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May 07, 2021LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - APRIL 2021 
MONTH OVER MONTH (Apr 2021 vs Mar 2021, seasonally adjusted)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force decreased 0.7% (3,500) to 507,200
- Employment decreased 0.2% (900) to 465,900
- Unemployment decreased 6.2% (2,700) to 41,200
- Unemployment Rate decreased 0.5 percentage points to 8.1%.
In Canada,
- Labour force decreased 0.4% (83,600) to 20,267,500
- Employment decreased 1.1% (207,100) to 18,627,200
- Unemployment increased 8.1% (123,600) to 1,640,300
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.6 percentage points to 8.1%.
In Halifax, (3-month moving average)
- Labour force decreased 0.5% (1,200) to 262,900
- Employment decreased 0.3% (800) to 241,700
- Unemployment decreased 1.9% (400) to 21,200
- Unemployment Rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 8.1%
YEAR OVER YEAR (Apr 2021 vs Apr 2020, seasonally adjusted)
April 2020 was the month in which the peak employment losses were observed.
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force increased 13.4% (60,100)
- Employment increased 18.9% (73,900)
- Unemployment decreased 25.2% (13,900)
- Unemployment Rate decreased 4.2 percentage points
In Canada,
- Labour force increased 9.1% (1,682,100)
- Employment increased 15.4% (2,485,600)
- Unemployment decreased 32.9% (803,600)
- Unemployment Rate decreased 5 percentage points
In Halifax, (3-month moving average)
- Labour force increased 8.6% (20,900)
- Employment increased 9.9% (21,700)
- Unemployment creased 3.6% (800)
- Unemployment Rate decreased 1 percentage points
References
Statistics Canada Cat. No. 71-001-X
Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months
Table 14-10-0294-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted