Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2017
November
2017
Standard error1 October to November 2017 November 2016 to November 2017 October to November 2017 November 2016 to November 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 445.4 445.1 ... -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1
Labour force 262.5 261.6 2.1 -0.9 -5.6 -0.3 -2.1
Employment 224.3 223.8 2.1 -0.5 -4.2 -0.2 -1.8
Full-time 192.0 189.5 2.6 -2.5 -2.4 -1.3 -1.3
Part-time 32.3 34.3 2.1 2.0 -1.8 6.2 -5.0
Unemployment 38.1 37.8 2.0 -0.3 -1.5 -0.8 -3.8
Participation rate 58.9 58.8 0.5 -0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.5 14.4 0.7 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 50.4 50.3 0.5 -0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 124.3 124.4 ... 0.1 2.1 0.1 1.7
Labour force 80.9 81.1 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.4
Employment 72.6 74.0 0.6 1.4 2.5 1.9 3.5
Full-time 60.3 61.5 0.8 1.2 2.7 2.0 4.6
Part-time 12.4 12.5 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.8 -2.3
Unemployment 8.3 7.1 0.6 -1.2 -1.4 -14.5 -16.5
Participation rate 65.1 65.2 0.5 0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 8.8 0.7 -1.5 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 59.5 0.5 1.1 1.0 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 794.4 794.9 ... 0.5 5.1 0.1 0.6
Labour force 490.2 492.2 2.5 2.0 5.1 0.4 1.0
Employment 447.6 448.9 2.7 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.2
Full-time 364.7 365.7 3.5 1.0 5.1 0.3 1.4
Part-time 82.9 83.3 3.3 0.4 -4.3 0.5 -4.9
Unemployment 42.6 43.3 2.3 0.7 4.3 1.6 11.0
Participation rate 61.7 61.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.7 8.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.3 56.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 625.4 625.5 ... 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.3
Labour force 384.9 383.8 2.2 -1.1 -4.6 -0.3 -1.2
Employment 354.9 352.2 2.2 -2.7 -2.2 -0.8 -0.6
Full-time 302.9 302.7 2.8 -0.2 5.0 -0.1 1.7
Part-time 52.0 49.5 2.3 -2.5 -7.1 -4.8 -12.5
Unemployment 30.0 31.7 2.0 1.7 -2.3 5.7 -6.8
Participation rate 61.5 61.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 8.3 0.5 0.5 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 56.3 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 6,947.1 6,949.9 ... 2.8 45.3 0.0 0.7
Labour force 4,517.8 4,499.9 14.9 -17.9 43.3 -0.4 1.0
Employment 4,242.8 4,259.0 15.3 16.2 78.1 0.4 1.9
Full-time 3,443.1 3,458.1 21.0 15.0 104.1 0.4 3.1
Part-time 799.6 801.0 19.4 1.4 -25.9 0.2 -3.1
Unemployment 275.1 240.9 12.8 -34.2 -34.8 -12.4 -12.6
Participation rate 65.0 64.7 0.2 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 5.4 0.3 -0.7 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.1 61.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 11,741.3 11,756.9 ... 15.6 175.6 0.1 1.5
Labour force 7,628.1 7,638.8 20.4 10.7 130.8 0.1 1.7
Employment 7,177.3 7,220.8 19.5 43.5 180.8 0.6 2.6
Full-time 5,836.0 5,861.3 26.7 25.3 188.9 0.4 3.3
Part-time 1,341.3 1,359.5 25.1 18.2 -8.1 1.4 -0.6
Unemployment 450.8 418.0 16.4 -32.8 -50.0 -7.3 -10.7
Participation rate 65.0 65.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.5 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.1 61.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,017.3 1,018.0 ... 0.7 14.4 0.1 1.4
Labour force 683.7 682.4 2.6 -1.3 9.4 -0.2 1.4
Employment 647.9 645.4 2.6 -2.5 13.5 -0.4 2.1
Full-time 521.2 519.1 3.6 -2.1 14.4 -0.4 2.9
Part-time 126.7 126.3 3.3 -0.4 -0.8 -0.3 -0.6
Unemployment 35.8 37.0 2.0 1.2 -4.1 3.4 -10.0
Participation rate 67.2 67.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.4 0.3 0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 63.7 63.4 0.3 -0.3 0.4 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 879.2 879.6 ... 0.4 7.7 0.0 0.9
Labour force 599.3 599.1 2.5 -0.2 -11.4 0.0 -1.9
Employment 564.1 563.5 2.5 -0.6 -5.5 -0.1 -1.0
Full-time 463.6 464.1 3.5 0.5 -5.0 0.1 -1.1
Part-time 100.5 99.4 3.2 -1.1 -0.5 -1.1 -0.5
Unemployment 35.1 35.7 2.1 0.6 -5.8 1.7 -14.0
Participation rate 68.2 68.1 0.3 -0.1 -1.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.0 0.3 0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 64.2 64.1 0.3 -0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 3,439.1 3,441.4 ... 2.3 33.1 0.1 1.0
Labour force 2,483.2 2,475.6 9.3 -7.6 -9.4 -0.3 -0.4
Employment 2,290.6 2,296.0 10.2 5.4 34.3 0.2 1.5
Full-time 1,888.8 1,876.4 13.6 -12.4 46.9 -0.7 2.6
Part-time 401.8 419.6 12.4 17.8 -12.6 4.4 -2.9
Unemployment 192.6 179.6 9.0 -13.0 -43.7 -6.7 -19.6
Participation rate 72.2 71.9 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.3 0.4 -0.5 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 66.6 66.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 3,994.8 3,997.6 ... 2.8 47.6 0.1 1.2
Labour force 2,594.2 2,610.7 10.6 16.5 61.5 0.6 2.4
Employment 2,467.2 2,485.4 10.6 18.2 92.0 0.7 3.8
Full-time 1,946.0 1,950.1 15.0 4.1 81.9 0.2 4.4
Part-time 521.2 535.4 14.1 14.2 10.2 2.7 1.9
Unemployment 127.0 125.3 8.6 -1.7 -30.5 -1.3 -19.6
Participation rate 64.9 65.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.8 0.3 -0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 62.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 ... ...
...
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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