Nova Scotia Labour Force Statistics by Age and Geography from 2011 NHS

NHS Labour Force Statistics from the Government of Nova Scotia report employment, unemployment, and participation rates by age group. The data is sourced from the 2011 National Household Survey and covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and health districts. This dataset is archived and not maintained; users should refer to Statistics Canada for current information.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional unemployment rates based on age demographics.
• Analyzing labor force participation trends across different community geographies.
• Comparing employment statistics between health authorities and municipal districts.

Strengths

• Covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and health districts.
• Includes several labor force metrics: employment, unemployment, participation rate, and employment rate.
• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML.

Limitations

• Data is archived and not maintained or updated; sourced solely from the 2011 National Household Survey.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

2011 National Household Survey

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:41.988998; freshness should be verified as data is archival.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, etc.)