Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| March 2021 |
April 2021 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 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 | 7,088.3 | 7,090.2 | ... | 1.9 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,529.9 | 4,523.7 | 19.0 | -6.2 | 240.3 | -0.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 4,240.6 | 4,227.3 | 21.2 | -13.3 | 699.9 | -0.3 | 19.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,527.2 | 3,510.9 | 25.2 | -16.3 | 517.7 | -0.5 | 17.3 |
| Unemployment | 289.3 | 296.4 | 19.1 | 7.1 | -459.6 | 2.5 | -60.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -11.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 9.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 907.6 | 907.0 | ... | -0.6 | -3.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 616.2 | 619.9 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 40.1 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 539.6 | 538.8 | 10.6 | -0.8 | 157.4 | -0.1 | 41.3 |
| Unemployment | 76.6 | 81.0 | 10.5 | 4.4 | -117.4 | 5.7 | -59.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -21.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 17.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,066.5 | 3,067.8 | ... | 1.3 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,090.6 | 2,089.0 | 10.9 | -1.6 | 155.9 | -0.1 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 1,965.0 | 1,972.3 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 338.3 | 0.4 | 20.7 |
| Unemployment | 125.5 | 116.6 | 11.2 | -8.9 | -182.5 | -7.1 | -61.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -9.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,114.2 | 3,115.3 | ... | 1.1 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,823.1 | 1,814.8 | 10.9 | -8.3 | 44.3 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,736.0 | 1,716.1 | 12.1 | -19.9 | 204.1 | -1.1 | 13.5 |
| Unemployment | 87.2 | 98.7 | 10.7 | 11.5 | -159.8 | 13.2 | -61.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,301.8 | 12,311.3 | ... | 9.5 | 119.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 7,964.5 | 7,932.2 | 29.0 | -32.3 | 709.6 | -0.4 | 9.8 |
| Employment | 7,368.1 | 7,215.4 | 28.2 | -152.7 | 805.5 | -2.1 | 12.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,110.2 | 5,976.2 | 33.6 | -134.0 | 553.0 | -2.2 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 596.4 | 716.8 | 26.9 | 120.4 | -96.0 | 20.2 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 58.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,863.2 | 1,861.3 | ... | -1.9 | -10.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 1,100.8 | 1,082.3 | 17.0 | -18.5 | 174.5 | -1.7 | 19.2 |
| Employment | 934.8 | 861.8 | 15.4 | -73.0 | 174.5 | -7.8 | 25.4 |
| Unemployment | 166.0 | 220.5 | 16.0 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 58.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 9.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.1 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.2 | 46.3 | 0.8 | -3.9 | 9.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,077.3 | 5,083.0 | ... | 5.7 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,627.4 | 3,612.1 | 14.9 | -15.3 | 252.7 | -0.4 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 3,401.4 | 3,383.0 | 15.4 | -18.4 | 316.2 | -0.5 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 226.0 | 229.1 | 14.4 | 3.1 | -63.5 | 1.4 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,361.4 | 5,367.1 | ... | 5.7 | 63.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,236.4 | 3,237.8 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 282.3 | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| Employment | 3,031.9 | 2,970.6 | 16.5 | -61.3 | 314.8 | -2.0 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 204.4 | 267.2 | 14.0 | 62.8 | -32.4 | 30.7 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 55.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.8 | 1,050.8 | ... | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 700.9 | 709.3 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 62.4 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| Employment | 653.5 | 656.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 82.7 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| Full-time employment | 534.9 | 531.2 | 4.6 | -3.7 | 52.9 | -0.7 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 47.4 | 52.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | -20.1 | 11.2 | -27.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 168.1 | 167.9 | ... | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 114.0 | 116.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 24.1 | 2.0 | 26.1 |
| Employment | 97.8 | 99.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 29.6 | 1.3 | 42.6 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 17.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -5.6 | 6.2 | -24.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 69.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 15.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 14.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -9.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 59.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 18.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.2 | 433.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 316.2 | 317.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 16.3 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 299.9 | 300.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 26.3 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 16.3 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -9.9 | 2.5 | -37.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 73.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 449.5 | 449.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 270.7 | 275.5 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 22.1 | 1.8 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 255.8 | 256.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 18.8 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -4.7 | 25.3 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.4 | ... | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 593.1 | 598.6 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 34.7 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 549.7 | 559.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 58.7 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| Full-time employment | 447.5 | 449.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 25.1 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 43.4 | 39.4 | 3.0 | -4.0 | -24.0 | -9.2 | -37.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.5 | 134.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 86.9 | 86.6 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 10.8 | -0.3 | 14.2 |
| Employment | 74.9 | 75.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 17.6 | 0.8 | 30.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 11.1 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -6.9 | -6.7 | -38.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 8.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 12.8 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -10.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 376.8 | 376.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 277.7 | 278.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 258.8 | 262.4 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 19.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 16.4 | 1.8 | -2.4 | -6.1 | -12.8 | -27.1 |
| Participation rate | 73.7 | 73.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 5.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 69.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.1 | 378.1 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 228.6 | 233.2 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 215.9 | 221.3 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 11.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 11.9 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -11.0 | -6.3 | -48.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 58.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,533.5 | 3,535.3 | ... | 1.8 | 36.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,458.7 | 2,441.5 | 13.8 | -17.2 | 210.0 | -0.7 | 9.4 |
| Employment | 2,235.3 | 2,222.7 | 13.8 | -12.6 | 290.5 | -0.6 | 15.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,792.9 | 1,818.8 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 178.0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 223.4 | 218.8 | 13.4 | -4.6 | -80.5 | -2.1 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 523.3 | 523.1 | ... | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 321.3 | 320.1 | 7.8 | -1.2 | 62.4 | -0.4 | 24.2 |
| Employment | 274.1 | 268.4 | 7.1 | -5.7 | 85.4 | -2.1 | 46.7 |
| Unemployment | 47.2 | 51.6 | 7.5 | 4.4 | -23.1 | 9.3 | -30.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 11.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.7 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -12.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.4 | 51.3 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 16.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,497.5 | 1,498.4 | ... | 0.9 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,147.5 | 1,142.9 | 7.2 | -4.6 | 69.7 | -0.4 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 1,055.0 | 1,053.5 | 7.9 | -1.5 | 95.1 | -0.1 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 92.5 | 89.5 | 7.7 | -3.0 | -25.3 | -3.2 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 76.6 | 76.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.5 | 70.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,512.7 | 1,513.9 | ... | 1.2 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 989.8 | 978.5 | 7.9 | -11.3 | 77.8 | -1.1 | 8.6 |
| Employment | 906.2 | 900.8 | 8.0 | -5.4 | 110.0 | -0.6 | 13.9 |
| Unemployment | 83.7 | 77.7 | 7.0 | -6.0 | -32.1 | -7.2 | -29.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,325.8 | 4,329.2 | ... | 3.4 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,859.3 | 2,817.0 | 15.7 | -42.3 | 295.4 | -1.5 | 11.7 |
| Employment | 2,661.2 | 2,618.1 | 15.8 | -43.1 | 387.4 | -1.6 | 17.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,047.6 | 2,041.9 | 20.3 | -5.7 | 222.8 | -0.3 | 12.2 |
| Unemployment | 198.1 | 198.9 | 14.1 | 0.8 | -92.0 | 0.4 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 60.5 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 8.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 601.3 | 600.5 | ... | -0.8 | -5.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 412.4 | 379.7 | 9.3 | -32.7 | 83.9 | -7.9 | 28.4 |
| Employment | 362.3 | 335.6 | 8.4 | -26.7 | 114.2 | -7.4 | 51.6 |
| Unemployment | 50.1 | 44.1 | 8.1 | -6.0 | -30.2 | -12.0 | -40.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 63.2 | 1.5 | -5.4 | 14.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 11.6 | 2.0 | -0.5 | -13.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 55.9 | 1.4 | -4.4 | 19.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,813.1 | 1,815.1 | ... | 2.0 | 22.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,281.7 | 1,281.3 | 8.0 | -0.4 | 107.2 | -0.0 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 1,206.8 | 1,194.1 | 8.5 | -12.7 | 131.1 | -1.1 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 74.9 | 87.2 | 7.8 | 12.3 | -23.8 | 16.4 | -21.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,911.4 | 1,913.6 | ... | 2.2 | 23.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,165.2 | 1,156.0 | 8.5 | -9.2 | 104.2 | -0.8 | 9.9 |
| Employment | 1,092.2 | 1,088.4 | 8.9 | -3.8 | 142.1 | -0.3 | 15.0 |
| Unemployment | 73.0 | 67.5 | 7.4 | -5.5 | -38.0 | -7.5 | -36.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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