Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| June 2024 |
July 2024 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2024 | July 2023 to July 2024 | June to July 2024 | July 2023 to July 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 | 460.9 | 461.4 | ... | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 269.3 | 269.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 244.6 | 243.6 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 208.8 | 205.7 | 2.3 | -3.1 | 5.5 | -1.5 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 35.8 | 37.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 25.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 11.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.1 | 52.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 150.6 | 151.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 100.1 | 100.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 92.1 | 91.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 80.3 | 78.8 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 3.8 | -1.9 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 11.8 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 9.3 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 15.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 892.0 | ... | 2.6 | 26.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 549.0 | 546.1 | 3.0 | -2.9 | 8.4 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 512.9 | 508.1 | 3.0 | -4.8 | 12.0 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 422.7 | 422.8 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 90.2 | 85.3 | 3.6 | -4.9 | -1.6 | -5.4 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 36.1 | 38.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | -3.6 | 5.3 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.0 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 705.8 | 708.4 | ... | 2.6 | 23.9 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 433.7 | 431.3 | 2.4 | -2.4 | 16.3 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 400.4 | 400.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 11.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 339.7 | 334.9 | 3.1 | -4.8 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 60.7 | 65.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 20.3 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 31.2 | 2.1 | -2.1 | 4.7 | -6.3 | 17.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,423.0 | 7,444.3 | ... | 21.3 | 184.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,787.9 | 4,777.7 | 16.4 | -10.2 | 71.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,514.6 | 4,505.5 | 16.3 | -9.1 | 9.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,670.3 | 3,635.0 | 20.9 | -35.3 | -20.9 | -1.0 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 844.3 | 870.5 | 19.3 | 26.2 | 30.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 273.3 | 272.2 | 12.4 | -1.1 | 62.1 | -0.4 | 29.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,269.9 | 13,324.2 | ... | 54.3 | 505.7 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 8,662.7 | 8,661.7 | 21.4 | -1.0 | 249.6 | -0.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 8,054.8 | 8,077.2 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 142.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,587.0 | 6,656.9 | 27.3 | 69.9 | 103.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,467.8 | 1,420.3 | 25.5 | -47.5 | 38.7 | -3.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 607.9 | 584.5 | 18.0 | -23.4 | 107.0 | -3.8 | 22.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,125.6 | 1,130.3 | ... | 4.7 | 40.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 752.8 | 751.5 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 24.3 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 714.2 | 708.8 | 3.3 | -5.4 | 17.9 | -0.8 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 581.2 | 577.4 | 4.6 | -3.8 | 7.3 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 133.0 | 131.3 | 4.2 | -1.7 | 10.5 | -1.3 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 42.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 17.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 950.1 | 953.2 | ... | 3.1 | 28.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 639.2 | 645.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 604.0 | 610.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 24.7 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 495.9 | 501.4 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 108.1 | 109.2 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 35.2 | 34.6 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -1.7 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,924.8 | 3,943.8 | ... | 19.0 | 179.8 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 2,719.3 | 2,718.5 | 11.9 | -0.8 | 90.4 | -0.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,525.2 | 2,524.6 | 12.1 | -0.6 | 54.0 | -0.0 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,040.2 | 2,086.6 | 16.2 | 46.4 | 43.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 485.0 | 438.0 | 14.7 | -47.0 | 10.6 | -9.7 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 194.1 | 193.9 | 10.0 | -0.2 | 36.4 | -0.1 | 23.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,660.1 | 4,676.9 | ... | 16.8 | 152.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 3,009.5 | 3,009.8 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 70.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 2,853.6 | 2,843.3 | 11.0 | -10.3 | 63.9 | -0.4 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,285.5 | 2,273.7 | 15.2 | -11.8 | 49.3 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 568.2 | 569.6 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 155.9 | 166.5 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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