April 05, 2024LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, MARCH 2024 
MONTH OVER MONTH (March 2024 vs February 2024, seasonally adjusted)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force decreased 700 (-0.1%) to 550,400
- Employment decreased 1,500 (-0.3%) to 516,400
- Unemployment increased 800 (+2.4%) to 34,000
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.2%
In Canada,
- Labour force increased 57,700 (+0.3%) to 21,721,000
- Employment decreased 2,200 (0.0%) to 20,400,700
- Unemployment increased 59,900 (+4.8%) to 1,320,300
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 6.1%
In Halifax, (3-month moving average)
- Labour force increased 3,400 (+1.2%) to 293,300
- Employment increased 2,500 (+0.9%) to 278,000
- Unemployment increased 900 (+6.3%) to 15,300
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 5.2%
YEAR OVER YEAR (March 2024 vs March 2023)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force increased 24,800 (+4.7%)
- Employment increased 19,800 (+4.0%)
- Unemployment increased 5,000 (+17.2%)
- Unemployment Rate increased 0.7 percentage points
In Canada,
- Labour force increased 571,300 (+2.7%)
- Employment increased 324,300 (+1.6%)
- Unemployment increased 246,900 (+23.0%)
- Unemployment Rate increased 1.0 percentage points
In Halifax, (3-month moving average)
- Labour force increased 17,900 (+6.5%)
- Employment increased 15,200 (+5.8%)
- Unemployment increased 2,700 (+21.4%)
- 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