Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| October 2024 |
November 2024 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2024 | November 2023 to November 2024 | October to November 2024 | November 2023 to November 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 | 462.9 | 463.3 | ... | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 269.3 | 269.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 242.1 | 240.2 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 4.1 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 207.7 | 206.3 | 2.3 | -1.4 | 6.1 | -0.7 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 34.4 | 33.9 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.5 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 27.2 | 29.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.3 | 51.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 152.4 | 152.6 | ... | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 102.4 | 103.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 92.1 | 94.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 78.9 | 81.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 13.2 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -19.6 | 7.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 8.0 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 897.4 | 898.4 | ... | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 548.2 | 548.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 514.0 | 514.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 422.7 | 418.4 | 4.2 | -4.3 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 91.3 | 96.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 11.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.2 | 33.6 | 2.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -6.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 712.7 | 713.6 | ... | 0.9 | 22.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 430.5 | 430.1 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 12.7 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 401.4 | 400.4 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 9.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 337.5 | 338.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 63.9 | 61.8 | 2.6 | -2.1 | 7.3 | -3.3 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 29.1 | 29.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 13.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,493.0 | 7,505.2 | ... | 12.2 | 190.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,822.8 | 4,856.1 | 16.4 | 33.3 | 88.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 4,548.4 | 4,570.6 | 16.3 | 22.2 | 51.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,743.7 | 3,761.0 | 20.9 | 17.3 | 101.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 804.8 | 809.5 | 19.3 | 4.7 | -50.2 | 0.6 | -5.8 |
| Unemployment | 274.3 | 285.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 37.8 | 4.1 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,453.0 | 13,490.7 | ... | 37.7 | 519.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 8,696.7 | 8,763.4 | 21.4 | 66.7 | 298.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 8,101.1 | 8,095.4 | 21.2 | -5.7 | 144.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,662.6 | 6,652.7 | 27.3 | -9.9 | 86.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,438.6 | 1,442.7 | 25.5 | 4.1 | 57.9 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 595.6 | 668.0 | 18.0 | 72.4 | 153.5 | 12.2 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,140.4 | 1,142.7 | ... | 2.3 | 41.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 761.9 | 768.2 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 30.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 717.0 | 723.6 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 21.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 576.6 | 586.7 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 140.4 | 136.8 | 4.2 | -3.6 | 13.4 | -2.6 | 10.9 |
| Unemployment | 44.9 | 44.7 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 9.1 | -0.4 | 25.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 960.7 | 962.5 | ... | 1.8 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 646.9 | 646.3 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 10.1 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 608.3 | 609.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 504.0 | 506.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 104.3 | 103.8 | 3.7 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 36.3 | 2.4 | -2.3 | 4.4 | -6.0 | 13.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,990.1 | 4,003.5 | ... | 13.4 | 181.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 2,744.6 | 2,776.0 | 11.9 | 31.4 | 120.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 2,543.0 | 2,567.3 | 12.1 | 24.3 | 69.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,081.7 | 2,110.2 | 16.2 | 28.5 | 46.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 461.3 | 457.1 | 14.7 | -4.2 | 23.2 | -0.9 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 201.6 | 208.7 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 51.1 | 3.5 | 32.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,714.9 | 4,725.0 | ... | 10.1 | 158.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 3,002.6 | 3,003.2 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 23.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,829.3 | 2,830.7 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,251.8 | 2,260.2 | 15.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 577.4 | 570.5 | 14.0 | -6.9 | 7.5 | -1.2 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 173.4 | 172.5 | 8.7 | -0.9 | 15.0 | -0.5 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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