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In Nova Scotia September 2018, (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):

• Labour Force decreased 0.3% (-1,400) from August 2018 to 494,700 and increased 0.5% (2,300) over September 2017.
• Employment increased 0.4% (1,600) from August 2018 to 456,200 and increased 1.8% (8,200) over September 2017.
• Unemployment decreased 7.2% (-3,000) from August 2018 to 38,500 and decreased 13.3% (-5,900) over September 2017.
• Unemployment rate decreased 0.6 percentage points from August 2018 to 7.8%.

 In Canada September 2018, (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):

• Labour Force increased 0.2% (39,200) from August 2018 to 19,864,900 and increased 0.9% (175,600) over September 2017.
• Employment increased 0.3% (63,300) from August 2018 to 18,693,800 and increased 1.2% (222,400) over September 2017.
• Unemployment decreased 2.0% (-24,100) from August 2018 to 1,171,100 and decreased 3.8% (-46,800) over September 2017.
• Unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points from August 2018 to 5.9%.

 In Halifax September 2018, (3 month moving average, seasonally-adjusted):

• Labour Force increased 0.3% (700) from August 2018 to 251,400 and increased 4.1% (9,800) over September 2017.
• Employment increased 0.3% (800) from August 2018 to 234,500 and increased 4.7% (10,500) over September 2017.
• Unemployment decreased 1.2% (-200) from August 2018 to 16,800 and decreased 5.1% (-900) over September 2017.
• Unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points from August 2018 to 6.7%.

References

Statistics Canada Cat. No. 71-001-X

Table  14-10-0287-01   Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months

Table  14-10-0294-01   Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, last 5 months