Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| August 2025 |
September 2025 |
Standard error2 | August to September 2025 | September 2024 to September 2025 | August to September 2025 | September 2024 to September 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 | 471.7 | 471.8 | ... | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 272.1 | 269.2 | 2.0 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 242.9 | 240.7 | 2.0 | -2.2 | -2.9 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 203.1 | 206.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 28.5 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.4 | 1.1 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 57.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 51.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.7 | 57.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 34.4 | 35.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 29.5 | 29.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 20.8 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 50.6 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 201.6 | 201.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 123.1 | 121.6 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 107.6 | 106.9 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 14.7 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -5.2 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 12.1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 212.4 | 212.4 | ... | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 114.7 | 112.6 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -3.0 | -1.8 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 105.7 | 104.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.8 | -1.0 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -11.1 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 54.0 | 53.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.8 | 49.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 154.5 | 154.6 | ... | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 102.1 | 103.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 93.8 | 92.9 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 81.9 | 79.9 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 20.5 | 44.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.1 | 24.1 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Labour force | 16.7 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 11.8 |
| Employment | 14.3 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 56.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 71.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 8.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 60.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 63.2 | 63.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 43.7 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 40.2 | 39.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 36.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 70.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 67.2 | 67.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 41.6 | 41.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 39.3 | 38.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 26.1 | 45.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 57.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 914.3 | 915.4 | ... | 1.1 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 560.5 | 560.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 524.1 | 525.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 434.4 | 436.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 34.8 | 2.6 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -4.4 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 117.0 | 117.2 | ... | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Labour force | 77.2 | 76.6 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 3.0 | -0.8 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 67.1 | 66.9 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 9.7 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -4.0 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.4 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 12.7 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.1 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 387.2 | 387.7 | ... | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 252.2 | 254.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 236.7 | 239.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 14.8 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -4.5 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 410.0 | 410.5 | ... | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 231.1 | 229.7 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -0.6 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 220.2 | 219.4 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -4.3 | -0.4 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 10.3 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -4.6 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 56.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 53.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 721.7 | 722.5 | ... | 0.8 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 434.6 | 441.6 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 401.2 | 405.9 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 340.2 | 343.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.4 | 35.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 25.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 92.8 | 92.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 59.7 | 61.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 49.6 | 50.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 2.2 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 162.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.9 | 17.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 10.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 54.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 306.3 | 306.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 192.5 | 197.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 179.3 | 183.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 3.0 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 59.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 322.7 | 323.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 182.3 | 183.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 172.3 | 171.6 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 16.0 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 56.5 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.1 | 0.4 | -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
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.
Table note 2
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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