Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| April 2021 |
May 2021 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 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 | 7,090.2 | 7,091.5 | ... | 1.3 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,523.7 | 4,515.3 | 19.0 | -8.4 | 155.6 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 4,227.3 | 4,219.3 | 21.2 | -8.0 | 454.2 | -0.2 | 12.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,510.9 | 3,503.7 | 25.2 | -7.2 | 274.9 | -0.2 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 296.4 | 296.0 | 19.1 | -0.4 | -298.6 | -0.1 | -50.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 907.0 | 906.5 | ... | -0.5 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 619.9 | 606.3 | 10.6 | -13.6 | 25.5 | -2.2 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 538.8 | 545.8 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 136.2 | 1.3 | 33.3 |
| Unemployment | 81.0 | 60.6 | 10.5 | -20.4 | -110.6 | -25.2 | -64.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 66.9 | 1.2 | -1.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 10.0 | 1.5 | -3.1 | -19.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 60.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 15.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,067.8 | 3,068.9 | ... | 1.1 | 27.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,089.0 | 2,091.3 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 88.8 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 1,972.3 | 1,964.9 | 12.6 | -7.4 | 185.9 | -0.4 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 116.6 | 126.4 | 11.2 | 9.8 | -97.1 | 8.4 | -43.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,115.3 | 3,116.1 | ... | 0.8 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,814.8 | 1,817.7 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 41.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 1,716.1 | 1,708.7 | 12.1 | -7.4 | 132.2 | -0.4 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 98.7 | 109.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | -90.9 | 10.4 | -45.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,311.3 | 12,317.2 | ... | 5.9 | 118.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 7,932.2 | 7,916.8 | 29.0 | -15.4 | 567.8 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 7,215.4 | 7,183.8 | 28.2 | -31.6 | 827.4 | -0.4 | 13.0 |
| Full-time employment | 5,976.2 | 5,967.1 | 33.6 | -9.1 | 577.5 | -0.2 | 10.7 |
| Unemployment | 716.8 | 733.0 | 26.9 | 16.2 | -259.6 | 2.3 | -26.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,861.3 | 1,858.7 | ... | -2.6 | -11.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 1,082.3 | 1,058.2 | 17.0 | -24.1 | 112.2 | -2.2 | 11.9 |
| Employment | 861.8 | 838.8 | 15.4 | -23.0 | 176.6 | -2.7 | 26.7 |
| Unemployment | 220.5 | 219.5 | 16.0 | -1.0 | -64.2 | -0.5 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 56.9 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 20.4 | 20.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -9.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 46.3 | 45.1 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 9.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,083.0 | 5,087.2 | ... | 4.2 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,612.1 | 3,640.3 | 14.9 | 28.2 | 228.0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 3,383.0 | 3,374.6 | 15.4 | -8.4 | 316.5 | -0.2 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 229.1 | 265.7 | 14.4 | 36.6 | -88.5 | 16.0 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,367.1 | 5,371.2 | ... | 4.1 | 63.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,237.8 | 3,218.2 | 16.5 | -19.6 | 227.5 | -0.6 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 2,970.6 | 2,970.5 | 16.5 | -0.1 | 334.4 | -0.0 | 12.7 |
| Unemployment | 267.2 | 247.8 | 14.0 | -19.4 | -106.9 | -7.3 | -30.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 59.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.8 | 1,050.6 | ... | -0.2 | 3.5 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 709.3 | 704.7 | 3.4 | -4.6 | 41.8 | -0.6 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 656.7 | 653.8 | 3.4 | -2.9 | 66.4 | -0.4 | 11.3 |
| Full-time employment | 531.2 | 530.0 | 4.6 | -1.2 | 48.1 | -0.2 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 52.7 | 50.8 | 3.1 | -1.9 | -24.6 | -3.6 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.9 | 167.6 | ... | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 116.3 | 113.4 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 13.4 | -2.5 | 13.4 |
| Employment | 99.1 | 99.0 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 22.3 | -0.1 | 29.1 |
| Unemployment | 17.2 | 14.4 | 1.9 | -2.8 | -8.9 | -16.3 | -38.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 67.7 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 8.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.8 | 12.7 | 1.6 | -2.1 | -10.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 13.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.3 | 433.3 | ... | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 317.5 | 316.6 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 9.5 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 300.9 | 299.3 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 18.0 | -0.5 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.7 | 17.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -8.4 | 3.6 | -32.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.3 | 73.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 449.7 | 449.7 | ... | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 275.5 | 274.7 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 19.0 | -0.3 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 256.7 | 255.5 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 26.1 | -0.5 | 11.4 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -7.2 | 2.1 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.4 | ... | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 598.6 | 601.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 28.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 559.2 | 563.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 12.2 |
| Full-time employment | 449.0 | 451.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 29.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 39.4 | 37.9 | 3.0 | -1.5 | -33.3 | -3.8 | -46.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.4 | 134.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 86.6 | 88.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| Employment | 75.5 | 78.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 22.2 | 4.1 | 39.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 9.9 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -10.2 | -10.8 | -50.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 65.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 9.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 11.2 | 1.9 | -1.6 | -15.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 16.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 376.9 | 376.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 278.7 | 278.2 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 262.4 | 261.6 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 19.1 | -0.3 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -12.3 | 1.2 | -42.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.9 | 73.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.1 | 378.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 233.2 | 234.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 221.3 | 223.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 19.9 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 11.4 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -10.8 | -4.2 | -48.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 59.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,535.3 | 3,536.3 | ... | 1.0 | 34.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,441.5 | 2,433.5 | 13.8 | -8.0 | 116.3 | -0.3 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 2,222.7 | 2,221.7 | 13.8 | -1.0 | 262.6 | -0.0 | 13.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,818.8 | 1,818.1 | 16.5 | -0.7 | 202.8 | -0.0 | 12.6 |
| Unemployment | 218.8 | 211.7 | 13.4 | -7.1 | -146.4 | -3.2 | -40.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 523.1 | 522.8 | ... | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 320.1 | 323.5 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 29.5 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| Employment | 268.4 | 271.7 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 70.2 | 1.2 | 34.8 |
| Unemployment | 51.6 | 51.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -40.7 | 0.4 | -44.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.1 | 16.0 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -15.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 52.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 13.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,498.4 | 1,498.9 | ... | 0.5 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,142.9 | 1,143.0 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,053.5 | 1,060.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 93.2 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 89.5 | 82.3 | 7.7 | -7.2 | -71.9 | -8.0 | -46.6 |
| Participation rate | 76.3 | 76.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.3 | 70.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,513.9 | 1,514.6 | ... | 0.7 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 978.5 | 966.9 | 7.9 | -11.6 | 65.4 | -1.2 | 7.3 |
| Employment | 900.8 | 889.3 | 8.0 | -11.5 | 99.2 | -1.3 | 12.6 |
| Unemployment | 77.7 | 77.6 | 7.0 | -0.1 | -33.8 | -0.1 | -30.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 58.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,329.2 | 4,334.5 | ... | 5.3 | 43.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,817.0 | 2,812.9 | 15.7 | -4.1 | 188.3 | -0.1 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 2,618.1 | 2,616.2 | 15.8 | -1.9 | 343.6 | -0.1 | 15.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,041.9 | 2,063.2 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 188.3 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 198.9 | 196.7 | 14.1 | -2.2 | -155.3 | -1.1 | -44.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 600.5 | 599.9 | ... | -0.6 | -5.6 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 379.7 | 387.4 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 62.3 | 2.0 | 19.2 |
| Employment | 335.6 | 328.8 | 8.4 | -6.8 | 97.1 | -2.0 | 41.9 |
| Unemployment | 44.1 | 58.6 | 8.1 | 14.5 | -34.8 | 32.9 | -37.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 64.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -13.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 54.8 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 16.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,815.1 | 1,818.0 | ... | 2.9 | 23.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,281.3 | 1,275.0 | 8.0 | -6.3 | 71.0 | -0.5 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 1,194.1 | 1,201.4 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 122.9 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| Unemployment | 87.2 | 73.6 | 7.8 | -13.6 | -51.9 | -15.6 | -41.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,913.6 | 1,916.6 | ... | 3.0 | 25.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,156.0 | 1,150.5 | 8.5 | -5.5 | 54.9 | -0.5 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 1,088.4 | 1,086.0 | 8.9 | -2.4 | 123.6 | -0.2 | 12.8 |
| Unemployment | 67.5 | 64.5 | 7.4 | -3.0 | -68.7 | -4.4 | -51.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
...
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 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
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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