Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| April 2020 |
May 2020 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 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 | 439.7 | 439.4 | ... | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 224.1 | 236.9 | 2.0 | 12.8 | -21.5 | 5.7 | -8.3 |
| Employment | 188.2 | 198.2 | 2.1 | 10.0 | -28.0 | 5.3 | -12.4 |
| Full-time employment | 159.6 | 168.7 | 2.5 | 9.1 | -25.8 | 5.7 | -13.3 |
| Unemployment | 35.8 | 38.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 51.0 | 53.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.0 | 16.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 42.8 | 45.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 53.2 | 53.2 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 26.7 | 27.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -4.2 | 4.5 | -13.1 |
| Employment | 19.9 | 21.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -4.8 | 7.0 | -18.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -2.9 | 10.0 |
| Participation rate | 50.2 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -7.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 25.5 | 23.7 | 2.4 | -1.8 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 37.4 | 40.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | -8.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 187.6 | 187.5 | ... | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 103.0 | 108.3 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -10.3 | 5.1 | -8.7 |
| Employment | 83.0 | 85.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -17.1 | 2.8 | -16.7 |
| Unemployment | 19.9 | 23.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 42.0 |
| Participation rate | 54.9 | 57.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 19.3 | 21.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 44.2 | 45.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -8.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 198.9 | 198.8 | ... | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 94.4 | 100.8 | 1.1 | 6.4 | -6.9 | 6.8 | -6.4 |
| Employment | 85.3 | 91.6 | 1.1 | 6.3 | -6.1 | 7.4 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 47.5 | 50.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 42.9 | 46.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 130.9 | 131.1 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 77.7 | 83.5 | 0.6 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 7.5 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 69.3 | 71.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -5.4 | 3.8 | -7.0 |
| Full-time employment | 60.2 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -3.4 | 3.2 | -5.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 38.1 | 52.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 63.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.9 | 54.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 19.2 | 19.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 10.0 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 22.0 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 8.6 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 17.4 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 23.5 |
| Participation rate | 52.1 | 63.5 | 1.8 | 11.4 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 17.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 44.8 | 52.6 | 1.8 | 7.8 | -7.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 54.0 | 54.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 35.2 | 37.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 31.8 | 33.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 27.3 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 68.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 57.6 | 57.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 32.5 | 34.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 5.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 28.8 | 28.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -3.6 | 0.3 | -11.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 43.2 | 178.9 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 15.5 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.0 | 50.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 814.8 | 815.2 | ... | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 449.6 | 467.5 | 2.6 | 17.9 | -34.8 | 4.0 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 395.6 | 404.2 | 2.7 | 8.6 | -64.6 | 2.2 | -13.8 |
| Full-time employment | 333.8 | 334.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -46.9 | 0.1 | -12.3 |
| Unemployment | 54.0 | 63.4 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 29.9 | 17.4 | 89.3 |
| Participation rate | 55.2 | 57.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 13.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.6 | 49.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -8.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 108.7 | 108.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 58.6 | 61.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | -12.9 | 4.4 | -17.4 |
| Employment | 43.1 | 46.6 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -19.3 | 8.1 | -29.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 14.6 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 6.3 | -5.8 | 75.9 |
| Participation rate | 53.9 | 56.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | -12.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 26.5 | 23.9 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 12.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.7 | 42.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -18.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 339.7 | 339.9 | ... | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 202.2 | 207.0 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -12.4 | 2.4 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 182.4 | 184.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -19.2 | 1.0 | -9.4 |
| Unemployment | 19.8 | 22.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 15.2 | 42.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 60.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 54.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 366.4 | 366.6 | ... | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 188.8 | 199.4 | 1.5 | 10.6 | -9.3 | 5.6 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 170.0 | 173.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -26.1 | 2.0 | -13.1 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 26.0 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 16.8 | 39.0 | 182.6 |
| Participation rate | 51.5 | 54.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 8.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 46.4 | 47.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -7.8 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 635.7 | 636.0 | ... | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 358.7 | 376.3 | 2.2 | 17.6 | -10.6 | 4.9 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 311.4 | 328.2 | 2.3 | 16.8 | -30.2 | 5.4 | -8.4 |
| Full-time employment | 272.2 | 282.9 | 2.9 | 10.7 | -20.9 | 3.9 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 47.2 | 48.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 2.1 | 68.5 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.2 | 12.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.0 | 51.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 80.2 | 80.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 44.6 | 48.9 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -4.5 | 9.6 | -8.4 |
| Employment | 35.2 | 35.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -11.4 | 2.0 | -24.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 38.3 | 113.1 |
| Participation rate | 55.6 | 61.0 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 21.1 | 26.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 15.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 43.9 | 44.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -14.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 269.5 | 269.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 161.8 | 170.3 | 1.3 | 8.5 | -2.0 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 141.5 | 151.6 | 1.5 | 10.1 | -7.1 | 7.1 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 20.3 | 18.8 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 5.2 | -7.4 | 38.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 63.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 11.0 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 56.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 286.0 | 286.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 152.3 | 157.1 | 1.2 | 4.8 | -4.1 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 134.7 | 140.6 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -11.8 | 4.4 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 16.5 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 7.6 | -6.3 | 85.4 |
| Participation rate | 53.3 | 54.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 10.5 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.1 | 49.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
...
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 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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