Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| 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 | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.6 | 57.6 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 35.6 | 34.3 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -3.7 | -6.3 |
| Employment | 29.9 | 28.6 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -3.5 | -4.3 | -10.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 26.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 59.5 | 1.6 | -2.3 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.3 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.9 | 49.7 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 200.7 | 200.8 | ... | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 121.1 | 123.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 106.8 | 107.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -3.1 | 0.6 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 18.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 53.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 211.0 | 211.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 115.0 | 114.3 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 106.6 | 107.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 7.2 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -3.0 | -14.3 | -29.4 |
| Participation rate | 54.5 | 54.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.5 | 50.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.3 | 24.2 | ... | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17.0 | 16.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -2.9 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 15.4 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -41.2 | -37.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 68.2 | 2.0 | -1.8 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 6.1 | 2.3 | -3.9 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 62.1 | 62.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 45.6 | 44.7 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -2.0 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 41.7 | 41.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -1.7 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -5.1 | 19.4 |
| Participation rate | 73.4 | 71.9 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 65.9 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 66.0 | 66.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 40.8 | 40.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 37.5 | 37.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -21.2 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 6.4 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 118.7 | 118.4 | ... | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 77.7 | 79.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 70.0 | 69.0 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 67.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.3 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 384.2 | 384.4 | ... | 0.2 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 250.6 | 248.5 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 4.0 | -0.8 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 233.5 | 235.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.2 | 13.0 | 1.7 | -4.2 | -2.0 | -24.4 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 406.6 | 406.9 | ... | 0.3 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 234.7 | 232.6 | 1.7 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 224.2 | 222.8 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 9.8 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -3.8 | -6.7 | -27.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 57.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 92.5 | 92.5 | ... | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 57.7 | 57.0 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 49.9 | 51.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -21.8 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.6 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.5 | 10.7 | 1.8 | -2.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 55.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 304.0 | 304.2 | ... | 0.2 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 195.0 | 193.7 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 179.4 | 180.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.6 | 13.4 | 1.4 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -14.1 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 320.2 | 320.3 | ... | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 180.6 | 179.6 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 170.7 | 171.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 8.0 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -18.4 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 56.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.3 | 53.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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