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Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
Tel: 902-424-2410	Email: thomas.storring@novascotia.ca

October 07, 2022
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, SEPTEMBER 2022

MONTH OVER MONTH (September 2022 vs August 2022, seasonally adjusted)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force decreased 2,900 (-0.6%) to 512,000
• Employment increased 4,300 (0.9%) to 480,200
• Unemployment decreased 7,100 (-18.2%) to 31,900
• Unemployment Rate decreased 1.4 percentage points to 6.2%

In Canada, 

• Labour force decreased 20,300 (-0.1%) to 20,619,500
• Employment increased 21,100 (0.1%) to 19,547,900
• Unemployment decreased 41,400 (-3.7%) to 1,071,600
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.2%

In Halifax,  (3-month moving average) 

• Labour force decreased 1,700 (-0.6%) to 263,900
• Employment decreased 700 (-0.3%) to 250,700
• Unemployment decreased 1,100 (-7.7%) to 13,200
• Unemployment Rate decreased 0.4 percentage points to 5.0%

 

YEAR OVER YEAR (September 2022 vs September 2021)

In Nova Scotia,

• Labour force increased 3,100 (0.6%)
• Employment increased 12,500 (2.7%)
• Unemployment decreased 9,300 (-22.6%)
• Unemployment rate decreased 1.9 percentage points

In Canada,

• Labour force increased 58,800 (0.3%)
• Employment increased 426,100 (2.2%)
• Unemployment decreased 367,300 (-25.5%)
• Unemployment rate decreased 1.8 percentage points

In Halifax, (3-month moving average)

• Labour force increased 7,200 (2.8%)
• Employment increased 11,700 (4.9%)
• Unemployment decreased 4,500 (-25.4%)
• Unemployment rate decreased 1.9 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 by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted

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