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)
  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              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 58.7 58.9 ... 0.2 1.7 0.3 3.0
Labour force 35.6 36.0 1.0 0.4 2.3 1.1 6.8
Employment 30.3 30.4 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 2.7
Unemployment 5.3 5.6 0.8 0.3 1.5 5.7 36.6
Participation rate 60.6 61.1 1.7 0.5 2.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.9 15.6 2.2 0.7 3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 51.6 1.7 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 197.0 197.2 ... 0.2 2.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 119.8 119.7 1.1 -0.1 2.1 -0.1 1.8
Employment 105.0 103.9 1.2 -1.1 -0.5 -1.0 -0.5
Unemployment 14.8 15.8 1.2 1.0 2.5 6.8 18.8
Participation rate 60.8 60.7 0.6 -0.1 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.4 13.2 1.0 0.8 1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 53.3 52.7 0.6 -0.6 -0.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 207.1 207.2 ... 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.9
Labour force 113.9 113.6 1.1 -0.3 2.6 -0.3 2.3
Employment 106.8 105.9 1.2 -0.9 3.7 -0.8 3.6
Unemployment 7.0 7.6 0.9 0.6 -1.2 8.6 -13.6
Participation rate 55.0 54.8 0.6 -0.2 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.7 0.8 0.6 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 51.1 0.6 -0.5 1.3 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 26.0 26.0 ... 0.0 1.9 0.0 7.9
Labour force 16.7 17.7 0.5 1.0 1.2 6.0 7.3
Employment 14.9 15.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 4.7 6.1
Unemployment 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 16.7 16.7
Participation rate 64.2 68.1 1.9 3.9 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 11.9 2.4 1.1 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.3 60.0 1.9 2.7 -1.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 61.9 62.0 ... 0.1 2.2 0.2 3.7
Labour force 45.8 45.1 0.4 -0.7 2.3 -1.5 5.4
Employment 40.5 41.3 0.5 0.8 2.1 2.0 5.4
Unemployment 5.3 3.8 0.4 -1.5 0.2 -28.3 5.6
Participation rate 74.0 72.7 0.7 -1.3 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.6 8.4 1.0 -3.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 65.4 66.6 0.8 1.2 1.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 64.5 64.6 ... 0.1 1.7 0.2 2.7
Labour force 39.9 40.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.8
Employment 36.7 37.8 0.4 1.1 0.5 3.0 1.3
Unemployment 3.2 2.3 0.4 -0.9 0.1 -28.1 4.5
Participation rate 61.9 62.2 0.6 0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 5.7 0.9 -2.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 58.5 0.7 1.6 -0.8 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 125.2 125.5 ... 0.3 8.2 0.2 7.0
Labour force 78.8 77.4 1.7 -1.4 -0.9 -1.8 -1.1
Employment 70.0 69.1 1.7 -0.9 1.2 -1.3 1.8
Unemployment 8.9 8.3 1.5 -0.6 -2.1 -6.7 -20.2
Participation rate 62.9 61.7 1.4 -1.2 -5.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.3 10.7 1.8 -0.6 -2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 55.9 55.1 1.4 -0.8 -2.8 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 372.0 372.3 ... 0.3 9.1 0.1 2.5
Labour force 241.2 239.5 1.5 -1.7 5.8 -0.7 2.5
Employment 225.4 224.5 1.7 -0.9 4.3 -0.4 2.0
Unemployment 15.8 15.1 1.5 -0.7 1.6 -4.4 11.9
Participation rate 64.8 64.3 0.4 -0.5 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.3 0.6 -0.3 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 60.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 400.3 400.6 ... 0.3 7.8 0.1 2.0
Labour force 228.1 231.4 1.7 3.3 4.3 1.4 1.9
Employment 218.6 221.1 1.8 2.5 5.9 1.1 2.7
Unemployment 9.5 10.3 1.5 0.8 -1.6 8.4 -13.4
Participation rate 57.0 57.8 0.4 0.8 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.5 0.6 0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 54.6 55.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 95.9 96.1 ... 0.2 6.2 0.2 6.9
Labour force 59.6 60.2 1.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.2
Employment 54.3 53.9 1.3 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 0.4
Unemployment 5.2 6.4 1.2 1.2 0.6 23.1 10.3
Participation rate 62.1 62.6 1.5 0.5 -3.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.7 10.6 1.8 1.9 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 56.1 1.4 -0.5 -3.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 303.3 303.7 ... 0.4 9.3 0.1 3.2
Labour force 195.5 194.1 1.4 -1.4 7.9 -0.7 4.2
Employment 180.0 178.8 1.5 -1.2 5.8 -0.7 3.4
Unemployment 15.5 15.2 1.3 -0.3 2.0 -1.9 15.2
Participation rate 64.5 63.9 0.5 -0.6 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 7.8 0.7 -0.1 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 58.9 0.5 -0.4 0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 313.5 313.8 ... 0.3 7.3 0.1 2.4
Labour force 175.4 175.8 1.3 0.4 4.1 0.2 2.4
Employment 167.0 167.7 1.3 0.7 3.2 0.4 1.9
Unemployment 8.4 8.1 1.0 -0.3 0.9 -3.6 12.5
Participation rate 55.9 56.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.6 0.6 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 53.3 53.4 0.4 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
...
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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