Newfoundland and LabradorLabour1990–2025 · Annual

How did the employment rate for people aged 15 and over change in Newfoundland and Labrador?

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Employment rate for people aged 15 and over increased in Newfoundland and Labrador.

What this answer shows

Measure
Employment rate for people aged 15 and over
Area shown
Newfoundland and Labrador
Period
1990–2025Annual
Unit
Percent

Selected details

Measure
Employment rate
Age group
15 years and over

Employment rate for people aged 15 and over rose from 47% to 52% between 1990 and 2025—an increase of 5 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 54.4% in 2013 before ending at 52% in 2025.

Overall change
+5 percentage points
Increase
Start · 1990
47%
Latest · 2025
52%

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Employment rate for people aged 15 and over in Newfoundland and Labrador

Annual · 36 observations · 1990–2025

Selected period2025
  • Employment rate for people aged 15 and over52%
Observed high
54.4%2013
Observed low
42.6%1996
Employment rate for people aged 15 and over rose from 47% to 52% between 1990 and 2025—an increase of 5 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 54.4% in 2013 before ending at 52% in 2025. The chart covers 1990 to 2025. Values are shown in Percent.Percent40%45%50%55%60%199019962002200820132019202547%52%

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Exact values36 observations · 1990–2025

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Employment rate for people aged 15 and over in Newfoundland and Labrador
PeriodEmployment rate for people aged 15 and over
2025Latest52%
202452.5%
202351.8%
202251.7%
202150%
202048.4%
201951.5%
201850.8%
201750.5%
201652.4%
201553.7%
201453.8%
201354.4%
201254.2%
201152.8%
201051.3%
200949.9%
200851.8%
200751.2%
200650.4%
200549.7%
200449.9%
200349.4%
200248.5%
200147.7%
200046.3%
199946.8%
199844.6%
199743.1%
199642.6%
199543.5%
199443.1%
199343%
199243.5%
199146.1%
199047%

About this data

Data shown through 2025Table updated

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