Table 3
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 | |
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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 | 445.4 | 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.
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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