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December 02, 2016LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - NOVEMBER 2016 In Nova Scotia November 2016 (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force increased 1.2% (+5,900) from October 2016 to 487,000 and declined 0.8% (-3,800) over November 2015.
- Employment increased 0.8% (+3,700) from October 2016 to 448,000 and decreased 0.1% (-400) over November 2015.
- Unemployment increased 6.0% (+2,200) from October 2016 to 39,000 and decreased 8.0% (-3,400) over November 2015.
- Unemployment rate increased 0.4 percentage points from October 2016 to 8.0%.
In Canada November 2016 (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force decreased 0.1% (-27,600) from October 2016 to 19.5 million and increased 0.8% (+146,200) over November 2015.
- Employment increased 0.1% (+10,700) from October 2016 to 18.2 million and increased 1.0% (+183,200) over November 2015.
- Unemployment decreased 2.8% (-38,100) from October 2016 to 1.3 million and decreased 2.7% (-37,000) over November 2015.
- Unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points from October 2016 to 6.8%.
In Halifax November 2016 (3 month moving average, seasonally adjusted):
- Labour force decreased 0.1% (-200) from October 2016 to 240,500 and increased 0.6% (+1,500) over November 2015.
- Employment remained unchanged (0) from October 2016 at 226,300 and increased 0.8% (+1,900) over November 2015.
- Unemployment decreased 1.4% (-200) from October 2016 to 14,200 and decreased 2.7% (-400) over November 2015.
- Unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points from October 2016 to 5.9%.
Statistics Canada Quotes
"Provincially, employment rose in Nova Scotia while it fell in Alberta."
"In Nova Scotia, 3,700 more people were employed in November and the unemployment rate was 8.0%. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province was virtually unchanged."
Statistics Canada Cat. No. 71-001-X CANSIM 282-0069 to 282-0089 , 282-0122 to 282-0140