Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| October 2020 |
November 2020 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2020 | November 2019 to November 2020 | October to November 2020 | November 2019 to November 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 | 7,137.5 | 7,142.7 | ... | 5.2 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,612.2 | 4,603.4 | 17.3 | -8.8 | 24.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 4,258.0 | 4,273.7 | 19.0 | 15.7 | -50.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,498.4 | 3,513.8 | 23.4 | 15.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 354.2 | 329.7 | 16.1 | -24.5 | 75.0 | -6.9 | 29.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 889.9 | 889.9 | ... | 0.0 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 619.5 | 616.0 | 9.0 | -3.5 | -23.0 | -0.6 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 527.6 | 537.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | -46.0 | 1.8 | -7.9 |
| Unemployment | 91.9 | 78.8 | 8.6 | -13.1 | 23.0 | -14.3 | 41.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.8 | 12.8 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 60.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,092.1 | 3,095.0 | ... | 2.9 | 38.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,140.6 | 2,131.9 | 10.0 | -8.7 | 63.3 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 1,991.3 | 1,978.7 | 11.6 | -12.6 | 16.3 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 149.3 | 153.2 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 46.9 | 2.6 | 44.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,155.6 | 3,157.8 | ... | 2.2 | 29.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,852.0 | 1,855.5 | 10.1 | 3.5 | -16.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 1,739.0 | 1,757.8 | 11.1 | 18.8 | -21.2 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 113.0 | 97.7 | 9.2 | -15.3 | 5.0 | -13.5 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,367.2 | 12,378.9 | ... | 11.7 | 154.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 8,035.2 | 8,037.5 | 25.7 | 2.3 | 71.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 7,267.2 | 7,303.8 | 25.0 | 36.6 | -221.5 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 5,952.8 | 6,012.1 | 31.0 | 59.3 | -116.1 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 768.0 | 733.7 | 22.1 | -34.3 | 293.4 | -4.5 | 66.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 59.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,843.1 | 1,843.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 1,151.0 | 1,138.7 | 14.9 | -12.3 | 10.8 | -1.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 897.0 | 909.1 | 13.8 | 12.1 | -78.8 | 1.3 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 254.0 | 229.7 | 12.8 | -24.3 | 89.7 | -9.6 | 64.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 22.1 | 20.2 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 7.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.7 | 49.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,100.6 | 5,106.4 | ... | 5.8 | 78.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,618.1 | 3,613.9 | 13.2 | -4.2 | 22.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 3,353.7 | 3,367.6 | 13.4 | 13.9 | -62.1 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 264.5 | 246.3 | 12.2 | -18.2 | 84.3 | -6.9 | 52.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,423.5 | 5,429.1 | ... | 5.6 | 73.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,266.1 | 3,284.9 | 14.6 | 18.8 | 38.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 3,016.6 | 3,027.2 | 14.4 | 10.6 | -80.5 | 0.4 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 249.5 | 257.7 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 119.4 | 3.3 | 86.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,047.9 | 1,048.2 | ... | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 700.2 | 683.4 | 3.3 | -16.8 | -7.3 | -2.4 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 650.5 | 632.4 | 3.3 | -18.1 | -19.9 | -2.8 | -3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 517.0 | 514.5 | 4.4 | -2.5 | -13.3 | -0.5 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 49.7 | 50.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 32.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -1.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 60.3 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 165.7 | 165.6 | ... | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 110.3 | 101.7 | 1.9 | -8.6 | -8.6 | -7.8 | -7.8 |
| Employment | 95.3 | 85.6 | 1.8 | -9.7 | -11.8 | -10.2 | -12.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 16.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 25.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 61.4 | 1.1 | -5.2 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 15.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 51.7 | 1.1 | -5.8 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.4 | 433.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 320.0 | 317.0 | 1.7 | -3.0 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 300.3 | 297.9 | 1.8 | -2.4 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 19.7 | 19.1 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 4.6 | -3.0 | 31.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 73.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 68.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 448.7 | 449.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 269.9 | 264.7 | 1.8 | -5.2 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 254.9 | 249.0 | 1.9 | -5.9 | -6.5 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 42.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.0 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 55.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 893.8 | 894.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 601.2 | 601.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -15.0 | 0.1 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 562.9 | 560.1 | 3.0 | -2.8 | -20.8 | -0.5 | -3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 459.8 | 461.3 | 3.9 | 1.5 | -14.0 | 0.3 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 38.2 | 41.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 16.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.4 | 131.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 85.1 | 84.4 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -0.8 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 73.7 | 73.2 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 11.2 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.4 | 13.3 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.7 | 381.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 284.9 | 285.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 267.7 | 266.3 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -7.6 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 9.2 | 37.0 |
| Participation rate | 74.6 | 74.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.1 | 69.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.7 | 380.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 231.2 | 232.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -9.7 | 0.5 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 221.5 | 220.7 | 1.6 | -0.8 | -10.3 | -0.4 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 20.8 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,585.8 | 3,588.7 | ... | 2.9 | 37.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,494.6 | 2,493.4 | 12.3 | -1.2 | -28.2 | -0.0 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 2,227.4 | 2,216.6 | 12.6 | -10.8 | -122.5 | -0.5 | -5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,803.4 | 1,774.0 | 15.5 | -29.4 | -145.5 | -1.6 | -7.6 |
| Unemployment | 267.1 | 276.7 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 94.2 | 3.6 | 51.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 512.3 | 512.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 323.4 | 323.0 | 6.7 | -0.4 | -12.1 | -0.1 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 249.1 | 247.0 | 6.3 | -2.1 | -37.2 | -0.8 | -13.1 |
| Unemployment | 74.3 | 76.1 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 25.2 | 2.4 | 49.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.0 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 23.0 | 23.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.6 | 48.2 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,538.4 | 1,539.6 | ... | 1.2 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,195.3 | 1,190.3 | 6.4 | -5.0 | -8.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 1,075.3 | 1,072.3 | 7.4 | -3.0 | -51.5 | -0.3 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 120.0 | 118.0 | 6.9 | -2.0 | 43.3 | -1.7 | 58.0 |
| Participation rate | 77.7 | 77.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 9.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.9 | 69.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,535.1 | 1,536.5 | ... | 1.4 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 975.9 | 980.0 | 7.4 | 4.1 | -8.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 903.1 | 897.3 | 7.5 | -5.8 | -33.9 | -0.6 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 72.8 | 82.7 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 25.9 | 13.6 | 45.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,189.4 | 4,193.4 | ... | 4.0 | 64.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,692.8 | 2,694.1 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,477.8 | 2,501.7 | 13.1 | 23.9 | -46.8 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,895.5 | 1,937.6 | 17.3 | 42.1 | -59.8 | 2.2 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 215.0 | 192.4 | 11.0 | -22.6 | 57.9 | -10.5 | 43.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 596.5 | 596.4 | ... | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 364.7 | 364.3 | 7.7 | -0.4 | -13.4 | -0.1 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 307.7 | 313.0 | 7.2 | 5.3 | -28.9 | 1.7 | -8.5 |
| Unemployment | 57.0 | 51.3 | 6.3 | -5.7 | 15.4 | -10.0 | 42.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.6 | 14.1 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.6 | 52.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,757.9 | 1,760.1 | ... | 2.2 | 31.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,219.2 | 1,227.2 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,125.3 | 1,147.9 | 7.2 | 22.6 | -14.2 | 2.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 93.9 | 79.3 | 6.0 | -14.6 | 25.6 | -15.5 | 47.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,834.9 | 1,837.0 | ... | 2.1 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,108.9 | 1,102.5 | 7.3 | -6.4 | 12.9 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,044.8 | 1,040.8 | 7.4 | -4.0 | -3.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 64.1 | 61.7 | 6.0 | -2.4 | 16.7 | -3.7 | 37.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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