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)
  March
2025
April
2025
Standard error1 March to April 2025 April 2024 to April 2025 March to April 2025 April 2024 to April 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 470.4 470.7 ... 0.3 5.5 0.1 1.2
Labour force 271.7 274.2 1.9 2.5 3.3 0.9 1.2
Employment 244.3 248.1 2.0 3.8 2.0 1.6 0.8
Full-time employment 205.0 210.1 2.4 5.1 1.8 2.5 0.9
Unemployment 27.3 26.2 1.8 -1.1 1.4 -4.0 5.6
Participation rate 57.8 58.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.0 9.6 0.6 -0.4 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.9 52.7 0.4 0.8 -0.2 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 57.7 57.7 ... 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.4
Labour force 35.4 35.8 0.9 0.4 -0.7 1.1 -1.9
Employment 29.6 29.8 0.9 0.2 -1.8 0.7 -5.7
Unemployment 5.8 6.0 0.8 0.2 1.1 3.4 22.4
Participation rate 61.4 62.0 1.6 0.6 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.4 16.8 2.1 0.4 3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.3 51.6 1.5 0.3 -3.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 201.1 201.2 ... 0.1 2.1 0.0 1.1
Labour force 121.3 123.8 1.2 2.5 3.1 2.1 2.6
Employment 108.1 111.7 1.3 3.6 4.4 3.3 4.1
Unemployment 13.2 12.2 1.2 -1.0 -1.2 -7.6 -9.0
Participation rate 60.3 61.5 0.6 1.2 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.9 9.9 0.9 -1.0 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 53.8 55.5 0.6 1.7 1.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 211.6 211.7 ... 0.1 2.6 0.0 1.2
Labour force 115.0 114.6 1.1 -0.4 0.9 -0.3 0.8
Employment 106.6 106.7 1.1 0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.5
Unemployment 8.4 8.0 0.9 -0.4 1.5 -4.8 23.1
Participation rate 54.3 54.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.0 0.8 -0.3 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 50.4 50.4 0.5 0.0 -0.9 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 152.8 153.2 ... 0.4 3.3 0.3 2.2
Labour force 101.5 101.0 0.8 -0.5 1.6 -0.5 1.6
Employment 93.9 94.3 0.9 0.4 1.8 0.4 1.9
Full-time employment 82.1 81.5 1.1 -0.6 1.7 -0.7 2.1
Unemployment 7.6 6.7 0.7 -0.9 -0.2 -11.8 -2.9
Participation rate 66.4 65.9 0.5 -0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 6.6 0.7 -0.9 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 61.6 0.6 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 24.1 24.1 ... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Labour force 16.7 16.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 5.7
Employment 15.0 15.6 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.0 8.3
Unemployment 1.7 1.1 0.4 -0.6 -0.2 -35.3 -15.4
Participation rate 69.3 69.3 2.0 0.0 3.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.2 6.6 2.3 -3.6 -1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 62.2 64.7 2.0 2.5 4.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 62.4 62.6 ... 0.2 1.6 0.3 2.6
Labour force 44.8 44.2 0.4 -0.6 0.4 -1.3 0.9
Employment 41.4 41.0 0.5 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 1.2
Unemployment 3.4 3.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -5.9 -5.9
Participation rate 71.8 70.6 0.7 -1.2 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 7.2 1.0 -0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 66.3 65.5 0.8 -0.8 -0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 66.3 66.5 ... 0.2 1.6 0.3 2.5
Labour force 40.0 40.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.8
Employment 37.5 37.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0
Unemployment 2.5 2.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 13.6
Participation rate 60.3 60.3 0.6 0.0 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.2 1.0 -0.1 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 56.5 0.7 -0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 911.5 912.1 ... 0.6 14.7 0.1 1.6
Labour force 558.9 556.5 3.1 -2.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1
Employment 524.9 516.4 3.2 -8.5 -5.8 -1.6 -1.1
Full-time employment 437.7 432.7 4.2 -5.0 -1.9 -1.1 -0.4
Unemployment 34.0 40.1 2.6 6.1 5.3 17.9 15.2
Participation rate 61.3 61.0 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 7.2 0.5 1.1 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 56.6 0.4 -1.0 -1.6 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 118.1 117.9 ... -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.3
Labour force 75.3 74.4 1.6 -0.9 -6.4 -1.2 -7.9
Employment 66.6 64.2 1.6 -2.4 -7.1 -3.6 -10.0
Unemployment 8.7 10.1 1.4 1.4 0.6 16.1 6.3
Participation rate 63.8 63.1 1.3 -0.7 -5.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.6 13.6 1.7 2.0 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.4 54.5 1.4 -1.9 -6.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 385.4 385.9 ... 0.5 7.3 0.1 1.9
Labour force 251.4 250.9 1.8 -0.5 6.7 -0.2 2.7
Employment 237.1 233.6 1.9 -3.5 3.6 -1.5 1.6
Unemployment 14.3 17.3 1.7 3.0 3.1 21.0 21.8
Participation rate 65.2 65.0 0.5 -0.2 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.9 0.7 1.2 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 60.5 0.5 -1.0 -0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 407.9 408.4 ... 0.5 7.1 0.1 1.8
Labour force 232.2 231.3 1.7 -0.9 -0.7 -0.4 -0.3
Employment 221.2 218.6 1.7 -2.6 -2.3 -1.2 -1.0
Unemployment 11.0 12.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 14.5 13.5
Participation rate 56.9 56.6 0.4 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 54.2 53.5 0.4 -0.7 -1.5 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 718.5 719.1 ... 0.6 13.0 0.1 1.8
Labour force 431.5 430.0 2.5 -1.5 -0.7 -0.3 -0.2
Employment 401.6 400.4 2.5 -1.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1
Full-time employment 346.8 343.5 3.2 -3.3 4.1 -1.0 1.2
Unemployment 30.0 29.6 2.1 -0.4 -0.4 -1.3 -1.3
Participation rate 60.1 59.8 0.4 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.9 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.9 55.7 0.4 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 92.6 92.6 ... 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.9
Labour force 55.8 54.5 1.4 -1.3 -5.3 -2.3 -8.9
Employment 48.0 46.1 1.3 -1.9 -5.9 -4.0 -11.3
Unemployment 7.8 8.4 1.1 0.6 0.6 7.7 7.7
Participation rate 60.3 58.9 1.5 -1.4 -6.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.0 15.4 1.8 1.4 2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.8 49.8 1.4 -2.0 -7.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 304.8 305.2 ... 0.4 5.7 0.1 1.9
Labour force 195.1 194.8 1.5 -0.3 3.8 -0.2 2.0
Employment 181.5 181.7 1.5 0.2 4.2 0.1 2.4
Unemployment 13.6 13.1 1.4 -0.5 -0.5 -3.7 -3.7
Participation rate 64.0 63.8 0.5 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.7 0.7 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 59.5 59.5 0.5 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 321.0 321.4 ... 0.4 5.7 0.1 1.8
Labour force 180.6 180.7 1.4 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.4
Employment 172.0 172.6 1.4 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.8
Unemployment 8.6 8.1 1.0 -0.5 -0.5 -5.8 -5.8
Participation rate 56.3 56.2 0.4 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.5 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 53.6 53.7 0.5 0.1 -0.6 ... ...
...
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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