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

September 08, 2023
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, AUGUST 2023

                                                                           

MONTH OVER MONTH (August 2023 vs July 2023, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force decreased 8,000 (-1.5%) to 528,800
• Employment decreased 3,600 (-0.7%) to 491,600
• Unemployment decreased 4,400 (-10.6%) to 37,200
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.7 percentage points to 7.0%

In Canada,

• Labour force increased 54,200 (+0.3%) to 21,387,400
• Employment increased 39,900 (+0.2%) to 20,206,300
• Unemployment increased 14,200 (+1.2%) to 1,181,000
• Unemployment Rate was unchanged at 5.5%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average)

• Labour force increased 1,400 (+0.5%) to 279,800
• Employment increased 300 (+0.1%) to 259,900
• Unemployment increased 1,000 (+5.3%) to 19,900
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 7.1%

 

YEAR OVER YEAR (August 2023 vs August 2022)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 4,500 (+0.9%)
• Employment increased 8,400 (+1.7%)
• Unemployment decreased 3,900 (-9.5%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.8 percentage points

In Canada,

• Labour force increased 577,300 (+2.8%)
• Employment increased 500,000 (+2.5%)
• Unemployment increased 77,200 (+7.0%)
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average)

• Labour force increased 15,000 (+5.7%)
• Employment increased 8,600 (+3.4%)
• Unemployment increased 6,400 (+47.4%)
• Unemployment Rate increased 2.0 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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