Labour Force Information
Table 3

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Labour Force Information

Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
Table summary
This table displays the results of Labour force characteristics by province May 2017, June 2017, S.E., Change from, Percent change from, last month, last December and twelve months ago, calculated using in thousands (except rates) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
May 2017 June 2017 S.E.Table 3 Note 1 Change from Percent change from
last month last December twelve months ago last month last December twelve months ago
in thousands (except rates) percent
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population 445.8 445.8 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.3
Labour force 264.9 263.5 2.1 -1.4 -4.1 -5.0 -0.5 -1.5 -1.9
Employment 225.7 224.3 2.2 -1.4 -2.8 -11.9 -0.6 -1.2 -5.0
Employment full-time 193.1 192.9 2.6 -0.2 4.0 -6.8 -0.1 2.1 -3.4
Employment part-time 32.6 31.4 2.2 -1.2 -6.8 -5.1 -3.7 -17.8 -14.0
Unemployment 39.2 39.2 2.1 0.0 -1.3 6.9 0.0 -3.2 21.4
Participation rate 59.4 59.1 0.5 -0.3 -1.0 -1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 14.8 14.9 0.7 0.1 -0.2 2.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 50.6 50.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -2.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island
Population 123.7 123.8 Note ...: not applicable 0.1 1.4 2.0 0.1 1.1 1.6
Labour force 83.3 83.0 0.6 -0.3 2.4 3.0 -0.4 3.0 3.8
Employment 75.0 74.5 0.7 -0.5 2.4 3.2 -0.7 3.3 4.5
Employment full-time 62.8 62.7 0.8 -0.1 3.7 3.5 -0.2 6.3 5.9
Employment part-time 12.2 11.8 0.7 -0.4 -1.3 -0.3 -3.3 -9.9 -2.5
Unemployment 8.3 8.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.2 2.4 0.0 -2.3
Participation rate 67.3 67.0 0.5 -0.3 1.2 1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 10.0 10.2 0.7 0.2 -0.3 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.6 60.2 0.5 -0.4 1.3 1.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia
Population 791.6 792.0 Note ...: not applicable 0.4 2.0 3.6 0.1 0.3 0.5
Labour force 488.6 491.8 2.5 3.2 2.9 5.6 0.7 0.6 1.2
Employment 450.2 448.3 2.7 -1.9 -0.2 1.5 -0.4 0.0 0.3
Employment full-time 366.2 365.4 3.5 -0.8 10.3 0.0 -0.2 2.9 0.0
Employment part-time 84.0 83.0 3.2 -1.0 -10.4 1.7 -1.2 -11.1 2.1
Unemployment 38.5 43.5 2.3 5.0 3.1 4.1 13.0 7.7 10.4
Participation rate 61.7 62.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.9 8.8 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 56.9 56.6 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
New Brunswick
Population 624.5 624.5 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
Labour force 384.8 383.2 2.2 -1.6 -8.3 -6.7 -0.4 -2.1 -1.7
Employment 352.3 352.2 2.2 -0.1 -2.7 1.7 0.0 -0.8 0.5
Employment full-time 302.8 302.9 2.8 0.1 3.9 5.8 0.0 1.3 2.0
Employment part-time 49.6 49.3 2.4 -0.3 -6.7 -4.2 -0.6 -12.0 -7.9
Unemployment 32.4 31.0 2.1 -1.4 -5.6 -8.4 -4.3 -15.3 -21.3
Participation rate 61.6 61.4 0.4 -0.2 -1.4 -1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 8.4 8.1 0.5 -0.3 -1.2 -2.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 56.4 56.4 0.4 0.0 -0.5 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Quebec
Population 6,925.5 6,929.6 Note ...: not applicable 4.1 23.7 43.5 0.1 0.3 0.6
Labour force 4,472.2 4,504.4 14.8 32.2 11.1 86.1 0.7 0.2 1.9
Employment 4,205.0 4,233.3 15.5 28.3 34.1 121.7 0.7 0.8 3.0
Employment full-time 3,375.0 3,388.5 21.6 13.5 -7.6 50.4 0.4 -0.2 1.5
Employment part-time 830.0 844.8 19.5 14.8 41.7 71.3 1.8 5.2 9.2
Unemployment 267.2 271.1 13.3 3.9 -23.0 -35.6 1.5 -7.8 -11.6
Participation rate 64.6 65.0 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.0 0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.7 61.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Ontario
Population 11,658.2 11,673.6 Note ...: not applicable 15.4 82.2 158.4 0.1 0.7 1.4
Labour force 7,576.5 7,563.8 20.7 -12.7 38.2 83.8 -0.2 0.5 1.1
Employment 7,086.9 7,080.8 19.7 -6.1 34.4 75.1 -0.1 0.5 1.1
Employment full-time 5,756.1 5,744.9 26.6 -11.2 54.8 60.9 -0.2 1.0 1.1
Employment part-time 1,330.7 1,335.9 25.2 5.2 -20.4 14.2 0.4 -1.5 1.1
Unemployment 489.7 483.0 16.4 -6.7 3.8 8.7 -1.4 0.8 1.8
Participation rate 65.0 64.8 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 60.8 60.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Manitoba
Population 1,012.0 1,013.2 Note ...: not applicable 1.2 8.8 14.7 0.1 0.9 1.5
Labour force 678.6 680.6 2.6 2.0 5.3 3.0 0.3 0.8 0.4
Employment 642.7 644.3 2.6 1.6 11.3 8.4 0.2 1.8 1.3
Employment full-time 523.9 521.3 3.6 -2.6 11.9 10.0 -0.5 2.3 2.0
Employment part-time 118.8 123.0 3.3 4.2 -0.6 -1.6 3.5 -0.5 -1.3
Unemployment 35.9 36.4 2.0 0.5 -5.9 -5.3 1.4 -13.9 -12.7
Participation rate 67.1 67.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.3 0.3 0.0 -1.0 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 63.5 63.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Saskatchewan
Population 876.4 876.9 Note ...: not applicable 0.5 4.4 8.6 0.1 0.5 1.0
Labour force 608.6 607.8 2.6 -0.8 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0
Employment 570.3 568.4 2.6 -1.9 0.2 -1.7 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
Employment full-time 467.9 468.7 3.4 0.8 2.1 4.2 0.2 0.5 0.9
Employment part-time 102.4 99.7 3.1 -2.7 -1.9 -5.9 -2.6 -1.9 -5.6
Unemployment 38.3 39.4 2.2 1.1 -0.5 1.9 2.9 -1.3 5.1
Participation rate 69.4 69.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.5 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 65.1 64.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Alberta
Population 3,425.5 3,428.5 Note ...: not applicable 3.0 18.9 29.4 0.1 0.6 0.9
Labour force 2,484.2 2,482.6 9.4 -1.6 3.4 39.0 -0.1 0.1 1.6
Employment 2,291.1 2,298.6 10.1 7.5 31.2 48.5 0.3 1.4 2.2
Employment full-time 1,883.6 1,872.2 13.7 -11.4 26.1 47.5 -0.6 1.4 2.6
Employment part-time 407.6 426.4 12.4 18.8 5.2 1.0 4.6 1.2 0.2
Unemployment 193.1 184.0 8.8 -9.1 -27.9 -9.5 -4.7 -13.2 -4.9
Participation rate 72.5 72.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.4 0.3 -0.4 -1.1 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 66.9 67.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
British Columbia
Population 3,973.9 3,979.0 Note ...: not applicable 5.1 26.2 50.1 0.1 0.7 1.3
Labour force 2,612.9 2,620.4 10.6 7.5 64.0 88.0 0.3 2.5 3.5
Employment 2,466.6 2,486.3 10.4 19.7 78.1 104.3 0.8 3.2 4.4
Employment full-time 1,931.6 1,951.6 14.6 20.0 84.2 72.7 1.0 4.5 3.9
Employment part-time 535.0 534.7 14.0 -0.3 -6.1 31.6 -0.1 -1.1 6.3
Unemployment 146.3 134.1 9.0 -12.2 -14.1 -16.3 -8.3 -9.5 -10.8
Participation rate 65.8 65.9 0.3 0.1 1.2 1.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.7 -0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 62.1 62.5 0.3 0.4 1.6 1.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable

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