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Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
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August 08, 2025
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, JULY 2025

                                    

MONTH OVER MONTH (July 2025 vs June 2025, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• The labour force increased 3,500 (+0.6%) to 564,700
• Employment increased 1,800 (+0.3%) to 525,400
• The number of unemployed persons increased 1,700 (+4.5%) to 39,300
• The unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 7.0%

In Canada, 

• The labour force decreased 33,000 (-0.1%) to 22,580,700
• Employment decreased 40,800 (-0.2%) to 21,020,400
• The number of unemployed persons increased 7,700 (+0.5%) to 1,560,200
• The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9%

In Halifax and East Hants Census Metropolitan Area,  (3-month moving average) 

• The labour force increased 700 (+0.2%) to 311,300
• Employment increased 2,000 (+0.7%) to 294,400
• The number of unemployed persons decreased 1,300 (-7.1%) to 16,900
• The unemployment rate decreased 0.5 percentage points to 5.4%

YEAR OVER YEAR (July 2025 vs July 2024)

In Nova Scotia,

• The labour force increased 11,000 (+2.0%)
• Employment increased 10,500 (+2.0%)
• The number of unemployed persons increased 500 (+1.3%)
• The unemployment rate was unchanged

In Canada, 

• The labour force increased 442,500 (+2.0%)
• Employment increased 307,500 (+1.5%)
• The number of unemployed persons increased 134,900 (+9.5%)
• The unemployment rate increased 0.5 percentage points

In Halifax and East Hants Census Metropolitan Area,  (3-month moving average) 

• The labour force increased 4,300 (+1.4%)
• Employment increased 4,400 (+1.5%)
• The number of unemployed persons decreased 200 (-1.2%)
• The unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points

Source: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01  Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months; Table 14-10-0459-01  Labour force characteristics, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted

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