Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2024 |
October 2024 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2024 | October 2023 to October 2024 | September to October 2024 | October 2023 to October 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 | 462.4 | 462.9 | ... | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 268.5 | 269.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 241.6 | 242.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 205.4 | 207.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 36.2 | 34.4 | 1.9 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -5.0 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 27.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.2 | 52.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 152.2 | 152.4 | ... | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 100.3 | 102.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 93.2 | 92.1 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 79.7 | 78.9 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 13.6 | 13.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 43.7 | 64.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 896.1 | 897.4 | ... | 1.3 | 25.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 551.2 | 548.2 | 3.0 | -3.0 | 9.4 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 516.1 | 514.0 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 10.3 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 429.9 | 422.7 | 4.2 | -7.2 | 7.0 | -1.7 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 86.2 | 91.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.0 | 34.2 | 2.6 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -2.3 | -2.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 711.7 | 712.7 | ... | 1.0 | 22.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 426.9 | 430.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 398.1 | 401.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 335.0 | 337.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 63.1 | 63.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.8 | 29.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,479.3 | 7,493.0 | ... | 13.7 | 189.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,806.2 | 4,822.8 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 66.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 4,541.9 | 4,548.4 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 28.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,707.9 | 3,743.7 | 20.9 | 35.8 | 89.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 834.1 | 804.8 | 19.3 | -29.3 | -61.2 | -3.5 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 264.3 | 274.3 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 38.2 | 3.8 | 16.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,413.7 | 13,453.0 | ... | 39.3 | 516.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 8,712.3 | 8,696.7 | 21.4 | -15.6 | 223.0 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 8,112.0 | 8,101.1 | 21.2 | -10.9 | 151.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,673.8 | 6,662.6 | 27.3 | -11.2 | 79.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,438.2 | 1,438.6 | 25.5 | 0.4 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 600.3 | 595.6 | 18.0 | -4.7 | 71.0 | -0.8 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,137.8 | 1,140.4 | ... | 2.6 | 42.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 761.4 | 761.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 23.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 718.3 | 717.0 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 16.1 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 580.3 | 576.6 | 4.6 | -3.7 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 138.0 | 140.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 1.7 | 11.6 |
| Unemployment | 43.1 | 44.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 19.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 958.6 | 960.7 | ... | 2.1 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 647.4 | 646.9 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 15.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 610.3 | 608.3 | 3.0 | -2.0 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 504.6 | 504.0 | 4.0 | -0.6 | 6.8 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 105.7 | 104.3 | 3.7 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 37.1 | 38.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 37.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,975.7 | 3,990.1 | ... | 14.4 | 181.9 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 2,736.4 | 2,744.6 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 104.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 2,529.8 | 2,543.0 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 58.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,073.5 | 2,081.7 | 16.2 | 8.2 | 46.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 456.3 | 461.3 | 14.7 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 206.5 | 201.6 | 10.0 | -4.9 | 46.4 | -2.4 | 29.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 68.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,704.7 | 4,714.9 | ... | 10.2 | 157.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 2,999.9 | 3,002.6 | 10.6 | 2.7 | 30.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 2,821.0 | 2,829.3 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,251.6 | 2,251.8 | 15.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 569.4 | 577.4 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 17.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 179.0 | 173.4 | 8.7 | -5.6 | 14.7 | -3.1 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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