Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2020 | July 2019 to July 2020 | June to July 2020 | July 2019 to July 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 | 439.3 | 439.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 244.3 | 247.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | -10.8 | 1.1 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 204.2 | 208.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -16.8 | 2.1 | -7.5 |
| Full-time employment | 168.5 | 173.6 | 2.7 | 5.1 | -20.3 | 3.0 | -10.5 |
| Unemployment | 40.2 | 38.6 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 6.0 | -4.0 | 18.4 |
| Participation rate | 55.6 | 56.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.5 | 15.6 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 46.5 | 47.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 53.2 | 53.1 | ... | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 34.8 | 31.0 | 1.0 | -3.8 | -1.9 | -10.9 | -5.8 |
| Employment | 23.3 | 23.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -12.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.5 | 7.6 | 1.0 | -3.9 | 1.4 | -33.9 | 22.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 58.4 | 1.9 | -7.0 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 33.0 | 24.5 | 2.9 | -8.5 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 43.8 | 44.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 187.4 | 187.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 111.0 | 112.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -7.0 | 1.4 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 91.8 | 93.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -9.9 | 1.4 | -9.6 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 19.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.2 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.0 | 49.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 198.7 | 198.8 | ... | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 98.5 | 103.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -1.9 | 5.2 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 89.0 | 92.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -3.5 | 3.5 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 22.1 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 49.6 | 52.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 44.8 | 46.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 131.3 | 131.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 86.7 | 84.7 | 0.7 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 73.6 | 74.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -4.0 | 1.5 | -5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 63.1 | 61.8 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -2.1 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 9.9 | 0.7 | -3.3 | 2.7 | -25.0 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 64.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.2 | 11.7 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 19.3 | 19.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 13.7 | 12.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -7.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 9.6 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -13.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 1.4 | -35.0 | 116.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 65.5 | 2.1 | -5.5 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 29.2 | 20.5 | 2.6 | -8.7 | 11.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.7 | 52.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -10.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 54.2 | 54.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 36.9 | 37.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 33.4 | 33.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -2.9 | -10.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 57.8 | 57.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 36.1 | 34.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -3.3 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 30.5 | 31.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -2.1 | 1.6 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -30.4 | 77.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 60.3 | 0.7 | -2.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.5 | 11.2 | 1.0 | -4.3 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.8 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 816.1 | 816.9 | ... | 0.8 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 497.7 | 489.2 | 3.1 | -8.5 | -10.7 | -1.7 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 433.1 | 436.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -26.1 | 0.8 | -5.6 |
| Full-time employment | 358.2 | 357.5 | 3.9 | -0.7 | -20.3 | -0.2 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 64.6 | 52.8 | 2.8 | -11.8 | 15.5 | -18.3 | 41.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 59.9 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 10.8 | 0.6 | -2.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.1 | 53.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 108.7 | 108.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 72.9 | 70.6 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -3.0 | -3.2 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 53.8 | 55.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -6.8 | 3.7 | -10.9 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 14.7 | 1.6 | -4.4 | 3.7 | -23.0 | 33.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 64.9 | 1.6 | -2.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 26.2 | 20.8 | 2.0 | -5.4 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.5 | 51.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 340.3 | 340.7 | ... | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 216.8 | 213.3 | 1.8 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 193.6 | 194.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -6.8 | 0.3 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.3 | 19.2 | 1.7 | -4.1 | 3.3 | -17.6 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 62.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 9.0 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 367.1 | 367.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 207.9 | 205.4 | 1.8 | -2.5 | -4.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 185.7 | 186.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -12.6 | 0.4 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 22.2 | 18.8 | 1.6 | -3.4 | 8.4 | -15.3 | 80.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.6 | 55.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 9.2 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 50.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 636.4 | 636.7 | ... | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 389.1 | 386.6 | 2.5 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 350.4 | 348.6 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -6.5 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 296.4 | 292.7 | 3.2 | -3.7 | -6.7 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 38.7 | 38.0 | 2.4 | -0.7 | 5.0 | -1.8 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 9.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 80.2 | 80.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 53.7 | 50.8 | 1.3 | -2.9 | -3.9 | -5.4 | -7.1 |
| Employment | 43.2 | 40.9 | 1.4 | -2.3 | -6.0 | -5.3 | -12.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 9.9 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 2.1 | -5.7 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 63.3 | 1.6 | -3.7 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 19.6 | 19.5 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 51.0 | 1.7 | -2.9 | -7.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 269.9 | 270.0 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 173.9 | 174.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 156.2 | 155.6 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.7 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 18.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 286.3 | 286.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 161.5 | 161.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 151.0 | 152.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 9.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -5.8 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 56.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 53.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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