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

July 07, 2023
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, JUNE 2023

                                                                           

Monthly (June 2023 vs May 2023, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 7,800 (+1.5%) to 529,800
• Employment increased 3,600 (+0.7%) to 495,700
• Unemployment increased 4,200 (+14.0%) to 34,100
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.7 percentage points to 6.4%

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 114,000 (+0.5%) to 21,319,900
• Employment increased 59,900 (+0.3%) to 20,172,800
• Unemployment increased 54,100 (+4.9%) to 1,147,100
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 5.4%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 1,200 (+0.4%) to 277,300
• Employment decreased 1,200 (-0.5%) to 261,600
• Unemployment increased 2,300 (+17.2%) to 15,700
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.8 percentage points to 5.7%

Year-over-year (June 2023 vs June 2022)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 10,300 (+2.0%)
• Employment increased 9,600 (+2.0%)
• Unemployment increased 700 (+2.1%)
• Unemployment Rate was unchanged

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 591,100 (+2.9%)
• Employment increased 470,000 (+2.4%)
• Unemployment increased 121,100 (+11.8%)
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.5 percentage points
  
  

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 13,000 (+4.9%)
• Employment increased 8,800 (+3.5%)
• Unemployment increased 4,200 (+36.5%)
• Unemployment Rate increased 1.3 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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