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)
  August
2021
September
2021
Standard error1 August to September 2021 September 2020 to September 2021 August to September 2021 September 2020 to September 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 7,103.4 7,107.3 ... 3.9 43.3 0.1 0.6
Labour force 4,553.3 4,581.0 18.6 27.7 15.6 0.6 0.3
Employment 4,288.1 4,319.3 19.7 31.2 96.0 0.7 2.3
Full-time employment 3,527.1 3,553.7 24.5 26.6 120.1 0.8 3.5
Unemployment 265.1 261.7 17.4 -3.4 -80.4 -1.3 -23.5
Participation rate 64.1 64.5 0.3 0.4 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.7 0.4 -0.1 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.8 0.3 0.4 1.0 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 904.8 904.6 ... -0.2 -4.3 -0.0 -0.5
Labour force 634.4 634.6 10.3 0.2 -15.3 0.0 -2.4
Employment 590.6 578.9 10.4 -11.7 15.2 -2.0 2.7
Unemployment 43.7 55.6 9.5 11.9 -30.6 27.2 -35.5
Participation rate 70.1 70.2 1.1 0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 8.8 1.4 1.9 -4.5 ... ...
Employment rate 65.3 64.0 1.1 -1.3 2.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,075.9 3,078.0 ... 2.1 25.4 0.1 0.8
Labour force 2,090.5 2,106.0 10.7 15.5 16.4 0.7 0.8
Employment 1,972.4 1,992.7 11.4 20.3 36.9 1.0 1.9
Unemployment 118.1 113.3 10.7 -4.8 -20.4 -4.1 -15.3
Participation rate 68.0 68.4 0.3 0.4 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.4 0.5 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 64.1 64.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,122.8 3,124.7 ... 1.9 22.2 0.1 0.7
Labour force 1,828.4 1,840.5 10.4 12.1 14.6 0.7 0.8
Employment 1,725.2 1,747.7 10.8 22.5 43.9 1.3 2.6
Unemployment 103.2 92.8 9.4 -10.4 -29.3 -10.1 -24.0
Participation rate 58.6 58.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.0 0.5 -0.6 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 55.2 55.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 ... ...
Ontario              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 12,354.7 12,367.8 ... 13.1 122.1 0.1 1.0
Labour force 8,033.6 8,091.3 28.9 57.7 163.5 0.7 2.1
Employment 7,426.1 7,499.7 28.4 73.6 330.8 1.0 4.6
Full-time employment 6,033.1 6,168.6 34.5 135.5 283.2 2.2 4.8
Unemployment 607.5 591.6 27.3 -15.9 -167.3 -2.6 -22.0
Participation rate 65.0 65.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 7.3 0.3 -0.3 -2.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 60.6 0.2 0.5 2.1 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,852.4 1,851.4 ... -1.0 -18.0 -0.1 -1.0
Labour force 1,152.8 1,156.7 17.2 3.9 -18.7 0.3 -1.6
Employment 993.5 1,012.3 15.7 18.8 99.7 1.9 10.9
Unemployment 159.4 144.4 16.4 -15.0 -118.4 -9.4 -45.1
Participation rate 62.2 62.5 0.9 0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.8 12.5 1.3 -1.3 -9.9 ... ...
Employment rate 53.6 54.7 0.8 1.1 5.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 5,109.2 5,116.3 ... 7.1 71.0 0.1 1.4
Labour force 3,640.9 3,666.1 14.5 25.2 81.7 0.7 2.3
Employment 3,390.5 3,424.8 15.7 34.3 108.0 1.0 3.3
Unemployment 250.5 241.3 14.6 -9.2 -26.4 -3.7 -9.9
Participation rate 71.3 71.7 0.3 0.4 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.6 0.4 -0.3 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 66.4 66.9 0.3 0.5 1.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,393.1 5,400.1 ... 7.0 69.2 0.1 1.3
Labour force 3,239.9 3,268.5 16.4 28.6 100.6 0.9 3.2
Employment 3,042.2 3,062.7 16.1 20.5 123.2 0.7 4.2
Unemployment 197.7 205.8 14.5 8.1 -22.6 4.1 -9.9
Participation rate 60.1 60.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.3 0.4 0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.4 56.7 0.3 0.3 1.6 ... ...
Manitoba              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 1,052.3 1,052.3 ... 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.4
Labour force 693.3 700.4 3.2 7.1 -1.9 1.0 -0.3
Employment 653.5 661.3 3.1 7.8 8.8 1.2 1.3
Full-time employment 535.8 533.7 4.5 -2.1 14.6 -0.4 2.8
Unemployment 39.8 39.1 2.9 -0.7 -10.7 -1.8 -21.5
Participation rate 65.9 66.6 0.3 0.7 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.6 0.4 -0.1 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 62.8 0.3 0.7 0.6 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 167.3 167.2 ... -0.1 -1.7 -0.1 -1.0
Labour force 112.2 112.7 2.0 0.5 1.8 0.4 1.6
Employment 103.7 101.5 1.8 -2.2 6.3 -2.1 6.6
Unemployment 8.5 11.2 1.8 2.7 -4.5 31.8 -28.7
Participation rate 67.1 67.4 1.2 0.3 1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 9.9 1.5 2.3 -4.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.0 60.7 1.1 -1.3 4.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 434.2 434.3 ... 0.1 2.7 0.0 0.6
Labour force 313.9 315.8 1.6 1.9 -1.8 0.6 -0.6
Employment 296.8 299.3 1.7 2.5 0.0 0.8 0.0
Unemployment 17.2 16.4 1.5 -0.8 -1.9 -4.7 -10.4
Participation rate 72.3 72.7 0.4 0.4 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.2 0.5 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 68.4 68.9 0.4 0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 450.7 450.8 ... 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.6
Labour force 267.2 272.0 1.8 4.8 -1.8 1.8 -0.7
Employment 253.1 260.5 1.8 7.4 2.5 2.9 1.0
Unemployment 14.1 11.5 1.5 -2.6 -4.3 -18.4 -27.2
Participation rate 59.3 60.3 0.4 1.0 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 4.2 0.5 -1.1 -1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 56.2 57.8 0.4 1.6 0.2 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 889.9 889.8 ... -0.1 1.8 -0.0 0.2
Labour force 604.7 606.1 3.1 1.4 7.2 0.2 1.2
Employment 562.4 567.7 3.0 5.3 11.1 0.9 2.0
Full-time employment 457.9 458.3 4.3 0.4 2.6 0.1 0.6
Unemployment 42.3 38.4 2.8 -3.9 -3.9 -9.2 -9.2
Participation rate 68.0 68.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.3 0.5 -0.7 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 63.2 63.8 0.3 0.6 1.1 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 134.3 134.3 ... 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
Labour force 89.8 91.3 1.8 1.5 3.3 1.7 3.8
Employment 80.1 83.0 1.7 2.9 6.6 3.6 8.6
Unemployment 9.6 8.3 1.7 -1.3 -3.3 -13.5 -28.4
Participation rate 66.9 68.0 1.3 1.1 2.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.7 9.1 1.8 -1.6 -4.1 ... ...
Employment rate 59.6 61.8 1.3 2.2 5.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 377.1 377.2 ... 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.3
Labour force 279.0 279.5 1.6 0.5 -0.5 0.2 -0.2
Employment 256.8 260.2 1.8 3.4 -2.0 1.3 -0.8
Unemployment 22.1 19.4 1.6 -2.7 1.6 -12.2 9.0
Participation rate 74.0 74.1 0.4 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 6.9 0.6 -1.0 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 68.1 69.0 0.5 0.9 -0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 378.4 378.4 ... 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3
Labour force 236.0 235.3 1.7 -0.7 4.4 -0.3 1.9
Employment 225.4 224.5 1.8 -0.9 6.6 -0.4 3.0
Unemployment 10.6 10.8 1.4 0.2 -2.2 1.9 -16.9
Participation rate 62.4 62.2 0.5 -0.2 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.6 0.6 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 59.6 59.3 0.5 -0.3 1.6 ... ...
Alberta              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 3,545.5 3,550.2 ... 4.7 34.8 0.1 1.0
Labour force 2,446.7 2,474.0 13.0 27.3 14.3 1.1 0.6
Employment 2,253.3 2,272.9 12.8 19.6 110.2 0.9 5.1
Full-time employment 1,817.5 1,843.3 16.5 25.8 92.2 1.4 5.3
Unemployment 193.4 201.2 12.3 7.8 -95.8 4.0 -32.3
Participation rate 69.0 69.7 0.4 0.7 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 8.1 0.5 0.2 -4.0 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 64.0 0.4 0.4 2.5 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 523.2 524.0 ... 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.1
Labour force 328.0 332.6 7.5 4.6 -1.5 1.4 -0.4
Employment 279.9 287.1 6.5 7.2 34.3 2.6 13.6
Unemployment 48.2 45.5 7.0 -2.7 -35.8 -5.6 -44.0
Participation rate 62.7 63.5 1.4 0.8 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.7 13.7 1.9 -1.0 -10.6 ... ...
Employment rate 53.5 54.8 1.2 1.3 6.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,502.9 1,504.7 ... 1.8 15.8 0.1 1.1
Labour force 1,142.6 1,151.6 6.4 9.0 -10.2 0.8 -0.9
Employment 1,067.1 1,063.1 7.3 -4.0 37.1 -0.4 3.6
Unemployment 75.6 88.5 6.9 12.9 -47.4 17.1 -34.9
Participation rate 76.0 76.5 0.4 0.5 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 7.7 0.6 1.1 -4.0 ... ...
Employment rate 71.0 70.7 0.5 -0.3 1.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,519.4 1,521.5 ... 2.1 18.3 0.1 1.2
Labour force 976.0 989.8 7.5 13.8 26.0 1.4 2.7
Employment 906.4 922.6 7.3 16.2 38.7 1.8 4.4
Unemployment 69.7 67.2 6.8 -2.5 -12.6 -3.6 -15.8
Participation rate 64.2 65.1 0.5 0.9 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 6.8 0.7 -0.3 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.7 60.6 0.5 0.9 1.8 ... ...
British Columbia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 4,357.6 4,367.1 ... 9.5 55.8 0.2 1.3
Labour force 2,845.5 2,850.5 15.1 5.0 84.5 0.2 3.1
Employment 2,669.6 2,681.9 14.5 12.3 153.1 0.5 6.1
Full-time employment 2,074.7 2,071.5 20.3 -3.2 109.8 -0.2 5.6
Unemployment 175.9 168.6 13.1 -7.3 -68.6 -4.2 -28.9
Participation rate 65.3 65.3 0.4 0.0 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 5.9 0.4 -0.3 -2.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.3 61.4 0.3 0.1 2.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 599.1 599.8 ... 0.7 -6.0 0.1 -1.0
Labour force 402.7 401.1 9.4 -1.6 36.7 -0.4 10.1
Employment 359.5 359.0 8.4 -0.5 52.1 -0.1 17.0
Unemployment 43.2 42.1 8.1 -1.1 -15.5 -2.5 -26.9
Participation rate 67.2 66.9 1.6 -0.3 6.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.7 10.5 1.9 -0.2 -5.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.0 59.9 1.4 -0.1 9.2 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,829.7 1,834.0 ... 4.3 29.8 0.2 1.7
Labour force 1,293.9 1,285.7 7.6 -8.2 36.9 -0.6 3.0
Employment 1,221.5 1,221.1 7.6 -0.4 70.2 -0.0 6.1
Unemployment 72.4 64.6 7.6 -7.8 -33.3 -10.8 -34.0
Participation rate 70.7 70.1 0.4 -0.6 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.0 0.6 -0.6 -2.8 ... ...
Employment rate 66.8 66.6 0.4 -0.2 2.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,928.8 1,933.3 ... 4.5 31.9 0.2 1.7
Labour force 1,148.9 1,163.8 7.9 14.9 11.0 1.3 1.0
Employment 1,088.6 1,101.8 8.2 13.2 30.8 1.2 2.9
Unemployment 60.3 62.0 6.7 1.7 -19.8 2.8 -24.2
Participation rate 59.6 60.2 0.4 0.6 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.3 0.6 0.1 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.4 57.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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