How did the employment rate for people aged 15 and over change in New Brunswick?
The answer
Employment rate for people aged 15 and over increased in New Brunswick.
- Overall change
- +3.4 percentage points
- Increase
- Start · 1990
- 52.8%
- Latest · 2025
- 56.2%
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Employment rate for people aged 15 and over
- Area shown
- New Brunswick
- 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 52.8% to 56.2% between 1990 and 2025—an increase of 3.4 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 59.3% in 2008 before ending at 56.2% in 2025.
Employment rate for people aged 15 and over in New Brunswick
Annual · 36 observations · 1990–2025
- Employment rate for people aged 15 and over56.2%
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- Observed high
- 59.3%2008
- Observed low
- 51.1%1994
Exact values36 observations · 1990–2025
| Period | Employment rate for people aged 15 and over |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 56.2% |
| 2024 | 56.3% |
| 2023 | 56.4% |
| 2022 | 56.1% |
| 2021 | 55.7% |
| 2020 | 54.3% |
| 2019 | 56.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5% |
| 2017 | 56.8% |
| 2016 | 56.7% |
| 2015 | 56.5% |
| 2014 | 57% |
| 2013 | 57.1% |
| 2012 | 56.8% |
| 2011 | 57.4% |
| 2010 | 58.2% |
| 2009 | 58.9% |
| 2008 | 59.3% |
| 2007 | 58.9% |
| 2006 | 57.6% |
| 2005 | 57.1% |
| 2004 | 57.5% |
| 2003 | 56.6% |
| 2002 | 56.9% |
| 2001 | 55% |
| 2000 | 55.4% |
| 1999 | 54.7% |
| 1998 | 53.2% |
| 1997 | 52.3% |
| 1996 | 51.8% |
| 1995 | 52.4% |
| 1994 | 51.1% |
| 1993 | 51.5% |
| 1992 | 51.2% |
| 1991 | 51.3% |
| 1990 | 52.8% |
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About this data
How to read this measureThe employment rate is the number of persons employed expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. The employment rate for a particular group (age, gender, marital status, etcetera) is the number employed in that group expressed as a percentage of the population for that group. Estimates are percentages, rounded to the nearest tenth.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (14-10-0020-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by educational attainment, annual, 2026-01-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.