Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| September 2021 |
October 2021 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 2021 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 7,107.3 | 7,112.3 | ... | 5.0 | 43.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,581.0 | 4,574.5 | 18.6 | -6.5 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 4,319.3 | 4,319.0 | 19.7 | -0.3 | 108.2 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,553.7 | 3,548.4 | 24.5 | -5.3 | 100.9 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 261.7 | 255.5 | 17.4 | -6.2 | -96.7 | -2.4 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 904.6 | 904.7 | ... | 0.1 | -4.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 634.6 | 618.0 | 10.3 | -16.6 | -12.4 | -2.6 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 578.9 | 565.1 | 10.4 | -13.8 | 27.1 | -2.4 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 55.6 | 52.9 | 9.5 | -2.7 | -39.6 | -4.9 | -42.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 68.3 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 62.5 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,078.0 | 3,080.5 | ... | 2.5 | 25.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,106.0 | 2,103.3 | 10.7 | -2.7 | -6.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 1,992.7 | 1,989.4 | 11.4 | -3.3 | 24.0 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 113.3 | 113.9 | 10.7 | 0.6 | -31.0 | 0.5 | -21.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,124.7 | 3,127.1 | ... | 2.4 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,840.5 | 1,853.2 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 30.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 1,747.7 | 1,764.5 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 92.8 | 88.7 | 9.4 | -4.1 | -26.1 | -4.4 | -22.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 59.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,367.8 | 12,383.7 | ... | 15.9 | 127.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,091.3 | 8,104.5 | 28.9 | 13.2 | 130.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 7,499.7 | 7,536.7 | 28.4 | 37.0 | 336.1 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,168.6 | 6,163.2 | 34.5 | -5.4 | 271.3 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 591.6 | 567.9 | 27.3 | -23.7 | -205.1 | -4.0 | -26.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,851.4 | 1,850.7 | ... | -0.7 | -19.0 | -0.0 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,156.7 | 1,144.2 | 17.2 | -12.5 | -33.3 | -1.1 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 1,012.3 | 1,030.4 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 106.9 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| Unemployment | 144.4 | 113.8 | 16.4 | -30.6 | -140.2 | -21.2 | -55.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 9.9 | 1.3 | -2.6 | -11.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 55.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,116.3 | 5,124.6 | ... | 8.3 | 73.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,666.1 | 3,687.2 | 14.5 | 21.1 | 108.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 3,424.8 | 3,450.5 | 15.7 | 25.7 | 138.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 241.3 | 236.7 | 14.6 | -4.6 | -30.7 | -1.9 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 72.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,400.1 | 5,408.4 | ... | 8.3 | 72.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,268.5 | 3,273.1 | 16.4 | 4.6 | 56.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 3,062.7 | 3,055.8 | 16.1 | -6.9 | 90.5 | -0.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 205.8 | 217.3 | 14.5 | 11.5 | -34.4 | 5.6 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,052.3 | 1,052.8 | ... | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 700.4 | 695.3 | 3.2 | -5.1 | -6.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 661.3 | 658.2 | 3.1 | -3.1 | 6.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 533.7 | 531.6 | 4.5 | -2.1 | 13.5 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.1 | 37.1 | 2.9 | -2.0 | -12.3 | -5.1 | -24.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.2 | 167.2 | ... | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 112.7 | 110.4 | 2.0 | -2.3 | -1.4 | -2.0 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 101.5 | 100.9 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 9.5 | 1.8 | -1.7 | -5.2 | -15.2 | -35.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.0 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 8.6 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 434.3 | 434.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 315.8 | 311.9 | 1.6 | -3.9 | -7.5 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 299.3 | 295.7 | 1.7 | -3.6 | -4.3 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 16.2 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -3.1 | -1.2 | -16.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 71.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 450.8 | 451.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 272.0 | 273.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 260.5 | 261.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.5 | 11.4 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -4.0 | -0.9 | -26.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 889.8 | 890.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 606.1 | 598.4 | 3.1 | -7.7 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 567.7 | 561.2 | 3.0 | -6.5 | 5.5 | -1.1 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 458.3 | 454.9 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 38.4 | 37.2 | 2.8 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -3.1 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 91.3 | 88.1 | 1.8 | -3.2 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 83.0 | 79.9 | 1.7 | -3.1 | 4.4 | -3.7 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -4.8 | 0.0 | -36.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 65.6 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 59.5 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 377.2 | 377.2 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 279.5 | 277.2 | 1.6 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 260.2 | 259.0 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -4.4 | -0.5 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 19.4 | 18.2 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -6.2 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 74.1 | 73.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.0 | 68.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.4 | 378.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 235.3 | 233.0 | 1.7 | -2.3 | 6.5 | -1.0 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 224.5 | 222.3 | 1.8 | -2.2 | 5.4 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 10.7 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 61.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 58.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,550.2 | 3,556.1 | ... | 5.9 | 37.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,474.0 | 2,449.8 | 13.0 | -24.2 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,272.9 | 2,263.9 | 12.8 | -9.0 | 76.2 | -0.4 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,843.3 | 1,852.7 | 16.5 | 9.4 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 201.2 | 185.9 | 12.3 | -15.3 | -79.6 | -7.6 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 68.9 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 524.0 | 524.9 | ... | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 332.6 | 329.4 | 7.5 | -3.2 | -6.6 | -1.0 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 287.1 | 289.6 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 45.5 | 39.7 | 7.0 | -5.8 | -34.0 | -12.7 | -46.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 62.8 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 12.1 | 1.9 | -1.6 | -9.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 55.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,504.7 | 1,507.1 | ... | 2.4 | 16.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,151.6 | 1,144.6 | 6.4 | -7.0 | -13.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 1,063.1 | 1,067.2 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 26.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 88.5 | 77.3 | 6.9 | -11.2 | -39.7 | -12.7 | -33.9 |
| Participation rate | 76.5 | 75.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 6.8 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.7 | 70.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,521.5 | 1,524.1 | ... | 2.6 | 19.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 989.8 | 975.9 | 7.5 | -13.9 | 16.5 | -1.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 922.6 | 907.0 | 7.3 | -15.6 | 22.4 | -1.7 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 67.2 | 68.9 | 6.8 | 1.7 | -5.8 | 2.5 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 59.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,367.1 | 4,375.7 | ... | 8.6 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,850.5 | 2,852.3 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,681.9 | 2,692.3 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 125.5 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,071.5 | 2,109.9 | 20.3 | 38.4 | 139.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 168.6 | 160.0 | 13.1 | -8.6 | -64.5 | -5.1 | -28.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 599.8 | 600.3 | ... | 0.5 | -5.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 401.1 | 399.3 | 9.4 | -1.8 | 27.4 | -0.4 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 359.0 | 353.9 | 8.4 | -5.1 | 41.1 | -1.4 | 13.1 |
| Unemployment | 42.1 | 45.4 | 8.1 | 3.3 | -13.7 | 7.8 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.5 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.0 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,834.0 | 1,837.9 | ... | 3.9 | 32.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,285.7 | 1,301.2 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 36.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 1,221.1 | 1,236.9 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 71.0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 64.6 | 64.2 | 7.6 | -0.4 | -34.7 | -0.6 | -35.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,933.3 | 1,937.4 | ... | 4.1 | 34.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,163.8 | 1,151.8 | 7.9 | -12.0 | -2.7 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 1,101.8 | 1,101.5 | 8.2 | -0.3 | 13.5 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 62.0 | 50.4 | 6.7 | -11.6 | -16.1 | -18.7 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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