Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| October 2021 |
November 2021 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 2021 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 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 | 7,112.3 | 7,116.0 | ... | 3.7 | 42.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,574.5 | 4,568.9 | 18.6 | -5.6 | 25.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 4,319.0 | 4,364.5 | 19.7 | 45.5 | 148.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,548.4 | 3,542.1 | 24.5 | -6.3 | 85.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 255.5 | 204.4 | 17.4 | -51.1 | -123.3 | -20.0 | -37.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 904.7 | 904.7 | ... | 0.0 | -4.7 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 618.0 | 615.2 | 10.3 | -2.8 | -11.8 | -0.5 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 565.1 | 583.0 | 10.4 | 17.9 | 35.9 | 3.2 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 52.9 | 32.2 | 9.5 | -20.7 | -47.8 | -39.1 | -59.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1.4 | -3.4 | -7.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 64.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,080.5 | 3,082.4 | ... | 1.9 | 24.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,103.3 | 2,104.9 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 1,989.4 | 1,997.8 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 50.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 113.9 | 107.1 | 10.7 | -6.8 | -42.2 | -6.0 | -28.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,127.1 | 3,128.9 | ... | 1.8 | 22.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,853.2 | 1,848.8 | 10.4 | -4.4 | 28.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 1,764.5 | 1,783.7 | 10.8 | 19.2 | 62.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 88.7 | 65.1 | 9.4 | -23.6 | -33.3 | -26.6 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,383.7 | 12,399.2 | ... | 15.5 | 132.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 8,104.5 | 8,123.8 | 28.9 | 19.3 | 153.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,536.7 | 7,604.8 | 28.4 | 68.1 | 366.5 | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,163.2 | 6,230.4 | 34.5 | 67.2 | 270.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 567.9 | 519.1 | 27.3 | -48.8 | -212.6 | -8.6 | -29.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,850.7 | 1,850.1 | ... | -0.6 | -19.8 | -0.0 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,144.2 | 1,150.4 | 17.2 | 6.2 | -12.8 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 1,030.4 | 1,018.8 | 15.7 | -11.6 | 87.6 | -1.1 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 113.8 | 131.6 | 16.4 | 17.8 | -100.4 | 15.6 | -43.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -8.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,124.6 | 5,132.6 | ... | 8.0 | 76.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,687.2 | 3,689.3 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 112.7 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 3,450.5 | 3,490.5 | 15.7 | 40.0 | 158.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 236.7 | 198.7 | 14.6 | -38.0 | -45.8 | -16.1 | -18.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 71.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,408.4 | 5,416.4 | ... | 8.0 | 75.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,273.1 | 3,284.2 | 16.4 | 11.1 | 54.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 3,055.8 | 3,095.4 | 16.1 | 39.6 | 120.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 217.3 | 188.7 | 14.5 | -28.6 | -66.5 | -13.2 | -26.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,052.8 | 1,053.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 695.3 | 695.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 658.2 | 660.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 26.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 531.6 | 536.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 37.1 | 35.4 | 2.9 | -1.7 | -15.9 | -4.6 | -31.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.2 | 167.2 | ... | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 110.4 | 111.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 100.9 | 102.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 18.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -7.3 | 2.1 | -42.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 61.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 434.5 | 434.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 311.9 | 311.7 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 295.7 | 297.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 14.7 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -9.3 | -22.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.1 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 451.1 | 451.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 273.0 | 271.8 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 261.6 | 260.9 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 11.0 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -4.4 | -3.5 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 890.0 | 890.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 598.4 | 593.2 | 3.1 | -5.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 561.2 | 562.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 454.9 | 460.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 37.2 | 30.6 | 2.8 | -6.6 | -11.6 | -17.7 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 88.1 | 86.5 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 79.9 | 78.4 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 4.8 | -1.9 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.1 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -27.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 64.4 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 58.4 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 377.2 | 377.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 277.2 | 274.0 | 1.6 | -3.2 | -7.3 | -1.2 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 259.0 | 261.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 13.0 | 1.6 | -5.2 | -6.5 | -28.6 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 73.5 | 72.6 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.5 | 378.5 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 233.0 | 232.7 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 222.3 | 223.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 9.5 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -11.2 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 59.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,556.1 | 3,562.1 | ... | 6.0 | 40.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,449.8 | 2,465.6 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,263.9 | 2,279.3 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 105.4 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,852.7 | 1,848.9 | 16.5 | -3.8 | 118.1 | -0.2 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 185.9 | 186.2 | 12.3 | 0.3 | -86.1 | 0.2 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 524.9 | 525.9 | ... | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 329.4 | 337.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 289.6 | 293.8 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 34.7 | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 39.7 | 43.1 | 7.0 | 3.4 | -30.8 | 8.6 | -41.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 64.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -9.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 55.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,507.1 | 1,509.5 | ... | 2.4 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,144.6 | 1,140.5 | 6.4 | -4.1 | -11.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 1,067.2 | 1,063.1 | 7.3 | -4.1 | 26.9 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 77.3 | 77.4 | 6.9 | 0.1 | -38.1 | 0.1 | -33.0 |
| Participation rate | 75.9 | 75.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.8 | 70.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,524.1 | 1,526.8 | ... | 2.7 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 975.9 | 988.1 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 26.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 907.0 | 922.4 | 7.3 | 15.4 | 43.8 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 68.9 | 65.7 | 6.8 | -3.2 | -17.2 | -4.6 | -20.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,375.7 | 4,383.8 | ... | 8.1 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,852.3 | 2,855.4 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 56.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,692.3 | 2,696.9 | 14.5 | 4.6 | 101.5 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,109.9 | 2,104.9 | 20.3 | -5.0 | 80.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 160.0 | 158.5 | 13.1 | -1.5 | -45.0 | -0.9 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 600.3 | 600.7 | ... | 0.4 | -4.8 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 399.3 | 406.0 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 29.9 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 353.9 | 354.4 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 32.1 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 45.4 | 51.6 | 8.1 | 6.2 | -2.2 | 13.7 | -4.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 12.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,837.9 | 1,841.7 | ... | 3.8 | 34.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,301.2 | 1,295.3 | 7.6 | -5.9 | 23.6 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,236.9 | 1,236.9 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 64.2 | 58.4 | 7.6 | -5.8 | -26.2 | -9.0 | -31.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,937.4 | 1,941.4 | ... | 4.0 | 36.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,151.8 | 1,154.2 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,101.5 | 1,105.6 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 19.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 50.4 | 48.6 | 6.7 | -1.8 | -16.5 | -3.6 | -25.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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