Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2018 |
February 2018 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2018 | February 2017 to February 2018 | January to February 2018 | February 2017 to February 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 444.9 | 444.7 | ... | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 262.1 | 260.3 | 2.0 | -1.8 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 225.3 | 223.9 | 2.0 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| Full-time | 191.3 | 190.1 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Part-time | 34.0 | 33.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -0.6 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.8 | 36.4 | 2.0 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 58.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 50.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 124.5 | 124.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 83.8 | 83.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 74.9 | 75.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Full-time | 62.2 | 62.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Part-time | 12.7 | 12.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 14.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -4.5 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 795.8 | 796.2 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 494.0 | 495.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 453.5 | 456.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Full-time | 370.6 | 375.5 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Part-time | 82.8 | 80.8 | 3.3 | -2.0 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 40.5 | 39.0 | 2.5 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 626.0 | 626.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 385.6 | 387.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 350.7 | 355.8 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 301.3 | 305.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Part-time | 49.4 | 50.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 34.9 | 31.9 | 1.9 | -3.0 | -1.9 | -8.6 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 8.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,958.2 | 6,960.3 | ... | 2.1 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,508.6 | 4,517.5 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 40.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,266.5 | 4,263.6 | 15.5 | -2.9 | 73.8 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 3,489.6 | 3,486.4 | 20.6 | -3.2 | 108.4 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Part-time | 776.9 | 777.1 | 19.2 | 0.2 | -34.7 | 0.0 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 242.1 | 253.9 | 12.9 | 11.8 | -33.2 | 4.9 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,793.7 | 11,809.7 | ... | 16.0 | 194.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 7,593.5 | 7,603.1 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 58.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 7,172.9 | 7,188.6 | 19.6 | 15.7 | 113.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Full-time | 5,859.9 | 5,857.4 | 27.5 | -2.5 | 110.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Part-time | 1,313.1 | 1,331.2 | 25.7 | 18.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 420.6 | 414.5 | 16.8 | -6.1 | -55.4 | -1.5 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,019.5 | 1,020.4 | ... | 0.9 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 680.4 | 682.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 642.7 | 642.2 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Full-time | 512.3 | 512.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 | -5.8 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Part-time | 130.4 | 129.7 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 9.6 | -0.5 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 37.8 | 40.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 880.9 | 881.6 | ... | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 602.3 | 600.1 | 2.5 | -2.2 | -10.6 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 569.4 | 566.5 | 2.5 | -2.9 | -8.2 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| Full-time | 468.5 | 465.3 | 3.4 | -3.2 | -4.9 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| Part-time | 100.9 | 101.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | -2.4 | 2.4 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,447.3 | 3,450.5 | ... | 3.2 | 36.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,489.2 | 2,482.1 | 9.8 | -7.1 | 6.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,314.5 | 2,316.8 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 45.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time | 1,917.3 | 1,906.8 | 13.9 | -10.5 | 62.7 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| Part-time | 397.2 | 410.0 | 12.9 | 12.8 | -17.7 | 3.2 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 174.8 | 165.3 | 9.0 | -9.5 | -38.5 | -5.4 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 71.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,003.7 | 4,007.6 | ... | 3.9 | 48.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,610.9 | 2,604.7 | 10.4 | -6.2 | 30.0 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,486.8 | 2,483.4 | 10.4 | -3.4 | 40.2 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time | 1,950.8 | 1,922.3 | 15.7 | -28.5 | -5.2 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
| Part-time | 535.9 | 561.1 | 14.6 | 25.2 | 45.4 | 4.7 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 124.1 | 121.2 | 8.2 | -2.9 | -10.2 | -2.3 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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