Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| March 2020 |
April 2020 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 439.8 | 439.7 | ... | -0.1 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 246.3 | 224.1 | 2.0 | -22.2 | -35.0 | -9.0 | -13.5 |
| Employment | 217.4 | 188.2 | 2.1 | -29.2 | -40.3 | -13.4 | -17.6 |
| Full-time employment | 186.9 | 159.6 | 2.5 | -27.3 | -34.2 | -14.6 | -17.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 35.8 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 23.9 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.0 | 51.0 | 0.4 | -5.0 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 16.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.4 | 42.8 | 0.5 | -6.6 | -9.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 53.3 | 53.2 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 27.7 | 26.7 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -5.8 | -3.6 | -17.8 |
| Employment | 22.9 | 19.9 | 0.8 | -3.0 | -6.4 | -13.1 | -24.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 41.7 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 52.0 | 50.2 | 1.7 | -1.8 | -10.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.3 | 25.5 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 43.0 | 37.4 | 1.5 | -5.6 | -11.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 187.7 | 187.6 | ... | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 114.4 | 103.0 | 1.2 | -11.4 | -17.1 | -10.0 | -14.2 |
| Employment | 98.5 | 83.0 | 1.4 | -15.5 | -21.0 | -15.7 | -20.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.9 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 25.2 | 23.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 54.9 | 0.6 | -6.0 | -8.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 44.2 | 0.7 | -8.3 | -11.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 198.9 | 198.9 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 104.1 | 94.4 | 1.1 | -9.7 | -12.1 | -9.3 | -11.4 |
| Employment | 95.9 | 85.3 | 1.1 | -10.6 | -12.9 | -11.1 | -13.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 9.6 |
| Participation rate | 52.3 | 47.5 | 0.5 | -4.8 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.2 | 42.9 | 0.6 | -5.3 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 130.7 | 130.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 85.9 | 77.7 | 0.6 | -8.2 | -7.4 | -9.5 | -8.7 |
| Employment | 78.5 | 69.3 | 0.6 | -9.2 | -8.6 | -11.7 | -11.0 |
| Full-time employment | 67.3 | 60.2 | 0.8 | -7.1 | -5.4 | -10.5 | -8.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 15.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 59.4 | 0.5 | -6.3 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 52.9 | 0.5 | -7.2 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 19.1 | 19.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 12.4 | 10.0 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -19.4 | -20.0 |
| Employment | 11.1 | 8.6 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -2.6 | -22.5 | -23.2 |
| Unemployment | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 16.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 52.1 | 1.8 | -12.8 | -15.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 44.8 | 1.8 | -13.3 | -16.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 54.0 | 54.0 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 37.9 | 35.2 | 0.4 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -7.1 | -6.1 |
| Employment | 34.3 | 31.8 | 0.4 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -7.3 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -8.3 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 65.2 | 0.7 | -5.0 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 58.9 | 0.7 | -4.6 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 57.6 | 57.6 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 35.6 | 32.5 | 0.3 | -3.1 | -2.6 | -8.7 | -7.4 |
| Employment | 33.1 | 28.8 | 0.4 | -4.3 | -4.0 | -13.0 | -12.2 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 48.0 | 60.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -5.4 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 50.0 | 0.6 | -7.5 | -8.0 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 814.3 | 814.8 | ... | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 490.2 | 449.6 | 2.6 | -40.6 | -50.3 | -8.3 | -10.1 |
| Employment | 446.2 | 395.6 | 2.7 | -50.6 | -69.6 | -11.3 | -15.0 |
| Full-time employment | 372.6 | 333.8 | 3.5 | -38.8 | -44.1 | -10.4 | -11.7 |
| Unemployment | 44.1 | 54.0 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 22.4 | 55.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 55.2 | 0.3 | -5.0 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 48.6 | 0.3 | -6.2 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 108.7 | 108.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 68.0 | 58.6 | 1.5 | -9.4 | -15.9 | -13.8 | -21.3 |
| Employment | 56.3 | 43.1 | 1.4 | -13.2 | -21.3 | -23.4 | -33.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 32.5 | 55.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 53.9 | 1.4 | -8.7 | -15.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.2 | 26.5 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 13.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 39.7 | 1.3 | -12.1 | -20.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 339.6 | 339.7 | ... | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 216.5 | 202.2 | 1.5 | -14.3 | -15.6 | -6.6 | -7.2 |
| Employment | 199.0 | 182.4 | 1.6 | -16.6 | -20.3 | -8.3 | -10.0 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 19.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 13.1 | 31.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 59.5 | 0.4 | -4.3 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 53.7 | 0.5 | -4.9 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 366.1 | 366.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 205.8 | 188.8 | 1.5 | -17.0 | -18.8 | -8.3 | -9.1 |
| Employment | 190.8 | 170.0 | 1.5 | -20.8 | -28.1 | -10.9 | -14.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 18.7 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 25.5 | 96.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 51.5 | 0.4 | -4.7 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.1 | 46.4 | 0.4 | -5.7 | -8.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 635.3 | 635.7 | ... | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 379.2 | 358.7 | 2.2 | -20.5 | -28.2 | -5.4 | -7.3 |
| Employment | 345.8 | 311.4 | 2.3 | -34.4 | -44.5 | -9.9 | -12.5 |
| Full-time employment | 300.1 | 272.2 | 2.9 | -27.9 | -26.7 | -9.3 | -8.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 47.2 | 2.0 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 41.7 | 52.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 56.4 | 0.4 | -3.3 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 49.0 | 0.4 | -5.4 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 80.1 | 80.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 50.5 | 44.6 | 1.2 | -5.9 | -9.3 | -11.7 | -17.3 |
| Employment | 42.6 | 35.2 | 1.2 | -7.4 | -12.3 | -17.4 | -25.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 46.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 55.6 | 1.5 | -7.4 | -11.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.8 | 21.1 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 9.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 43.9 | 1.5 | -9.3 | -15.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 269.4 | 269.5 | ... | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 171.4 | 161.8 | 1.3 | -9.6 | -10.4 | -5.6 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 157.2 | 141.5 | 1.5 | -15.7 | -16.1 | -10.0 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 20.3 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 43.0 | 38.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 60.0 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 52.5 | 0.5 | -5.9 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 285.8 | 286.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 157.2 | 152.3 | 1.2 | -4.9 | -8.4 | -3.1 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 146.0 | 134.7 | 1.2 | -11.3 | -16.2 | -7.7 | -10.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 17.6 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 57.1 | 77.8 |
| Participation rate | 55.0 | 53.3 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 11.6 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 47.1 | 0.4 | -4.0 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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