Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2017 |
March 2017 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2017 | March 2016 to March 2017 | February to March 2017 | March 2016 to March 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 | 445.4 | 445.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 262.8 | 264.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 225.5 | 225.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | -2.6 |
| Full-time | 190.1 | 191.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | -4.3 | 0.6 | -2.2 |
| Part-time | 35.4 | 34.3 | 2.2 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -3.1 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.3 | 39.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 59.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 14.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 50.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 122.8 | 123.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 81.1 | 80.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 73.0 | 72.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 2.4 |
| Full-time | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| Part-time | 10.8 | 10.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -8.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 790.5 | 790.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 485.0 | 493.2 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 445.9 | 450.5 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Full-time | 362.3 | 364.2 | 3.5 | 1.9 | -5.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Part-time | 83.7 | 86.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 39.1 | 42.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -1.9 | 9.0 | -4.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 62.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 624.0 | 624.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 386.3 | 385.9 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 351.9 | 353.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Full-time | 301.3 | 301.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 50.6 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 34.5 | 32.3 | 2.1 | -2.2 | -6.8 | -6.4 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,912.1 | 6,915.7 | ... | 3.6 | 42.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,478.2 | 4,479.4 | 14.8 | 1.2 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 4,191.5 | 4,193.9 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 96.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time | 3,380.0 | 3,362.2 | 21.6 | -17.8 | 58.2 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
| Part-time | 811.5 | 831.7 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 38.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 286.7 | 285.5 | 13.3 | -1.2 | -43.2 | -0.4 | -13.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,615.2 | 11,628.4 | ... | 13.2 | 150.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 7,549.0 | 7,551.2 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 7,079.8 | 7,068.6 | 19.7 | -11.2 | 86.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Full-time | 5,748.6 | 5,759.9 | 26.6 | 11.3 | 88.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time | 1,331.2 | 1,308.7 | 25.2 | -22.5 | -2.1 | -1.7 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 469.2 | 482.6 | 16.4 | 13.4 | -24.7 | 2.9 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,007.4 | 1,008.8 | ... | 1.4 | 13.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 677.2 | 678.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 637.7 | 640.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Full-time | 517.0 | 519.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 120.7 | 120.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 39.5 | 37.5 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -3.2 | -5.1 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 873.4 | 874.3 | ... | 0.9 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 612.5 | 606.9 | 2.6 | -5.6 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 575.5 | 570.4 | 2.6 | -5.1 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Full-time | 469.9 | 470.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time | 105.6 | 99.5 | 3.1 | -6.1 | -3.2 | -5.8 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 36.9 | 36.4 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,414.2 | 3,417.6 | ... | 3.4 | 28.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,473.7 | 2,498.6 | 9.4 | 24.9 | 30.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,268.9 | 2,289.3 | 10.1 | 20.4 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Full-time | 1,841.1 | 1,861.8 | 13.7 | 20.7 | -16.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Part-time | 427.8 | 427.5 | 12.4 | -0.3 | 14.9 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 204.8 | 209.3 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 32.2 | 2.2 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 73.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 3,959.4 | 3,963.7 | ... | 4.3 | 49.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,568.9 | 2,582.8 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 2,438.8 | 2,443.0 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 81.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Full-time | 1,926.2 | 1,924.0 | 14.6 | -2.2 | 81.9 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| Part-time | 512.7 | 519.0 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 130.1 | 139.8 | 9.0 | 9.7 | -21.9 | 7.5 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
...
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.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the "Data Quality" section of the Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) publication for further explanations.
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