Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2024 |
February 2024 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 458.9 | 459.4 | ... | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 273.5 | 271.5 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 8.5 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 245.5 | 243.7 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 7.6 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 208.0 | 207.8 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 7.0 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 37.5 | 35.9 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 0.7 | -4.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 28.0 | 27.8 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 59.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 53.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 147.7 | 148.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 99.4 | 98.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -0.5 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| Full-time employment | 79.3 | 78.3 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 5.8 | -1.3 | 8.0 |
| Part-time employment | 12.8 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -6.8 | 6.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 878.2 | 880.6 | ... | 2.4 | 27.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 549.9 | 551.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 511.6 | 517.9 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 21.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 414.7 | 422.6 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 97.0 | 95.2 | 3.6 | -1.8 | 8.9 | -1.9 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 38.3 | 33.2 | 2.6 | -5.1 | 2.6 | -13.3 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 694.7 | 696.6 | ... | 1.9 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 419.9 | 421.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 392.1 | 392.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 333.2 | 334.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Part-time employment | 58.8 | 57.7 | 2.5 | -1.1 | -4.7 | -1.9 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 29.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 15.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,342.9 | 7,354.9 | ... | 12.0 | 143.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 4,735.5 | 4,756.5 | 16.6 | 21.0 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,524.4 | 4,533.2 | 16.7 | 8.8 | 40.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,685.1 | 3,688.7 | 21.2 | 3.6 | 26.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 839.3 | 844.5 | 19.5 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 211.1 | 223.3 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 29.0 | 5.8 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,062.1 | 13,100.2 | ... | 38.1 | 446.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 8,460.1 | 8,498.4 | 21.2 | 38.3 | 203.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 7,937.7 | 7,944.4 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 80.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 6,526.3 | 6,554.5 | 27.3 | 28.2 | 24.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,411.5 | 1,389.9 | 25.0 | -21.6 | 55.9 | -1.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 522.3 | 554.0 | 17.2 | 31.7 | 122.9 | 6.1 | 28.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,108.2 | 1,111.1 | ... | 2.9 | 35.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 739.9 | 737.6 | 3.3 | -2.3 | 16.9 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 710.0 | 704.7 | 3.2 | -5.3 | 17.5 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 582.2 | 581.0 | 4.4 | -1.2 | 10.9 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 127.8 | 123.7 | 4.0 | -4.1 | 6.6 | -3.2 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.9 | 32.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 10.0 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 938.9 | 940.6 | ... | 1.7 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 630.7 | 634.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 18.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 600.8 | 603.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 14.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 499.1 | 499.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 101.8 | 103.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | -4.0 | 1.7 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 29.8 | 31.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,852.6 | 3,864.1 | ... | 11.5 | 174.9 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,680.2 | 2,696.8 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 114.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 2,512.7 | 2,530.1 | 11.8 | 17.4 | 99.8 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,054.8 | 2,070.7 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 78.9 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 457.9 | 459.4 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 20.9 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 167.4 | 166.6 | 9.4 | -0.8 | 14.6 | -0.5 | 9.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,594.1 | 4,605.9 | ... | 11.8 | 142.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 2,997.8 | 2,996.1 | 11.0 | -1.7 | 79.0 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,835.3 | 2,841.2 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 70.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,258.0 | 2,273.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 577.3 | 568.2 | 14.4 | -9.1 | 9.6 | -1.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 162.5 | 154.8 | 8.9 | -7.7 | 8.0 | -4.7 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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