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)
  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              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 58.6 58.7 ... 0.1 1.6 0.2 2.8
Labour force 35.0 35.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 1.7 6.0
Employment 29.8 30.3 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.7 0.3
Unemployment 5.2 5.3 0.8 0.1 1.9 1.9 55.9
Participation rate 59.7 60.6 1.7 0.9 1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.9 14.9 2.2 0.0 4.8 ... ...
Employment rate 50.9 51.6 1.7 0.7 -1.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 196.9 197.0 ... 0.1 2.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 120.2 119.8 1.1 -0.4 1.9 -0.3 1.6
Employment 104.8 105.0 1.2 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.1
Unemployment 15.3 14.8 1.2 -0.5 0.8 -3.3 5.7
Participation rate 61.0 60.8 0.6 -0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.7 12.4 1.0 -0.3 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 53.2 53.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 207.0 207.1 ... 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.9
Labour force 113.4 113.9 1.1 0.5 2.4 0.4 2.2
Employment 106.9 106.8 1.2 -0.1 4.0 -0.1 3.9
Unemployment 6.4 7.0 0.9 0.6 -1.7 9.4 -19.5
Participation rate 54.8 55.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 6.1 0.8 0.5 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 51.6 0.6 0.0 1.5 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 25.9 26.0 ... 0.1 1.9 0.4 7.9
Labour force 16.3 16.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.5 2.5
Employment 14.7 14.9 0.5 0.2 -0.2 1.4 -1.3
Unemployment 1.7 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.6 5.9 50.0
Participation rate 62.9 64.2 1.9 1.3 -3.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.4 10.8 2.4 0.4 3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 57.3 1.9 0.5 -5.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 61.8 61.9 ... 0.1 2.3 0.2 3.9
Labour force 45.1 45.8 0.4 0.7 3.1 1.6 7.3
Employment 41.8 40.5 0.5 -1.3 1.0 -3.1 2.5
Unemployment 3.3 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.0 60.6 60.6
Participation rate 73.0 74.0 0.7 1.0 2.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 11.6 1.0 4.3 3.9 ... ...
Employment rate 67.6 65.4 0.8 -2.2 -0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 64.4 64.5 ... 0.1 1.8 0.2 2.9
Labour force 38.9 39.9 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.6 2.0
Employment 36.8 36.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 -1.6
Unemployment 2.1 3.2 0.4 1.1 1.4 52.4 77.8
Participation rate 60.4 61.9 0.6 1.5 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 8.0 0.9 2.6 3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 56.9 0.7 -0.2 -2.6 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 124.8 125.2 ... 0.4 8.2 0.3 7.0
Labour force 78.0 78.8 1.7 0.8 -0.2 1.0 -0.3
Employment 68.3 70.0 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.3
Unemployment 9.7 8.9 1.5 -0.8 -1.6 -8.2 -15.2
Participation rate 62.5 62.9 1.4 0.4 -4.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.4 11.3 1.8 -1.1 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 54.7 55.9 1.4 1.2 -2.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 371.5 372.0 ... 0.5 9.5 0.1 2.6
Labour force 241.7 241.2 1.5 -0.5 8.1 -0.2 3.5
Employment 226.4 225.4 1.7 -1.0 5.5 -0.4 2.5
Unemployment 15.3 15.8 1.5 0.5 2.6 3.3 19.7
Participation rate 65.1 64.8 0.4 -0.3 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.6 0.6 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 60.6 0.5 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 399.9 400.3 ... 0.4 8.2 0.1 2.1
Labour force 231.4 228.1 1.7 -3.3 1.3 -1.4 0.6
Employment 221.4 218.6 1.8 -2.8 3.3 -1.3 1.5
Unemployment 10.0 9.5 1.5 -0.5 -1.9 -5.0 -16.7
Participation rate 57.9 57.0 0.4 -0.9 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 55.4 54.6 0.5 -0.8 -0.3 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 95.5 95.9 ... 0.4 6.1 0.4 6.8
Labour force 58.0 59.6 1.3 1.6 -0.2 2.8 -0.3
Employment 53.6 54.3 1.3 0.7 1.8 1.3 3.4
Unemployment 4.4 5.2 1.2 0.8 -2.1 18.2 -28.8
Participation rate 60.7 62.1 1.5 1.4 -4.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 8.7 1.8 1.1 -3.5 ... ...
Employment rate 56.1 56.6 1.4 0.5 -1.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 302.9 303.3 ... 0.4 9.4 0.1 3.2
Labour force 193.2 195.5 1.4 2.3 9.3 1.2 5.0
Employment 177.3 180.0 1.5 2.7 7.0 1.5 4.0
Unemployment 15.9 15.5 1.3 -0.4 2.3 -2.5 17.4
Participation rate 63.8 64.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 7.9 0.7 -0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 59.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 313.3 313.5 ... 0.2 7.5 0.1 2.5
Labour force 175.8 175.4 1.3 -0.4 4.1 -0.2 2.4
Employment 167.2 167.0 1.3 -0.2 3.4 -0.1 2.1
Unemployment 8.6 8.4 1.0 -0.2 0.7 -2.3 9.1
Participation rate 56.1 55.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.8 0.6 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 53.4 53.3 0.4 -0.1 -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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