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

Ages 15+ (August 2024 vs July 2024, seasonally adjusted)

Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment rose by 5,000 (+1.0%) to 513,100 in August following a decline of 4,800 (-0.9%) to 508,100 in the previous month.

The change in employment was attributable to an increase in both part-time (+3,500) and full-time (+1,500) employment. Not...

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Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate (seasonally adjusted) was 3.6% in Q2 2024, representing 15,795 job vacancies. Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate was unchanged the previous two quarters.

Nationally, the job vacancy rate was 3.3%, down 0.3 percentage points from Q1 2024. The highest job vacancy rate was reported in British Columbia while the lowest job vacancy rate was in Newfoundland and Labrador.                        &nbs...

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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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