Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2016
January
2017
Standard error1 December 2016 to January 2017 January 2016 to January 2017 December 2016 to January 2017 January 2016 to January 2017
  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 445.0 445.2 ... 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.4
Labour force 267.6 265.9 2.1 -1.7 -3.9 -0.6 -1.4
Employment 227.1 229.3 2.2 2.2 -2.2 1.0 -1.0
Full-time 188.9 191.2 2.6 2.3 -3.0 1.2 -1.5
Part-time 38.2 38.2 2.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 2.1
Unemployment 40.5 36.6 2.1 -3.9 -1.6 -9.6 -4.2
Participation rate 60.1 59.7 0.5 -0.4 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.1 13.8 0.7 -1.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.0 51.5 0.5 0.5 -0.7 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 122.4 122.6 ... 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.2
Labour force 80.6 80.7 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.0
Employment 72.1 72.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7
Full-time 59.0 61.5 0.8 2.5 1.0 4.2 1.7
Part-time 13.1 11.3 0.7 -1.8 -0.4 -13.7 -3.4
Unemployment 8.5 7.9 0.6 -0.6 0.2 -7.1 2.6
Participation rate 65.8 65.8 0.5 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 9.8 0.7 -0.7 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 58.9 59.3 0.5 0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 790.0 790.3 ... 0.3 3.2 0.0 0.4
Labour force 488.9 490.5 2.5 1.6 6.0 0.3 1.2
Employment 448.5 452.7 2.7 4.2 9.8 0.9 2.2
Full-time 355.1 363.5 3.5 8.4 -1.3 2.4 -0.4
Part-time 93.4 89.2 3.2 -4.2 11.2 -4.5 14.4
Unemployment 40.4 37.9 2.3 -2.5 -3.7 -6.2 -8.9
Participation rate 61.9 62.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.3 7.7 0.5 -0.6 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 57.3 0.3 0.5 1.0 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 623.9 624.0 ... 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.3
Labour force 391.5 386.6 2.2 -4.9 -0.8 -1.3 -0.2
Employment 354.9 351.9 2.2 -3.0 0.6 -0.8 0.2
Full-time 299.0 300.2 2.8 1.2 4.3 0.4 1.5
Part-time 56.0 51.7 2.4 -4.3 -3.7 -7.7 -6.7
Unemployment 36.6 34.6 2.1 -2.0 -1.5 -5.5 -4.2
Participation rate 62.8 62.0 0.4 -0.8 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 8.9 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 56.4 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,905.9 6,909.7 ... 3.8 43.8 0.1 0.6
Labour force 4,493.3 4,482.1 14.8 -11.2 39.8 -0.2 0.9
Employment 4,199.2 4,202.6 15.5 3.4 97.1 0.1 2.4
Full-time 3,396.1 3,390.5 21.6 -5.6 62.8 -0.2 1.9
Part-time 803.1 812.1 19.5 9.0 34.3 1.1 4.4
Unemployment 294.1 279.5 13.3 -14.6 -57.3 -5.0 -17.0
Participation rate 65.1 64.9 0.2 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.2 0.3 -0.3 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 60.8 60.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,591.4 11,604.3 ... 12.9 149.8 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,525.6 7,559.9 20.7 34.3 71.2 0.5 1.0
Employment 7,046.4 7,075.2 19.7 28.8 90.1 0.4 1.3
Full-time 5,690.1 5,695.4 26.6 5.3 6.1 0.1 0.1
Part-time 1,356.3 1,379.8 25.2 23.5 84.0 1.7 6.5
Unemployment 479.2 484.8 16.4 5.6 -18.8 1.2 -3.7
Participation rate 64.9 65.1 0.2 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.2 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.8 61.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,004.4 1,006.1 ... 1.7 13.3 0.2 1.3
Labour force 675.3 675.6 2.6 0.3 6.1 0.0 0.9
Employment 633.0 634.3 2.6 1.3 5.7 0.2 0.9
Full-time 509.4 513.1 3.6 3.7 5.6 0.7 1.1
Part-time 123.6 121.2 3.3 -2.4 0.2 -1.9 0.2
Unemployment 42.3 41.3 2.0 -1.0 0.4 -2.4 1.0
Participation rate 67.2 67.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.1 0.3 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 63.0 63.0 0.3 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 872.5 872.7 ... 0.2 7.5 0.0 0.9
Labour force 608.1 606.3 2.6 -1.8 -0.2 -0.3 0.0
Employment 568.2 567.5 2.6 -0.7 -4.8 -0.1 -0.8
Full-time 466.6 463.6 3.4 -3.0 -8.3 -0.6 -1.8
Part-time 101.6 103.9 3.1 2.3 3.4 2.3 3.4
Unemployment 39.9 38.8 2.2 -1.1 4.6 -2.8 13.5
Participation rate 69.7 69.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.4 0.3 -0.2 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 65.1 65.0 0.3 -0.1 -1.1 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,409.6 3,411.4 ... 1.8 29.7 0.1 0.9
Labour force 2,479.2 2,487.8 9.4 8.6 33.2 0.3 1.4
Employment 2,267.4 2,267.6 10.1 0.2 -3.1 0.0 -0.1
Full-time 1,846.1 1,821.8 13.7 -24.3 -30.7 -1.3 -1.7
Part-time 421.2 445.8 12.4 24.6 27.6 5.8 6.6
Unemployment 211.9 220.1 8.8 8.2 36.2 3.9 19.7
Participation rate 72.7 72.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.8 0.3 0.3 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 66.5 66.5 0.3 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,952.8 3,955.7 ... 2.9 49.8 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,556.4 2,562.3 10.6 5.9 60.2 0.2 2.4
Employment 2,408.2 2,419.4 10.4 11.2 82.3 0.5 3.5
Full-time 1,867.4 1,892.8 14.6 25.4 49.7 1.4 2.7
Part-time 540.8 526.6 14.0 -14.2 32.6 -2.6 6.6
Unemployment 148.2 142.9 9.0 -5.3 -22.1 -3.6 -13.4
Participation rate 64.7 64.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 0.3 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 61.2 0.3 0.3 1.4 ... ...
...
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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