Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| November 2021 |
December 2021 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2021 | December 2020 to December 2021 | November to December 2021 | December 2020 to December 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 | 7,116.0 | 7,119.9 | ... | 3.9 | 42.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,568.9 | 4,569.3 | 18.6 | 0.4 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 4,364.5 | 4,358.3 | 19.7 | -6.2 | 158.3 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,542.1 | 3,582.0 | 24.5 | 39.9 | 133.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 204.4 | 211.0 | 17.4 | 6.6 | -93.3 | 3.2 | -30.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 904.7 | 904.9 | ... | 0.2 | -4.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 615.2 | 635.4 | 10.3 | 20.2 | 44.8 | 3.3 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 583.0 | 582.9 | 10.4 | -0.1 | 55.7 | -0.0 | 10.6 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 52.5 | 9.5 | 20.3 | -10.9 | 63.0 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 70.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,082.4 | 3,084.4 | ... | 2.0 | 24.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,104.9 | 2,095.3 | 10.7 | -9.6 | 4.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,997.8 | 2,008.9 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 58.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 107.1 | 86.4 | 10.7 | -20.7 | -54.4 | -19.3 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,128.9 | 3,130.7 | ... | 1.8 | 22.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,848.8 | 1,838.6 | 10.4 | -10.2 | 15.9 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,783.7 | 1,766.4 | 10.8 | -17.3 | 43.8 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 65.1 | 72.2 | 9.4 | 7.1 | -27.9 | 10.9 | -27.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 58.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,399.2 | 12,420.0 | ... | 20.8 | 145.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,123.8 | 8,143.6 | 28.9 | 19.8 | 132.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 7,604.8 | 7,651.7 | 28.4 | 46.9 | 412.7 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,230.4 | 6,270.1 | 34.5 | 39.7 | 303.3 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 519.1 | 491.9 | 27.3 | -27.2 | -280.4 | -5.2 | -36.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,850.1 | 1,851.6 | ... | 1.5 | -16.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,150.4 | 1,162.7 | 17.2 | 12.3 | -33.2 | 1.1 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 1,018.8 | 1,037.6 | 15.7 | 18.8 | 94.8 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 131.6 | 125.1 | 16.4 | -6.5 | -128.0 | -4.9 | -50.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 10.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -10.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 56.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,132.6 | 5,142.3 | ... | 9.7 | 81.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,689.3 | 3,687.3 | 14.5 | -2.0 | 86.7 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 3,490.5 | 3,511.2 | 15.7 | 20.7 | 177.9 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 198.7 | 176.1 | 14.6 | -22.6 | -91.3 | -11.4 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 71.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 68.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,416.4 | 5,426.1 | ... | 9.7 | 80.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,284.2 | 3,293.6 | 16.4 | 9.4 | 78.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 3,095.4 | 3,103.0 | 16.1 | 7.6 | 140.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 188.7 | 190.6 | 14.5 | 1.9 | -61.2 | 1.0 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,053.2 | 1,054.3 | ... | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 695.5 | 699.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 660.1 | 662.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 37.1 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Full-time employment | 536.3 | 534.7 | 4.5 | -1.6 | 24.9 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | -19.9 | 2.8 | -35.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.2 | 167.3 | ... | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 111.9 | 113.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| Employment | 102.2 | 102.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 20.2 | 0.5 | 24.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | -7.9 | 9.3 | -42.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -9.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 434.8 | 435.3 | ... | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 311.7 | 312.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 297.0 | 297.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.7 | 14.6 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -3.3 | -0.7 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.3 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 451.3 | 451.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 271.8 | 273.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 260.9 | 262.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 16.4 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -8.7 | 1.8 | -43.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 890.1 | 890.9 | ... | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 593.2 | 601.2 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 562.6 | 568.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 460.4 | 468.4 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 21.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 32.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | -14.5 | 6.5 | -30.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.5 | ... | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 86.5 | 89.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 78.4 | 79.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | -4.7 | 28.4 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 66.5 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 377.3 | 377.6 | ... | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 274.0 | 277.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -3.9 | 1.3 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 261.0 | 265.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 12.6 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -7.7 | -3.1 | -37.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.6 | 73.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.5 | 378.8 | ... | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 232.7 | 234.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 223.2 | 224.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 1.1 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,562.1 | 3,568.1 | ... | 6.0 | 43.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,465.6 | 2,471.9 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 41.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,279.3 | 2,290.4 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 129.8 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,848.9 | 1,865.0 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 98.0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 186.2 | 181.4 | 12.3 | -4.8 | -88.1 | -2.6 | -32.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 525.9 | 527.0 | ... | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 337.0 | 334.3 | 7.5 | -2.7 | 12.4 | -0.8 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 293.8 | 290.3 | 6.5 | -3.5 | 47.5 | -1.2 | 19.6 |
| Unemployment | 43.1 | 44.0 | 7.0 | 0.9 | -35.1 | 2.1 | -44.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.4 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -11.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.1 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 8.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,509.5 | 1,511.8 | ... | 2.3 | 18.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,140.5 | 1,143.9 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,063.1 | 1,073.7 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 77.4 | 70.2 | 6.9 | -7.2 | -39.6 | -9.3 | -36.1 |
| Participation rate | 75.6 | 75.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.4 | 71.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,526.8 | 1,529.3 | ... | 2.5 | 21.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 988.1 | 993.6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 27.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 922.4 | 926.4 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 40.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 65.7 | 67.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 | -13.4 | 2.3 | -16.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,383.8 | 4,391.3 | ... | 7.5 | 72.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,855.4 | 2,848.4 | 15.1 | -7.0 | 50.2 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,696.9 | 2,697.3 | 14.5 | 0.4 | 100.5 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,104.9 | 2,129.9 | 20.3 | 25.0 | 84.0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 158.5 | 151.0 | 13.1 | -7.5 | -50.4 | -4.7 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 600.7 | 601.3 | ... | 0.6 | -3.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 406.0 | 398.5 | 9.4 | -7.5 | 31.7 | -1.8 | 8.6 |
| Employment | 354.4 | 353.5 | 8.4 | -0.9 | 38.7 | -0.3 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 51.6 | 45.1 | 8.1 | -6.5 | -7.0 | -12.6 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.3 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.7 | 11.3 | 1.9 | -1.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.8 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,841.7 | 1,845.0 | ... | 3.3 | 36.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,295.3 | 1,297.3 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 28.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,236.9 | 1,233.9 | 7.6 | -3.0 | 40.4 | -0.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 58.4 | 63.4 | 7.6 | 5.0 | -12.2 | 8.6 | -16.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,941.4 | 1,945.0 | ... | 3.6 | 38.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,154.2 | 1,152.6 | 7.9 | -1.6 | -9.7 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 1,105.6 | 1,110.0 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 48.6 | 42.6 | 6.7 | -6.0 | -31.1 | -12.3 | -42.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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