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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, SEPTEMBER 2026
  
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS, SEPTEMBER 2026
September labour force survey results reflect the period from September 14 to 20, 2026.
Ages 15+ (September 2026 vs August 2026, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment was little changed in September, increasing by 200 (+0.0%) to 540,700. This follows an increase of 0.5% (+2,600) in August.
The change in employment reflected a rise in full-time employment (+4,000), which was largely offset by a decline in part-time empl...
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JOB VACANCIES AND WAGES, Q2 2026
Quarter-over-quarter (Q2 2026 vs Q1 2026)
Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate (seasonally adjusted) decreased 0.1 percentage point to 3.1% in Q2 2026, representing 13,890 job vacancies.
Nationally, the job vacancy rate was 2.8%, unchanged from Q1 2026. The highest job vacancy rates were reported in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The lowest job vacancy rate was in Newfoundland and Labrador. &nbs...
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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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