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)
  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.
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