Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  November
2016
December
2016
Standard error1 November to December 2016 December 2015 to December 2016 November to December 2016 December 2015 to December 2016
  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 444.8 445.0 ... 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.5
Labour force 267.0 266.8 2.1 -0.2 -5.3 -0.1 -1.9
Employment 228.7 227.1 2.1 -1.6 -5.7 -0.7 -2.4
Full-time 192.5 188.7 2.6 -3.8 -6.0 -2.0 -3.1
Part-time 36.1 38.4 2.1 2.3 0.3 6.4 0.8
Unemployment 38.3 39.7 2.1 1.4 0.4 3.7 1.0
Participation rate 60.0 60.0 0.5 0.0 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.3 14.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 51.4 51.0 0.5 -0.4 -1.6 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 122.3 122.4 ... 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.0
Labour force 80.2 80.7 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.1
Employment 71.5 72.1 0.7 0.6 -0.7 0.8 -1.0
Full-time 58.8 59.0 0.8 0.2 -1.7 0.3 -2.8
Part-time 12.7 13.1 0.7 0.4 1.0 3.1 8.3
Unemployment 8.7 8.6 0.6 -0.1 0.7 -1.1 8.9
Participation rate 65.6 65.9 0.5 0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 10.7 0.7 -0.1 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 58.9 0.5 0.4 -1.2 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 789.8 790.0 ... 0.2 3.0 0.0 0.4
Labour force 487.0 489.0 2.6 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Employment 448.0 448.5 2.7 0.5 2.6 0.1 0.6
Full-time 360.6 355.1 3.6 -5.5 -13.3 -1.5 -3.6
Part-time 87.4 93.4 3.2 6.0 15.9 6.9 20.5
Unemployment 39.0 40.5 2.4 1.5 -1.7 3.8 -4.0
Participation rate 61.7 61.9 0.3 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 8.3 0.5 0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 56.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 623.8 623.9 ... 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.3
Labour force 388.2 391.6 2.2 3.4 4.3 0.9 1.1
Employment 354.3 354.9 2.3 0.6 2.1 0.2 0.6
Full-time 297.6 299.0 2.8 1.4 -2.3 0.5 -0.8
Part-time 56.7 56.0 2.4 -0.7 4.5 -1.2 8.7
Unemployment 33.9 36.7 2.1 2.8 2.2 8.3 6.4
Participation rate 62.2 62.8 0.3 0.6 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.7 9.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,904.6 6,905.9 ... 1.3 43.7 0.0 0.6
Labour force 4,453.4 4,493.9 15.8 40.5 34.1 0.9 0.8
Employment 4,178.7 4,199.1 16.1 20.4 89.5 0.5 2.2
Full-time 3,349.8 3,395.9 21.8 46.1 85.4 1.4 2.6
Part-time 828.9 803.1 19.8 -25.8 4.0 -3.1 0.5
Unemployment 274.8 294.8 13.9 20.0 -55.4 7.3 -15.8
Participation rate 64.5 65.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.6 0.3 0.4 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,581.3 11,591.4 ... 10.1 146.9 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,508.5 7,527.6 20.5 19.1 61.4 0.3 0.8
Employment 7,037.6 7,046.7 19.5 9.1 80.6 0.1 1.2
Full-time 5,670.7 5,690.8 26.9 20.1 6.8 0.4 0.1
Part-time 1,366.8 1,355.9 25.5 -10.9 73.9 -0.8 5.8
Unemployment 471.0 481.0 16.7 10.0 -19.1 2.1 -3.8
Participation rate 64.8 64.9 0.2 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.4 0.2 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.8 60.8 0.2 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,003.6 1,004.4 ... 0.8 12.5 0.1 1.3
Labour force 673.3 675.4 2.6 2.1 1.2 0.3 0.2
Employment 631.8 633.0 2.6 1.2 -1.0 0.2 -0.2
Full-time 504.4 509.4 3.6 5.0 2.9 1.0 0.6
Part-time 127.3 123.6 3.3 -3.7 -4.0 -2.9 -3.1
Unemployment 41.5 42.4 2.1 0.9 2.3 2.2 5.7
Participation rate 67.1 67.2 0.3 0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.0 63.0 0.3 0.0 -0.9 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 871.9 872.5 ... 0.6 7.5 0.1 0.9
Labour force 610.9 607.7 2.6 -3.2 -0.9 -0.5 -0.1
Employment 569.3 568.2 2.6 -1.1 -6.9 -0.2 -1.2
Full-time 469.1 466.5 3.5 -2.6 -12.4 -0.6 -2.6
Part-time 100.2 101.7 3.2 1.5 5.5 1.5 5.7
Unemployment 41.6 39.5 2.2 -2.1 5.9 -5.0 17.6
Participation rate 70.1 69.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.5 0.3 -0.3 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 65.3 65.1 0.3 -0.2 -1.4 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,408.3 3,409.6 ... 1.3 30.6 0.0 0.9
Labour force 2,483.1 2,478.3 9.6 -4.8 21.2 -0.2 0.9
Employment 2,260.4 2,267.3 9.7 6.9 -18.8 0.3 -0.8
Full-time 1,827.6 1,846.1 13.6 18.5 -34.8 1.0 -1.9
Part-time 432.8 421.2 12.6 -11.6 16.0 -2.7 3.9
Unemployment 222.8 211.0 8.2 -11.8 40.0 -5.3 23.4
Participation rate 72.9 72.7 0.3 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.0 8.5 0.3 -0.5 1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 66.3 66.5 0.3 0.2 -1.2 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,950.0 3,952.8 ... 2.8 49.6 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,546.6 2,555.7 10.8 9.1 52.5 0.4 2.1
Employment 2,391.1 2,408.1 10.7 17.0 72.4 0.7 3.1
Full-time 1,865.7 1,867.8 15.1 2.1 35.9 0.1 2.0
Part-time 525.4 540.3 14.4 14.9 36.5 2.8 7.2
Unemployment 155.4 147.6 8.9 -7.8 -19.9 -5.0 -11.9
Participation rate 64.5 64.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 5.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.9 0.3 0.4 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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