Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| June 2021 |
July 2021 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 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 | 7,093.6 | 7,098.0 | ... | 4.4 | 46.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,578.6 | 4,578.7 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 4,291.6 | 4,299.1 | 19.7 | 7.5 | 199.0 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,499.7 | 3,515.8 | 24.5 | 16.1 | 169.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 287.0 | 279.6 | 17.4 | -7.4 | -147.1 | -2.6 | -34.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 905.5 | 905.1 | ... | -0.4 | -3.1 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 645.3 | 647.1 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 20.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 593.8 | 604.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 91.6 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
| Unemployment | 51.5 | 43.1 | 9.5 | -8.4 | -71.0 | -16.3 | -62.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.7 | 1.4 | -1.3 | -11.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,070.5 | 3,072.9 | ... | 2.4 | 26.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,103.5 | 2,094.3 | 10.7 | -9.2 | 17.5 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 1,975.2 | 1,967.8 | 11.4 | -7.4 | 57.1 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 128.3 | 126.5 | 10.7 | -1.8 | -39.6 | -1.4 | -23.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,117.6 | 3,119.9 | ... | 2.3 | 22.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,829.9 | 1,837.3 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 1,722.6 | 1,727.3 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 50.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 107.3 | 110.0 | 9.4 | 2.7 | -36.5 | 2.5 | -24.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,324.0 | 12,338.6 | ... | 14.6 | 116.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 7,969.5 | 8,015.0 | 28.9 | 45.5 | 253.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 7,300.7 | 7,373.1 | 28.4 | 72.4 | 488.6 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| Full-time employment | 5,991.8 | 6,025.7 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 387.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 668.8 | 641.9 | 27.3 | -26.9 | -234.8 | -4.0 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,855.3 | 1,854.1 | ... | -1.2 | -14.8 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,116.2 | 1,131.6 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 924.5 | 967.0 | 15.7 | 42.5 | 161.6 | 4.6 | 20.1 |
| Unemployment | 191.7 | 164.6 | 16.4 | -27.1 | -148.7 | -14.1 | -47.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.2 | 14.5 | 1.3 | -2.7 | -13.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.8 | 52.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 9.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,092.3 | 5,100.3 | ... | 8.0 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,638.6 | 3,653.1 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 117.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 3,365.8 | 3,384.1 | 15.7 | 18.3 | 146.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 272.8 | 269.0 | 14.6 | -3.8 | -29.2 | -1.4 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,376.3 | 5,384.2 | ... | 7.9 | 64.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,214.7 | 3,230.3 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 123.2 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 3,010.4 | 3,022.0 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 180.2 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 204.3 | 208.3 | 14.5 | 4.0 | -56.9 | 2.0 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.4 | 1,051.4 | ... | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 700.5 | 697.3 | 3.2 | -3.2 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 647.4 | 654.8 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 24.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 527.4 | 530.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 26.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 53.1 | 42.4 | 2.9 | -10.7 | -16.7 | -20.2 | -28.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.4 | 167.3 | ... | -0.1 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 113.6 | 114.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 98.1 | 105.7 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 15.7 | 7.7 | 17.4 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 8.7 | 1.8 | -6.8 | -11.1 | -43.9 | -56.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 7.6 | 1.5 | -6.0 | -10.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 63.2 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.3 | 433.8 | ... | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 313.8 | 312.6 | 1.6 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 295.1 | 294.8 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 17.8 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -3.9 | -4.8 | -18.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.4 | 72.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.1 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 449.8 | 450.3 | ... | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 273.1 | 270.3 | 1.8 | -2.8 | 5.6 | -1.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 254.1 | 254.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 19.0 | 16.0 | 1.5 | -3.0 | -1.7 | -15.8 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 889.1 | 889.4 | ... | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 597.2 | 594.1 | 3.1 | -3.1 | -4.8 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 556.8 | 552.3 | 3.0 | -4.5 | 7.3 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 447.6 | 447.1 | 4.3 | -0.5 | -4.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 40.3 | 41.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | -12.1 | 3.7 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 85.6 | 86.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 0.8 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 77.1 | 77.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -6.8 | 7.1 | -42.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 376.7 | 376.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 276.3 | 276.2 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -4.3 | -0.0 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 257.0 | 256.4 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 19.3 | 19.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -3.1 | 2.1 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.3 | 73.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.0 | 378.2 | ... | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 235.2 | 231.7 | 1.7 | -3.5 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 222.8 | 218.7 | 1.8 | -4.1 | 3.9 | -1.8 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 4.0 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 61.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 57.8 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,537.7 | 3,540.8 | ... | 3.1 | 31.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,450.3 | 2,442.2 | 13.0 | -8.1 | 15.4 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,221.5 | 2,233.8 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 119.5 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,781.1 | 1,801.2 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 82.8 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 228.8 | 208.4 | 12.3 | -20.4 | -104.1 | -8.9 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 522.4 | 522.6 | ... | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 326.7 | 319.3 | 7.5 | -7.4 | -10.4 | -2.3 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 267.6 | 275.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 33.0 | 2.8 | 13.6 |
| Unemployment | 59.1 | 44.3 | 7.0 | -14.8 | -43.4 | -25.0 | -49.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.1 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 18.1 | 13.9 | 1.9 | -4.2 | -12.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.2 | 52.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,499.6 | 1,501.0 | ... | 1.4 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,143.2 | 1,140.8 | 6.4 | -2.4 | -15.7 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 1,055.4 | 1,057.5 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 32.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 87.8 | 83.3 | 6.9 | -4.5 | -48.2 | -5.1 | -36.7 |
| Participation rate | 76.2 | 76.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.4 | 70.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,515.7 | 1,517.2 | ... | 1.5 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 980.4 | 982.1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 41.5 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 898.5 | 901.3 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 54.0 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 81.8 | 80.8 | 6.8 | -1.0 | -12.5 | -1.2 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,340.3 | 4,347.4 | ... | 7.1 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,845.6 | 2,843.3 | 15.1 | -2.3 | 71.5 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,658.3 | 2,655.2 | 14.5 | -3.1 | 194.6 | -0.1 | 7.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,054.5 | 2,057.8 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 145.3 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 187.3 | 188.1 | 13.1 | 0.8 | -123.2 | 0.4 | -39.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 599.1 | 598.9 | ... | -0.2 | -6.8 | -0.0 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 399.8 | 398.3 | 9.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 364.5 | 356.6 | 8.4 | -7.9 | 50.5 | -2.2 | 16.5 |
| Unemployment | 35.3 | 41.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | -53.0 | 18.1 | -56.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.5 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -13.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 59.5 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 9.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,821.2 | 1,824.7 | ... | 3.5 | 24.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,285.0 | 1,293.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 37.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 1,202.1 | 1,211.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 72.2 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 82.9 | 82.7 | 7.6 | -0.2 | -34.2 | -0.2 | -29.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,920.0 | 1,923.7 | ... | 3.7 | 26.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,160.8 | 1,151.3 | 7.9 | -9.5 | 35.9 | -0.8 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,091.8 | 1,087.6 | 8.2 | -4.2 | 71.9 | -0.4 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 69.1 | 63.7 | 6.7 | -5.4 | -36.0 | -7.8 | -36.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 59.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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