Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| December 2023 |
January 2024 |
Standard error1 | December 2023 to January 2024 | January 2023 to January 2024 | December 2023 to January 2024 | January 2023 to January 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 458.1 | 458.9 | ... | 0.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 265.9 | 273.5 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 238.0 | 245.5 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| Full-time employment | 202.3 | 208.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 28.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -7.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.0 | 59.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 53.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.3 | 57.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 34.2 | 37.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 10.7 |
| Employment | 29.4 | 32.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 15.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -6.3 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 64.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 12.1 | 2.3 | -1.9 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 56.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 195.3 | 195.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 119.7 | 121.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 105.5 | 108.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 13.0 | 1.2 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -9.1 | -17.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9 | 10.7 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 55.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 205.5 | 205.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 112.0 | 114.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 103.1 | 104.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 16.7 |
| Participation rate | 54.5 | 55.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.2 | 50.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 147.0 | 147.7 | ... | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 99.9 | 99.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 8.2 | -0.5 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 91.9 | 92.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
| Full-time employment | 79.2 | 79.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 7.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -8.6 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.1 | 24.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| Labour force | 17.3 | 17.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 29.2 |
| Employment | 15.5 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 39.5 |
| Unemployment | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 72.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 12.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 10.2 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 65.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 15.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 59.9 | 60.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 42.8 | 42.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 39.1 | 39.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -16.2 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 70.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 63.0 | 63.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 39.8 | 39.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 37.2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -3.8 | 47.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 62.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 875.1 | 878.2 | ... | 3.1 | 26.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 539.6 | 549.9 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 22.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 507.9 | 511.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 415.2 | 414.7 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 31.7 | 38.3 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 34.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 117.9 | 118.9 | ... | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| Labour force | 77.1 | 82.2 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Employment | 67.8 | 71.3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 69.1 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 60.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 363.9 | 365.0 | ... | 1.1 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 234.0 | 235.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 221.6 | 222.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 9.7 | 40.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 393.3 | 394.3 | ... | 1.0 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 228.5 | 231.8 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 218.5 | 218.1 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 56.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 692.3 | 694.7 | ... | 2.4 | 20.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 416.8 | 419.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 390.8 | 392.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 335.4 | 333.2 | 3.1 | -2.2 | 11.4 | -0.7 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 26.1 | 27.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 90.3 | 91.0 | ... | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| Labour force | 59.4 | 57.9 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 54.0 | 51.9 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -3.9 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 11.1 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 63.6 | 1.5 | -2.2 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 57.0 | 1.4 | -2.8 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 295.0 | 296.0 | ... | 1.0 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 186.0 | 189.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 172.7 | 175.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 306.9 | 307.7 | ... | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 171.5 | 173.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 164.0 | 164.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 22.4 |
| Participation rate | 55.9 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.6 | 0.4 | 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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