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)
  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              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 58.4 58.6 ... 0.2 1.7 0.3 3.0
Labour force 34.5 35.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 0.9
Employment 29.5 29.8 1.0 0.3 -0.3 1.0 -1.0
Unemployment 5.0 5.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 4.0 13.0
Participation rate 59.1 59.7 1.7 0.6 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.5 14.9 2.2 0.4 1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 50.5 50.9 1.7 0.4 -2.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 196.6 196.9 ... 0.3 2.1 0.2 1.1
Labour force 120.1 120.2 1.1 0.1 3.8 0.1 3.3
Employment 106.3 104.8 1.2 -1.5 0.7 -1.4 0.7
Unemployment 13.8 15.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 10.9 24.4
Participation rate 61.1 61.0 0.6 -0.1 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.5 12.7 1.0 1.2 2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 54.1 53.2 0.6 -0.9 -0.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 206.7 207.0 ... 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.9
Labour force 114.5 113.4 1.1 -1.1 2.2 -1.0 2.0
Employment 105.4 106.9 1.2 1.5 4.0 1.4 3.9
Unemployment 9.1 6.4 0.9 -2.7 -1.9 -29.7 -22.9
Participation rate 55.4 54.8 0.6 -0.6 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 5.6 0.8 -2.3 -1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 51.0 51.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 25.8 25.9 ... 0.1 2.0 0.4 8.4
Labour force 16.9 16.3 0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -3.6 -3.6
Employment 14.7 14.7 0.5 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -2.6
Unemployment 2.2 1.7 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -22.7 -5.6
Participation rate 65.5 62.9 1.9 -2.6 -7.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.0 10.4 2.4 -2.6 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 57.0 56.8 1.9 -0.2 -6.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 61.6 61.8 ... 0.2 2.3 0.3 3.9
Labour force 44.7 45.1 0.4 0.4 2.5 0.9 5.9
Employment 41.5 41.8 0.5 0.3 1.8 0.7 4.5
Unemployment 3.2 3.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 3.1 32.0
Participation rate 72.6 73.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 7.3 1.0 0.1 1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 67.4 67.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 64.3 64.4 ... 0.1 1.8 0.2 2.9
Labour force 39.3 38.9 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 -1.0 -0.5
Employment 36.4 36.8 0.4 0.4 -0.2 1.1 -0.5
Unemployment 2.9 2.1 0.4 -0.8 0.0 -27.6 0.0
Participation rate 61.1 60.4 0.6 -0.7 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 5.4 0.9 -2.0 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 57.1 0.7 0.5 -2.0 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 124.2 124.8 ... 0.6 8.7 0.5 7.5
Labour force 80.8 78.0 1.7 -2.8 2.0 -3.5 2.6
Employment 69.5 68.3 1.7 -1.2 2.3 -1.7 3.5
Unemployment 11.4 9.7 1.5 -1.7 -0.3 -14.9 -3.0
Participation rate 65.1 62.5 1.4 -2.6 -3.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.1 12.4 1.8 -1.7 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.0 54.7 1.4 -1.3 -2.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 370.7 371.5 ... 0.8 9.6 0.2 2.7
Labour force 240.3 241.7 1.5 1.4 9.5 0.6 4.1
Employment 224.3 226.4 1.7 2.1 9.7 0.9 4.5
Unemployment 16.1 15.3 1.5 -0.8 -0.2 -5.0 -1.3
Participation rate 64.8 65.1 0.4 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.3 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.9 0.5 0.4 1.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 399.1 399.9 ... 0.8 8.2 0.2 2.1
Labour force 228.8 231.4 1.7 2.6 6.3 1.1 2.8
Employment 219.3 221.4 1.8 2.1 7.9 1.0 3.7
Unemployment 9.5 10.0 1.5 0.5 -1.6 5.3 -13.8
Participation rate 57.3 57.9 0.4 0.6 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.3 0.6 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 54.9 55.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 95.2 95.5 ... 0.3 6.3 0.3 7.1
Labour force 60.1 58.0 1.3 -2.1 -1.7 -3.5 -2.8
Employment 53.5 53.6 1.3 0.1 2.3 0.2 4.5
Unemployment 6.6 4.4 1.2 -2.2 -4.0 -33.3 -47.6
Participation rate 63.1 60.7 1.5 -2.4 -6.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 7.6 1.8 -3.4 -6.5 ... ...
Employment rate 56.2 56.1 1.4 -0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 302.3 302.9 ... 0.6 9.5 0.2 3.2
Labour force 193.5 193.2 1.4 -0.3 7.4 -0.2 4.0
Employment 178.5 177.3 1.5 -1.2 5.8 -0.7 3.4
Unemployment 14.9 15.9 1.3 1.0 1.6 6.7 11.2
Participation rate 64.0 63.8 0.5 -0.2 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 58.5 0.5 -0.5 0.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 312.8 313.3 ... 0.5 7.7 0.2 2.5
Labour force 176.5 175.8 1.3 -0.7 4.1 -0.4 2.4
Employment 170.2 167.2 1.3 -3.0 3.3 -1.8 2.0
Unemployment 6.3 8.6 1.0 2.3 0.8 36.5 10.3
Participation rate 56.4 56.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.6 4.9 0.6 1.3 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 54.4 53.4 0.4 -1.0 -0.2 ... ...
...
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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