Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| May 2019 |
June 2019 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 440.9 | 440.4 | ... | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 258.2 | 258.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -5.2 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 226.1 | 224.1 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 194.5 | 193.5 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 7.0 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 34.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -5.9 | 6.9 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 58.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 50.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 53.5 | 53.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| Labour force | 31.9 | 33.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 26.0 | 25.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 22.0 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 62.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 18.5 | 21.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.6 | 48.5 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 188.3 | 188.1 | ... | -0.2 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 118.5 | 119.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 102.2 | 102.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 16.3 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -4.5 | 3.7 | -21.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 14.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 199.0 | 198.9 | ... | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 107.7 | 105.9 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -5.0 | -1.7 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 97.9 | 95.7 | 1.0 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 4.1 | -19.7 |
| Participation rate | 54.1 | 53.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.2 | 48.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 128.1 | 128.6 | ... | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 84.6 | 85.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 77.1 | 77.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 18.5 | 18.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 12.8 | 12.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 11.1 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -17.6 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.3 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 11.0 | 2.4 | -2.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 52.9 | 53.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 37.5 | 37.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 33.6 | 33.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 71.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 56.7 | 56.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 34.4 | 34.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 32.5 | 32.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 10.5 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 805.1 | 806.1 | ... | 1.0 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 501.6 | 501.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 9.4 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 468.9 | 468.4 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 15.4 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 381.2 | 378.7 | 3.4 | -2.5 | 5.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 32.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | -6.0 | 0.3 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 107.9 | 108.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 73.7 | 72.6 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -1.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 65.5 | 65.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.1 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -4.6 | -13.4 | -39.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 9.8 | 1.9 | -1.3 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 335.3 | 335.8 | ... | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 219.6 | 219.0 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 203.8 | 202.0 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 15.8 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 7.0 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 361.9 | 362.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 208.3 | 209.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 199.5 | 200.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.6 | 57.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 630.3 | 630.9 | ... | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 386.6 | 390.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 358.7 | 359.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 304.3 | 306.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 30.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 80.2 | 80.0 | ... | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 53.4 | 53.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 47.6 | 47.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 13.8 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.1 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 266.7 | 267.1 | ... | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 172.4 | 174.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 158.9 | 159.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 14.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 283.4 | 283.8 | ... | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 160.8 | 162.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 152.2 | 152.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 56.7 | 57.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 53.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in 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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