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Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  April
2015
May
2015
Standard error1 April to May 2015 May 2014 to May 2015 April to May 2015 May 2014 to May 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 443.1 443.0 ... -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.2
Labour force 271.3 270.0 1.9 -1.3 0.9 -0.5 0.3
Employment 237.1 232.8 2.1 -4.3 -2.3 -1.8 -1.0
Full-time 203.9 199.8 2.5 -4.1 2.4 -2.0 1.2
Part-time 33.2 33.0 2.0 -0.2 -4.7 -0.6 -12.5
Unemployment 34.2 37.2 1.9 3.0 3.3 8.8 9.7
Participation rate 61.2 60.9 0.4 -0.3 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.6 13.8 0.7 1.2 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 53.5 52.6 0.5 -0.9 -0.4 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 120.8 120.8 ... 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Labour force 81.8 81.5 0.6 -0.3 -2.6 -0.4 -3.1
Employment 73.2 72.5 0.7 -0.7 -1.2 -1.0 -1.6
Full-time 60.4 59.7 0.9 -0.7 -1.9 -1.2 -3.1
Part-time 12.8 12.8 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 5.8
Unemployment 8.6 9.0 0.6 0.4 -1.3 4.7 -12.6
Participation rate 67.7 67.5 0.5 -0.2 -2.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 11.0 0.7 0.5 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 60.0 0.5 -0.6 -1.1 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 784.4 784.7 ... 0.3 2.2 0.0 0.3
Labour force 487.8 489.7 2.6 1.9 -0.1 0.4 0.0
Employment 443.0 446.7 2.6 3.7 1.6 0.8 0.4
Full-time 361.1 363.7 3.5 2.6 7.3 0.7 2.0
Part-time 81.9 83.0 3.1 1.1 -5.7 1.3 -6.4
Unemployment 44.8 43.0 2.4 -1.8 -1.7 -4.0 -3.8
Participation rate 62.2 62.4 0.3 0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.2 8.8 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.5 56.9 0.3 0.4 0.0 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 622.3 622.0 ... -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1
Labour force 393.6 389.0 2.3 -4.6 -3.1 -1.2 -0.8
Employment 354.5 351.7 2.4 -2.8 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1
Full-time 301.0 295.7 3.0 -5.3 -0.6 -1.8 -0.2
Part-time 53.5 56.0 2.5 2.5 0.3 4.7 0.5
Unemployment 39.1 37.3 2.1 -1.8 -2.9 -4.6 -7.2
Participation rate 63.2 62.5 0.4 -0.7 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 9.6 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.0 56.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,833.8 6,837.1 ... 3.3 42.2 0.0 0.6
Labour force 4,441.4 4,448.6 14.7 7.2 63.9 0.2 1.5
Employment 4,110.9 4,108.8 14.5 -2.1 70.2 -0.1 1.7
Full-time 3,309.5 3,293.7 19.9 -15.8 69.7 -0.5 2.2
Part-time 801.4 815.1 18.3 13.7 0.5 1.7 0.1
Unemployment 330.5 339.8 13.0 9.3 -6.3 2.8 -1.8
Participation rate 65.0 65.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.6 0.3 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 60.1 0.2 -0.1 0.7 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,356.6 11,364.9 ... 8.3 112.1 0.1 1.0
Labour force 7,391.4 7,415.3 20.0 23.9 1.5 0.3 0.0
Employment 6,887.8 6,931.7 19.2 43.9 53.0 0.6 0.8
Full-time 5,581.7 5,612.8 26.6 31.1 78.7 0.6 1.4
Part-time 1,306.2 1,318.9 24.3 12.7 -25.6 1.0 -1.9
Unemployment 503.5 483.6 16.9 -19.9 -51.6 -4.0 -9.6
Participation rate 65.1 65.2 0.2 0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 985.0 985.6 ... 0.6 10.7 0.1 1.1
Labour force 675.6 674.0 2.6 -1.6 16.7 -0.2 2.5
Employment 638.6 635.4 2.6 -3.2 14.2 -0.5 2.3
Full-time 520.2 514.2 3.7 -6.0 16.1 -1.2 3.2
Part-time 118.4 121.2 3.5 2.8 -1.8 2.4 -1.5
Unemployment 37.0 38.6 2.1 1.6 2.5 4.3 6.9
Participation rate 68.6 68.4 0.3 -0.2 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 64.8 64.5 0.3 -0.3 0.8 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 859.7 860.2 ... 0.5 9.3 0.1 1.1
Labour force 601.3 605.3 2.6 4.0 11.9 0.7 2.0
Employment 575.4 575.4 2.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 1.0
Full-time 479.3 478.7 3.5 -0.6 6.0 -0.1 1.3
Part-time 96.0 96.8 3.3 0.8 -0.3 0.8 -0.3
Unemployment 26.0 29.9 1.8 3.9 6.3 15.0 26.7
Participation rate 69.9 70.4 0.3 0.5 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.9 0.3 0.6 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 66.9 66.9 0.3 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,338.5 3,345.4 ... 6.9 71.8 0.2 2.2
Labour force 2,448.3 2,448.5 9.5 0.2 67.9 0.0 2.9
Employment 2,313.9 2,307.5 10.1 -6.4 38.4 -0.3 1.7
Full-time 1,901.5 1,921.7 13.3 20.2 32.5 1.1 1.7
Part-time 412.4 385.8 12.0 -26.6 5.9 -6.5 1.6
Unemployment 134.4 141.1 7.6 6.7 29.5 5.0 26.4
Participation rate 73.3 73.2 0.3 -0.1 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 69.3 69.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,863.9 3,868.4 ... 4.5 44.0 0.1 1.2
Labour force 2,412.5 2,439.4 10.1 26.9 10.7 1.1 0.4
Employment 2,260.6 2,291.2 9.9 30.6 12.9 1.4 0.6
Full-time 1,788.2 1,797.8 14.1 9.6 22.9 0.5 1.3
Part-time 472.3 493.4 13.4 21.1 -10.0 4.5 -2.0
Unemployment 152.0 148.2 7.9 -3.8 -2.2 -2.5 -1.5
Participation rate 62.4 63.1 0.3 0.7 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 59.2 0.3 0.7 -0.4 ... ...
...
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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