Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2017 |
May 2017 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2017 | May 2016 to May 2017 | April to May 2017 | May 2016 to May 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 | 445.7 | 445.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 264.5 | 264.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -5.1 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 227.4 | 225.7 | 2.2 | -1.7 | -12.4 | -0.7 | -5.2 |
| Full-time | 193.7 | 193.1 | 2.6 | -0.6 | -5.9 | -0.3 | -3.0 |
| Part-time | 33.8 | 32.6 | 2.2 | -1.2 | -6.5 | -3.6 | -16.6 |
| Unemployment | 37.0 | 39.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 22.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.0 | 50.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 123.3 | 123.7 | ... | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 81.9 | 83.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 73.5 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| Full-time | 62.3 | 62.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Part-time | 11.2 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 10.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 791.2 | 791.6 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 490.8 | 488.6 | 2.5 | -2.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 450.0 | 450.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Full-time | 366.0 | 366.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Part-time | 84.0 | 84.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 40.8 | 38.5 | 2.3 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -5.6 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 624.2 | 624.5 | ... | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 385.0 | 384.8 | 2.2 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 351.6 | 352.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 302.1 | 302.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Part-time | 49.5 | 49.6 | 2.4 | 0.1 | -3.6 | 0.2 | -6.8 |
| Unemployment | 33.5 | 32.4 | 2.1 | -1.1 | -6.1 | -3.3 | -15.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,920.2 | 6,925.5 | ... | 5.3 | 43.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,484.6 | 4,472.2 | 14.8 | -12.4 | 39.0 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,190.1 | 4,205.0 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time | 3,345.2 | 3,375.0 | 21.6 | 29.8 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Part-time | 844.9 | 830.0 | 19.5 | -14.9 | 69.9 | -1.8 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 294.5 | 267.2 | 13.3 | -27.3 | -44.4 | -9.3 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,642.4 | 11,658.2 | ... | 15.8 | 155.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,504.4 | 7,576.5 | 20.7 | 72.1 | 84.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,067.0 | 7,086.9 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 86.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time | 5,746.1 | 5,756.1 | 26.6 | 10.0 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Part-time | 1,321.0 | 1,330.7 | 25.2 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 437.4 | 489.7 | 16.4 | 52.3 | -1.2 | 12.0 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,010.4 | 1,012.0 | ... | 1.6 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 676.8 | 678.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 640.0 | 642.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Full-time | 516.9 | 523.9 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Part-time | 123.1 | 118.8 | 3.3 | -4.3 | -0.2 | -3.5 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.8 | 35.9 | 2.0 | -0.9 | -4.1 | -2.4 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 875.2 | 876.4 | ... | 1.2 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 605.4 | 608.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 568.2 | 570.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Full-time | 463.7 | 467.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Part-time | 104.5 | 102.4 | 3.1 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -2.0 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 37.3 | 38.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,421.4 | 3,425.5 | ... | 4.1 | 29.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,485.9 | 2,484.2 | 9.4 | -1.7 | 39.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,289.0 | 2,291.1 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 40.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 1,864.7 | 1,883.6 | 13.7 | 18.9 | 54.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Part-time | 424.3 | 407.6 | 12.4 | -16.7 | -14.1 | -3.9 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 196.9 | 193.1 | 8.8 | -3.8 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 72.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 3,968.3 | 3,973.9 | ... | 5.6 | 50.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,596.7 | 2,612.9 | 10.6 | 16.2 | 92.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,454.3 | 2,466.6 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 99.2 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Full-time | 1,925.2 | 1,931.6 | 14.6 | 6.4 | 66.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Part-time | 529.1 | 535.0 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 142.4 | 146.3 | 9.0 | 3.9 | -7.1 | 2.7 | -4.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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