Table 5 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
  April
2019
May
2019
Standard error1 April to May 2019 May 2018 to May 2019 April to May 2019 May 2018 to May 2019
  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 7,036.0 7,040.7 ... 4.7 64.2 0.1 0.9
Labour force 4,564.5 4,553.7 15.5 -10.8 44.8 -0.2 1.0
Employment 4,339.5 4,327.9 15.6 -11.6 60.1 -0.3 1.4
Full-time employment 3,512.6 3,513.7 21.5 1.1 62.0 0.0 1.8
Unemployment 225.0 225.7 13.4 0.7 -15.4 0.3 -6.4
Participation rate 64.9 64.7 0.2 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.0 0.3 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.5 0.2 -0.2 0.3 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 897.3 896.5 ... -0.8 -5.9 -0.1 -0.7
Labour force 607.6 608.4 8.8 0.8 -2.2 0.1 -0.4
Employment 564.8 564.4 8.5 -0.4 12.2 -0.1 2.2
Unemployment 42.8 44.0 7.0 1.2 -14.4 2.8 -24.7
Participation rate 67.7 67.9 1.0 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 7.2 1.1 0.2 -2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 63.0 0.9 0.1 1.8 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,032.0 3,035.0 ... 3.0 37.5 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,095.0 2,098.5 8.8 3.5 39.2 0.2 1.9
Employment 1,983.3 1,984.7 9.0 1.4 28.6 0.1 1.5
Unemployment 111.6 113.8 8.1 2.2 10.6 2.0 10.3
Participation rate 69.1 69.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 65.4 65.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,106.7 3,109.2 ... 2.5 32.6 0.1 1.1
Labour force 1,862.0 1,846.8 8.3 -15.2 7.8 -0.8 0.4
Employment 1,791.4 1,778.9 8.8 -12.5 19.5 -0.7 1.1
Unemployment 70.6 67.9 7.3 -2.7 -11.6 -3.8 -14.6
Participation rate 59.9 59.4 0.3 -0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.8 3.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 57.7 57.2 0.3 -0.5 0.0 ... ...
Ontario              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 12,074.9 12,093.3 ... 18.4 224.9 0.2 1.9
Labour force 7,887.2 7,843.2 20.2 -44.0 188.7 -0.6 2.5
Employment 7,417.1 7,438.0 19.9 20.9 222.2 0.3 3.1
Full-time employment 6,028.4 6,056.8 28.5 28.4 142.0 0.5 2.4
Unemployment 470.1 405.2 16.3 -64.9 -33.6 -13.8 -7.7
Participation rate 65.3 64.9 0.2 -0.4 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.2 0.2 -0.8 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,821.5 1,823.9 ... 2.4 25.0 0.1 1.4
Labour force 1,137.8 1,117.9 12.3 -19.9 34.9 -1.7 3.2
Employment 1,001.0 992.0 11.5 -9.0 37.0 -0.9 3.9
Unemployment 136.8 125.8 9.6 -11.0 -2.2 -8.0 -1.7
Participation rate 62.5 61.3 0.7 -1.2 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.0 11.3 0.8 -0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 55.0 54.4 0.6 -0.6 1.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 4,961.3 4,969.6 ... 8.3 103.1 0.2 2.1
Labour force 3,531.6 3,529.6 10.6 -2.0 118.2 -0.1 3.5
Employment 3,359.7 3,378.0 10.7 18.3 121.8 0.5 3.7
Unemployment 171.9 151.6 9.1 -20.3 -3.6 -11.8 -2.3
Participation rate 71.2 71.0 0.2 -0.2 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.3 0.3 -0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 67.7 68.0 0.2 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,292.1 5,299.8 ... 7.7 96.8 0.1 1.9
Labour force 3,217.8 3,195.7 11.5 -22.1 35.5 -0.7 1.1
Employment 3,056.4 3,068.0 11.3 11.6 63.4 0.4 2.1
Unemployment 161.4 127.7 9.3 -33.7 -27.9 -20.9 -17.9
Participation rate 60.8 60.3 0.2 -0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 4.0 0.3 -1.0 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Manitoba              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 1,034.4 1,035.2 ... 0.8 11.5 0.1 1.1
Labour force 689.8 689.5 2.7 -0.3 -1.9 0.0 -0.3
Employment 654.2 654.8 2.7 0.6 8.2 0.1 1.3
Full-time employment 522.1 522.0 3.8 -0.1 1.1 0.0 0.2
Unemployment 35.6 34.7 2.2 -0.9 -10.1 -2.5 -22.5
Participation rate 66.7 66.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.0 0.3 -0.2 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 63.2 63.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 166.5 166.6 ... 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.5
Labour force 109.6 109.7 1.6 0.1 -2.1 0.1 -1.9
Employment 98.7 99.1 1.5 0.4 1.7 0.4 1.7
Unemployment 11.0 10.5 1.3 -0.5 -3.9 -4.5 -27.1
Participation rate 65.8 65.8 0.9 0.0 -1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.0 9.6 1.1 -0.4 -3.3 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 59.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 426.4 426.8 ... 0.4 5.7 0.1 1.4
Labour force 311.2 311.5 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3
Employment 299.1 297.6 1.5 -1.5 4.0 -0.5 1.4
Unemployment 12.1 13.9 1.3 1.8 -3.2 14.9 -18.7
Participation rate 73.0 73.0 0.3 0.0 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.9 4.5 0.4 0.6 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 70.1 69.7 0.3 -0.4 0.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 441.4 441.8 ... 0.4 4.8 0.1 1.1
Labour force 269.0 268.4 1.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2
Employment 256.4 258.0 1.5 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.9
Unemployment 12.6 10.4 1.2 -2.2 -2.9 -17.5 -21.8
Participation rate 60.9 60.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 3.9 0.4 -0.8 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.1 58.4 0.4 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 888.4 888.6 ... 0.2 4.4 0.0 0.5
Labour force 613.7 611.1 2.5 -2.6 5.9 -0.4 1.0
Employment 580.4 579.4 2.5 -1.0 15.0 -0.2 2.7
Full-time employment 480.5 477.8 3.4 -2.7 15.6 -0.6 3.4
Unemployment 33.3 31.8 2.1 -1.5 -9.0 -4.5 -22.1
Participation rate 69.1 68.8 0.3 -0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.2 0.3 -0.2 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 65.3 65.2 0.3 -0.1 1.4 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 131.7 131.7 ... 0.0 -1.2 0.0 -0.9
Labour force 85.5 83.0 1.4 -2.5 -2.3 -2.9 -2.7
Employment 76.3 73.9 1.3 -2.4 0.7 -3.1 1.0
Unemployment 9.2 9.0 1.2 -0.2 -3.1 -2.2 -25.6
Participation rate 64.9 63.0 1.1 -1.9 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 10.8 1.3 0.0 -3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.9 56.1 1.0 -1.8 1.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 378.9 379.0 ... 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.7
Labour force 287.8 288.4 1.3 0.6 5.6 0.2 2.0
Employment 273.1 274.9 1.5 1.8 9.0 0.7 3.4
Unemployment 14.7 13.5 1.3 -1.2 -3.4 -8.2 -20.1
Participation rate 76.0 76.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.7 0.5 -0.4 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 72.1 72.5 0.4 0.4 1.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 377.9 377.9 ... 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.7
Labour force 240.4 239.8 1.4 -0.6 2.7 -0.2 1.1
Employment 231.0 230.6 1.4 -0.4 5.2 -0.2 2.3
Unemployment 9.4 9.2 1.1 -0.2 -2.6 -2.1 -22.0
Participation rate 63.6 63.5 0.4 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.9 3.8 0.5 -0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.1 61.0 0.4 -0.1 0.9 ... ...
Alberta              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 3,510.9 3,516.2 ... 5.3 52.8 0.2 1.5
Labour force 2,518.3 2,515.1 9.6 -3.2 30.8 -0.1 1.2
Employment 2,349.8 2,347.6 9.9 -2.2 20.1 -0.1 0.9
Full-time employment 1,933.1 1,911.8 13.9 -21.3 -6.3 -1.1 -0.3
Unemployment 168.5 167.5 8.1 -1.0 10.7 -0.6 6.8
Participation rate 71.7 71.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 66.9 66.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 505.6 506.0 ... 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0
Labour force 322.5 314.9 5.5 -7.6 -13.5 -2.4 -4.1
Employment 291.1 280.1 5.1 -11.0 -8.3 -3.8 -2.9
Unemployment 31.4 34.7 4.3 3.3 -5.3 10.5 -13.3
Participation rate 63.8 62.2 1.1 -1.6 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.7 11.0 1.2 1.3 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 55.4 1.0 -2.2 -1.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,507.4 1,509.6 ... 2.2 22.1 0.1 1.5
Labour force 1,196.3 1,196.7 5.2 0.4 19.8 0.0 1.7
Employment 1,118.6 1,119.6 5.8 1.0 6.6 0.1 0.6
Unemployment 77.7 77.1 5.1 -0.6 13.2 -0.8 20.7
Participation rate 79.4 79.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.4 0.4 -0.1 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 74.2 74.2 0.4 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,497.9 1,500.6 ... 2.7 30.7 0.2 2.1
Labour force 999.5 1,003.5 5.5 4.0 24.5 0.4 2.5
Employment 940.1 947.9 5.7 7.8 21.8 0.8 2.4
Unemployment 59.3 55.7 4.6 -3.6 2.8 -6.1 5.3
Participation rate 66.7 66.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.6 0.5 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 62.8 63.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 ... ...
British Columbia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 4,077.9 4,084.0 ... 6.1 60.4 0.1 1.5
Labour force 2,684.7 2,694.9 10.2 10.2 97.9 0.4 3.8
Employment 2,561.6 2,578.4 10.3 16.8 107.1 0.7 4.3
Full-time employment 2,006.2 2,018.6 15.9 12.4 69.9 0.6 3.6
Unemployment 123.2 116.6 8.0 -6.6 -9.0 -5.4 -7.2
Participation rate 65.8 66.0 0.3 0.2 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 62.8 63.1 0.3 0.3 1.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 586.7 587.4 ... 0.7 5.9 0.1 1.0
Labour force 395.6 391.7 5.8 -3.9 19.2 -1.0 5.2
Employment 359.5 358.1 5.7 -1.4 14.5 -0.4 4.2
Unemployment 36.1 33.6 4.4 -2.5 4.8 -6.9 16.7
Participation rate 67.4 66.7 1.0 -0.7 2.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.1 8.6 1.1 -0.5 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.3 61.0 1.0 -0.3 1.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,705.7 1,708.4 ... 2.7 28.5 0.2 1.7
Labour force 1,192.6 1,205.8 5.3 13.2 38.7 1.1 3.3
Employment 1,149.1 1,164.3 5.8 15.2 52.9 1.3 4.8
Unemployment 43.5 41.5 4.6 -2.0 -14.3 -4.6 -25.6
Participation rate 69.9 70.6 0.3 0.7 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.6 3.4 0.4 -0.2 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 67.4 68.2 0.3 0.8 2.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,785.6 1,788.2 ... 2.6 26.0 0.1 1.5
Labour force 1,096.5 1,097.4 6.2 0.9 40.0 0.1 3.8
Employment 1,053.0 1,056.0 6.0 3.0 39.7 0.3 3.9
Unemployment 43.5 41.5 4.6 -2.0 0.4 -4.6 1.0
Participation rate 61.4 61.4 0.4 0.0 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 3.8 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 59.1 0.3 0.1 1.4 ... ...
...
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).
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