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 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 | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 56.2 | 56.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 28.6 | 28.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -3.1 | -1.0 | -9.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.6 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 50.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 193.5 | 193.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 119.3 | 117.3 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 105.8 | 103.5 | 1.4 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 60.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 53.4 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 204.0 | 204.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 111.8 | 109.8 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 103.7 | 102.1 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.7 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -6.1 | -14.4 |
| Participation rate | 54.8 | 53.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.8 | 50.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 23.1 | 23.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| Labour force | 15.9 | 16.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 13.8 | 14.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -19.0 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.2 | 10.6 | 3.1 | -2.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 61.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 58.5 | 58.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 41.8 | 41.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 38.8 | 38.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -2.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 22.6 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 64.7 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 61.7 | 62.0 | ... | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 38.6 | 38.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 36.9 | 36.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -23.5 | -43.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 61.3 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.2 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 113.0 | 113.6 | ... | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 75.9 | 72.1 | 1.7 | -3.8 | -3.3 | -5.0 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 67.7 | 64.0 | 1.6 | -3.7 | -2.7 | -5.5 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -6.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 63.5 | 1.6 | -3.7 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 56.3 | 1.5 | -3.6 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 357.1 | 358.2 | ... | 1.1 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 228.4 | 228.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 213.8 | 215.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 14.7 | 13.3 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -9.5 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 387.2 | 388.4 | ... | 1.2 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 226.5 | 221.5 | 1.6 | -5.0 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 215.8 | 213.0 | 1.6 | -2.8 | 7.6 | -1.3 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 8.5 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -4.5 | -20.6 | -34.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 57.0 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 87.0 | 87.4 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 57.6 | 59.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 9.7 |
| Employment | 51.3 | 52.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 22.2 | 57.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 68.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 289.3 | 290.1 | ... | 0.8 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 184.0 | 182.5 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 3.8 | -0.8 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 170.7 | 171.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 10.9 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -17.4 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 62.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 302.2 | 302.9 | ... | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 167.1 | 167.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 161.5 | 161.1 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -3.2 | 16.1 | -33.0 |
| Participation rate | 55.3 | 55.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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