Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2024 |
September 2024 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2024 | September 2023 to September 2024 | August to September 2024 | September 2023 to September 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 | 461.8 | 462.4 | ... | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 269.1 | 268.5 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 241.2 | 241.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 206.0 | 205.4 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 5.8 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 35.2 | 36.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 2.8 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 26.9 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -3.6 | 6.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 10.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.2 | 52.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 151.7 | 152.2 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 100.9 | 100.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 92.6 | 93.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 78.0 | 79.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 14.6 | 13.6 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -6.8 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 7.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -14.5 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 65.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 894.0 | 896.1 | ... | 2.1 | 26.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 550.0 | 551.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 17.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 513.1 | 516.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 19.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 424.3 | 429.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 88.8 | 86.2 | 3.6 | -2.6 | 4.0 | -2.9 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 36.9 | 35.0 | 2.6 | -1.9 | -2.1 | -5.1 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 710.2 | 711.7 | ... | 1.5 | 23.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 430.1 | 426.9 | 2.4 | -3.2 | 9.7 | -0.7 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 402.2 | 398.1 | 2.5 | -4.1 | 11.5 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 336.3 | 335.0 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 65.9 | 63.1 | 2.6 | -2.8 | 10.3 | -4.2 | 19.5 |
| Unemployment | 27.8 | 28.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 3.6 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 55.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,460.8 | 7,479.3 | ... | 18.5 | 192.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,793.4 | 4,806.2 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 59.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 4,520.2 | 4,541.9 | 16.3 | 21.7 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,657.0 | 3,707.9 | 20.9 | 50.9 | 31.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 863.2 | 834.1 | 19.3 | -29.1 | -22.8 | -3.4 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 273.2 | 264.3 | 12.4 | -8.9 | 51.4 | -3.3 | 24.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,366.8 | 13,413.7 | ... | 46.9 | 514.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 8,689.7 | 8,712.3 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 243.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 8,068.8 | 8,112.0 | 21.2 | 43.2 | 151.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,624.0 | 6,673.8 | 27.3 | 49.8 | 87.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,444.8 | 1,438.2 | 25.5 | -6.6 | 64.1 | -0.5 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 621.0 | 600.3 | 18.0 | -20.7 | 91.8 | -3.3 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,133.9 | 1,137.8 | ... | 3.9 | 42.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 757.2 | 761.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 23.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 713.2 | 718.3 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 575.0 | 580.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 138.2 | 138.0 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 14.7 | -0.1 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 44.0 | 43.1 | 2.7 | -0.9 | 4.6 | -2.0 | 11.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 955.7 | 958.6 | ... | 2.9 | 28.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 642.8 | 647.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 21.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 608.0 | 610.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 503.7 | 504.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 104.3 | 105.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.8 | 37.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 19.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,957.5 | 3,975.7 | ... | 18.2 | 181.2 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 2,748.4 | 2,736.4 | 11.9 | -12.0 | 135.4 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 2,537.4 | 2,529.8 | 12.1 | -7.6 | 73.1 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,070.2 | 2,073.5 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 467.1 | 456.3 | 14.7 | -10.8 | 12.0 | -2.3 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 211.1 | 206.5 | 10.0 | -4.6 | 62.2 | -2.2 | 43.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,689.9 | 4,704.7 | ... | 14.8 | 156.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 3,013.0 | 2,999.9 | 10.6 | -13.1 | 24.9 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,839.0 | 2,821.0 | 11.0 | -18.0 | 9.0 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,255.0 | 2,251.6 | 15.2 | -3.4 | 23.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 584.0 | 569.4 | 14.0 | -14.6 | -14.6 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 174.0 | 179.0 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 2.9 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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