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Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  March
2015
April
2015
Standard error1 March to April 2015 April 2014 to April 2015 March to April 2015 April 2014 to April 2015
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Population 443.1 443.1 ... 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.2
Labour force 271.0 271.3 1.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3
Employment 234.9 237.1 2.1 2.2 -1.4 0.9 -0.6
Full-time 202.0 203.9 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.7
Part-time 33.0 33.2 2.0 0.2 -2.9 0.6 -8.0
Unemployment 36.0 34.2 1.9 -1.8 2.1 -5.0 6.5
Participation rate 61.2 61.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.3 12.6 0.7 -0.7 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 53.0 53.5 0.5 0.5 -0.2 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 120.8 120.8 ... 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Labour force 82.8 81.8 0.6 -1.0 -0.4 -1.2 -0.5
Employment 73.6 73.2 0.7 -0.4 0.3 -0.5 0.4
Full-time 61.8 60.4 0.9 -1.4 -0.2 -2.3 -0.3
Part-time 11.9 12.8 0.7 0.9 0.5 7.6 4.1
Unemployment 9.1 8.6 0.6 -0.5 -0.6 -5.5 -6.5
Participation rate 68.5 67.7 0.5 -0.8 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 10.5 0.7 -0.5 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 60.6 0.5 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 784.4 784.4 ... 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.3
Labour force 491.8 487.8 2.6 -4.0 -2.7 -0.8 -0.6
Employment 446.0 443.0 2.6 -3.0 -3.2 -0.7 -0.7
Full-time 361.6 361.1 3.5 -0.5 0.9 -0.1 0.2
Part-time 84.4 81.9 3.1 -2.5 -4.1 -3.0 -4.8
Unemployment 45.8 44.8 2.4 -1.0 0.5 -2.2 1.1
Participation rate 62.7 62.2 0.3 -0.5 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 9.2 0.5 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 56.5 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 622.3 622.3 ... 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1
Labour force 394.5 393.6 2.3 -0.9 -1.3 -0.2 -0.3
Employment 354.5 354.5 2.4 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.4
Full-time 297.9 301.0 3.0 3.1 3.9 1.0 1.3
Part-time 56.6 53.5 2.5 -3.1 -2.5 -5.5 -4.5
Unemployment 40.0 39.1 2.1 -0.9 -2.6 -2.2 -6.2
Participation rate 63.4 63.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 9.9 0.5 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.0 57.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,830.3 6,833.8 ... 3.5 43.3 0.1 0.6
Labour force 4,431.2 4,441.4 14.7 10.2 60.1 0.2 1.4
Employment 4,099.2 4,110.9 14.5 11.7 68.7 0.3 1.7
Full-time 3,270.9 3,309.5 19.9 38.6 57.8 1.2 1.8
Part-time 828.3 801.4 18.3 -26.9 10.9 -3.2 1.4
Unemployment 332.0 330.5 13.0 -1.5 -8.5 -0.5 -2.5
Participation rate 64.9 65.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.0 60.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,347.5 11,356.6 ... 9.1 112.8 0.1 1.0
Labour force 7,411.8 7,391.4 20.0 -20.4 -29.3 -0.3 -0.4
Employment 6,902.1 6,887.8 19.2 -14.3 11.5 -0.2 0.2
Full-time 5,551.4 5,581.7 26.6 30.3 25.5 0.5 0.5
Part-time 1,350.6 1,306.2 24.3 -44.4 -13.9 -3.3 -1.1
Unemployment 509.8 503.5 16.9 -6.3 -40.9 -1.2 -7.5
Participation rate 65.3 65.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.8 60.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 984.0 985.0 ... 1.0 11.3 0.1 1.2
Labour force 677.3 675.6 2.6 -1.7 16.7 -0.3 2.5
Employment 640.7 638.6 2.6 -2.1 18.1 -0.3 2.9
Full-time 521.3 520.2 3.7 -1.1 23.1 -0.2 4.6
Part-time 119.4 118.4 3.5 -1.0 -5.0 -0.8 -4.1
Unemployment 36.6 37.0 2.1 0.4 -1.4 1.1 -3.6
Participation rate 68.8 68.6 0.3 -0.2 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.5 0.3 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 65.1 64.8 0.3 -0.3 1.1 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 859.0 859.7 ... 0.7 9.9 0.1 1.2
Labour force 599.1 601.3 2.6 2.2 13.1 0.4 2.2
Employment 572.9 575.4 2.6 2.5 7.8 0.4 1.4
Full-time 478.3 479.3 3.5 1.0 14.7 0.2 3.2
Part-time 94.6 96.0 3.3 1.4 -6.9 1.5 -6.7
Unemployment 26.1 26.0 1.8 -0.1 5.4 -0.4 26.2
Participation rate 69.7 69.9 0.3 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.3 0.3 -0.1 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 66.7 66.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,332.6 3,338.5 ... 5.9 73.3 0.2 2.2
Labour force 2,434.1 2,448.3 9.5 14.2 68.3 0.6 2.9
Employment 2,301.4 2,313.9 10.1 12.5 53.3 0.5 2.4
Full-time 1,909.1 1,901.5 13.3 -7.6 30.1 -0.4 1.6
Part-time 392.3 412.4 12.0 20.1 23.1 5.1 5.9
Unemployment 132.7 134.4 7.6 1.7 15.0 1.3 12.6
Participation rate 73.0 73.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 69.1 69.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,859.3 3,863.9 ... 4.6 42.9 0.1 1.1
Labour force 2,430.5 2,412.5 10.1 -18.0 -12.0 -0.7 -0.5
Employment 2,289.3 2,260.6 9.9 -28.7 -17.2 -1.3 -0.8
Full-time 1,805.7 1,788.2 14.1 -17.5 8.6 -1.0 0.5
Part-time 483.6 472.3 13.4 -11.3 -25.9 -2.3 -5.2
Unemployment 141.2 152.0 7.9 10.8 5.3 7.6 3.6
Participation rate 63.0 62.4 0.3 -0.6 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 58.5 0.3 -0.8 -1.1 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
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