Table 4
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.
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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