Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally
adjusted
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| March 2012 | April 2012 | S.E. Note 1 | Change from | Percent change from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| last month | last December | twelve months ago | last month | last December | twelve months ago | ||||
| in thousands (except rates) | |||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||
| Population | 428.5 | 428.0 | Note ...: not applicable | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 262.3 | 264.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 228.1 | 232.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment full-time | 196.6 | 201.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment part-time | 31.5 | 30.1 | 1.9 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -4.4 | -5.3 | -10.1 |
| Unemployment | 34.2 | 32.5 | 2.0 | -1.7 | -0.7 | 3.1 | -5.0 | -2.1 | 10.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 12.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 1.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 54.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||||
| Population | 120.3 | 120.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 81.1 | 82.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 72.0 | 73.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| Employment full-time | 58.8 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment part-time | 13.2 | 12.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -2.3 | 8.4 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 11.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| Population | 779.9 | 780.0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 498.0 | 499.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 456.6 | 454.5 | 2.8 | -2.1 | -3.9 | 7.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
| Employment full-time | 368.9 | 369.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment part-time | 87.7 | 84.6 | 3.1 | -3.1 | -4.3 | -3.9 | -3.5 | -4.8 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 41.4 | 44.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 8.0 | 14.9 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.9 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||
| Population | 620.4 | 620.4 | Note ...: not applicable | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 386.5 | 389.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -1.7 | -1.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 346.9 | 351.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | -3.1 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| Employment full-time | 293.8 | 298.2 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment part-time | 53.1 | 53.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | -3.4 | -4.3 | 0.2 | -6.0 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 39.6 | 38.0 | 2.1 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.9 | -4.0 | 3.8 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 9.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 6,618.4 | 6,624.1 | Note ...: not applicable | 5.7 | 18.9 | 62.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,289.7 | 4,319.0 | 15.0 | 29.3 | 42.2 | 30.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 3,952.1 | 3,975.4 | 15.1 | 23.3 | 69.4 | 20.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Employment full-time | 3,204.2 | 3,195.2 | 19.7 | -9.0 | 29.9 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Employment part-time | 747.9 | 780.2 | 18.2 | 32.3 | 39.5 | 24.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 337.5 | 343.6 | 13.3 | 6.1 | -27.2 | 9.4 | 1.8 | -7.3 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 11,027.1 | 11,041.9 | Note ...: not applicable | 14.8 | 50.4 | 147.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,329.6 | 7,354.8 | 20.2 | 25.2 | 36.7 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 6,788.2 | 6,780.5 | 19.2 | -7.7 | 27.0 | 37.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment full-time | 5,484.2 | 5,507.3 | 25.4 | 23.1 | 51.1 | 43.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Employment part-time | 1,304.0 | 1,273.2 | 23.2 | -30.8 | -24.1 | -6.0 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 541.5 | 574.3 | 17.2 | 32.8 | 9.7 | -4.2 | 6.1 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Manitoba | |||||||||
| Population | 960.6 | 961.7 | Note ...: not applicable | 1.1 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 666.7 | 664.7 | 2.7 | -2.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 631.4 | 629.6 | 2.6 | -1.8 | 3.1 | 6.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment full-time | 508.9 | 507.5 | 3.7 | -1.4 | -0.6 | 3.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment part-time | 122.5 | 122.0 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.2 | 35.1 | 2.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.5 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| Population | 806.6 | 807.7 | Note ...: not applicable | 1.1 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 556.4 | 564.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 529.7 | 536.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Employment full-time | 438.2 | 444.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| Employment part-time | 91.5 | 92.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -4.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 26.6 | 27.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -5.5 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 66.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Alberta | |||||||||
| Population | 3,042.4 | 3,050.5 | Note ...: not applicable | 8.1 | 21.7 | 56.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,250.6 | 2,254.6 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 11.8 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 2,132.3 | 2,143.0 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 79.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Employment full-time | 1,783.0 | 1,779.2 | 11.9 | -3.8 | 2.1 | 67.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment part-time | 349.3 | 363.8 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 118.2 | 111.6 | 7.0 | -6.6 | 1.9 | -17.4 | -5.6 | 1.7 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 74.0 | 73.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 70.1 | 70.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| British Columbia | |||||||||
| Population | 3,803.9 | 3,807.2 | Note ...: not applicable | 3.3 | 12.4 | 36.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,471.8 | 2,473.1 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,299.1 | 2,318.8 | 10.3 | 19.7 | 24.9 | 48.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment full-time | 1,791.4 | 1,808.1 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 22.0 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Employment part-time | 507.7 | 510.7 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -20.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 172.7 | 154.3 | 8.7 | -18.4 | -17.3 | -38.2 | -10.7 | -10.1 | -19.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -1.6 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
| ... not applicable | |||||||||
Average standard error of change in two consecutive
months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Note(s):
Related CANSIM Table 282-0087.
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