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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, JANUARY 2026
  
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS, JANUARY 2026
January labour force survey results reflect the period from January 11 to 17, 2025.
Ages 15+ (January 2026 vs December 2025, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment grew 500 (+0.1%) to 524,700 in January, following a revised December employment level that was unchanged from November (524,200).
The change in employment reflected an increase for full-time (+5,900), partially offset by lower part-time (-5,300...
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JOB VACANCIES AND WAGES, Q3 2025
Quarter-over-quarter (Q3 2025 vs Q2 2025)
Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate (seasonally adjusted) increased 0.2 percentage points to 3.4% in Q3 2025, representing 15,215 job vacancies.
Nationally, the job vacancy rate was 2.8%, unchanged from Q2 2025. The highest job vacancy rates were reported in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia, while the lowest job vacancy rate was in Newfoundland and Labrador. &nb...
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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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