 82.9 | 81.6 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 8.2 | -1.6 | 11.2 |
| Employment | 73.3 | 71.2 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 6.2 | -2.9 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 67.2 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 58.6 | 1.5 | -2.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 367.4 | 368.3 | ... | 0.9 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 235.5 | 237.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 223.2 | 223.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 13.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 2.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 396.3 | 397.2 | ... | 0.9 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 230.8 | 230.7 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 8.5 | -0.0 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 219.0 | 219.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 10.8 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -8.5 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 700.9 | 703.3 | ... | 2.4 | 22.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 428.7 | 429.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 398.7 | 397.4 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 11.9 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 337.2 | 337.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 7.1 | -0.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 32.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 23.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 92.7 | 93.3 | ... | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| Labour force | 60.9 | 60.2 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 53.1 | 51.6 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 64.5 | 1.5 | -1.2 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 14.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 55.3 | 1.4 | -2.0 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 298.5 | 299.5 | ... | 1.0 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 191.1 | 193.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 177.3 | 179.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 26.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 309.7 | 310.6 | ... | 0.9 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 176.6 | 176.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 7.7 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 168.3 | 166.8 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 5.5 | -0.9 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 32.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 56.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 53.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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