Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2024 |
August 2024 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2024 | August 2023 to August 2024 | July to August 2024 | August 2023 to August 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 | 461.4 | 461.8 | ... | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 269.5 | 269.1 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 8.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 243.6 | 241.2 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 3.5 | -1.0 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 205.7 | 206.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 37.9 | 35.2 | 1.9 | -2.7 | -2.5 | -7.1 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 25.9 | 27.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 21.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.8 | 52.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 151.2 | 151.7 | ... | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 100.7 | 100.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 91.7 | 92.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 78.8 | 78.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 12.9 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -7.8 | 7.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 892.0 | 894.0 | ... | 2.0 | 26.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 546.1 | 550.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 20.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 508.1 | 513.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 20.5 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 422.8 | 424.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 85.3 | 88.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.0 | 36.9 | 2.6 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 708.4 | 710.2 | ... | 1.8 | 23.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 431.3 | 430.1 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 9.1 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 400.1 | 402.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 334.9 | 336.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 65.2 | 65.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| Unemployment | 31.2 | 27.8 | 2.1 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -10.9 | -12.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,444.3 | 7,460.8 | ... | 16.5 | 187.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,777.7 | 4,793.4 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 78.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 4,505.5 | 4,520.2 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,635.0 | 3,657.0 | 20.9 | 22.0 | -9.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 870.5 | 863.2 | 19.3 | -7.3 | 21.2 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 272.2 | 273.2 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 32.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,324.2 | 13,366.8 | ... | 42.6 | 503.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 8,661.7 | 8,689.7 | 21.4 | 28.0 | 246.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 8,077.2 | 8,068.8 | 21.2 | -8.4 | 128.8 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,656.9 | 6,624.0 | 27.3 | -32.9 | 39.0 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,420.3 | 1,444.8 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 89.8 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 584.5 | 621.0 | 18.0 | 36.5 | 117.6 | 6.2 | 23.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,130.3 | 1,133.9 | ... | 3.6 | 40.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 751.5 | 757.2 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 24.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 708.8 | 713.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 20.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 577.4 | 575.0 | 4.6 | -2.4 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 131.3 | 138.2 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 13.6 |
| Unemployment | 42.8 | 44.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 953.2 | 955.7 | ... | 2.5 | 27.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 645.3 | 642.8 | 3.1 | -2.5 | 21.2 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 610.7 | 608.0 | 3.0 | -2.7 | 19.6 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 501.4 | 503.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 109.2 | 104.3 | 3.7 | -4.9 | 2.3 | -4.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 34.6 | 34.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,943.8 | 3,957.5 | ... | 13.7 | 176.1 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,718.5 | 2,748.4 | 11.9 | 29.9 | 111.6 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 2,524.6 | 2,537.4 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 49.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,086.6 | 2,070.2 | 16.2 | -16.4 | 6.0 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 438.0 | 467.1 | 14.7 | 29.1 | 43.7 | 6.6 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 193.9 | 211.1 | 10.0 | 17.2 | 61.8 | 8.9 | 41.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,676.9 | 4,689.9 | ... | 13.0 | 152.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 3,009.8 | 3,013.0 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,843.3 | 2,839.0 | 11.0 | -4.3 | 46.6 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,273.7 | 2,255.0 | 15.2 | -18.7 | 48.0 | -0.8 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 569.6 | 584.0 | 14.0 | 14.4 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 166.5 | 174.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 18.9 | 4.5 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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