Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
August 2017 |
September 2017 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2017 | September 2016 to September 2017 | August to September 2017 | September 2016 to September 2017 | |
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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 | 445.5 | ... | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Labour force | 258.5 | 260.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -11.2 | 0.7 | -4.1 |
Employment | 220.4 | 220.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -13.1 | 0.2 | -5.6 |
Full-time | 189.9 | 189.6 | 2.6 | -0.3 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -2.1 |
Part-time | 30.5 | 31.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -9.2 | 2.6 | -22.7 |
Unemployment | 38.1 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
Participation rate | 58.0 | 58.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 14.7 | 15.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 49.4 | 49.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||
Population | 124.1 | 124.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Labour force | 80.9 | 80.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
Employment | 73.8 | 73.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 2.2 |
Full-time | 60.7 | 60.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
Part-time | 13.1 | 12.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 |
Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 8.5 | -10.5 |
Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 59.5 | 58.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
Nova Scotia | |||||||
Population | 793.3 | 793.7 | ... | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Labour force | 487.8 | 491.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Employment | 444.6 | 446.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Full-time | 356.6 | 361.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -1.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
Part-time | 88.0 | 85.5 | 3.3 | -2.5 | 4.6 | -2.8 | 5.7 |
Unemployment | 43.2 | 44.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 13.6 |
Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
New Brunswick | |||||||
Population | 625.0 | 625.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Labour force | 381.6 | 382.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -9.9 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
Employment | 351.9 | 352.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
Full-time | 298.9 | 301.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Part-time | 53.0 | 51.2 | 2.3 | -1.8 | -6.5 | -3.4 | -11.3 |
Unemployment | 29.7 | 29.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -6.4 | 0.0 | -17.7 |
Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Quebec | |||||||
Population | 6,940.7 | 6,944.0 | ... | 3.3 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Labour force | 4,504.9 | 4,492.5 | 14.9 | -12.4 | 14.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Employment | 4,232.0 | 4,224.4 | 15.3 | -7.6 | 53.5 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
Full-time | 3,392.8 | 3,410.1 | 21.0 | 17.3 | 35.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Part-time | 839.2 | 814.3 | 19.4 | -24.9 | 17.9 | -3.0 | 2.2 |
Unemployment | 272.9 | 268.1 | 12.8 | -4.8 | -39.2 | -1.8 | -12.8 |
Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
Ontario | |||||||
Population | 11,709.8 | 11,725.2 | ... | 15.4 | 167.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 7,565.7 | 7,601.0 | 20.4 | 35.3 | 108.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Employment | 7,137.4 | 7,172.1 | 19.5 | 34.7 | 169.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
Full-time | 5,736.2 | 5,814.0 | 26.7 | 77.8 | 137.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
Part-time | 1,401.3 | 1,358.0 | 25.1 | -43.3 | 32.3 | -3.1 | 2.4 |
Unemployment | 428.3 | 428.9 | 16.4 | 0.6 | -61.0 | 0.1 | -12.5 |
Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
Manitoba | |||||||
Population | 1,015.9 | 1,016.7 | ... | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 683.2 | 681.7 | 2.6 | -1.5 | 6.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
Employment | 649.4 | 643.9 | 2.6 | -5.5 | 11.7 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
Full-time | 520.5 | 520.2 | 3.6 | -0.3 | 12.9 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
Part-time | 128.9 | 123.7 | 3.3 | -5.2 | -1.2 | -4.0 | -1.0 |
Unemployment | 33.7 | 37.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | -5.1 | 12.2 | -11.9 |
Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Saskatchewan | |||||||
Population | 878.0 | 878.8 | ... | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Labour force | 607.0 | 605.7 | 2.5 | -1.3 | -5.9 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
Employment | 568.1 | 568.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Full-time | 464.8 | 468.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Part-time | 103.3 | 100.1 | 3.2 | -3.2 | -2.9 | -3.1 | -2.8 |
Unemployment | 39.0 | 37.6 | 2.1 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -3.6 | -10.5 |
Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Alberta | |||||||
Population | 3,434.5 | 3,436.7 | ... | 2.2 | 29.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Labour force | 2,488.9 | 2,473.1 | 9.3 | -15.8 | -7.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
Employment | 2,286.5 | 2,278.7 | 10.2 | -7.8 | 13.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
Full-time | 1,867.6 | 1,869.9 | 13.6 | 2.3 | 31.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
Part-time | 418.8 | 408.9 | 12.4 | -9.9 | -18.1 | -2.4 | -4.2 |
Unemployment | 202.4 | 194.4 | 9.0 | -8.0 | -20.8 | -4.0 | -9.7 |
Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
British Columbia | |||||||
Population | 3,988.1 | 3,991.7 | ... | 3.6 | 47.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Labour force | 2,612.1 | 2,599.7 | 10.6 | -12.4 | 69.1 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
Employment | 2,480.0 | 2,473.3 | 10.6 | -6.7 | 85.1 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
Full-time | 1,930.0 | 1,935.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 70.5 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
Part-time | 550.0 | 538.4 | 14.1 | -11.6 | 14.6 | -2.1 | 2.8 |
Unemployment | 132.1 | 126.3 | 8.6 | -5.8 | -16.1 | -4.4 | -11.3 |
Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 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.
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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