Table 4 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, 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)
  July
2025
August
2025
Standard error2 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 2025 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 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 471.4 471.7 ... 0.3 3.9 0.1 0.8
Labour force 274.9 272.1 2.0 -2.8 -0.2 -1.0 -0.1
Employment 246.1 242.9 2.0 -3.2 -1.3 -1.3 -0.5
Full-time employment 206.8 203.1 2.4 -3.7 -5.3 -1.8 -2.5
Unemployment 28.8 29.2 1.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.5
Participation rate 58.3 57.7 0.4 -0.6 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 10.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 52.2 51.5 0.4 -0.7 -0.7 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 57.7 57.7 ... 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3
Labour force 34.0 34.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.9
Employment 29.3 29.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.0
Unemployment 4.7 4.8 0.8 0.1 -0.1 2.1 -2.0
Participation rate 58.9 59.6 1.6 0.7 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.8 14.0 2.1 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 50.8 51.1 1.6 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 201.5 201.6 ... 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.7
Labour force 124.9 123.1 1.3 -1.8 1.4 -1.4 1.2
Employment 109.6 107.6 1.3 -2.0 0.0 -1.8 0.0
Unemployment 15.3 15.5 1.3 0.2 1.4 1.3 9.9
Participation rate 62.0 61.1 0.7 -0.9 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.2 12.6 1.0 0.4 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 54.4 53.4 0.6 -1.0 -0.4 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 212.2 212.4 ... 0.2 2.3 0.1 1.1
Labour force 116.1 114.7 1.0 -1.4 -1.9 -1.2 -1.6
Employment 107.2 105.7 1.1 -1.5 -1.7 -1.4 -1.6
Unemployment 8.9 9.0 0.9 0.1 -0.2 1.1 -2.2
Participation rate 54.7 54.0 0.5 -0.7 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.8 0.8 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 50.5 49.8 0.5 -0.7 -1.3 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 154.3 154.5 ... 0.2 2.6 0.1 1.7
Labour force 101.6 102.1 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.4
Employment 92.7 93.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3
Full-time employment 80.4 81.9 1.1 1.5 3.6 1.9 4.6
Unemployment 8.9 8.3 0.8 -0.6 0.2 -6.7 2.5
Participation rate 65.8 66.1 0.5 0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 8.1 0.7 -0.7 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 60.7 0.6 0.6 -0.3 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 24.1 24.1 ... 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -1.6
Labour force 16.4 16.7 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.8 5.0
Employment 14.8 14.3 0.5 -0.5 0.3 -3.4 2.1
Unemployment 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 50.0 26.3
Participation rate 68.0 69.3 2.0 1.3 4.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.8 14.4 2.4 4.6 2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 59.3 2.1 -2.1 2.2 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 63.1 63.2 ... 0.1 1.4 0.2 2.3
Labour force 44.4 43.7 0.5 -0.7 -1.0 -1.6 -2.2
Employment 40.0 40.2 0.5 0.2 -1.2 0.5 -2.9
Unemployment 4.3 3.5 0.5 -0.8 0.2 -18.6 6.1
Participation rate 70.4 69.1 0.7 -1.3 -3.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.7 8.0 1.0 -1.7 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 63.6 0.8 0.2 -3.4 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 67.1 67.2 ... 0.1 1.6 0.1 2.4
Labour force 40.9 41.6 0.4 0.7 1.5 1.7 3.7
Employment 37.9 39.3 0.5 1.4 2.1 3.7 5.6
Unemployment 3.0 2.3 0.4 -0.7 -0.6 -23.3 -20.7
Participation rate 61.0 61.9 0.6 0.9 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 5.5 1.0 -1.8 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 56.5 58.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 913.8 914.3 ... 0.5 8.4 0.1 0.9
Labour force 564.7 560.5 3.2 -4.2 3.9 -0.7 0.7
Employment 525.4 524.1 3.2 -1.3 4.3 -0.2 0.8
Full-time employment 438.8 434.4 4.2 -4.4 3.7 -1.0 0.9
Unemployment 39.3 36.4 2.6 -2.9 -0.4 -7.4 -1.1
Participation rate 61.8 61.3 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 57.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 117.2 117.0 ... -0.2 -2.1 -0.2 -1.8
Labour force 79.5 77.2 1.8 -2.3 1.2 -2.9 1.6
Employment 68.4 67.1 1.7 -1.3 1.4 -1.9 2.1
Unemployment 11.1 10.1 1.3 -1.0 -0.2 -9.0 -1.9
Participation rate 67.8 66.0 1.5 -1.8 2.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.0 13.1 1.6 -0.9 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 57.4 1.4 -1.0 2.2 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 386.9 387.2 ... 0.3 5.0 0.1 1.3
Labour force 253.5 252.2 1.8 -1.3 3.9 -0.5 1.6
Employment 235.6 236.7 1.9 1.1 4.9 0.5 2.1
Unemployment 17.9 15.5 1.7 -2.4 -1.0 -13.4 -6.1
Participation rate 65.5 65.1 0.5 -0.4 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 6.1 0.6 -1.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 61.1 0.5 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 409.6 410.0 ... 0.4 5.4 0.1 1.3
Labour force 231.7 231.1 1.7 -0.6 -1.2 -0.3 -0.5
Employment 221.5 220.2 1.7 -1.3 -2.1 -0.6 -0.9
Unemployment 10.3 10.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 4.9 8.0
Participation rate 56.6 56.4 0.4 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 54.1 53.7 0.4 -0.4 -1.2 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 721.2 721.7 ... 0.5 7.5 0.1 1.1
Labour force 440.7 434.6 2.4 -6.1 4.0 -1.4 0.9
Employment 407.7 401.2 2.4 -6.5 -1.8 -1.6 -0.4
Full-time employment 342.4 340.2 3.0 -2.2 2.3 -0.6 0.7
Unemployment 33.0 33.4 2.0 0.4 5.8 1.2 21.0
Participation rate 61.1 60.2 0.3 -0.9 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.7 0.4 0.2 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.5 55.6 0.3 -0.9 -0.8 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 92.7 92.8 ... 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4
Labour force 59.5 59.7 1.3 0.2 1.8 0.3 3.1
Employment 50.9 49.6 1.2 -1.3 -2.5 -2.6 -4.8
Unemployment 8.6 10.1 1.1 1.5 4.3 17.4 74.1
Participation rate 64.2 64.3 1.5 0.1 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.5 16.9 1.7 2.4 6.9 ... ...
Employment rate 54.9 53.4 1.3 -1.5 -3.0 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 306.1 306.3 ... 0.2 3.5 0.1 1.2
Labour force 198.5 192.5 1.4 -6.0 -0.9 -3.0 -0.5
Employment 184.8 179.3 1.5 -5.5 0.6 -3.0 0.3
Unemployment 13.7 13.2 1.3 -0.5 -1.5 -3.6 -10.2
Participation rate 64.8 62.8 0.5 -2.0 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.9 0.7 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 58.5 0.5 -1.9 -0.5 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 322.4 322.7 ... 0.3 3.7 0.1 1.2
Labour force 182.6 182.3 1.3 -0.3 3.0 -0.2 1.7
Employment 172.0 172.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
Unemployment 10.7 10.0 1.0 -0.7 2.9 -6.5 40.8
Participation rate 56.6 56.5 0.4 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.5 0.5 -0.4 1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 53.3 53.4 0.4 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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