Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| December 2020 |
January 2021 |
Standard error1 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,077.7 | 7,081.0 | ... | 3.3 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,504.3 | 4,496.7 | 19.0 | -7.6 | -72.8 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 4,200.0 | 4,102.1 | 21.2 | -97.9 | -236.4 | -2.3 | -5.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,448.3 | 3,442.8 | 25.2 | -5.5 | -92.0 | -0.2 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 304.3 | 394.6 | 19.1 | 90.3 | 163.6 | 29.7 | 70.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -1.4 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 909.1 | 908.5 | ... | -0.6 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 590.6 | 590.4 | 10.6 | -0.2 | -60.0 | -0.0 | -9.2 |
| Employment | 527.2 | 484.1 | 10.6 | -43.1 | -109.9 | -8.2 | -18.5 |
| Unemployment | 63.4 | 106.3 | 10.5 | 42.9 | 49.9 | 67.7 | 88.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 9.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 53.3 | 1.2 | -4.7 | -11.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,060.0 | 3,062.1 | ... | 2.1 | 28.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,091.0 | 2,083.9 | 10.9 | -7.1 | 15.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 1,950.2 | 1,924.5 | 12.6 | -25.7 | -40.2 | -1.3 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 140.8 | 159.4 | 11.2 | 18.6 | 55.6 | 13.2 | 53.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 62.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,108.6 | 3,110.3 | ... | 1.7 | 22.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,822.7 | 1,822.4 | 10.9 | -0.3 | -28.2 | -0.0 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 1,722.6 | 1,693.5 | 12.1 | -29.1 | -86.3 | -1.7 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 100.1 | 128.9 | 10.7 | 28.8 | 58.1 | 28.8 | 82.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 58.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 54.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,274.5 | 12,280.5 | ... | 6.0 | 122.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,011.3 | 7,887.9 | 29.0 | -123.4 | -21.8 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 7,239.0 | 7,085.5 | 28.2 | -153.5 | -408.6 | -2.1 | -5.5 |
| Full-time employment | 5,966.8 | 5,965.9 | 33.6 | -0.9 | -154.7 | -0.0 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 772.3 | 802.4 | 26.9 | 30.1 | 386.8 | 3.9 | 93.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 57.7 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,868.4 | 1,866.3 | ... | -2.1 | -8.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 1,195.9 | 1,089.8 | 17.0 | -106.1 | -57.2 | -8.9 | -5.0 |
| Employment | 942.8 | 852.7 | 15.4 | -90.1 | -175.5 | -9.6 | -17.1 |
| Unemployment | 253.1 | 237.1 | 16.0 | -16.0 | 118.3 | -6.3 | 99.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 58.4 | 0.9 | -5.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 21.2 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 11.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.5 | 45.7 | 0.8 | -4.8 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,060.8 | 5,065.0 | ... | 4.2 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,600.6 | 3,591.6 | 14.9 | -9.0 | 32.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 3,333.3 | 3,306.0 | 15.4 | -27.3 | -104.2 | -0.8 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 267.4 | 285.6 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 136.7 | 6.8 | 91.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,345.2 | 5,349.2 | ... | 4.0 | 63.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,214.8 | 3,206.5 | 16.5 | -8.3 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,963.0 | 2,926.8 | 16.5 | -36.2 | -128.9 | -1.2 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 251.8 | 279.6 | 14.0 | 27.8 | 131.8 | 11.0 | 89.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 54.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,049.4 | 1,049.4 | ... | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 681.8 | 685.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | -11.9 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 625.5 | 631.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | -30.6 | 0.9 | -4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 509.8 | 525.8 | 4.6 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 56.3 | 54.8 | 3.1 | -1.5 | 18.6 | -2.7 | 51.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 168.5 | 168.3 | ... | -0.2 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 101.0 | 104.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | -9.1 | 3.6 | -8.0 |
| Employment | 82.5 | 84.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -18.5 | 2.9 | -17.9 |
| Unemployment | 18.5 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 90.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 62.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 18.3 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 9.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.0 | 50.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -10.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 432.3 | 432.4 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 314.9 | 312.7 | 1.8 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 297.0 | 297.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -4.0 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 15.1 | 1.7 | -2.8 | 0.7 | -15.6 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 72.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 448.6 | 448.7 | ... | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 265.9 | 268.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 245.9 | 248.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -8.2 | 1.1 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 19.9 | 19.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 74.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 55.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 888.1 | 888.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 592.3 | 589.7 | 3.2 | -2.6 | -20.1 | -0.4 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 545.2 | 547.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | -25.2 | 0.4 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 446.9 | 446.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | -22.6 | 0.0 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 47.1 | 42.3 | 3.0 | -4.8 | 5.1 | -10.2 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.4 | 134.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 85.8 | 85.1 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -3.8 | -0.8 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 70.7 | 71.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -4.0 | 1.6 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 13.3 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -11.9 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.3 | 1.4 | -0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.6 | 15.6 | 1.9 | -2.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.6 | 53.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 376.2 | 376.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 281.5 | 276.8 | 1.7 | -4.7 | -6.0 | -1.7 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 261.2 | 259.5 | 1.9 | -1.7 | -8.8 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 20.3 | 17.3 | 1.8 | -3.0 | 2.9 | -14.8 | 20.1 |
| Participation rate | 74.8 | 73.6 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 377.5 | 377.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 225.0 | 227.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -10.3 | 1.2 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 213.3 | 216.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -12.4 | 1.3 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 21.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,524.9 | 3,527.7 | ... | 2.8 | 40.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,430.1 | 2,444.1 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,160.6 | 2,181.4 | 13.8 | 20.8 | -79.6 | 1.0 | -3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,767.0 | 1,766.7 | 16.5 | -0.3 | -78.3 | -0.0 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 269.5 | 262.7 | 13.4 | -6.8 | 80.8 | -2.5 | 44.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 10.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 523.7 | 523.5 | ... | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 321.9 | 327.7 | 7.8 | 5.8 | -2.7 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 242.8 | 254.5 | 7.1 | 11.7 | -30.0 | 4.8 | -10.5 |
| Unemployment | 79.1 | 73.2 | 7.5 | -5.9 | 27.3 | -7.5 | 59.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 62.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 24.6 | 22.3 | 2.1 | -2.3 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 46.4 | 48.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,493.3 | 1,494.7 | ... | 1.4 | 18.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,141.8 | 1,135.4 | 7.2 | -6.4 | -6.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 1,032.0 | 1,039.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | -31.2 | 0.8 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 109.8 | 95.5 | 7.7 | -14.3 | 24.7 | -13.0 | 34.9 |
| Participation rate | 76.5 | 76.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.1 | 69.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,508.0 | 1,509.5 | ... | 1.5 | 20.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 966.4 | 981.0 | 7.9 | 14.6 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 885.8 | 887.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | -18.4 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 80.6 | 94.0 | 7.0 | 13.4 | 28.9 | 16.6 | 44.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,319.2 | 4,320.6 | ... | 1.4 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,798.2 | 2,825.8 | 15.7 | 27.6 | 53.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,596.8 | 2,599.6 | 15.8 | 2.8 | -44.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,045.9 | 2,050.4 | 20.3 | 4.5 | -25.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 201.4 | 226.2 | 14.1 | 24.8 | 97.8 | 12.3 | 76.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 604.6 | 603.4 | ... | -1.2 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 366.8 | 390.2 | 9.3 | 23.4 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 314.8 | 324.5 | 8.4 | 9.7 | -20.5 | 3.1 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 52.1 | 65.7 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 32.5 | 26.1 | 97.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 64.7 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 8.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.1 | 53.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,808.5 | 1,809.7 | ... | 1.2 | 22.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,269.1 | 1,272.2 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,193.5 | 1,194.6 | 8.5 | 1.1 | -18.7 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 75.6 | 77.6 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 63.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,906.1 | 1,907.5 | ... | 1.4 | 23.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,162.3 | 1,163.5 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 29.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,088.5 | 1,080.5 | 8.9 | -8.0 | -5.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 73.7 | 83.0 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 35.2 | 12.6 | 73.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -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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