Table 9
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in January 2020 and January 2021, unadjusted for seasonality
Population | Labour force | Employment | Unemployment | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | % | % | |
Canada | |||||||
2020 | 30,898.2 | 20,049.7 | 18,939.7 | 1,110.0 | 64.9 | 5.5 | 61.3 |
2021 | 31,176.7 | 20,030.5 | 18,304.9 | 1,725.6 | 64.2 | 8.6 | 58.7 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
2020 | 445.7 | 250.1 | 218.5 | 31.6 | 56.1 | 12.6 | 49.0 |
2021 | 445.4 | 251.2 | 218.6 | 32.7 | 56.4 | 13.0 | 49.1 |
Avalon Peninsula | |||||||
2020 | 235.8 | 147.2 | 132.7 | 14.5 | 62.4 | 9.9 | 56.3 |
2021 | 236.7 | 143.1 | 127.8 | 15.3 | 60.5 | 10.7 | 54.0 |
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay | |||||||
2020 | 122.2 | 56.0 | 45.7 | 10.3 | 45.8 | 18.4 | 37.4 |
2021 | 121.3 | 58.8 | 47.9 | 10.9 | 48.5 | 18.5 | 39.5 |
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | |||||||
2020 | 87.8 | 46.9 | 40.1 | 6.7 | 53.4 | 14.3 | 45.7 |
2021 | 87.4 | 49.3 | 42.9 | 6.4 | 56.4 | 13.0 | 49.1 |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||
2020 | 131.4 | 85.3 | 77.8 | 7.6 | 64.9 | 8.9 | 59.2 |
2021 | 133.0 | 83.6 | 74.8 | 8.8 | 62.9 | 10.5 | 56.2 |
Nova Scotia | |||||||
2020 | 811.0 | 496.6 | 457.4 | 39.2 | 61.2 | 7.9 | 56.4 |
2021 | 817.0 | 493.3 | 454.1 | 39.3 | 60.4 | 8.0 | 55.6 |
Cape Breton | |||||||
2020 | 109.8 | 59.5 | 52.3 | 7.2 | 54.2 | 12.1 | 47.6 |
2021 | 109.4 | 54.5 | 47.0 | 7.5 | 49.8 | 13.8 | 43.0 |
North Shore | |||||||
2020 | 127.8 | 74.3 | 67.7 | 6.6 | 58.1 | 8.9 | 53.0 |
2021 | 127.3 | 71.1 | 66.5 | 4.6 | 55.9 | 6.5 | 52.2 |
Annapolis Valley | |||||||
2020 | 105.5 | 61.7 | 57.7 | 4.0 | 58.5 | 6.5 | 54.7 |
2021 | 105.9 | 59.9 | 56.4 | 3.5 | 56.6 | 5.8 | 53.3 |
Southern | |||||||
2020 | 98.6 | 52.2 | 47.0 | 5.2 | 52.9 | 10.0 | 47.7 |
2021 | 98.1 | 51.5 | 46.8 | 4.7 | 52.5 | 9.1 | 47.7 |
Halifax | |||||||
2020 | 369.3 | 249.0 | 232.7 | 16.2 | 67.4 | 6.5 | 63.0 |
2021 | 376.4 | 256.3 | 237.3 | 19.0 | 68.1 | 7.4 | 63.0 |
New Brunswick | |||||||
2020 | 645.5 | 385.0 | 354.5 | 30.5 | 59.6 | 7.9 | 54.9 |
2021 | 648.2 | 391.2 | 353.3 | 37.9 | 60.4 | 9.7 | 54.5 |
Campbellton–Miramichi | |||||||
2020 | 132.0 | 65.4 | 57.0 | 8.4 | 49.5 | 12.8 | 43.2 |
2021 | 131.1 | 71.0 | 61.9 | 9.2 | 54.2 | 13.0 | 47.2 |
Moncton–Richibucto | |||||||
2020 | 186.6 | 117.7 | 110.3 | 7.5 | 63.1 | 6.4 | 59.1 |
2021 | 188.6 | 118.7 | 107.0 | 11.7 | 62.9 | 9.9 | 56.7 |
Saint John–St. Stephen | |||||||
2020 | 145.8 | 91.5 | 84.1 | 7.4 | 62.8 | 8.1 | 57.7 |
2021 | 146.3 | 91.6 | 81.4 | 10.1 | 62.6 | 11.0 | 55.6 |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |||||||
2020 | 116.4 | 71.8 | 66.8 | 5.0 | 61.7 | 7.0 | 57.4 |
2021 | 117.6 | 74.2 | 69.4 | 4.8 | 63.1 | 6.5 | 59.0 |
Edmundston–Woodstock | |||||||
2020 | 64.9 | 38.5 | 36.3 | 2.2 | 59.3 | 5.7 | 55.9 |
2021 | 64.6 | 35.7 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 55.3 | 5.9 | 52.0 |
Quebec | |||||||
2020 | 7,029.3 | 4,521.5 | 4,285.6 | 235.8 | 64.3 | 5.2 | 61.0 |
2021 | 7,077.6 | 4,475.0 | 4,135.4 | 339.6 | 63.2 | 7.6 | 58.4 |
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||||
2020 | 76.7 | 39.1 | 32.5 | 6.7 | 51.0 | 17.1 | 42.4 |
2021 | 76.3 | 33.8 | 29.6 | 4.2 | 44.3 | 12.4 | 38.8 |
Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||||
2020 | 167.0 | 92.1 | 86.8 | 5.3 | 55.1 | 5.8 | 52.0 |
2021 | 166.0 | 95.6 | 89.8 | 5.9 | 57.6 | 6.2 | 54.1 |
Capitale-Nationale | |||||||
2020 | 622.6 | 398.5 | 380.3 | 18.2 | 64.0 | 4.6 | 61.1 |
2021 | 624.3 | 393.5 | 370.7 | 22.8 | 63.0 | 5.8 | 59.4 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||||
2020 | 355.4 | 232.9 | 223.4 | 9.5 | 65.5 | 4.1 | 62.9 |
2021 | 355.8 | 233.1 | 223.4 | 9.7 | 65.5 | 4.2 | 62.8 |
Estrie | |||||||
2020 | 275.9 | 169.2 | 161.7 | 7.5 | 61.3 | 4.4 | 58.6 |
2021 | 277.5 | 173.4 | 160.1 | 13.2 | 62.5 | 7.6 | 57.7 |
Centre-du-Québec | |||||||
2020 | 206.2 | 133.0 | 131.0 | 2.0 | 64.5 | 1.5 | 63.5 |
2021 | 207.0 | 128.8 | 119.4 | 9.4 | 62.2 | 7.3 | 57.7 |
Montérégie | |||||||
2020 | 1,298.6 | 863.1 | 829.6 | 33.5 | 66.5 | 3.9 | 63.9 |
2021 | 1,309.1 | 836.6 | 770.7 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 7.9 | 58.9 |
Montréal | |||||||
2020 | 1,734.4 | 1,173.7 | 1,090.2 | 83.5 | 67.7 | 7.1 | 62.9 |
2021 | 1,760.8 | 1,139.2 | 1,041.5 | 97.7 | 64.7 | 8.6 | 59.1 |
Laval | |||||||
2020 | 362.4 | 211.9 | 203.5 | 8.5 | 58.5 | 4.0 | 56.2 |
2021 | 364.6 | 239.9 | 219.7 | 20.2 | 65.8 | 8.4 | 60.3 |
Lanaudière | |||||||
2020 | 422.7 | 277.0 | 265.0 | 12.0 | 65.5 | 4.3 | 62.7 |
2021 | 425.0 | 271.3 | 253.5 | 17.8 | 63.8 | 6.6 | 59.6 |
Laurentides | |||||||
2020 | 517.8 | 318.7 | 302.3 | 16.4 | 61.5 | 5.1 | 58.4 |
2021 | 522.8 | 339.2 | 307.9 | 31.4 | 64.9 | 9.3 | 58.9 |
Outaouais | |||||||
2020 | 325.7 | 208.2 | 198.0 | 10.3 | 63.9 | 4.9 | 60.8 |
2021 | 327.6 | 201.7 | 187.3 | 14.4 | 61.6 | 7.1 | 57.2 |
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||||
2020 | 119.2 | 76.3 | 73.3 | 3.0 | 64.0 | 3.9 | 61.5 |
2021 | 118.5 | 74.6 | 69.0 | 5.6 | 63.0 | 7.5 | 58.2 |
Mauricie | |||||||
2020 | 227.8 | 133.1 | 125.3 | 7.8 | 58.4 | 5.9 | 55.0 |
2021 | 227.3 | 126.9 | 116.6 | 10.2 | 55.8 | 8.0 | 51.3 |
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||||
2020 | 230.1 | 135.9 | 127.6 | 8.2 | 59.1 | 6.0 | 55.5 |
2021 | 229.2 | 134.7 | 126.0 | 8.7 | 58.8 | 6.5 | 55.0 |
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec | |||||||
2020 | 86.7 | 58.7 | 55.2 | 3.5 | 67.7 | 6.0 | 63.7 |
2021 | 85.8 | 52.9 | 50.3 | 2.6 | 61.7 | 4.9 | 58.6 |
Ontario | |||||||
2020 | 12,146.8 | 7,828.2 | 7,437.3 | 390.9 | 64.4 | 5.0 | 61.2 |
2021 | 12,274.1 | 7,867.7 | 7,159.0 | 708.7 | 64.1 | 9.0 | 58.3 |
Ottawa | |||||||
2020 | 1,179.8 | 785.2 | 754.6 | 30.5 | 66.6 | 3.9 | 64.0 |
2021 | 1,192.1 | 765.0 | 716.6 | 48.4 | 64.2 | 6.3 | 60.1 |
Kingston–Pembroke | |||||||
2020 | 393.3 | 227.1 | 214.4 | 12.7 | 57.7 | 5.6 | 54.5 |
2021 | 395.0 | 230.9 | 212.7 | 18.3 | 58.5 | 7.9 | 53.8 |
Muskoka–Kawarthas | |||||||
2020 | 345.1 | 189.5 | 174.0 | 15.6 | 54.9 | 8.2 | 50.4 |
2021 | 347.4 | 199.2 | 183.1 | 16.1 | 57.3 | 8.1 | 52.7 |
Toronto | |||||||
2020 | 5,718.4 | 3,784.8 | 3,591.5 | 193.3 | 66.2 | 5.1 | 62.8 |
2021 | 5,793.1 | 3,860.5 | 3,458.7 | 401.9 | 66.6 | 10.4 | 59.7 |
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | |||||||
2020 | 1,189.0 | 801.6 | 765.1 | 36.5 | 67.4 | 4.6 | 64.3 |
2021 | 1,206.9 | 798.7 | 729.6 | 69.1 | 66.2 | 8.7 | 60.5 |
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | |||||||
2020 | 1,265.3 | 804.1 | 766.1 | 38.1 | 63.6 | 4.7 | 60.5 |
2021 | 1,274.0 | 788.5 | 725.1 | 63.5 | 61.9 | 8.1 | 56.9 |
London | |||||||
2020 | 598.6 | 371.7 | 356.5 | 15.3 | 62.1 | 4.1 | 59.6 |
2021 | 606.8 | 382.3 | 354.9 | 27.4 | 63.0 | 7.2 | 58.5 |
Windsor–Sarnia | |||||||
2020 | 555.2 | 319.0 | 296.5 | 22.5 | 57.5 | 7.1 | 53.4 |
2021 | 558.9 | 309.7 | 282.4 | 27.3 | 55.4 | 8.8 | 50.5 |
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | |||||||
2020 | 262.4 | 172.3 | 165.2 | 7.1 | 65.7 | 4.1 | 63.0 |
2021 | 263.6 | 165.2 | 154.8 | 10.4 | 62.7 | 6.3 | 58.7 |
Northeast | |||||||
2020 | 464.6 | 266.5 | 252.4 | 14.1 | 57.4 | 5.3 | 54.3 |
2021 | 462.2 | 263.3 | 243.8 | 19.5 | 57.0 | 7.4 | 52.7 |
Northwest | |||||||
2020 | 175.2 | 106.5 | 101.0 | 5.4 | 60.8 | 5.1 | 57.6 |
2021 | 174.1 | 104.4 | 97.3 | 7.1 | 60.0 | 6.8 | 55.9 |
Manitoba | |||||||
2020 | 1,045.4 | 686.9 | 651.7 | 35.2 | 65.7 | 5.1 | 62.3 |
2021 | 1,049.3 | 677.0 | 625.0 | 52.0 | 64.5 | 7.7 | 59.6 |
Southeast | |||||||
2020 | 97.8 | 62.8 | 58.8 | 4.0 | 64.2 | 6.4 | 60.1 |
2021 | 98.6 | 63.8 | 60.1 | 3.7 | 64.7 | 5.8 | 61.0 |
South Central and North Central | |||||||
2020 | 90.3 | 57.4 | 55.0 | 2.5 | 63.6 | 4.4 | 60.9 |
2021 | 90.8 | 60.4 | 58.4 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 3.3 | 64.3 |
Southwest | |||||||
2020 | 90.9 | 59.9 | 56.5 | 3.4 | 65.9 | 5.7 | 62.2 |
2021 | 90.6 | 58.5 | 55.2 | 3.4 | 64.6 | 5.8 | 60.9 |
Winnipeg | |||||||
2020 | 634.1 | 424.7 | 403.3 | 21.4 | 67.0 | 5.0 | 63.6 |
2021 | 638.4 | 418.7 | 381.6 | 37.1 | 65.6 | 8.9 | 59.8 |
Interlake | |||||||
2020 | 76.2 | 47.6 | 45.5 | 2.2 | 62.5 | 4.6 | 59.7 |
2021 | 76.2 | 42.5 | 39.2 | 3.3 | 55.8 | 7.8 | 51.4 |
Parklands and North | |||||||
2020 | 56.1 | 34.5 | 32.7 | 1.7 | 61.5 | 4.9 | 58.3 |
2021 | 54.7 | 33.0 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 60.3 | 7.6 | 55.8 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||
2020 | 887.3 | 604.6 | 569.5 | 35.2 | 68.1 | 5.8 | 64.2 |
2021 | 888.1 | 588.0 | 545.3 | 42.8 | 66.2 | 7.3 | 61.4 |
Regina–Moose Mountain | |||||||
2020 | 273.4 | 187.6 | 175.9 | 11.8 | 68.6 | 6.3 | 64.3 |
2021 | 275.0 | 184.1 | 170.9 | 13.2 | 66.9 | 7.2 | 62.1 |
Swift Current–Moose Jaw | |||||||
2020 | 83.8 | 57.4 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 68.5 | 4.2 | 65.6 |
2021 | 83.1 | 54.9 | 51.1 | 3.8 | 66.1 | 6.9 | 61.5 |
Saskatoon–Biggar | |||||||
2020 | 307.9 | 211.4 | 199.5 | 11.9 | 68.7 | 5.6 | 64.8 |
2021 | 310.9 | 209.6 | 193.2 | 16.4 | 67.4 | 7.8 | 62.1 |
Yorkton–Melville | |||||||
2020 | 63.2 | 42.3 | 39.9 | 2.4 | 66.9 | 5.7 | 63.1 |
2021 | 62.2 | 36.9 | 34.7 | 2.2 | 59.3 | 6.0 | 55.8 |
Prince Albert and Northern | |||||||
2020 | 158.9 | 105.9 | 99.3 | 6.6 | 66.6 | 6.2 | 62.5 |
2021 | 156.8 | 102.6 | 95.4 | 7.2 | 65.4 | 7.0 | 60.8 |
Alberta | |||||||
2020 | 3,482.4 | 2,429.3 | 2,256.6 | 172.7 | 69.8 | 7.1 | 64.8 |
2021 | 3,524.9 | 2,417.6 | 2,160.4 | 257.2 | 68.6 | 10.6 | 61.3 |
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | |||||||
2020 | 237.8 | 151.1 | 144.2 | 6.9 | 63.5 | 4.6 | 60.6 |
2021 | 239.2 | 150.7 | 133.4 | 17.2 | 63.0 | 11.4 | 55.8 |
Camrose–Drumheller | |||||||
2020 | 162.5 | 106.9 | 101.3 | 5.6 | 65.8 | 5.2 | 62.3 |
2021 | 162.3 | 89.2 | 80.3 | 8.9 | 55.0 | 10.0 | 49.5 |
Calgary | |||||||
2020 | 1,325.5 | 936.7 | 871.3 | 65.4 | 70.7 | 7.0 | 65.7 |
2021 | 1,345.7 | 954.5 | 856.4 | 98.1 | 70.9 | 10.3 | 63.6 |
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | |||||||
2020 | 273.9 | 193.4 | 180.6 | 12.8 | 70.6 | 6.6 | 65.9 |
2021 | 274.4 | 191.5 | 172.6 | 18.9 | 69.8 | 9.9 | 62.9 |
Red Deer | |||||||
2020 | 173.9 | 113.5 | 104.5 | 9.0 | 65.3 | 7.9 | 60.1 |
2021 | 175.5 | 109.2 | 99.3 | 9.9 | 62.2 | 9.1 | 56.6 |
Edmonton | |||||||
2020 | 1,203.9 | 850.4 | 781.6 | 68.9 | 70.6 | 8.1 | 64.9 |
2021 | 1,223.2 | 845.6 | 748.7 | 96.9 | 69.1 | 11.5 | 61.2 |
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | |||||||
2020 | 104.8 | 77.3 | 73.2 | 4.2 | 73.8 | 5.4 | 69.8 |
2021 | 104.6 | 76.8 | 69.6 | 7.2 | 73.4 | 9.4 | 66.5 |
British Columbia | |||||||
2020 | 4,273.2 | 2,762.2 | 2,630.8 | 131.4 | 64.6 | 4.8 | 61.6 |
2021 | 4,319.1 | 2,785.9 | 2,579.2 | 206.7 | 64.5 | 7.4 | 59.7 |
Vancouver Island and Coast | |||||||
2020 | 732.2 | 423.5 | 402.1 | 21.4 | 57.8 | 5.1 | 54.9 |
2021 | 739.7 | 432.4 | 401.7 | 30.7 | 58.5 | 7.1 | 54.3 |
Lower Mainland–Southwest | |||||||
2020 | 2,646.2 | 1,776.8 | 1,697.6 | 79.2 | 67.1 | 4.5 | 64.2 |
2021 | 2,676.0 | 1,779.0 | 1,644.7 | 134.3 | 66.5 | 7.5 | 61.5 |
Thompson–Okanagan | |||||||
2020 | 494.9 | 304.4 | 287.4 | 17.0 | 61.5 | 5.6 | 58.1 |
2021 | 502.2 | 313.1 | 289.9 | 23.2 | 62.3 | 7.4 | 57.7 |
Kootenay | |||||||
2020 | 137.1 | 82.0 | 78.3 | 3.6 | 59.8 | 4.4 | 57.1 |
2021 | 137.8 | 81.7 | 75.8 | 5.9 | 59.3 | 7.2 | 55.0 |
Cariboo | |||||||
2020 | 138.9 | 90.3 | 83.5 | 6.8 | 65.0 | 7.5 | 60.1 |
2021 | 139.8 | 93.1 | 84.9 | 8.2 | 66.6 | 8.8 | 60.7 |
North Coast and Nechako | |||||||
2020 | 69.0 | 44.5 | 42.9 | 1.6 | 64.5 | 3.6 | 62.2 |
2021 | 68.9 | 44.8 | 42.1 | 2.8 | 65.0 | 6.3 | 61.1 |
Northeast | |||||||
2020 | 54.9 | 40.8 | 39.0 | 1.7 | 74.3 | 4.2 | 71.0 |
2021 | 54.8 | 41.8 | 40.1 | 1.7 | 76.3 | 4.1 | 73.2 |
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0387-02.
Table note 1
For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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