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Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
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February 10, 2023
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, JANUARY 2023

                                                                             

MONTH OVER MONTH (January 2023 vs December 2022, seasonally adjusted)

 

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 3,500 (+0.7%) to 528,100
• Employment increased 9,400 (+1.9%) to 501,600
• Unemployment decreased 5,900 (-18.2%) to 26,500
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.2 percentage points to 5.0%

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 152,500 (+0.7%) to 21,078,300
• Employment increased 150,000 (+0.8%) to 20,032,300
• Unemployment increased 2,600 (+0.2%) to 1,046,000
• Unemployment Rate was unchanged at 5.0%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 900 (+0.3%) to 273,400
• Employment increased 2,700 (+1.0%) to 261,100
• Unemployment decreased 1,700 (-12.1%) to 12,400
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.7 percentage points to 4.5%
  

 

YEAR OVER YEAR (January 2023 vs January 2022)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 16,500 (+3.2%)
• Employment increased 24,800 (+5.2%)
• Unemployment decreased 8,300 (-23.9%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.8 percentage points

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 454,300 (+2.2%)
• Employment increased 746,300 (+3.9%)
• Unemployment decreased 292,000 (-21.8%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.5 percentage points

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 15,100 (+5.8%)
• Employment increased 18,300 (+7.5%)
• Unemployment decreased 3,100 (-20.0%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.5 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; Table 14-10-0327-01  Labour force characteristics by sex and detailed age group, annual; Table 14-10-0385-01  Labour force characteristics, annual

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