Table 4 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
  May
2024
June
2024
Standard error1 May to June 2024 June 2023 to June 2024 May to June 2024 June 2023 to June 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 460.6 460.9 ... 0.3 5.9 0.1 1.3
Labour force 268.8 269.3 2.0 0.5 10.1 0.2 3.9
Employment 242.0 244.6 2.1 2.6 8.4 1.1 3.6
Full-time employment 208.5 208.8 2.4 0.3 10.6 0.1 5.3
Unemployment 26.7 24.7 1.8 -2.0 1.8 -7.5 7.9
Participation rate 58.4 58.4 0.4 0.0 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 9.2 0.7 -0.7 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 52.5 53.1 0.5 0.6 1.2 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 58.0 58.2 ... 0.2 1.8 0.3 3.2
Labour force 35.8 35.7 1.0 -0.1 1.3 -0.3 3.8
Employment 30.8 31.1 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.0 5.8
Unemployment 5.0 4.6 0.8 -0.4 -0.4 -8.0 -8.0
Participation rate 61.7 61.3 1.7 -0.4 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.0 12.9 2.3 -1.1 -1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 53.1 53.4 1.7 0.3 1.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 196.2 196.3 ... 0.1 2.3 0.1 1.2
Labour force 119.1 120.0 1.2 0.9 5.4 0.8 4.7
Employment 106.2 107.8 1.3 1.6 5.2 1.5 5.1
Unemployment 12.8 12.2 1.2 -0.6 0.2 -4.7 1.7
Participation rate 60.7 61.1 0.6 0.4 2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.7 10.2 1.0 -0.5 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 54.1 54.9 0.7 0.8 2.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 206.3 206.4 ... 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.9
Labour force 114.0 113.7 1.1 -0.3 3.5 -0.3 3.2
Employment 105.0 105.7 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.7 1.4
Unemployment 8.9 8.0 1.0 -0.9 2.0 -10.1 33.3
Participation rate 55.3 55.1 0.5 -0.2 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.0 0.8 -0.8 1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 50.9 51.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 150.0 150.6 ... 0.6 6.1 0.4 4.2
Labour force 98.6 100.1 0.9 1.5 5.0 1.5 5.3
Employment 91.5 92.1 0.9 0.6 5.0 0.7 5.7
Full-time employment 79.3 80.3 1.1 1.0 5.4 1.3 7.2
Unemployment 7.0 8.0 0.8 1.0 0.0 14.3 0.0
Participation rate 65.7 66.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 8.0 0.8 0.9 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 61.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 25.0 25.4 ... 0.4 2.0 1.6 8.5
Labour force 15.9 16.7 0.6 0.8 1.5 5.0 9.9
Employment 14.4 14.6 0.5 0.2 1.7 1.4 13.2
Unemployment 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.6 -0.2 40.0 -8.7
Participation rate 63.6 65.7 2.5 2.1 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 12.6 2.8 3.2 -2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.5 2.3 -0.1 2.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 61.1 61.2 ... 0.1 2.3 0.2 3.9
Labour force 43.6 44.0 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.9 4.5
Employment 40.2 40.3 0.5 0.1 1.8 0.2 4.7
Unemployment 3.4 3.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 8.8 2.8
Participation rate 71.4 71.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 8.4 1.1 0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 65.8 65.8 0.8 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 63.9 64.0 ... 0.1 1.9 0.2 3.1
Labour force 39.0 39.4 0.4 0.4 1.6 1.0 4.2
Employment 36.9 37.1 0.5 0.2 1.4 0.5 3.9
Unemployment 2.1 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 4.8 4.8
Participation rate 61.0 61.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.7 58.0 0.7 0.3 0.5 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 886.9 889.4 ... 2.5 26.8 0.3 3.1
Labour force 549.9 549.0 3.1 -0.9 18.2 -0.2 3.4
Employment 514.6 512.9 3.0 -1.7 17.1 -0.3 3.4
Full-time employment 425.3 422.7 4.1 -2.6 15.9 -0.6 3.9
Unemployment 35.2 36.1 2.6 0.9 1.1 2.6 3.1
Participation rate 62.0 61.7 0.4 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 57.7 0.4 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 121.4 122.8 ... 1.4 8.6 1.2 7.5
Labour force 81.6 79.6 1.8 -2.0 3.3 -2.5 4.3
Employment 71.2 69.5 1.8 -1.7 2.8 -2.4 4.2
Unemployment 10.5 10.1 1.5 -0.4 0.5 -3.8 5.2
Participation rate 67.2 64.8 1.6 -2.4 -2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.9 12.7 1.9 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 56.6 1.5 -2.0 -1.8 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 368.3 369.0 ... 0.7 9.8 0.2 2.7
Labour force 237.5 237.6 1.6 0.1 5.9 0.0 2.5
Employment 223.6 223.6 1.7 0.0 5.5 0.0 2.5
Unemployment 13.9 14.1 1.5 0.2 0.6 1.4 4.4
Participation rate 64.5 64.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.9 0.7 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 60.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 397.2 397.6 ... 0.4 8.3 0.1 2.1
Labour force 230.7 231.7 1.7 1.0 8.9 0.4 4.0
Employment 219.8 219.8 1.8 0.0 8.9 0.0 4.2
Unemployment 10.8 12.0 1.4 1.2 0.1 11.1 0.8
Participation rate 58.1 58.3 0.4 0.2 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.2 0.6 0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.3 55.3 0.5 0.0 1.1 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 703.3 705.8 ... 2.5 23.4 0.4 3.4
Labour force 429.5 433.7 2.4 4.2 21.3 1.0 5.2
Employment 397.4 400.4 2.4 3.0 16.0 0.8 4.2
Full-time employment 337.1 339.7 3.1 2.6 9.3 0.8 2.8
Unemployment 32.1 33.3 2.1 1.2 5.3 3.7 18.9
Participation rate 61.1 61.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.7 0.5 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.5 56.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 93.3 94.0 ... 0.7 6.2 0.8 7.1
Labour force 60.2 62.2 1.3 2.0 4.0 3.3 6.9
Employment 51.6 52.5 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.7 1.4
Unemployment 8.6 9.7 1.2 1.1 3.3 12.8 51.6
Participation rate 64.5 66.2 1.5 1.7 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.3 15.6 1.9 1.3 4.6 ... ...
Employment rate 55.3 55.9 1.4 0.6 -3.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 299.5 300.5 ... 1.0 9.5 0.3 3.3
Labour force 193.2 194.5 1.4 1.3 10.3 0.7 5.6
Employment 179.0 178.2 1.5 -0.8 7.6 -0.4 4.5
Unemployment 14.2 16.3 1.3 2.1 2.7 14.8 19.9
Participation rate 64.5 64.7 0.5 0.2 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.4 0.7 1.1 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 59.8 59.3 0.5 -0.5 0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 310.6 311.3 ... 0.7 7.7 0.2 2.5
Labour force 176.1 177.0 1.3 0.9 7.0 0.5 4.1
Employment 166.8 169.7 1.3 2.9 7.6 1.7 4.7
Unemployment 9.3 7.3 1.0 -2.0 -0.6 -21.5 -7.6
Participation rate 56.7 56.9 0.4 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 4.1 0.6 -1.2 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 53.7 54.5 0.4 0.8 1.1 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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