Table 9
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in May 2020 and May 2021, unadjusted for seasonality
Population | Labour force | Employment | Unemployment | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | % | % | |
Canada | |||||||
2020 | 30,994.0 | 19,063.5 | 16,789.3 | 2,274.2 | 61.5 | 11.9 | 54.2 |
2021 | 31,250.7 | 20,223.6 | 18,547.9 | 1,675.7 | 64.7 | 8.3 | 59.4 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
2020 | 445.7 | 237.2 | 197.5 | 39.6 | 53.2 | 16.7 | 44.3 |
2021 | 445.0 | 250.7 | 213.5 | 37.2 | 56.3 | 14.8 | 48.0 |
Avalon Peninsula | |||||||
2020 | 236.2 | 137.5 | 118.8 | 18.7 | 58.2 | 13.6 | 50.3 |
2021 | 236.8 | 140.3 | 124.3 | 16.0 | 59.2 | 11.4 | 52.5 |
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay | |||||||
2020 | 121.9 | 55.2 | 43.9 | 11.4 | 45.3 | 20.7 | 36.0 |
2021 | 121.0 | 60.5 | 48.1 | 12.4 | 50.0 | 20.5 | 39.8 |
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | |||||||
2020 | 87.6 | 44.4 | 34.9 | 9.5 | 50.7 | 21.4 | 39.8 |
2021 | 87.2 | 50.0 | 41.2 | 8.8 | 57.3 | 17.6 | 47.2 |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||
2020 | 132.1 | 82.2 | 71.5 | 10.7 | 62.2 | 13.0 | 54.1 |
2021 | 133.5 | 85.6 | 76.8 | 8.8 | 64.1 | 10.3 | 57.5 |
Nova Scotia | |||||||
2020 | 812.3 | 464.2 | 407.3 | 56.9 | 57.1 | 12.3 | 50.1 |
2021 | 818.1 | 501.9 | 454.7 | 47.2 | 61.3 | 9.4 | 55.6 |
Cape Breton | |||||||
2020 | 109.6 | 54.9 | 44.9 | 10.0 | 50.1 | 18.2 | 41.0 |
2021 | 108.9 | 52.4 | 44.4 | 8.1 | 48.1 | 15.5 | 40.8 |
North Shore | |||||||
2020 | 127.5 | 67.7 | 59.6 | 8.1 | 53.1 | 12.0 | 46.7 |
2021 | 127.1 | 73.2 | 67.4 | 5.8 | 57.6 | 7.9 | 53.0 |
Annapolis Valley | |||||||
2020 | 105.5 | 54.8 | 48.0 | 6.8 | 51.9 | 12.4 | 45.5 |
2021 | 106.0 | 62.3 | 56.6 | 5.7 | 58.8 | 9.1 | 53.4 |
Southern | |||||||
2020 | 98.3 | 52.2 | 45.3 | 6.9 | 53.1 | 13.2 | 46.1 |
2021 | 98.0 | 55.8 | 51.8 | 4.1 | 56.9 | 7.3 | 52.9 |
Halifax | |||||||
2020 | 371.3 | 234.5 | 209.5 | 25.0 | 63.2 | 10.7 | 56.4 |
2021 | 378.1 | 258.1 | 234.6 | 23.5 | 68.3 | 9.1 | 62.0 |
New Brunswick | |||||||
2020 | 646.3 | 375.3 | 326.3 | 49.0 | 58.1 | 13.1 | 50.5 |
2021 | 648.9 | 396.0 | 355.6 | 40.4 | 61.0 | 10.2 | 54.8 |
Campbellton–Miramichi | |||||||
2020 | 131.6 | 67.1 | 54.4 | 12.6 | 51.0 | 18.8 | 41.3 |
2021 | 130.8 | 71.5 | 61.2 | 10.3 | 54.7 | 14.4 | 46.8 |
Moncton–Richibucto | |||||||
2020 | 187.2 | 115.5 | 102.9 | 12.6 | 61.7 | 10.9 | 55.0 |
2021 | 189.2 | 123.4 | 111.2 | 12.1 | 65.2 | 9.8 | 58.8 |
Saint John–St. Stephen | |||||||
2020 | 145.9 | 86.4 | 75.4 | 11.0 | 59.2 | 12.7 | 51.7 |
2021 | 146.4 | 90.2 | 81.7 | 8.5 | 61.6 | 9.4 | 55.8 |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |||||||
2020 | 116.7 | 67.4 | 59.5 | 7.9 | 57.8 | 11.7 | 51.0 |
2021 | 118.1 | 76.0 | 69.6 | 6.4 | 64.4 | 8.4 | 58.9 |
Edmundston–Woodstock | |||||||
2020 | 64.8 | 38.9 | 34.0 | 4.9 | 60.0 | 12.6 | 52.5 |
2021 | 64.5 | 34.9 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 54.1 | 8.6 | 49.6 |
Quebec | |||||||
2020 | 7,042.9 | 4,349.0 | 3,762.5 | 586.5 | 61.8 | 13.5 | 53.4 |
2021 | 7,090.0 | 4,508.6 | 4,194.8 | 313.8 | 63.6 | 7.0 | 59.2 |
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||||
2020 | 76.5 | 33.8 | 27.5 | 6.3 | 44.2 | 18.6 | 35.9 |
2021 | 76.3 | 36.9 | 31.4 | 5.5 | 48.4 | 14.9 | 41.2 |
Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||||
2020 | 166.5 | 90.4 | 78.3 | 12.1 | 54.3 | 13.4 | 47.0 |
2021 | 165.8 | 89.7 | 83.8 | 5.8 | 54.1 | 6.5 | 50.5 |
Capitale-Nationale | |||||||
2020 | 622.8 | 381.3 | 333.9 | 47.3 | 61.2 | 12.4 | 53.6 |
2021 | 624.9 | 394.8 | 372.3 | 22.5 | 63.2 | 5.7 | 59.6 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||||
2020 | 355.4 | 227.6 | 204.5 | 23.1 | 64.0 | 10.1 | 57.5 |
2021 | 356.3 | 223.1 | 213.5 | 9.6 | 62.6 | 4.3 | 59.9 |
Estrie | |||||||
2020 | 276.2 | 167.2 | 149.0 | 18.2 | 60.5 | 10.9 | 53.9 |
2021 | 278.1 | 168.2 | 158.4 | 9.8 | 60.5 | 5.8 | 57.0 |
Centre-du-Québec | |||||||
2020 | 206.4 | 130.9 | 116.1 | 14.8 | 63.4 | 11.3 | 56.3 |
2021 | 207.4 | 134.8 | 127.1 | 7.8 | 65.0 | 5.8 | 61.3 |
Montérégie | |||||||
2020 | 1,301.5 | 834.1 | 722.6 | 111.5 | 64.1 | 13.4 | 55.5 |
2021 | 1,313.1 | 847.3 | 798.7 | 48.6 | 64.5 | 5.7 | 60.8 |
Montréal | |||||||
2020 | 1,743.3 | 1,101.2 | 946.9 | 154.3 | 63.2 | 14.0 | 54.3 |
2021 | 1,762.7 | 1,172.2 | 1,059.7 | 112.5 | 66.5 | 9.6 | 60.1 |
Laval | |||||||
2020 | 363.0 | 213.5 | 182.5 | 31.0 | 58.8 | 14.5 | 50.3 |
2021 | 365.4 | 241.9 | 221.9 | 20.0 | 66.2 | 8.3 | 60.7 |
Lanaudière | |||||||
2020 | 423.2 | 297.8 | 254.8 | 43.0 | 70.4 | 14.4 | 60.2 |
2021 | 426.1 | 272.2 | 258.6 | 13.6 | 63.9 | 5.0 | 60.7 |
Laurentides | |||||||
2020 | 519.2 | 279.5 | 238.3 | 41.2 | 53.8 | 14.7 | 45.9 |
2021 | 525.0 | 329.7 | 308.8 | 20.9 | 62.8 | 6.3 | 58.8 |
Outaouais | |||||||
2020 | 326.2 | 201.4 | 177.3 | 24.1 | 61.7 | 12.0 | 54.4 |
2021 | 328.6 | 204.3 | 190.7 | 13.6 | 62.2 | 6.7 | 58.0 |
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||||
2020 | 118.9 | 70.7 | 61.5 | 9.2 | 59.5 | 13.0 | 51.7 |
2021 | 118.4 | 78.1 | 74.3 | 3.8 | 66.0 | 4.9 | 62.8 |
Mauricie | |||||||
2020 | 227.5 | 134.9 | 115.9 | 19.0 | 59.3 | 14.1 | 50.9 |
2021 | 227.3 | 128.4 | 119.6 | 8.8 | 56.5 | 6.9 | 52.6 |
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||||
2020 | 229.7 | 131.4 | 107.7 | 23.8 | 57.2 | 18.1 | 46.9 |
2021 | 229.0 | 133.9 | 124.9 | 9.0 | 58.5 | 6.7 | 54.5 |
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec | |||||||
2020 | 86.4 | 53.4 | 45.7 | 7.7 | 61.8 | 14.4 | 52.9 |
2021 | 85.5 | 53.0 | 51.1 | 1.9 | 62.0 | 3.6 | 59.8 |
Ontario | |||||||
2020 | 12,191.4 | 7,396.9 | 6,577.9 | 819.0 | 60.7 | 11.1 | 54.0 |
2021 | 12,310.1 | 7,918.2 | 7,211.3 | 706.9 | 64.3 | 8.9 | 58.6 |
Ottawa | |||||||
2020 | 1,184.0 | 737.8 | 676.9 | 61.0 | 62.3 | 8.3 | 57.2 |
2021 | 1,196.9 | 801.9 | 739.2 | 62.7 | 67.0 | 7.8 | 61.8 |
Kingston–Pembroke | |||||||
2020 | 393.8 | 218.8 | 192.9 | 25.9 | 55.6 | 11.8 | 49.0 |
2021 | 395.8 | 226.9 | 204.5 | 22.4 | 57.3 | 9.9 | 51.7 |
Muskoka–Kawarthas | |||||||
2020 | 345.9 | 181.7 | 161.1 | 20.7 | 52.5 | 11.4 | 46.6 |
2021 | 348.3 | 203.8 | 190.0 | 13.8 | 58.5 | 6.8 | 54.6 |
Toronto | |||||||
2020 | 5,744.8 | 3,553.4 | 3,147.2 | 406.2 | 61.9 | 11.4 | 54.8 |
2021 | 5,811.3 | 3,787.0 | 3,417.7 | 369.3 | 65.2 | 9.8 | 58.8 |
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | |||||||
2020 | 1,195.2 | 778.1 | 694.4 | 83.7 | 65.1 | 10.8 | 58.1 |
2021 | 1,212.6 | 820.5 | 755.4 | 65.1 | 67.7 | 7.9 | 62.3 |
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | |||||||
2020 | 1,268.4 | 745.7 | 660.3 | 85.4 | 58.8 | 11.5 | 52.1 |
2021 | 1,276.7 | 810.8 | 741.2 | 69.6 | 63.5 | 8.6 | 58.1 |
London | |||||||
2020 | 601.5 | 360.1 | 320.6 | 39.5 | 59.9 | 11.0 | 53.3 |
2021 | 609.2 | 403.5 | 365.0 | 38.5 | 66.2 | 9.5 | 59.9 |
Windsor–Sarnia | |||||||
2020 | 556.6 | 291.3 | 246.3 | 45.0 | 52.3 | 15.4 | 44.3 |
2021 | 559.4 | 328.1 | 298.4 | 29.7 | 58.7 | 9.1 | 53.3 |
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | |||||||
2020 | 262.7 | 167.6 | 152.1 | 15.5 | 63.8 | 9.2 | 57.9 |
2021 | 264.4 | 166.5 | 159.9 | 6.6 | 63.0 | 4.0 | 60.5 |
Northeast | |||||||
2020 | 463.7 | 263.5 | 238.2 | 25.3 | 56.8 | 9.6 | 51.4 |
2021 | 461.6 | 263.1 | 242.4 | 20.7 | 57.0 | 7.9 | 52.5 |
Northwest | |||||||
2020 | 174.9 | 98.9 | 88.1 | 10.8 | 56.5 | 10.9 | 50.4 |
2021 | 173.7 | 106.0 | 97.6 | 8.4 | 61.0 | 7.9 | 56.2 |
Manitoba | |||||||
2020 | 1,047.1 | 662.6 | 598.5 | 64.0 | 63.3 | 9.7 | 57.2 |
2021 | 1,050.7 | 703.2 | 653.1 | 50.1 | 66.9 | 7.1 | 62.2 |
Southeast | |||||||
2020 | 98.1 | 59.7 | 55.7 | 4.1 | 60.9 | 6.9 | 56.8 |
2021 | 99.1 | 64.7 | 60.4 | 4.3 | 65.3 | 6.6 | 60.9 |
South Central and North Central | |||||||
2020 | 90.5 | 56.8 | 52.8 | 4.0 | 62.8 | 7.0 | 58.3 |
2021 | 91.0 | 59.4 | 55.4 | 4.0 | 65.3 | 6.7 | 60.9 |
Southwest | |||||||
2020 | 90.8 | 56.2 | 50.9 | 5.3 | 61.9 | 9.4 | 56.1 |
2021 | 90.6 | 60.1 | 56.9 | 3.2 | 66.3 | 5.3 | 62.8 |
Winnipeg | |||||||
2020 | 635.9 | 411.0 | 367.6 | 43.4 | 64.6 | 10.6 | 57.8 |
2021 | 639.4 | 439.4 | 405.5 | 33.9 | 68.7 | 7.7 | 63.4 |
Interlake | |||||||
2020 | 76.2 | 45.3 | 40.5 | 4.8 | 59.4 | 10.6 | 53.1 |
2021 | 76.4 | 46.8 | 44.2 | 2.6 | 61.3 | 5.6 | 57.9 |
Parklands and North | |||||||
2020 | 55.7 | 33.5 | 31.0 | 2.5 | 60.1 | 7.5 | 55.7 |
2021 | 54.2 | 32.8 | 30.8 | 2.1 | 60.5 | 6.4 | 56.8 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||
2020 | 888.4 | 578.3 | 514.1 | 64.2 | 65.1 | 11.1 | 57.9 |
2021 | 889.4 | 596.6 | 553.0 | 43.6 | 67.1 | 7.3 | 62.2 |
Regina–Moose Mountain | |||||||
2020 | 274.3 | 178.3 | 158.7 | 19.6 | 65.0 | 11.0 | 57.9 |
2021 | 275.8 | 190.9 | 175.9 | 15.1 | 69.2 | 7.9 | 63.8 |
Swift Current–Moose Jaw | |||||||
2020 | 83.6 | 55.8 | 50.1 | 5.7 | 66.7 | 10.2 | 59.9 |
2021 | 83.0 | 56.7 | 52.6 | 4.1 | 68.3 | 7.2 | 63.4 |
Saskatoon–Biggar | |||||||
2020 | 309.2 | 204.5 | 178.8 | 25.7 | 66.1 | 12.6 | 57.8 |
2021 | 312.3 | 210.6 | 194.5 | 16.1 | 67.4 | 7.6 | 62.3 |
Yorkton–Melville | |||||||
2020 | 62.9 | 40.4 | 36.6 | 3.7 | 64.2 | 9.2 | 58.2 |
2021 | 61.9 | 36.5 | 34.8 | 1.8 | 59.0 | 4.9 | 56.2 |
Prince Albert and Northern | |||||||
2020 | 158.3 | 99.4 | 89.9 | 9.5 | 62.8 | 9.6 | 56.8 |
2021 | 156.4 | 101.8 | 95.2 | 6.6 | 65.1 | 6.5 | 60.9 |
Alberta | |||||||
2020 | 3,499.0 | 2,314.2 | 2,009.6 | 304.6 | 66.1 | 13.2 | 57.4 |
2021 | 3,535.0 | 2,443.0 | 2,216.1 | 226.9 | 69.1 | 9.3 | 62.7 |
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | |||||||
2020 | 238.5 | 142.7 | 129.7 | 13.0 | 59.8 | 9.1 | 54.4 |
2021 | 239.3 | 144.8 | 134.3 | 10.5 | 60.5 | 7.3 | 56.1 |
Camrose–Drumheller | |||||||
2020 | 162.6 | 109.2 | 97.8 | 11.4 | 67.2 | 10.4 | 60.1 |
2021 | 162.0 | 104.4 | 97.1 | 7.2 | 64.4 | 6.9 | 59.9 |
Calgary | |||||||
2020 | 1,333.2 | 898.1 | 777.6 | 120.4 | 67.4 | 13.4 | 58.3 |
2021 | 1,350.9 | 928.9 | 845.8 | 83.1 | 68.8 | 8.9 | 62.6 |
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | |||||||
2020 | 274.3 | 188.5 | 161.9 | 26.6 | 68.7 | 14.1 | 59.0 |
2021 | 274.4 | 196.8 | 178.1 | 18.7 | 71.7 | 9.5 | 64.9 |
Red Deer | |||||||
2020 | 174.6 | 116.4 | 101.2 | 15.2 | 66.7 | 13.1 | 58.0 |
2021 | 175.9 | 123.7 | 111.1 | 12.6 | 70.3 | 10.2 | 63.2 |
Edmonton | |||||||
2020 | 1,211.2 | 783.2 | 672.8 | 110.4 | 64.7 | 14.1 | 55.5 |
2021 | 1,228.2 | 866.6 | 777.2 | 89.3 | 70.6 | 10.3 | 63.3 |
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | |||||||
2020 | 104.8 | 76.1 | 68.6 | 7.5 | 72.6 | 9.9 | 65.5 |
2021 | 104.5 | 77.9 | 72.5 | 5.5 | 74.5 | 7.1 | 69.4 |
British Columbia | |||||||
2020 | 4,288.9 | 2,603.8 | 2,324.0 | 279.7 | 60.7 | 10.7 | 54.2 |
2021 | 4,329.8 | 2,819.8 | 2,618.9 | 200.9 | 65.1 | 7.1 | 60.5 |
Vancouver Island and Coast | |||||||
2020 | 734.3 | 417.6 | 371.3 | 46.2 | 56.9 | 11.1 | 50.6 |
2021 | 742.9 | 433.5 | 404.8 | 28.7 | 58.4 | 6.6 | 54.5 |
Lower Mainland–Southwest | |||||||
2020 | 2,656.9 | 1,632.3 | 1,458.7 | 173.6 | 61.4 | 10.6 | 54.9 |
2021 | 2,680.6 | 1,817.9 | 1,684.6 | 133.3 | 67.8 | 7.3 | 62.8 |
Thompson–Okanagan | |||||||
2020 | 497.4 | 299.9 | 271.2 | 28.7 | 60.3 | 9.6 | 54.5 |
2021 | 504.1 | 298.5 | 276.1 | 22.3 | 59.2 | 7.5 | 54.8 |
Kootenay | |||||||
2020 | 137.3 | 83.9 | 71.6 | 12.3 | 61.1 | 14.7 | 52.1 |
2021 | 138.2 | 88.9 | 83.1 | 5.8 | 64.3 | 6.5 | 60.1 |
Cariboo | |||||||
2020 | 139.1 | 86.8 | 77.5 | 9.3 | 62.4 | 10.7 | 55.7 |
2021 | 140.2 | 93.0 | 87.0 | 6.0 | 66.3 | 6.5 | 62.1 |
North Coast and Nechako | |||||||
2020 | 68.9 | 44.4 | 39.1 | 5.3 | 64.4 | 11.9 | 56.7 |
2021 | 68.9 | 47.7 | 44.7 | 3.1 | 69.2 | 6.5 | 64.9 |
Northeast | |||||||
2020 | 54.8 | 38.9 | 34.6 | 4.3 | 71.0 | 11.1 | 63.1 |
2021 | 54.9 | 40.4 | 38.6 | 1.8 | 73.6 | 4.5 | 70.3 |
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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