Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| February 2022 |
March 2022 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,127.1 | 7,131.7 | ... | 4.6 | 43.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,586.1 | 4,596.1 | 17.9 | 10.0 | 52.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 4,378.9 | 4,406.0 | 18.4 | 27.1 | 157.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,573.7 | 3,600.2 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 67.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 207.2 | 190.0 | 15.8 | -17.2 | -105.6 | -8.3 | -35.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 904.9 | 905.2 | ... | 0.3 | -2.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 621.8 | 626.5 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 574.9 | 581.3 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 34.7 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 46.9 | 45.1 | 8.4 | -1.8 | -30.8 | -3.8 | -40.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 69.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 64.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,088.2 | 3,090.6 | ... | 2.4 | 24.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,100.6 | 2,103.9 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,013.7 | 2,025.9 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 86.9 | 78.0 | 9.9 | -8.9 | -50.1 | -10.2 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,133.9 | 3,136.0 | ... | 2.1 | 21.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,863.7 | 1,865.7 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 35.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,790.4 | 1,798.8 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 60.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 73.3 | 67.0 | 8.7 | -6.3 | -24.7 | -8.6 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,454.6 | 12,469.3 | ... | 14.7 | 167.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,139.2 | 8,152.7 | 26.7 | 13.5 | 183.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 7,687.8 | 7,722.9 | 26.7 | 35.1 | 354.6 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,274.0 | 6,339.5 | 33.2 | 65.5 | 235.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 451.4 | 429.8 | 24.3 | -21.6 | -171.5 | -4.8 | -28.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,853.0 | 1,853.6 | ... | 0.6 | -9.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 1,154.6 | 1,136.9 | 15.8 | -17.7 | 31.4 | -1.5 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 1,014.0 | 1,018.0 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 140.6 | 118.8 | 14.2 | -21.8 | -52.0 | -15.5 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 61.3 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 10.4 | 1.2 | -1.8 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 54.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,159.3 | 5,166.5 | ... | 7.2 | 89.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,703.6 | 3,706.2 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 81.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 3,548.7 | 3,568.6 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 170.5 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 154.9 | 137.6 | 13.5 | -17.3 | -89.1 | -11.2 | -39.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,442.3 | 5,449.2 | ... | 6.9 | 87.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,280.9 | 3,309.6 | 15.1 | 28.7 | 70.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 3,125.1 | 3,136.3 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 100.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 155.8 | 173.3 | 13.2 | 17.5 | -30.4 | 11.2 | -14.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,057.0 | 1,058.8 | ... | 1.8 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 706.0 | 704.7 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 671.9 | 667.7 | 3.1 | -4.2 | 15.8 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 538.9 | 529.0 | 4.4 | -9.9 | -4.4 | -1.8 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 37.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -11.0 | 8.5 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.4 | 167.5 | ... | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 115.0 | 115.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 105.0 | 105.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -5.8 | 5.0 | -35.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 69.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 436.8 | 437.8 | ... | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 312.5 | 312.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 299.2 | 299.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 0.8 | -20.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 68.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 452.8 | 453.6 | ... | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 278.5 | 276.5 | 1.7 | -2.0 | 6.0 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 267.7 | 263.5 | 1.7 | -4.2 | 7.9 | -1.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -1.8 | 19.3 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 892.9 | 894.3 | ... | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 610.7 | 608.0 | 3.2 | -2.7 | 15.5 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 582.0 | 577.5 | 3.1 | -4.5 | 27.6 | -0.8 | 5.0 |
| Full-time employment | 471.1 | 469.5 | 4.4 | -1.6 | 22.3 | -0.3 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 28.7 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -12.1 | 6.3 | -28.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.7 | 134.9 | ... | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 88.7 | 89.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 83.4 | 82.7 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 7.1 | -0.8 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -4.8 | 34.6 | -40.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.3 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.6 | 379.3 | ... | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 282.8 | 281.9 | 1.7 | -0.9 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 268.3 | 267.7 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 14.2 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -4.4 | -2.1 | -23.7 |
| Participation rate | 74.7 | 74.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.9 | 70.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 379.5 | 380.1 | ... | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 239.3 | 236.4 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 7.8 | -1.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 230.3 | 227.0 | 1.8 | -3.3 | 10.6 | -1.4 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 4.4 | -23.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 62.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 59.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,580.2 | 3,586.5 | ... | 6.3 | 53.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,484.0 | 2,484.7 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 37.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,315.0 | 2,322.2 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 94.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,854.7 | 1,870.4 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 81.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 169.0 | 162.5 | 10.9 | -6.5 | -57.2 | -3.8 | -26.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 528.8 | 529.7 | ... | 0.9 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 346.8 | 348.9 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 28.1 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| Employment | 299.0 | 305.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 33.8 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| Unemployment | 47.7 | 43.1 | 5.9 | -4.6 | -5.7 | -9.6 | -11.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 12.4 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,516.9 | 1,519.6 | ... | 2.7 | 22.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,142.5 | 1,142.7 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 1,072.7 | 1,078.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 24.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 69.8 | 64.0 | 6.2 | -5.8 | -27.0 | -8.3 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 75.3 | 75.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.7 | 71.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,534.5 | 1,537.2 | ... | 2.7 | 24.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 994.7 | 993.1 | 7.4 | -1.6 | 12.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 943.2 | 937.6 | 7.2 | -5.6 | 36.6 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 51.5 | 55.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | -24.4 | 7.6 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,403.7 | 4,409.8 | ... | 6.1 | 84.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,867.3 | 2,884.2 | 14.0 | 16.9 | 25.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 2,727.3 | 2,737.8 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 74.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,159.4 | 2,151.1 | 20.1 | -8.3 | 105.5 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 140.0 | 146.4 | 11.8 | 6.4 | -48.3 | 4.6 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 601.4 | 601.6 | ... | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 411.7 | 406.4 | 8.6 | -5.3 | -4.2 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 368.2 | 367.9 | 7.8 | -0.3 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 43.5 | 38.5 | 7.2 | -5.0 | -10.4 | -11.5 | -21.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 67.6 | 1.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 9.5 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,851.0 | 1,854.0 | ... | 3.0 | 40.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,286.5 | 1,302.0 | 6.9 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,235.4 | 1,243.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 32.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 51.0 | 59.0 | 6.7 | 8.0 | -16.9 | 15.7 | -22.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 67.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,951.3 | 1,954.3 | ... | 3.0 | 42.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,169.2 | 1,175.7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,123.7 | 1,126.9 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 35.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 45.5 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 3.3 | -21.1 | 7.3 | -30.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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