Table 4
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
| February 2024 |
March 2024 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 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 | 459.4 | 459.8 | ... | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 271.5 | 271.0 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 6.7 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 243.7 | 243.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 207.8 | 206.4 | 2.4 | -1.4 | 6.5 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 27.8 | 27.4 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 58.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 53.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 57.7 | 57.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 36.8 | 36.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| Employment | 31.5 | 31.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 53.8 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 195.8 | 195.9 | ... | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 121.6 | 121.0 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 108.4 | 107.7 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 205.9 | 206.0 | ... | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 113.2 | 113.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 103.8 | 104.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 8.3 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -10.8 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 55.0 | 55.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.4 | 50.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 148.3 | 148.8 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 98.9 | 99.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 92.0 | 91.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
| Full-time employment | 78.3 | 79.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 15.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 24.5 | 24.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| Labour force | 17.1 | 16.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 12.2 |
| Employment | 15.5 | 14.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -4.5 | 13.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 67.5 | 2.5 | -2.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 60.2 | 2.3 | -3.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 60.4 | 60.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 42.9 | 43.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 39.5 | 39.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 63.4 | 63.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 38.9 | 39.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 37.0 | 37.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 15.8 | 46.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 880.6 | 882.4 | ... | 1.8 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 551.1 | 550.4 | 3.1 | -0.7 | 24.8 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 517.9 | 516.4 | 3.0 | -1.5 | 19.8 | -0.3 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 422.6 | 423.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 19.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.2 | 34.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 119.5 | 120.1 | ... | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Labour force | 80.6 | 81.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 73.3 | 73.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 4.1 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 366.0 | 366.6 | ... | 0.6 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 236.5 | 238.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 223.4 | 223.3 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 9.2 | -0.0 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 14.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 13.7 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 395.1 | 395.7 | ... | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 234.0 | 231.2 | 1.7 | -2.8 | 7.8 | -1.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 221.2 | 219.7 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 11.5 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 3.7 | -9.4 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 58.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 696.6 | 698.5 | ... | 1.9 | 21.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 421.9 | 424.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 392.6 | 390.9 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 5.8 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 334.9 | 332.3 | 3.1 | -2.6 | 5.6 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 29.3 | 33.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 91.5 | 92.0 | ... | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Labour force | 58.5 | 59.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 51.4 | 51.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 296.7 | 297.5 | ... | 0.8 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 189.9 | 190.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 175.6 | 173.7 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 19.6 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 308.4 | 308.9 | ... | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 173.4 | 173.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 165.6 | 165.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 28.1 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 56.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 53.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -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.
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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