Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender2, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| May 2025 |
June 2025 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2025 | June 2024 to June 2025 | May to June 2025 | June 2024 to June 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 | 470.9 | 471.1 | ... | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 275.2 | 272.0 | 1.9 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 248.5 | 245.0 | 2.0 | -3.5 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 208.3 | 207.9 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -2.9 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.7 | 27.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 57.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.8 | 52.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.7 | 57.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 36.3 | 35.0 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -3.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 30.6 | 28.9 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -5.6 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 60.7 | 1.6 | -2.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.7 | 17.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 50.1 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 201.3 | 201.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 124.1 | 121.6 | 1.2 | -2.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 109.2 | 109.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 12.4 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -16.8 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 10.2 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 211.9 | 212.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 114.8 | 115.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 108.7 | 106.8 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 39.3 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 54.2 | 54.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 50.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 153.4 | 154.0 | ... | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 99.8 | 100.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 91.6 | 91.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 79.1 | 80.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.0 | 24.1 | ... | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Labour force | 16.7 | 16.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 14.7 | 14.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -25.0 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 66.4 | 2.0 | -3.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 9.4 | 2.3 | -2.6 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.2 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 62.7 | 63.0 | ... | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 43.3 | 43.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 39.6 | 40.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 66.7 | 66.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 39.8 | 40.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 37.4 | 37.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 32.0 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 60.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 912.5 | 913.2 | ... | 0.7 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 563.9 | 561.2 | 3.1 | -2.7 | 5.4 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 527.0 | 523.6 | 3.2 | -3.4 | 4.0 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 439.1 | 437.2 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 6.7 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 36.9 | 37.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 117.6 | 117.3 | ... | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 78.7 | 77.8 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 1.7 | -1.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 69.5 | 67.6 | 1.6 | -1.9 | 1.2 | -2.7 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.3 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 57.6 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 386.2 | 386.6 | ... | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 251.8 | 251.5 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 235.2 | 235.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 16.6 | 16.2 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -2.4 | 6.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 408.8 | 409.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 233.4 | 231.8 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 222.3 | 220.7 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 56.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 53.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 719.7 | 720.5 | ... | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 435.6 | 438.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 408.0 | 406.8 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 347.2 | 347.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 27.6 | 32.1 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 16.3 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 92.6 | 92.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 58.7 | 59.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 50.3 | 50.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 64.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.3 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 305.4 | 305.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 196.3 | 196.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 182.5 | 182.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 321.7 | 322.1 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 180.7 | 182.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 175.2 | 173.7 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 63.6 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.5 | 53.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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.
Table note 2
The category "Men+" includes men, as well as some non-binary persons, while the category "Women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary persons. Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. Individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol.
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