Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| May 2019 |
June 2019 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 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 | 7,040.7 | 7,047.2 | ... | 6.5 | 65.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,553.7 | 4,553.4 | 15.5 | -0.3 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 4,327.9 | 4,329.7 | 15.6 | 1.8 | 68.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,513.7 | 3,519.0 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 86.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 225.7 | 223.8 | 13.4 | -1.9 | -20.0 | -0.8 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 896.5 | 896.0 | ... | -0.5 | -6.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 608.4 | 616.5 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 564.4 | 565.8 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 44.0 | 50.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | -8.6 | 15.5 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,035.0 | 3,038.8 | ... | 3.8 | 38.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,098.5 | 2,096.3 | 8.8 | -2.2 | 39.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,984.7 | 1,984.7 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 113.8 | 111.6 | 8.1 | -2.2 | 6.0 | -1.9 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,109.2 | 3,112.5 | ... | 3.3 | 33.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,846.8 | 1,840.6 | 8.3 | -6.2 | 3.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,778.9 | 1,779.2 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 67.9 | 61.4 | 7.3 | -6.5 | -17.4 | -9.6 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,093.3 | 12,114.9 | ... | 21.6 | 227.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,843.2 | 7,859.0 | 20.2 | 15.8 | 157.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 7,438.0 | 7,431.0 | 19.9 | -7.0 | 184.2 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,056.8 | 6,043.9 | 28.5 | -12.9 | 110.8 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 405.2 | 427.9 | 16.3 | 22.7 | -27.1 | 5.6 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,823.9 | 1,826.8 | ... | 2.9 | 25.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,117.9 | 1,118.0 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 992.0 | 983.4 | 11.5 | -8.6 | 19.4 | -0.9 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 125.8 | 134.6 | 9.6 | 8.8 | -5.3 | 7.0 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 53.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,969.6 | 4,979.3 | ... | 9.7 | 104.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 3,529.6 | 3,534.6 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 106.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 3,378.0 | 3,375.9 | 10.7 | -2.1 | 102.4 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 151.6 | 158.8 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,299.8 | 5,308.9 | ... | 9.1 | 97.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 3,195.7 | 3,206.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 36.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 3,068.0 | 3,071.8 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 127.7 | 134.6 | 9.3 | 6.9 | -25.7 | 5.4 | -16.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,035.2 | 1,036.2 | ... | 1.0 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 689.5 | 688.7 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -3.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 654.8 | 649.6 | 2.7 | -5.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 522.0 | 524.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 39.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 12.4 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 166.6 | 166.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 109.7 | 109.3 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 99.1 | 96.2 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -2.9 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 25.7 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.6 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 57.7 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 426.8 | 427.3 | ... | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 311.5 | 311.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 297.6 | 296.4 | 1.5 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 7.9 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 72.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.7 | 69.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 441.8 | 442.3 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 268.4 | 268.0 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 258.0 | 257.1 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 4.8 | -19.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 888.6 | 888.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 611.1 | 613.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 579.4 | 581.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 477.8 | 478.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.8 | 31.5 | 2.1 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -0.9 | -17.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.7 | 131.6 | ... | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 83.0 | 84.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 73.9 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -20.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 64.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 10.6 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 57.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 379.0 | 379.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 288.4 | 288.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 274.9 | 275.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 12.8 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -5.2 | -8.6 |
| Participation rate | 76.1 | 76.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.5 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 377.9 | 378.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 239.8 | 240.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 230.6 | 230.5 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -3.1 | 5.4 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,516.2 | 3,521.8 | ... | 5.6 | 54.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,515.1 | 2,523.3 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 31.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,347.6 | 2,358.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 29.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,911.8 | 1,948.7 | 13.9 | 36.9 | 33.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 167.5 | 165.3 | 8.1 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 506.0 | 506.5 | ... | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 314.9 | 323.7 | 5.5 | 8.8 | -2.1 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 280.1 | 288.6 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 35.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 1.2 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 63.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 10.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,509.6 | 1,511.7 | ... | 2.1 | 22.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,196.7 | 1,197.5 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 14.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,119.6 | 1,124.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 77.1 | 73.5 | 5.1 | -3.6 | 7.7 | -4.7 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 79.3 | 79.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 74.2 | 74.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,500.6 | 1,503.5 | ... | 2.9 | 30.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,003.5 | 1,002.1 | 5.5 | -1.4 | 18.4 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 947.9 | 945.4 | 5.7 | -2.5 | 21.8 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 55.7 | 56.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | -3.4 | 1.8 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,084.0 | 4,091.6 | ... | 7.6 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,694.9 | 2,696.1 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 96.5 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,578.4 | 2,574.7 | 10.3 | -3.7 | 109.1 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,018.6 | 2,011.9 | 15.9 | -6.7 | 60.4 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 116.6 | 121.4 | 8.0 | 4.8 | -12.6 | 4.1 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 587.4 | 588.4 | ... | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 391.7 | 392.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 358.1 | 354.7 | 5.7 | -3.4 | 17.5 | -0.9 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 33.6 | 37.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 7.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,708.4 | 1,711.8 | ... | 3.4 | 29.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,205.8 | 1,204.5 | 5.3 | -1.3 | 42.0 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 1,164.3 | 1,161.6 | 5.8 | -2.7 | 53.3 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 41.5 | 42.9 | 4.6 | 1.4 | -11.4 | 3.4 | -21.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 67.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,788.2 | 1,791.4 | ... | 3.2 | 26.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,097.4 | 1,099.6 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 34.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,056.0 | 1,058.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 41.5 | 41.3 | 4.6 | -0.2 | -3.6 | -0.5 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
...
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 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in 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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