Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| November 2024 |
December 2024 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 2024 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 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 | 463.3 | 463.6 | ... | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 269.3 | 269.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 240.2 | 241.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 206.3 | 206.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 33.9 | 35.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 29.1 | 28.1 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -3.4 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 10.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 52.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 152.6 | 152.7 | ... | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 103.0 | 103.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 94.8 | 95.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 81.0 | 79.3 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 13.8 | 15.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 25.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 898.4 | 899.1 | ... | 0.7 | 24.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 548.3 | 557.2 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 514.6 | 522.0 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 418.4 | 434.3 | 4.2 | 15.9 | 19.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 96.2 | 87.7 | 3.6 | -8.5 | -5.0 | -8.8 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 33.6 | 35.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 58.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 713.6 | 714.2 | ... | 0.6 | 21.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 430.1 | 432.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 400.4 | 398.6 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 7.8 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 338.7 | 335.3 | 3.1 | -3.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.0 |
| Part-time employment | 61.8 | 63.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| Unemployment | 29.7 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 28.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,505.2 | 7,517.6 | ... | 12.4 | 192.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,856.1 | 4,855.2 | 16.4 | -0.9 | 99.3 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 4,570.6 | 4,585.0 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 53.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,761.0 | 3,768.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 101.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 809.5 | 816.0 | 19.3 | 6.5 | -48.3 | 0.8 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 285.5 | 270.2 | 12.4 | -15.3 | 46.1 | -5.4 | 20.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,490.7 | 13,520.3 | ... | 29.6 | 514.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 8,763.4 | 8,781.3 | 21.4 | 17.9 | 338.9 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 8,095.4 | 8,118.8 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 204.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,652.7 | 6,661.9 | 27.3 | 9.2 | 97.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,442.7 | 1,456.9 | 25.5 | 14.2 | 107.6 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 668.0 | 662.5 | 18.0 | -5.5 | 134.0 | -0.8 | 25.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,142.7 | 1,144.6 | ... | 1.9 | 41.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 768.2 | 763.7 | 3.4 | -4.5 | 29.8 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 723.6 | 716.4 | 3.3 | -7.2 | 13.3 | -1.0 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 586.7 | 586.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 | 8.8 | -0.0 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 136.8 | 129.8 | 4.2 | -7.0 | 4.5 | -5.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 44.7 | 47.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 53.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 962.5 | 964.0 | ... | 1.5 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 646.3 | 652.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 609.9 | 613.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 506.2 | 507.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 103.8 | 106.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 36.3 | 38.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 20.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,003.5 | 4,015.2 | ... | 11.7 | 181.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,776.0 | 2,790.2 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 119.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 2,567.3 | 2,602.5 | 12.1 | 35.2 | 99.9 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,110.2 | 2,146.1 | 16.2 | 35.9 | 115.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| Part-time employment | 457.1 | 456.3 | 14.7 | -0.8 | -15.2 | -0.2 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 208.7 | 187.8 | 10.0 | -20.9 | 19.6 | -10.0 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,725.0 | 4,733.2 | ... | 8.2 | 156.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 3,003.2 | 3,024.8 | 10.6 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,830.7 | 2,844.8 | 11.0 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,260.2 | 2,252.8 | 15.2 | -7.4 | -24.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 570.5 | 592.0 | 14.0 | 21.5 | 31.7 | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 172.5 | 180.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -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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