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Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
Tel: 902-424-2410	Email: thomas.storring@novascotia.ca

December 02, 2022
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, NOVEMBER 2022

MONTH OVER MONTH (November 2022 vs October 2022, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force decreased 2,100 (-0.4%) to 513,600
• Employment increased 1,600 (0.3%) to 482,500
• Unemployment decreased 3,800 (-10.9%) to 31,000
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.7 percentage points to 6.0%

In Canada, 

• Labour force decreased 13,700 (-0.1%) to 20,715,900
• Employment increased 10,100 (0.1%) to 19,666,300
• Unemployment decreased 23,800 (-2.2%) to 1,049,600
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 5.1%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 1,000 (0.4%) to 265,600
• Employment increased 1,600 (0.6%) to 251,700
• Unemployment decreased 600 (-4.1%) to 13,900
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.3 percentage points to 5.2%

 

YEAR OVER YEAR (November 2022 vs November 2021)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 2,600 (0.5%)
• Employment increased 13,800 (2.9%)
• Unemployment decreased 11,400 (-26.9%)
• Unemployment rate decreased 2.3 percentage points

In Canada,

• Labour force increased 156,100 (0.8%)
• Employment increased 368,700 (1.9%)
• Unemployment decreased 212,600 (-16.8%)
• Unemployment rate decreased 1.0 percentage points

In Halifax, (3-month moving average)

• Labour force increased 8,400 (3.3%)
• Employment increased 10,700 (4.4%)
• Unemployment decreased 2,300 (-14.2%)
• Unemployment rate decreased 1.1 percentage points

Source: Statistics Canada  Table  14-10-0287-01   Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months; Table  14-10-0380-01   Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted

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