Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2017 |
June 2017 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2017 | June 2016 to June 2017 | May to June 2017 | June 2016 to June 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 | 445.8 | 445.8 | ... | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 264.9 | 263.5 | 2.1 | -1.4 | -5.0 | -0.5 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 225.7 | 224.3 | 2.2 | -1.4 | -11.9 | -0.6 | -5.0 |
| Full-time | 193.1 | 192.9 | 2.6 | -0.2 | -6.8 | -0.1 | -3.4 |
| Part-time | 32.6 | 31.4 | 2.2 | -1.2 | -5.1 | -3.7 | -14.0 |
| Unemployment | 39.2 | 39.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.8 | 14.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 50.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 123.7 | 123.8 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 83.3 | 83.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -0.4 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 75.0 | 74.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 4.5 |
| Full-time | 62.8 | 62.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 5.9 |
| Part-time | 12.2 | 11.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -3.3 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 791.6 | 792.0 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 488.6 | 491.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 450.2 | 448.3 | 2.7 | -1.9 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Full-time | 366.2 | 365.4 | 3.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Part-time | 84.0 | 83.0 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.5 | 43.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 13.0 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 624.5 | 624.5 | ... | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 384.8 | 383.2 | 2.2 | -1.6 | -6.7 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 352.3 | 352.2 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Full-time | 302.8 | 302.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Part-time | 49.6 | 49.3 | 2.4 | -0.3 | -4.2 | -0.6 | -7.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.4 | 31.0 | 2.1 | -1.4 | -8.4 | -4.3 | -21.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,925.5 | 6,929.6 | ... | 4.1 | 43.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,472.2 | 4,504.4 | 14.8 | 32.2 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 4,205.0 | 4,233.3 | 15.5 | 28.3 | 121.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Full-time | 3,375.0 | 3,388.5 | 21.6 | 13.5 | 50.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Part-time | 830.0 | 844.8 | 19.5 | 14.8 | 71.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 267.2 | 271.1 | 13.3 | 3.9 | -35.6 | 1.5 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,658.2 | 11,673.6 | ... | 15.4 | 158.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,576.5 | 7,563.8 | 20.7 | -12.7 | 83.8 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,086.9 | 7,080.8 | 19.7 | -6.1 | 75.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time | 5,756.1 | 5,744.9 | 26.6 | -11.2 | 60.9 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time | 1,330.7 | 1,335.9 | 25.2 | 5.2 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 489.7 | 483.0 | 16.4 | -6.7 | 8.7 | -1.4 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,012.0 | 1,013.2 | ... | 1.2 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 678.6 | 680.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 642.7 | 644.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time | 523.9 | 521.3 | 3.6 | -2.6 | 10.0 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| Part-time | 118.8 | 123.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -1.6 | 3.5 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 35.9 | 36.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -5.3 | 1.4 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 876.4 | 876.9 | ... | 0.5 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 608.6 | 607.8 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 570.3 | 568.4 | 2.6 | -1.9 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Full-time | 467.9 | 468.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Part-time | 102.4 | 99.7 | 3.1 | -2.7 | -5.9 | -2.6 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 38.3 | 39.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,425.5 | 3,428.5 | ... | 3.0 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,484.2 | 2,482.6 | 9.4 | -1.6 | 39.0 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,291.1 | 2,298.6 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 48.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Full-time | 1,883.6 | 1,872.2 | 13.7 | -11.4 | 47.5 | -0.6 | 2.6 |
| Part-time | 407.6 | 426.4 | 12.4 | 18.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 193.1 | 184.0 | 8.8 | -9.1 | -9.5 | -4.7 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 3,973.9 | 3,979.0 | ... | 5.1 | 50.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,612.9 | 2,620.4 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 88.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 2,466.6 | 2,486.3 | 10.4 | 19.7 | 104.3 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| Full-time | 1,931.6 | 1,951.6 | 14.6 | 20.0 | 72.7 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Part-time | 535.0 | 534.7 | 14.0 | -0.3 | 31.6 | -0.1 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 146.3 | 134.1 | 9.0 | -12.2 | -16.3 | -8.3 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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