Table 4 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
  February
2025
March
2025
Standard error1 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 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 470.0 470.4 ... 0.4 5.9 0.1 1.3
Labour force 271.3 271.7 1.9 0.4 -1.6 0.1 -0.6
Employment 242.7 244.3 2.0 1.6 -1.5 0.7 -0.6
Full-time employment 206.9 205.0 2.4 -1.9 -3.3 -0.9 -1.6
Unemployment 28.6 27.3 1.8 -1.3 -0.2 -4.5 -0.7
Participation rate 57.7 57.8 0.4 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 10.0 0.6 -0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 51.9 0.4 0.3 -1.0 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 57.7 57.7 ... 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.8
Labour force 34.4 35.4 0.9 1.0 -0.6 2.9 -1.7
Employment 28.2 29.6 0.9 1.4 -0.9 5.0 -3.0
Unemployment 6.2 5.8 0.8 -0.4 0.3 -6.5 5.5
Participation rate 59.6 61.4 1.6 1.8 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 18.0 16.4 2.1 -1.6 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 48.9 51.3 1.5 2.4 -2.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 201.0 201.1 ... 0.1 2.2 0.0 1.1
Labour force 122.5 121.3 1.2 -1.2 -1.8 -1.0 -1.5
Employment 107.9 108.1 1.3 0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.1
Unemployment 14.6 13.2 1.2 -1.4 -0.6 -9.6 -4.3
Participation rate 60.9 60.3 0.6 -0.6 -1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.9 10.9 0.9 -1.0 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 53.7 53.8 0.6 0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 211.4 211.6 ... 0.2 2.7 0.1 1.3
Labour force 114.5 115.0 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.7
Employment 106.7 106.6 1.1 -0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.5
Unemployment 7.8 8.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 7.7 2.4
Participation rate 54.2 54.3 0.5 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 50.5 50.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 152.7 152.8 ... 0.1 3.4 0.1 2.3
Labour force 101.7 101.5 0.8 -0.2 2.5 -0.2 2.5
Employment 93.8 93.9 0.9 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.4
Full-time employment 81.0 82.1 1.1 1.1 2.6 1.4 3.3
Unemployment 7.9 7.6 0.7 -0.3 0.3 -3.8 4.1
Participation rate 66.6 66.4 0.5 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.5 0.7 -0.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 24.1 24.1 ... 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Labour force 16.7 16.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 5.7
Employment 14.9 15.0 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.7 5.6
Unemployment 1.8 1.7 0.4 -0.1 0.1 -5.6 6.3
Participation rate 69.3 69.3 2.0 0.0 3.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 10.2 2.3 -0.6 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 62.2 2.0 0.4 3.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 62.3 62.4 ... 0.1 1.7 0.2 2.8
Labour force 44.7 44.8 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.2 3.2
Employment 41.3 41.4 0.5 0.1 1.5 0.2 3.8
Unemployment 3.4 3.4 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -2.9
Participation rate 71.7 71.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 7.6 1.0 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 66.3 66.3 0.8 0.0 0.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 66.2 66.3 ... 0.1 1.7 0.2 2.6
Labour force 40.3 40.0 0.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.7 0.5
Employment 37.6 37.5 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0
Unemployment 2.7 2.5 0.4 -0.2 0.3 -7.4 13.6
Participation rate 60.9 60.3 0.6 -0.6 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.3 1.0 -0.4 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.6 0.7 -0.2 -1.4 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 910.7 911.5 ... 0.8 16.0 0.1 1.8
Labour force 560.0 558.9 3.1 -1.1 -1.3 -0.2 -0.2
Employment 522.9 524.9 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Full-time employment 437.5 437.7 4.2 0.2 5.6 0.0 1.3
Unemployment 37.2 34.0 2.6 -3.2 -2.3 -8.6 -6.3
Participation rate 61.5 61.3 0.3 -0.2 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.1 0.5 -0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.4 57.6 0.4 0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 118.2 118.1 ... -0.1 0.9 -0.1 0.8
Labour force 75.9 75.3 1.6 -0.6 -4.4 -0.8 -5.5
Employment 66.9 66.6 1.6 -0.3 -5.0 -0.4 -7.0
Unemployment 9.0 8.7 1.4 -0.3 0.7 -3.3 8.8
Participation rate 64.2 63.8 1.3 -0.4 -4.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.9 11.6 1.7 -0.3 1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 56.4 1.4 -0.2 -4.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 385.0 385.4 ... 0.4 7.7 0.1 2.0
Labour force 251.4 251.4 1.8 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.5
Employment 234.7 237.1 1.9 2.4 6.1 1.0 2.6
Unemployment 16.6 14.3 1.7 -2.3 -2.4 -13.9 -14.4
Participation rate 65.3 65.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 5.7 0.7 -0.9 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 61.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 407.4 407.9 ... 0.5 7.3 0.1 1.8
Labour force 232.8 232.2 1.7 -0.6 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3
Employment 221.3 221.2 1.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1
Unemployment 11.5 11.0 1.4 -0.5 -0.5 -4.3 -4.3
Participation rate 57.1 56.9 0.4 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.7 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 54.3 54.2 0.4 -0.1 -1.1 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 717.7 718.5 ... 0.8 14.5 0.1 2.1
Labour force 433.8 431.5 2.5 -2.3 4.6 -0.5 1.1
Employment 401.4 401.6 2.5 0.2 8.6 0.0 2.2
Full-time employment 346.7 346.8 3.2 0.1 12.8 0.0 3.8
Unemployment 32.4 30.0 2.1 -2.4 -3.8 -7.4 -11.2
Participation rate 60.4 60.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.0 0.5 -0.5 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 55.9 55.9 0.4 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 92.5 92.6 ... 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.4
Labour force 57.3 55.8 1.4 -1.5 -2.7 -2.6 -4.6
Employment 48.0 48.0 1.3 0.0 -2.8 0.0 -5.5
Unemployment 9.3 7.8 1.1 -1.5 0.1 -16.1 1.3
Participation rate 61.9 60.3 1.5 -1.6 -4.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.2 14.0 1.8 -2.2 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 51.9 51.8 1.4 -0.1 -4.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 304.5 304.8 ... 0.3 6.2 0.1 2.1
Labour force 196.6 195.1 1.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.8 2.1
Employment 183.3 181.5 1.5 -1.8 7.8 -1.0 4.5
Unemployment 13.3 13.6 1.4 0.3 -3.8 2.3 -21.8
Participation rate 64.6 64.0 0.5 -0.6 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.0 0.7 0.2 -2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 59.5 0.5 -0.7 1.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 320.7 321.0 ... 0.3 6.1 0.1 1.9
Labour force 179.9 180.6 1.4 0.7 3.4 0.4 1.9
Employment 170.1 172.0 1.4 1.9 3.5 1.1 2.1
Unemployment 9.8 8.6 1.0 -1.2 -0.1 -12.2 -1.1
Participation rate 56.1 56.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 4.8 0.6 -0.6 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 53.0 53.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 ... ...
...
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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