Table 5 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
  February
2021
March
2021
Standard error1 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 2021 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 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 7,085.6 7,088.3 ... 2.7 47.6 0.0 0.7
Labour force 4,504.0 4,529.9 19.0 25.9 74.6 0.6 1.7
Employment 4,214.7 4,240.6 21.2 25.9 150.2 0.6 3.7
Full-time employment 3,479.8 3,527.2 25.2 47.4 78.9 1.4 2.3
Unemployment 289.4 289.3 19.1 -0.1 -75.6 -0.0 -20.7
Participation rate 63.6 63.9 0.3 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.4 0.0 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 59.5 59.8 0.3 0.3 1.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 908.1 907.6 ... -0.5 -3.2 -0.1 -0.4
Labour force 604.1 616.2 10.6 12.1 -6.2 2.0 -1.0
Employment 533.5 539.6 10.6 6.1 29.9 1.1 5.9
Unemployment 70.6 76.6 10.5 6.0 -36.0 8.5 -32.0
Participation rate 66.5 67.9 1.2 1.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.7 12.4 1.5 0.7 -5.7 ... ...
Employment rate 58.7 59.5 1.2 0.8 3.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,064.8 3,066.5 ... 1.7 27.9 0.1 0.9
Labour force 2,083.4 2,090.6 10.9 7.2 55.5 0.3 2.7
Employment 1,954.9 1,965.0 12.6 10.1 44.4 0.5 2.3
Unemployment 128.5 125.5 11.2 -3.0 10.9 -2.3 9.5
Participation rate 68.0 68.2 0.4 0.2 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.0 0.5 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.8 64.1 0.4 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,112.6 3,114.2 ... 1.6 22.9 0.1 0.7
Labour force 1,816.5 1,823.1 10.9 6.6 25.3 0.4 1.4
Employment 1,726.3 1,736.0 12.1 9.7 75.8 0.6 4.6
Unemployment 90.2 87.2 10.7 -3.0 -50.5 -3.3 -36.7
Participation rate 58.4 58.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 4.8 0.6 -0.2 -2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 55.5 55.7 0.4 0.2 2.0 ... ...
Ontario              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 12,292.4 12,301.8 ... 9.4 117.6 0.1 1.0
Labour force 7,912.3 7,964.5 29.0 52.2 295.9 0.7 3.9
Employment 7,185.8 7,368.1 28.2 182.3 269.9 2.5 3.8
Full-time employment 6,003.9 6,110.2 33.6 106.3 205.0 1.8 3.5
Unemployment 726.5 596.4 26.9 -130.1 25.9 -17.9 4.5
Participation rate 64.4 64.7 0.2 0.3 1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.2 7.5 0.3 -1.7 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 59.9 0.2 1.4 1.6 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,864.9 1,863.2 ... -1.7 -9.6 -0.1 -0.5
Labour force 1,107.2 1,100.8 17.0 -6.4 86.2 -0.6 8.5
Employment 875.8 934.8 15.4 59.0 78.6 6.7 9.2
Unemployment 231.4 166.0 16.0 -65.4 7.6 -28.3 4.8
Participation rate 59.4 59.1 0.9 -0.3 4.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 20.9 15.1 1.3 -5.8 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 47.0 50.2 0.8 3.2 4.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 5,071.8 5,077.3 ... 5.5 65.3 0.1 1.3
Labour force 3,589.8 3,627.4 14.9 37.6 87.0 1.0 2.5
Employment 3,340.2 3,401.4 15.4 61.2 57.0 1.8 1.7
Unemployment 249.5 226.0 14.4 -23.5 30.0 -9.4 15.3
Participation rate 70.8 71.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.2 0.4 -0.8 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 65.9 67.0 0.3 1.1 0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,355.8 5,361.4 ... 5.6 62.0 0.1 1.2
Labour force 3,215.3 3,236.4 16.5 21.1 122.8 0.7 3.9
Employment 2,969.8 3,031.9 16.5 62.1 134.4 2.1 4.6
Unemployment 245.5 204.4 14.0 -41.1 -11.7 -16.7 -5.4
Participation rate 60.0 60.4 0.3 0.4 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 6.3 0.4 -1.3 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 55.5 56.6 0.3 1.1 1.9 ... ...
Manitoba              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 1,050.4 1,050.8 ... 0.4 3.7 0.0 0.4
Labour force 694.2 700.9 3.4 6.7 17.4 1.0 2.5
Employment 647.2 653.5 3.4 6.3 15.5 1.0 2.4
Full-time employment 529.6 534.9 4.6 5.3 21.4 1.0 4.2
Unemployment 47.0 47.4 3.1 0.4 1.8 0.9 3.9
Participation rate 66.1 66.7 0.3 0.6 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.6 62.2 0.3 0.6 1.3 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 168.2 168.1 ... -0.1 -1.7 -0.1 -1.0
Labour force 110.1 114.0 2.1 3.9 11.3 3.5 11.0
Employment 92.7 97.8 2.0 5.1 9.0 5.5 10.1
Unemployment 17.3 16.2 1.9 -1.1 2.2 -6.4 15.7
Participation rate 65.5 67.8 1.3 2.3 7.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.7 14.2 1.6 -1.5 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 55.1 58.2 1.2 3.1 5.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 433.0 433.2 ... 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.6
Labour force 314.3 316.2 1.8 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.3
Employment 300.2 299.9 1.9 -0.3 2.6 -0.1 0.9
Unemployment 14.1 16.3 1.7 2.2 -1.7 15.6 -9.4
Participation rate 72.6 73.0 0.4 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 5.2 0.5 0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 69.3 69.2 0.4 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 449.3 449.5 ... 0.2 2.8 0.0 0.6
Labour force 269.9 270.7 2.0 0.8 5.2 0.3 2.0
Employment 254.3 255.8 2.0 1.5 3.9 0.6 1.5
Unemployment 15.5 15.0 1.7 -0.5 1.4 -3.2 10.3
Participation rate 60.1 60.2 0.4 0.1 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.5 0.6 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.6 56.9 0.5 0.3 0.5 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 889.1 889.4 ... 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.1
Labour force 592.8 593.1 3.2 0.3 -2.2 0.1 -0.4
Employment 549.7 549.7 3.3 0.0 -1.3 0.0 -0.2
Full-time employment 449.4 447.5 4.3 -1.9 -15.3 -0.4 -3.3
Unemployment 43.1 43.4 3.0 0.3 -0.8 0.7 -1.8
Participation rate 66.7 66.7 0.4 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.3 0.5 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.8 0.4 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 134.5 134.5 ... 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
Labour force 85.3 86.9 1.8 1.6 3.8 1.9 4.6
Employment 73.0 74.9 1.8 1.9 5.3 2.6 7.6
Unemployment 12.3 11.9 1.8 -0.4 -1.6 -3.3 -11.9
Participation rate 63.4 64.6 1.4 1.2 2.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.4 13.7 1.9 -0.7 -2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 54.3 55.7 1.4 1.4 4.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 376.7 376.8 ... 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1
Labour force 276.3 277.7 1.7 1.4 -1.9 0.5 -0.7
Employment 260.1 258.8 1.9 -1.3 -3.5 -0.5 -1.3
Unemployment 16.2 18.8 1.8 2.6 1.5 16.0 8.7
Participation rate 73.3 73.7 0.4 0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 69.0 68.7 0.5 -0.3 -1.0 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 377.9 378.1 ... 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1
Labour force 231.1 228.6 1.8 -2.5 -3.9 -1.1 -1.7
Employment 216.6 215.9 1.8 -0.7 -3.2 -0.3 -1.5
Unemployment 14.5 12.7 1.5 -1.8 -0.7 -12.4 -5.2
Participation rate 61.2 60.5 0.5 -0.7 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 5.6 0.6 -0.7 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 57.3 57.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Alberta              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 3,531.3 3,533.5 ... 2.2 37.7 0.1 1.1
Labour force 2,440.3 2,458.7 13.8 18.4 77.3 0.8 3.2
Employment 2,198.2 2,235.3 13.8 37.1 71.6 1.7 3.3
Full-time employment 1,781.0 1,792.9 16.5 11.9 -11.1 0.7 -0.6
Unemployment 242.1 223.4 13.4 -18.7 5.7 -7.7 2.6
Participation rate 69.1 69.6 0.4 0.5 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 9.1 0.5 -0.8 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.2 63.3 0.4 1.1 1.4 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 523.4 523.3 ... -0.1 1.2 -0.0 0.2
Labour force 323.4 321.3 7.8 -2.1 20.6 -0.6 6.9
Employment 260.2 274.1 7.1 13.9 40.0 5.3 17.1
Unemployment 63.1 47.2 7.5 -15.9 -19.4 -25.2 -29.1
Participation rate 61.8 61.4 1.5 -0.4 3.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 19.5 14.7 2.1 -4.8 -7.4 ... ...
Employment rate 49.7 52.4 1.4 2.7 7.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,496.4 1,497.5 ... 1.1 17.3 0.1 1.2
Labour force 1,145.4 1,147.5 7.2 2.1 16.5 0.2 1.5
Employment 1,046.7 1,055.0 7.9 8.3 1.5 0.8 0.1
Unemployment 98.8 92.5 7.7 -6.3 15.0 -6.4 19.4
Participation rate 76.5 76.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.6 8.1 0.7 -0.5 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 69.9 70.5 0.5 0.6 -0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,511.5 1,512.7 ... 1.2 19.2 0.1 1.3
Labour force 971.5 989.8 7.9 18.3 40.1 1.9 4.2
Employment 891.4 906.2 8.0 14.8 30.1 1.7 3.4
Unemployment 80.1 83.7 7.0 3.6 10.1 4.5 13.7
Participation rate 64.3 65.4 0.5 1.1 1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 8.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 59.9 0.5 0.9 1.2 ... ...
British Columbia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 4,323.3 4,325.8 ... 2.5 39.5 0.1 0.9
Labour force 2,821.9 2,859.3 15.7 37.4 159.1 1.3 5.9
Employment 2,626.2 2,661.2 15.8 35.0 155.1 1.3 6.2
Full-time employment 2,054.3 2,047.6 20.3 -6.7 21.1 -0.3 1.0
Unemployment 195.8 198.1 14.1 2.3 4.0 1.2 2.1
Participation rate 65.3 66.1 0.4 0.8 3.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.9 0.5 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.5 0.4 0.8 3.0 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 602.3 601.3 ... -1.0 -4.9 -0.2 -0.8
Labour force 398.7 412.4 9.3 13.7 62.8 3.4 18.0
Employment 339.0 362.3 8.4 23.3 69.7 6.9 23.8
Unemployment 59.7 50.1 8.1 -9.6 -7.0 -16.1 -12.3
Participation rate 66.2 68.6 1.5 2.4 10.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.0 12.1 2.0 -2.9 -4.2 ... ...
Employment rate 56.3 60.3 1.4 4.0 12.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,811.4 1,813.1 ... 1.7 21.5 0.1 1.2
Labour force 1,268.1 1,281.7 8.0 13.6 38.3 1.1 3.1
Employment 1,195.3 1,206.8 8.5 11.5 29.7 1.0 2.5
Unemployment 72.8 74.9 7.8 2.1 8.6 2.9 13.0
Participation rate 70.0 70.7 0.4 0.7 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.8 0.6 0.1 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 66.0 66.6 0.5 0.6 0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,909.5 1,911.4 ... 1.9 22.9 0.1 1.2
Labour force 1,155.1 1,165.2 8.5 10.1 58.1 0.9 5.2
Employment 1,091.9 1,092.2 8.9 0.3 55.8 0.0 5.4
Unemployment 63.3 73.0 7.4 9.7 2.3 15.3 3.3
Participation rate 60.5 61.0 0.4 0.5 2.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 6.3 0.6 0.8 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.1 0.5 -0.1 2.2 ... ...
...
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).
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