Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2017 |
December 2017 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2017 | December 2016 to December 2017 | November to December 2017 | December 2016 to December 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 445.1 | 445.1 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 261.6 | 263.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -4.0 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 223.8 | 224.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Full-time | 189.5 | 190.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Part-time | 34.3 | 34.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -3.7 | 0.6 | -9.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.8 | 38.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 2.6 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.3 | 50.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 124.4 | 124.4 | ... | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 81.1 | 82.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 74.0 | 74.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Full-time | 61.5 | 63.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| Part-time | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.5 | -7.2 | -11.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 14.1 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 794.9 | 795.3 | ... | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 492.2 | 494.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 448.9 | 454.8 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Full-time | 365.7 | 369.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Part-time | 83.3 | 85.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | -7.6 | 3.0 | -8.1 |
| Unemployment | 43.3 | 39.7 | 2.3 | -3.6 | -0.7 | -8.3 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 625.5 | 625.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 383.8 | 386.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -4.8 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 352.2 | 356.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Full-time | 302.7 | 305.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Part-time | 49.5 | 51.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | -4.9 | 3.2 | -8.8 |
| Unemployment | 31.7 | 30.3 | 2.0 | -1.4 | -6.3 | -4.4 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 57.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 6,949.9 | 6,953.5 | ... | 3.6 | 47.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,499.9 | 4,507.8 | 14.9 | 7.9 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 4,259.0 | 4,285.9 | 15.3 | 26.9 | 86.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 3,458.1 | 3,477.5 | 21.0 | 19.4 | 81.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Part-time | 801.0 | 808.4 | 19.4 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 240.9 | 221.9 | 12.8 | -19.0 | -72.2 | -7.9 | -24.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 11,756.9 | 11,771.9 | ... | 15.0 | 180.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 7,638.8 | 7,645.3 | 20.4 | 6.5 | 119.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 7,220.8 | 7,222.7 | 19.5 | 1.9 | 176.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Full-time | 5,861.3 | 5,848.1 | 26.7 | -13.2 | 158.0 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Part-time | 1,359.5 | 1,374.6 | 25.1 | 15.1 | 18.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 418.0 | 422.6 | 16.4 | 4.6 | -56.6 | 1.1 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,018.0 | 1,018.9 | ... | 0.9 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 682.4 | 684.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 645.4 | 646.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 519.1 | 519.6 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Part-time | 126.3 | 126.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 37.0 | 38.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -3.6 | 4.6 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 879.6 | 879.9 | ... | 0.3 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 599.1 | 607.2 | 2.5 | 8.1 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 563.5 | 568.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Full-time | 464.1 | 463.0 | 3.5 | -1.1 | -3.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Part-time | 99.4 | 105.5 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.7 | 38.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 8.4 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 69.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 3,441.4 | 3,443.7 | ... | 2.3 | 34.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,475.6 | 2,495.2 | 9.3 | 19.6 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,296.0 | 2,322.3 | 10.2 | 26.3 | 54.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time | 1,876.4 | 1,891.9 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 45.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Part-time | 419.6 | 430.4 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 179.6 | 172.9 | 9.0 | -6.7 | -39.0 | -3.7 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 3,997.6 | 4,000.7 | ... | 3.1 | 47.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,610.7 | 2,609.8 | 10.6 | -0.9 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,485.4 | 2,491.0 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 82.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Full-time | 1,950.1 | 1,943.9 | 15.0 | -6.2 | 76.5 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| Part-time | 535.4 | 547.2 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 125.3 | 118.8 | 8.6 | -6.5 | -29.4 | -5.2 | -19.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the "Data Quality" section of the Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) publication for further explanations.
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