December 01, 2023LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, NOVEMBER 2023 
MONTH OVER MONTH (November 2023 vs October 2023, seasonally adjusted)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force decreased 100 (0.0%) to 538,700
- Employment decreased 700 (-0.1%) to 502,300
- Unemployment increased 700 (+2.0%) to 36,500
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.8%
In Canada,
- Labour force increased 36,000 (+0.2%) to 21,553,000
- Employment increased 24,900 (+0.1%) to 20,312,500
- Unemployment increased 11,000 (+0.9%) to 1,240,400
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.8%
In Halifax, (3-month moving average)
- Labour force increased 1,200 (+0.4%) to 282,200
- Employment increased 2,100 (+0.8%) to 265,700
- Unemployment decreased 1,000 (-5.7%) to 16,500
- Unemployment Rate decreased 0.4 percentage points to 5.8%
YEAR OVER YEAR (November 2023 vs November 2022)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force increased 16,900 (+3.2%)
- Employment increased 10,300 (+2.1%)
- Unemployment increased 6,700 (+22.5%)
- Unemployment Rate increased 1.1 percentage points
In Canada,
- Labour force increased 671,700 (+3.2%)
- Employment increased 499,400 (+2.5%)
- Unemployment increased 172,200 (+16.1%)
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.7 percentage points
In Halifax, (3-month moving average)
- Labour force increased 11,300 (+4.2%)
- Employment increased 9,000 (+3.5%)
- Unemployment increased 2,300 (+16.2%)
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.6 percentage points
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months; Table 14-10-0380-01 Labour force characteristics, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted