Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| August 2020 |
September 2020 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 2020 | August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 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 | 7,125.1 | 7,132.4 | ... | 7.3 | 66.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,592.6 | 4,612.8 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 4,194.2 | 4,270.9 | 19.0 | 76.7 | -104.7 | 1.8 | -2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,430.9 | 3,476.2 | 23.4 | 45.3 | -81.1 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 398.4 | 341.9 | 16.1 | -56.5 | 117.3 | -14.2 | 52.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.4 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 889.8 | 889.8 | ... | 0.0 | -3.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 638.6 | 635.9 | 9.0 | -2.7 | -14.8 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 530.5 | 552.6 | 9.3 | 22.1 | -34.4 | 4.2 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 108.1 | 83.3 | 8.6 | -24.8 | 19.6 | -22.9 | 30.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.9 | 13.1 | 1.3 | -3.8 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 62.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,085.1 | 3,089.2 | ... | 4.1 | 39.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,096.0 | 2,119.8 | 10.0 | 23.8 | 38.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,954.9 | 1,982.7 | 11.6 | 27.8 | -11.4 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 141.1 | 137.1 | 9.8 | -4.0 | 50.2 | -2.8 | 57.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,150.1 | 3,153.4 | ... | 3.3 | 30.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,858.0 | 1,857.1 | 10.1 | -0.9 | -11.4 | -0.0 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 1,708.8 | 1,735.5 | 11.1 | 26.7 | -58.9 | 1.6 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 149.3 | 121.5 | 9.2 | -27.8 | 47.4 | -18.6 | 64.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 58.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 55.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,341.6 | 12,356.4 | ... | 14.8 | 169.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,910.4 | 7,993.9 | 25.7 | 83.5 | 54.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 7,069.0 | 7,236.6 | 25.0 | 167.6 | -282.7 | 2.4 | -3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 5,760.6 | 5,943.0 | 31.0 | 182.4 | -170.2 | 3.2 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 841.4 | 757.4 | 22.1 | -84.0 | 337.1 | -10.0 | 80.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 9.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 58.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,843.2 | 1,843.0 | ... | -0.2 | 6.3 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 1,111.3 | 1,147.6 | 14.9 | 36.3 | 18.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 803.2 | 883.9 | 13.8 | 80.7 | -102.0 | 10.0 | -10.3 |
| Unemployment | 308.0 | 263.7 | 12.8 | -44.3 | 120.9 | -14.4 | 84.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 62.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 27.7 | 23.0 | 1.1 | -4.7 | 10.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 43.6 | 48.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,087.4 | 5,095.1 | ... | 7.7 | 83.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,600.6 | 3,621.4 | 13.2 | 20.8 | 43.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 3,303.2 | 3,357.9 | 13.4 | 54.7 | -79.3 | 1.7 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 297.4 | 263.6 | 12.2 | -33.8 | 122.7 | -11.4 | 87.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 71.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,411.0 | 5,418.2 | ... | 7.2 | 79.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,198.5 | 3,224.9 | 14.6 | 26.4 | -7.9 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 2,962.6 | 2,994.8 | 14.4 | 32.2 | -101.4 | 1.1 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 235.9 | 230.1 | 12.1 | -5.8 | 93.5 | -2.5 | 68.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 59.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 55.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,047.2 | 1,047.5 | ... | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 693.1 | 701.6 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 637.2 | 652.3 | 3.3 | 15.1 | -1.8 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 507.5 | 518.3 | 4.4 | 10.8 | -14.8 | 2.1 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 56.0 | 49.3 | 2.7 | -6.7 | 16.4 | -12.0 | 49.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 166.1 | 165.9 | ... | -0.2 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 109.1 | 109.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 92.1 | 94.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | -3.2 | 2.1 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 15.4 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 4.1 | -9.4 | 36.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.6 | 14.1 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 56.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 432.9 | 433.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 316.1 | 318.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 293.8 | 300.8 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.2 | 18.2 | 1.6 | -4.0 | 5.3 | -18.0 | 41.1 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 73.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 448.1 | 448.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 267.9 | 273.3 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 251.2 | 257.5 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.7 | 15.8 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 7.1 | -5.4 | 81.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 57.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 893.9 | 893.9 | ... | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 603.4 | 605.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -9.5 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 555.8 | 564.5 | 3.0 | 8.7 | -18.1 | 1.6 | -3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 456.6 | 461.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | -11.5 | 1.1 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 47.7 | 41.4 | 2.6 | -6.3 | 8.7 | -13.2 | 26.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.4 | 131.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 84.3 | 86.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 71.3 | 75.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.9 | 10.7 | 1.5 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -17.1 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 65.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.3 | 12.4 | 1.7 | -2.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 57.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.8 | 381.7 | ... | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 283.9 | 284.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 264.3 | 266.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -9.5 | 0.8 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 19.6 | 17.6 | 1.6 | -2.0 | 6.3 | -10.2 | 55.8 |
| Participation rate | 74.4 | 74.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 69.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.7 | 380.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 235.2 | 235.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | -6.6 | 0.1 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 220.1 | 222.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -9.1 | 1.0 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 13.1 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 2.5 | -13.2 | 23.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,580.1 | 3,583.0 | ... | 2.9 | 42.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,456.2 | 2,497.3 | 12.3 | 41.1 | -14.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 2,165.8 | 2,204.0 | 12.6 | 38.2 | -142.7 | 1.8 | -6.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,756.1 | 1,790.6 | 15.5 | 34.5 | -128.0 | 2.0 | -6.7 |
| Unemployment | 290.4 | 293.2 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 128.2 | 1.0 | 77.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 11.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 511.8 | 512.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 319.5 | 321.8 | 6.7 | 2.3 | -17.2 | 0.7 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 233.2 | 241.7 | 6.3 | 8.5 | -45.3 | 3.6 | -15.8 |
| Unemployment | 86.4 | 80.1 | 6.2 | -6.3 | 28.1 | -7.3 | 54.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 27.0 | 24.9 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 9.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 45.6 | 47.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,535.9 | 1,537.3 | ... | 1.4 | 17.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,182.9 | 1,192.7 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 1,061.0 | 1,059.2 | 7.4 | -1.8 | -61.6 | -0.2 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 121.9 | 133.5 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 70.3 | 9.5 | 111.2 |
| Participation rate | 77.0 | 77.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.1 | 68.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,532.3 | 1,533.7 | ... | 1.4 | 21.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 953.8 | 982.8 | 7.4 | 29.0 | -5.8 | 3.0 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 871.6 | 903.1 | 7.5 | 31.5 | -35.7 | 3.6 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 82.1 | 79.7 | 6.1 | -2.4 | 29.9 | -2.9 | 60.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 58.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,179.9 | 4,185.4 | ... | 5.5 | 69.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,674.3 | 2,668.0 | 13.2 | -6.3 | -11.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 2,389.5 | 2,444.3 | 13.1 | 54.8 | -106.3 | 2.3 | -4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,849.2 | 1,887.7 | 17.3 | 38.5 | -117.4 | 2.1 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 284.9 | 223.7 | 11.0 | -61.2 | 94.9 | -21.5 | 73.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 8.4 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 596.8 | 596.7 | ... | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 387.5 | 359.8 | 7.7 | -27.7 | -15.5 | -7.1 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 300.1 | 302.7 | 7.2 | 2.6 | -38.5 | 0.9 | -11.3 |
| Unemployment | 87.4 | 57.1 | 6.3 | -30.3 | 23.0 | -34.7 | 67.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 60.3 | 1.3 | -4.6 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 22.6 | 15.9 | 1.7 | -6.7 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.3 | 50.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,752.9 | 1,755.9 | ... | 3.0 | 33.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,208.6 | 1,202.4 | 6.7 | -6.2 | -3.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 1,100.7 | 1,111.2 | 7.2 | 10.5 | -49.8 | 1.0 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 108.0 | 91.2 | 6.0 | -16.8 | 46.0 | -15.6 | 101.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,830.2 | 1,832.9 | ... | 2.7 | 31.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,078.2 | 1,105.7 | 7.3 | 27.5 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 988.7 | 1,030.4 | 7.4 | 41.7 | -18.0 | 4.2 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 89.5 | 75.3 | 6.0 | -14.2 | 25.8 | -15.9 | 52.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 60.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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