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Currently displaying information released on: December, 2022
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, NOVEMBER 2022
MONTH OVER MONTH (November 2022 vs October 2022, seasonally adjusted)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force decreased 2,100 (-0.4%) to 513,600
- Employment increased 1,600 (0.3%) to 482,500
- Unemployment decreased 3,800 (-10.9%) to 31,000
- Unemployment Rate decreased 0.7 percentage points to 6.0%
In
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS, NOVEMBER 2022
Labour force survey results reflect the period from November 6-12.
Ages 15+ (November 2022 vs October 2022, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased 1,600 (+0.3%) from October 2022, rising to 482,500 in November 2022. This was not a significant employment gain.
The change in employment was attributable to full-time employment (+1,600) while part time employment was unchanged. These changes incl...
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JOB VACANCIES AND WAGES, Q3 2022
Statistics Canada has released its quarterly job vacancy and wage survey (unadjusted for seasonality) for the third quarter of 2022. Data collection activities were suspended from the start of the pandemic in March to September 2020. There remains a gap in the dataset for this survey.
This release provides data on the portion of jobs in a particular region, sector or occupation that are vacant. It also provides information on the wages offered on vacant positions as well as...
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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FEBRUARY 2015
In February 2015, the number (seasonally adjusted) of Nova Scotians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 580 persons (2.2%) from the previous month to 27,190 and increased by 160 persons (0.6%) over February 2014.
In February 2015, the number (seasonally adjusted) of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits increased by 9,940 persons (2.0%) from the previous month to 509,780 and declined by 3,470 (-0.7%) over February ...
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EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS AND HOURS, FEBRUARY 2015
Nova Scotians' average weekly earnings (including overtime, seasonally adjusted) decreased $3.98 per week (-0.5%) from January to $831.80 in February 2015. This is 1.9 per cent above the level in February of last year. Canadians' average weekly wages increased 0.3 per cent from January to $951.40 in February 2015, a 2.7 percent increase over February 2014.
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