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Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
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October 11, 2024
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, SEPTEMBER 2024

                                                                           

MONTH OVER MONTH (September 2024 vs August 2024, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 1,200 (+0.2%) to 551,200
• Employment increased 3,000 (+0.6%) to 516,100
• Unemployment decreased 1,900 (-5.1%) to 35,000
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.4 percentage points to 6.3%

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 15,900 (+0.1%) to 22,010,500
• Employment increased 46,700 (+0.2%) to 20,582,400
• Unemployment decreased 30,800 (-2.1%) to 1,428,100
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force decreased 1,000 (-0.3%) to 294,200
• Employment decreased 200 (-0.1%) to 278,100
• Unemployment decreased 700 (-4.2%) to 16,100
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.5%

YEAR OVER YEAR (September 2024 vs September 2023)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 17,900 (+3.4%)
• Employment increased 19,900 (+4.0%)
• Unemployment decreased 2,100 (-5.7%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.7 percentage points

In Canada, 

• Labour force increased 543,100 (+2.5%)
• Employment increased 312,600 (+1.5%)
• Unemployment increased 230,600 (+19.3%)
• Unemployment Rate increased 0.9 percentage points

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force increased 13,800 (+4.9%)
• Employment increased 17,000 (+6.5%)
• Unemployment decreased 3,200 (-16.6%)
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.4 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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