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Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
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June 09, 2023
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, MAY 2023

                                                                             

MONTH OVER MONTH (May 2023 vs April 2023, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force decreased 8,800 (-1.7%) to 522,000
• Employment decreased 5,200 (-1.0%) to 492,100
• Unemployment decreased 3,600 (-10.7%) to 29,900
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.6 percentage points to 5.7%

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 17,500 (+0.1%) to 21,205,900
• Employment decreased 17,300 (-0.1%) to 20,112,900
• Unemployment increased 34,800 (+3.3%) to 1,093,000
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 5.2%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force decreased 700 (-0.3%) to 276,100
• Employment decreased 1,000 (-0.4%) to 262,800
• Unemployment increased 400 (+3.1%) to 13,400
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 4.9%

 

YEAR OVER YEAR (May 2023 vs May 2022)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 2,100 (+0.4%)
• Employment increased 7,700 (+1.6%)
• Unemployment decreased 5,600 (-15.8%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.1 percentage points

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 382,500 (+1.8%)
• Employment increased 365,000 (+1.8%)
• Unemployment increased 17,500 (+1.6%)
• Unemployment Rate was unchanged

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 12,900 (+4.9%)
• Employment increased 11,500 (+4.6%)
• Unemployment increased 1,500 (+12.6%)
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.4 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, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted

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