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February labour force survey results reflect the period from February 11 to 17, 2024.

Ages 15+ (February 2024 vs January 2024, seasonally adjusted)

Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased 6,300 (+1.2%) to 517,900 following an increase of 3,700 (+0.7%) to 511,600 in the previous month.

The change in employment was attributable to an increase in full-time employment (7,900) partially offset by a decrease in part-t...

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Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate (seasonally adjusted) was 3.6% in Q4 2023, representing 15,940 job vacancies. Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate declined from 4.0% in Q3 2023.

Nationally, the job vacancy rate was 3.8%, down 0.1 percentage points from Q3.  The highest job vacancy rate was reported in Saskatchewan while the lowest job vacancy rates were in Newfoundland and Labrador.                          &nb...

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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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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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