Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| April 2023 |
May 2023 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 453.6 | 454.3 | ... | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 264.6 | 260.5 | 2.1 | -4.1 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 238.0 | 233.8 | 2.3 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -1.8 | -0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 199.9 | 198.6 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 38.1 | 35.3 | 1.9 | -2.8 | -3.6 | -7.3 | -9.3 |
| Unemployment | 26.6 | 26.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 57.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 51.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 143.3 | 144.0 | ... | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 96.3 | 95.9 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 89.5 | 89.0 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 75.3 | 76.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| Part-time employment | 14.2 | 12.7 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -10.6 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 857.3 | 860.2 | ... | 2.9 | 23.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 530.8 | 522.0 | 3.0 | -8.8 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 497.3 | 492.1 | 3.1 | -5.2 | 7.7 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 409.0 | 400.4 | 3.9 | -8.6 | 0.6 | -2.1 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 88.3 | 91.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 33.5 | 29.9 | 2.5 | -3.6 | -5.6 | -10.7 | -15.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 678.4 | 680.4 | ... | 2.0 | 19.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 408.7 | 409.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 383.6 | 384.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 326.1 | 329.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 57.5 | 55.5 | 2.4 | -2.0 | 2.4 | -3.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 25.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -9.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,228.9 | 7,239.5 | ... | 10.6 | 95.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 4,698.0 | 4,692.8 | 15.9 | -5.2 | 79.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 4,505.0 | 4,506.6 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 94.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,683.1 | 3,692.2 | 20.2 | 9.1 | 54.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 822.0 | 814.4 | 18.9 | -7.6 | 39.7 | -0.9 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 193.0 | 186.2 | 12.0 | -6.8 | -14.8 | -3.5 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 12,716.7 | 12,749.7 | ... | 33.0 | 254.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 8,329.5 | 8,359.3 | 20.7 | 29.8 | 147.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 7,919.4 | 7,895.5 | 20.7 | -23.9 | 131.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,518.8 | 6,472.8 | 26.9 | -46.0 | 110.3 | -0.7 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,400.7 | 1,422.7 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 410.1 | 463.8 | 17.1 | 53.7 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 3.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,081.8 | 1,084.2 | ... | 2.4 | 22.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 722.4 | 730.4 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 687.4 | 695.6 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 19.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 564.4 | 572.4 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 28.5 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Part-time employment | 123.0 | 123.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | -8.8 | 0.2 | -6.7 |
| Unemployment | 34.9 | 34.8 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 918.5 | 920.7 | ... | 2.2 | 23.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 617.1 | 614.5 | 3.0 | -2.6 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 587.5 | 587.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 486.7 | 483.3 | 4.1 | -3.4 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 100.8 | 104.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 29.5 | 26.8 | 2.4 | -2.7 | -1.4 | -9.2 | -5.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,716.6 | 3,732.7 | ... | 16.1 | 131.0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 2,595.9 | 2,593.5 | 11.1 | -2.4 | 68.0 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,443.1 | 2,447.0 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,003.1 | 2,004.0 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 440.0 | 443.0 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 23.8 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 152.8 | 146.6 | 9.4 | -6.2 | 1.5 | -4.1 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,488.1 | 4,500.1 | ... | 12.0 | 79.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,925.2 | 2,927.0 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 49.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,779.4 | 2,780.8 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 27.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,214.4 | 2,218.7 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 29.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 564.9 | 562.1 | 13.5 | -2.8 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 145.9 | 146.2 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 0.2 | 16.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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