Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| February 2020 |
March 2020 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 2020 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,095.0 | 7,102.4 | ... | 7.4 | 72.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,589.2 | 4,483.3 | 15.4 | -105.9 | -59.6 | -2.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 4,384.5 | 4,120.5 | 15.6 | -264.0 | -187.9 | -6.0 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,577.0 | 3,485.4 | 21.2 | -91.6 | -7.2 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 204.7 | 362.8 | 12.6 | 158.1 | 128.3 | 77.2 | 54.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 63.1 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 58.0 | 0.2 | -3.8 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 891.6 | 891.5 | ... | -0.1 | -6.8 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 633.1 | 611.3 | 8.0 | -21.8 | -0.1 | -3.4 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 590.3 | 501.6 | 7.7 | -88.7 | -61.5 | -15.0 | -10.9 |
| Unemployment | 42.8 | 109.7 | 6.7 | 66.9 | 61.3 | 156.3 | 126.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 68.6 | 0.9 | -2.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 17.9 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 56.3 | 0.9 | -9.9 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,067.1 | 3,071.3 | ... | 4.2 | 42.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,084.9 | 2,050.4 | 8.8 | -34.5 | -35.3 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 1,993.2 | 1,938.1 | 9.6 | -55.1 | -37.1 | -2.8 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 91.7 | 112.3 | 8.3 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 22.5 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -1.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,136.3 | 3,139.6 | ... | 3.3 | 36.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,871.2 | 1,821.6 | 8.9 | -49.6 | -24.1 | -2.7 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,801.0 | 1,680.8 | 8.8 | -120.2 | -89.3 | -6.7 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 70.2 | 140.8 | 7.0 | 70.6 | 65.2 | 100.6 | 86.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 58.0 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 53.5 | 0.3 | -3.9 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,267.5 | 12,289.1 | ... | 21.6 | 237.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 7,991.5 | 7,737.9 | 21.3 | -253.6 | -101.3 | -3.2 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 7,555.1 | 7,152.3 | 21.0 | -402.8 | -227.6 | -5.3 | -3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,194.0 | 5,945.5 | 28.1 | -248.5 | -74.4 | -4.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 436.4 | 585.6 | 17.9 | 149.2 | 126.3 | 34.2 | 27.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 63.0 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 58.2 | 0.2 | -3.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,843.2 | 1,844.6 | ... | 1.4 | 26.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,129.7 | 1,005.2 | 12.9 | -124.5 | -106.3 | -11.0 | -9.6 |
| Employment | 1,005.2 | 846.4 | 12.2 | -158.8 | -128.8 | -15.8 | -13.2 |
| Unemployment | 124.5 | 158.9 | 10.8 | 34.4 | 22.7 | 27.6 | 16.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 54.5 | 0.7 | -6.8 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 15.8 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.5 | 45.9 | 0.7 | -8.6 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,049.1 | 5,059.5 | ... | 10.4 | 108.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 3,613.0 | 3,567.0 | 10.7 | -46.0 | 45.5 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 3,456.0 | 3,367.0 | 11.1 | -89.0 | 14.3 | -2.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 157.1 | 200.0 | 10.0 | 42.9 | 31.2 | 27.3 | 18.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 70.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 66.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,375.2 | 5,385.1 | ... | 9.9 | 102.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 3,248.7 | 3,165.7 | 11.8 | -83.0 | -40.6 | -2.6 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 3,093.9 | 2,939.0 | 11.7 | -154.9 | -113.0 | -5.0 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 154.8 | 226.7 | 9.7 | 71.9 | 72.3 | 46.4 | 46.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 58.8 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 54.6 | 0.2 | -3.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,045.0 | 1,046.3 | ... | 1.3 | 13.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 699.5 | 682.7 | 2.9 | -16.8 | -6.4 | -2.4 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 664.2 | 638.9 | 2.8 | -25.3 | -15.6 | -3.8 | -2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 525.0 | 515.3 | 4.0 | -9.7 | -7.8 | -1.8 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 35.3 | 43.9 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 24.4 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.1 | 167.1 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 112.4 | 102.2 | 1.6 | -10.2 | -7.0 | -9.1 | -6.4 |
| Employment | 101.7 | 88.3 | 1.6 | -13.4 | -10.0 | -13.2 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 28.7 | 27.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 61.2 | 1.0 | -6.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 52.8 | 0.9 | -8.1 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 431.4 | 432.1 | ... | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 317.2 | 315.4 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 303.1 | 298.6 | 1.5 | -4.5 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.1 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 19.1 | 28.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.5 | 73.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.3 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 446.5 | 447.1 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 269.9 | 265.0 | 1.6 | -4.9 | -2.9 | -1.8 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 259.4 | 251.9 | 1.6 | -7.5 | -5.4 | -2.9 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 24.8 | 23.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 59.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 56.3 | 0.4 | -1.8 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 893.6 | 894.7 | ... | 1.1 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 619.0 | 603.6 | 2.5 | -15.4 | -6.1 | -2.5 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 580.7 | 559.8 | 2.5 | -20.9 | -19.3 | -3.6 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 475.3 | 469.2 | 3.6 | -6.1 | -5.2 | -1.3 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.3 | 43.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 43.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 67.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 62.6 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.6 | 131.7 | ... | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 89.1 | 83.0 | 1.4 | -6.1 | -2.5 | -6.8 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 76.5 | 69.4 | 1.3 | -7.1 | -7.9 | -9.3 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 65.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 63.0 | 1.1 | -4.7 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 52.7 | 1.0 | -5.4 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.7 | 382.2 | ... | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 287.6 | 285.4 | 1.4 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 272.0 | 268.3 | 1.5 | -3.7 | -4.0 | -1.4 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.6 | 17.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 41.0 |
| Participation rate | 75.3 | 74.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.3 | 70.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.3 | 380.9 | ... | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 242.3 | 235.1 | 1.4 | -7.2 | -4.7 | -3.0 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 232.2 | 222.0 | 1.5 | -10.2 | -7.5 | -4.4 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 28.7 | 27.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 61.7 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 58.3 | 0.4 | -2.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,561.4 | 3,566.7 | ... | 5.3 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,510.2 | 2,423.3 | 9.7 | -86.9 | -79.5 | -3.5 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 2,329.9 | 2,212.8 | 10.3 | -117.1 | -118.4 | -5.0 | -5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,898.3 | 1,854.8 | 14.3 | -43.5 | -71.1 | -2.3 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 180.3 | 210.5 | 9.2 | 30.2 | 38.9 | 16.7 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 67.9 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 510.4 | 510.8 | ... | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 329.4 | 291.0 | 5.7 | -38.4 | -27.6 | -11.7 | -8.7 |
| Employment | 284.9 | 231.1 | 5.2 | -53.8 | -53.0 | -18.9 | -18.7 |
| Unemployment | 44.5 | 60.0 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 25.6 | 34.8 | 74.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 57.0 | 1.1 | -7.5 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.5 | 20.6 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 9.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 45.2 | 1.0 | -10.6 | -11.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,528.0 | 1,530.3 | ... | 2.3 | 25.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,193.0 | 1,170.9 | 5.3 | -22.1 | -21.7 | -1.9 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 1,117.2 | 1,092.6 | 6.0 | -24.6 | -21.4 | -2.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 75.8 | 78.3 | 5.7 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 78.1 | 76.5 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 73.1 | 71.4 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,523.0 | 1,525.6 | ... | 2.6 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 987.9 | 961.4 | 6.0 | -26.5 | -30.3 | -2.7 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 927.9 | 889.2 | 6.1 | -38.7 | -43.9 | -4.2 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 60.0 | 72.2 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 20.3 | 23.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 63.0 | 0.4 | -1.9 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 58.3 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,146.5 | 4,154.4 | ... | 7.9 | 82.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,673.8 | 2,593.4 | 11.0 | -80.4 | -90.1 | -3.0 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 2,539.1 | 2,406.7 | 10.9 | -132.4 | -151.0 | -5.2 | -5.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,994.5 | 1,937.6 | 15.3 | -56.9 | -42.3 | -2.9 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 134.7 | 186.7 | 8.5 | 52.0 | 60.8 | 38.6 | 48.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 62.4 | 0.3 | -2.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -3.3 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 595.6 | 596.0 | ... | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 375.2 | 346.8 | 6.4 | -28.4 | -41.9 | -7.6 | -10.8 |
| Employment | 341.1 | 290.8 | 6.0 | -50.3 | -59.0 | -14.7 | -16.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 56.0 | 5.1 | 21.9 | 17.1 | 64.2 | 44.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 58.2 | 1.1 | -4.8 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 48.8 | 1.0 | -8.5 | -10.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,736.2 | 1,739.9 | ... | 3.7 | 37.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,208.8 | 1,186.7 | 5.6 | -22.1 | -8.8 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 1,157.3 | 1,126.0 | 5.9 | -31.3 | -27.7 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 51.5 | 60.7 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 44.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -1.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 64.7 | 0.3 | -2.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,814.8 | 1,818.4 | ... | 3.6 | 35.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,089.8 | 1,059.9 | 6.1 | -29.9 | -39.4 | -2.7 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 1,040.7 | 989.9 | 6.2 | -50.8 | -64.3 | -4.9 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 49.1 | 70.0 | 4.6 | 20.9 | 24.9 | 42.6 | 55.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 58.3 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 54.4 | 0.3 | -2.9 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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