Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| December 2024 |
January 2025 |
Standard error1 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 469.3 | 469.5 | ... | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 271.7 | 271.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -4.1 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 243.2 | 243.1 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -4.8 | -0.0 | -1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 208.5 | 207.7 | 2.4 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 34.7 | 35.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -2.5 | 1.7 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.5 | 28.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 57.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 51.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 152.4 | 152.4 | ... | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 103.4 | 101.6 | 0.8 | -1.8 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 94.6 | 94.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 78.8 | 81.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 15.8 | 13.1 | 0.9 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -17.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 7.3 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -17.0 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 909.4 | 909.7 | ... | 0.3 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 563.1 | 560.4 | 3.1 | -2.7 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 527.7 | 527.2 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 7.8 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 439.8 | 436.0 | 4.2 | -3.8 | 13.3 | -0.9 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 87.8 | 91.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | -5.6 | 3.8 | -5.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.4 | 33.2 | 2.6 | -2.2 | -5.7 | -6.2 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 716.7 | 717.0 | ... | 0.3 | 16.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 433.2 | 430.3 | 2.5 | -2.9 | 5.6 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 400.0 | 402.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 336.8 | 343.3 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 63.2 | 59.5 | 2.7 | -3.7 | 0.4 | -5.9 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.2 | 27.5 | 2.1 | -5.7 | -1.7 | -17.2 | -5.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,522.8 | 7,534.5 | ... | 11.7 | 192.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,893.9 | 4,901.7 | 15.8 | 7.8 | 144.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 4,619.9 | 4,635.6 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 95.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,801.5 | 3,782.2 | 20.6 | -19.3 | 81.3 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 818.4 | 853.4 | 18.8 | 35.0 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 274.0 | 266.1 | 12.8 | -7.9 | 49.1 | -2.9 | 22.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,605.1 | 13,627.1 | ... | 22.0 | 438.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 8,870.0 | 8,915.2 | 21.8 | 45.2 | 323.6 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 8,201.4 | 8,240.4 | 21.1 | 39.0 | 176.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,743.7 | 6,794.7 | 27.9 | 51.0 | 149.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,457.8 | 1,445.7 | 26.0 | -12.1 | 27.3 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 668.5 | 674.8 | 18.6 | 6.3 | 147.1 | 0.9 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,163.0 | 1,164.7 | ... | 1.7 | 36.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 777.6 | 778.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 729.1 | 731.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 598.6 | 600.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 130.5 | 130.4 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 48.5 | 47.6 | 2.9 | -0.9 | 15.3 | -1.9 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 956.6 | 958.0 | ... | 1.4 | 26.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 647.0 | 640.9 | 3.0 | -6.1 | 14.9 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 608.2 | 606.4 | 3.0 | -1.8 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 500.9 | 499.3 | 4.1 | -1.6 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 107.2 | 107.1 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 38.8 | 34.6 | 2.4 | -4.2 | 4.6 | -10.8 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,991.4 | 4,002.0 | ... | 10.6 | 173.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 2,758.5 | 2,752.1 | 12.1 | -6.4 | 91.6 | -0.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,572.7 | 2,568.4 | 12.0 | -4.3 | 74.8 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,120.4 | 2,099.0 | 16.2 | -21.4 | 64.0 | -1.0 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 452.3 | 469.4 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 10.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 185.8 | 183.7 | 10.8 | -2.1 | 16.8 | -1.1 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,798.3 | 4,805.9 | ... | 7.6 | 152.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 3,104.5 | 3,131.1 | 11.1 | 26.6 | 64.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,920.6 | 2,944.0 | 11.1 | 23.4 | 40.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,321.7 | 2,341.6 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 598.9 | 602.4 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 20.8 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 183.9 | 187.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 24.1 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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