Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| March 2020 |
April 2020 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 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 | 7,102.4 | 7,106.8 | ... | 4.4 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,483.3 | 4,293.3 | 15.4 | -190.0 | -274.0 | -4.2 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 4,120.5 | 3,564.0 | 15.6 | -556.5 | -778.3 | -13.5 | -17.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,485.4 | 3,033.9 | 21.2 | -451.5 | -482.6 | -13.0 | -13.7 |
| Unemployment | 362.8 | 729.4 | 12.6 | 366.6 | 504.4 | 101.0 | 224.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 60.4 | 0.2 | -2.7 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 17.0 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 12.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 50.1 | 0.2 | -7.9 | -11.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 891.5 | 891.4 | ... | -0.1 | -5.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 611.3 | 570.1 | 8.0 | -41.2 | -41.9 | -6.7 | -6.8 |
| Employment | 501.6 | 373.7 | 7.7 | -127.9 | -194.1 | -25.5 | -34.2 |
| Unemployment | 109.7 | 196.3 | 6.7 | 86.6 | 152.1 | 78.9 | 344.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 64.0 | 0.9 | -4.6 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.9 | 34.4 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 27.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 41.9 | 0.9 | -14.4 | -21.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,071.3 | 3,073.9 | ... | 2.6 | 41.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,050.4 | 1,933.0 | 8.8 | -117.4 | -161.1 | -5.7 | -7.7 |
| Employment | 1,938.1 | 1,658.2 | 9.6 | -279.9 | -325.4 | -14.4 | -16.4 |
| Unemployment | 112.3 | 274.8 | 8.3 | 162.5 | 164.2 | 144.7 | 148.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -3.9 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 53.9 | 0.3 | -9.2 | -11.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,139.6 | 3,141.5 | ... | 1.9 | 34.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,821.6 | 1,790.2 | 8.9 | -31.4 | -71.0 | -1.7 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 1,680.8 | 1,532.1 | 8.8 | -148.7 | -258.9 | -8.8 | -14.5 |
| Unemployment | 140.8 | 258.2 | 7.0 | 117.4 | 188.0 | 83.4 | 267.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.0 | 57.0 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 10.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 48.8 | 0.3 | -4.7 | -8.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,289.1 | 12,298.2 | ... | 9.1 | 223.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 7,737.9 | 7,285.6 | 21.3 | -452.3 | -601.7 | -5.8 | -7.6 |
| Employment | 7,152.3 | 6,463.1 | 21.0 | -689.2 | -959.3 | -9.6 | -12.9 |
| Full-time employment | 5,945.5 | 5,481.1 | 28.1 | -464.4 | -550.3 | -7.8 | -9.1 |
| Unemployment | 585.6 | 822.4 | 17.9 | 236.8 | 357.5 | 40.4 | 76.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 59.2 | 0.2 | -3.8 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 52.6 | 0.2 | -5.6 | -8.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,844.6 | 1,844.6 | ... | 0.0 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,005.2 | 894.4 | 12.9 | -110.8 | -244.0 | -11.0 | -21.4 |
| Employment | 846.4 | 679.6 | 12.2 | -166.8 | -320.9 | -19.7 | -32.1 |
| Unemployment | 158.9 | 214.9 | 10.8 | 56.0 | 77.0 | 35.2 | 55.8 |
| Participation rate | 54.5 | 48.5 | 0.7 | -6.0 | -14.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.8 | 24.0 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 11.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 45.9 | 36.8 | 0.7 | -9.1 | -18.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,059.5 | 5,064.2 | ... | 4.7 | 102.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 3,567.0 | 3,398.2 | 10.7 | -168.8 | -135.8 | -4.7 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 3,367.0 | 3,088.7 | 11.1 | -278.3 | -275.6 | -8.3 | -8.2 |
| Unemployment | 200.0 | 309.5 | 10.0 | 109.5 | 139.8 | 54.8 | 82.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 67.1 | 0.2 | -3.4 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -5.5 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,385.1 | 5,389.4 | ... | 4.3 | 97.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,165.7 | 2,992.9 | 11.8 | -172.8 | -222.0 | -5.5 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 2,939.0 | 2,694.9 | 11.7 | -244.1 | -362.7 | -8.3 | -11.9 |
| Unemployment | 226.7 | 298.1 | 9.7 | 71.4 | 140.9 | 31.5 | 89.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 55.5 | 0.2 | -3.3 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 50.0 | 0.2 | -4.6 | -7.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,046.3 | 1,046.2 | ... | -0.1 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 682.7 | 648.4 | 2.9 | -34.3 | -41.4 | -5.0 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 638.9 | 574.7 | 2.8 | -64.2 | -79.6 | -10.0 | -12.2 |
| Full-time employment | 515.3 | 477.7 | 4.0 | -37.6 | -45.4 | -7.3 | -8.7 |
| Unemployment | 43.9 | 73.7 | 2.2 | 29.8 | 38.2 | 67.9 | 107.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -3.2 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 54.9 | 0.3 | -6.2 | -8.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.1 | 166.9 | ... | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 102.2 | 91.3 | 1.6 | -10.9 | -18.4 | -10.7 | -16.8 |
| Employment | 88.3 | 68.8 | 1.6 | -19.5 | -30.0 | -22.1 | -30.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 22.5 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 61.9 | 106.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 54.7 | 1.0 | -6.5 | -11.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 24.6 | 1.2 | 11.0 | 14.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.8 | 41.2 | 0.9 | -11.6 | -18.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 432.1 | 432.1 | ... | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 315.4 | 303.7 | 1.5 | -11.7 | -7.7 | -3.7 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 298.6 | 275.9 | 1.5 | -22.7 | -23.2 | -7.6 | -7.8 |
| Unemployment | 16.8 | 27.7 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 64.9 | 125.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 70.3 | 0.3 | -2.7 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.1 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -5.2 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 447.1 | 447.2 | ... | 0.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 265.0 | 253.4 | 1.6 | -11.6 | -15.4 | -4.4 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 251.9 | 230.0 | 1.6 | -21.9 | -26.4 | -8.7 | -10.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 23.4 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 78.6 | 88.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 56.7 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 51.4 | 0.4 | -4.9 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 894.7 | 894.6 | ... | -0.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 603.6 | 571.6 | 2.5 | -32.0 | -42.6 | -5.3 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 559.8 | 506.9 | 2.5 | -52.9 | -73.7 | -9.4 | -12.7 |
| Full-time employment | 469.2 | 429.3 | 3.6 | -39.9 | -50.4 | -8.5 | -10.5 |
| Unemployment | 43.8 | 64.7 | 2.2 | 20.9 | 31.1 | 47.7 | 92.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 63.9 | 0.3 | -3.6 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 56.7 | 0.3 | -5.9 | -8.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.7 | 131.6 | ... | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 83.0 | 74.2 | 1.4 | -8.8 | -11.5 | -10.6 | -13.4 |
| Employment | 69.4 | 56.6 | 1.3 | -12.8 | -19.6 | -18.4 | -25.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 17.6 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 29.4 | 85.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 56.4 | 1.1 | -6.6 | -8.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.4 | 23.7 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 12.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 43.0 | 1.0 | -9.7 | -14.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 382.2 | 382.2 | ... | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 285.4 | 272.5 | 1.4 | -12.9 | -15.4 | -4.5 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 268.3 | 248.1 | 1.5 | -20.2 | -25.3 | -7.5 | -9.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.2 | 24.3 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 41.3 | 66.4 |
| Participation rate | 74.7 | 71.3 | 0.4 | -3.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -5.3 | -7.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.9 | 380.8 | ... | -0.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 235.1 | 225.0 | 1.4 | -10.1 | -15.6 | -4.3 | -6.5 |
| Employment | 222.0 | 202.2 | 1.5 | -19.8 | -28.8 | -8.9 | -12.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 22.8 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 75.4 | 137.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 59.1 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 53.1 | 0.4 | -5.2 | -8.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,566.7 | 3,569.5 | ... | 2.8 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,423.3 | 2,273.3 | 9.7 | -150.0 | -246.1 | -6.2 | -9.8 |
| Employment | 2,212.8 | 1,969.0 | 10.3 | -243.8 | -381.9 | -11.0 | -16.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,854.8 | 1,672.3 | 14.3 | -182.5 | -261.7 | -9.8 | -13.5 |
| Unemployment | 210.5 | 304.3 | 9.2 | 93.8 | 135.8 | 44.6 | 80.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -4.2 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 55.2 | 0.3 | -6.8 | -11.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 510.8 | 511.0 | ... | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 291.0 | 249.7 | 5.7 | -41.3 | -74.1 | -14.2 | -22.9 |
| Employment | 231.1 | 177.3 | 5.2 | -53.8 | -114.1 | -23.3 | -39.2 |
| Unemployment | 60.0 | 72.4 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 40.0 | 20.7 | 123.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 48.9 | 1.1 | -8.1 | -15.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 20.6 | 29.0 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 19.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 45.2 | 34.7 | 1.0 | -10.5 | -22.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,530.3 | 1,531.5 | ... | 1.2 | 24.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,170.9 | 1,111.7 | 5.3 | -59.2 | -85.2 | -5.1 | -7.1 |
| Employment | 1,092.6 | 989.3 | 6.0 | -103.3 | -130.2 | -9.5 | -11.6 |
| Unemployment | 78.3 | 122.4 | 5.7 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 56.3 | 58.1 |
| Participation rate | 76.5 | 72.6 | 0.3 | -3.9 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.4 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -6.8 | -9.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,525.6 | 1,527.0 | ... | 1.4 | 29.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 961.4 | 911.9 | 6.0 | -49.5 | -86.9 | -5.1 | -8.7 |
| Employment | 889.2 | 802.4 | 6.1 | -86.8 | -137.7 | -9.8 | -14.6 |
| Unemployment | 72.2 | 109.5 | 4.9 | 37.3 | 50.8 | 51.7 | 86.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 59.7 | 0.4 | -3.3 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 52.5 | 0.4 | -5.8 | -10.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,154.4 | 4,158.3 | ... | 3.9 | 80.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,593.4 | 2,421.0 | 11.0 | -172.4 | -266.2 | -6.6 | -9.9 |
| Employment | 2,406.7 | 2,142.6 | 10.9 | -264.1 | -420.9 | -11.0 | -16.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,937.6 | 1,742.7 | 15.3 | -194.9 | -267.1 | -10.1 | -13.3 |
| Unemployment | 186.7 | 278.4 | 8.5 | 91.7 | 154.7 | 49.1 | 125.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 58.2 | 0.3 | -4.2 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 51.5 | 0.3 | -6.4 | -11.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 596.0 | 596.2 | ... | 0.2 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 346.8 | 287.2 | 6.4 | -59.6 | -108.9 | -17.2 | -27.5 |
| Employment | 290.8 | 217.6 | 6.0 | -73.2 | -142.2 | -25.2 | -39.5 |
| Unemployment | 56.0 | 69.6 | 5.1 | 13.6 | 33.3 | 24.3 | 91.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 48.2 | 1.1 | -10.0 | -19.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.1 | 24.2 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 15.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.8 | 36.5 | 1.0 | -12.3 | -24.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,739.9 | 1,741.9 | ... | 2.0 | 36.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,186.7 | 1,129.0 | 5.6 | -57.7 | -65.8 | -4.9 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 1,126.0 | 1,019.7 | 5.9 | -106.3 | -131.2 | -9.4 | -11.4 |
| Unemployment | 60.7 | 109.2 | 4.8 | 48.5 | 65.3 | 79.9 | 148.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 64.8 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 58.5 | 0.3 | -6.2 | -9.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,818.4 | 1,820.2 | ... | 1.8 | 34.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,059.9 | 1,004.8 | 6.1 | -55.1 | -91.4 | -5.2 | -8.3 |
| Employment | 989.9 | 905.3 | 6.2 | -84.6 | -147.5 | -8.5 | -14.0 |
| Unemployment | 70.0 | 99.5 | 4.6 | 29.5 | 56.1 | 42.1 | 129.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 55.2 | 0.3 | -3.1 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 49.7 | 0.3 | -4.7 | -9.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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