Table 5
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 | |
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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).
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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