Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| March 2022 |
April 2022 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 2022 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 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 | 7,131.7 | 7,136.8 | ... | 5.1 | 46.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,596.1 | 4,559.1 | 17.9 | -37.0 | 27.3 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 4,406.0 | 4,379.5 | 18.4 | -26.5 | 143.2 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,600.2 | 3,570.4 | 24.1 | -29.8 | 58.7 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 190.0 | 179.6 | 15.8 | -10.4 | -115.9 | -5.5 | -39.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 905.2 | 905.5 | ... | 0.3 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 626.5 | 617.8 | 9.7 | -8.7 | -5.2 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 581.3 | 575.5 | 10.1 | -5.8 | 28.9 | -1.0 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 45.1 | 42.3 | 8.4 | -2.8 | -34.1 | -6.2 | -44.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.2 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.8 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.6 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,090.6 | 3,093.0 | ... | 2.4 | 25.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,103.9 | 2,085.4 | 10.0 | -18.5 | -2.3 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,025.9 | 2,010.9 | 10.6 | -15.0 | 41.9 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 78.0 | 74.5 | 9.9 | -3.5 | -44.1 | -4.5 | -37.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,136.0 | 3,138.4 | ... | 2.4 | 23.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,865.7 | 1,856.0 | 10.1 | -9.7 | 34.9 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,798.8 | 1,793.1 | 10.2 | -5.7 | 72.5 | -0.3 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 67.0 | 62.8 | 8.7 | -4.2 | -37.7 | -6.3 | -37.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,469.3 | 12,482.2 | ... | 12.9 | 170.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,152.7 | 8,178.8 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 257.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 7,722.9 | 7,737.2 | 26.7 | 14.3 | 522.6 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,339.5 | 6,323.8 | 33.2 | -15.7 | 347.9 | -0.2 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 429.8 | 441.6 | 24.3 | 11.8 | -265.6 | 2.7 | -37.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,853.6 | 1,853.9 | ... | 0.3 | -7.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 1,136.9 | 1,148.8 | 15.8 | 11.9 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 1,018.0 | 1,020.1 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 158.2 | 0.2 | 18.4 |
| Unemployment | 118.8 | 128.7 | 14.2 | 9.9 | -87.7 | 8.3 | -40.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -8.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,166.5 | 5,173.2 | ... | 6.7 | 90.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,706.2 | 3,707.0 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 105.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 3,568.6 | 3,556.8 | 14.7 | -11.8 | 182.8 | -0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 137.6 | 150.2 | 13.5 | 12.6 | -77.4 | 9.2 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,449.2 | 5,455.1 | ... | 5.9 | 88.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,309.6 | 3,323.1 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 81.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 3,136.3 | 3,160.4 | 15.1 | 24.1 | 181.7 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 173.3 | 162.7 | 13.2 | -10.6 | -100.5 | -6.1 | -38.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,058.8 | 1,060.3 | ... | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 704.7 | 702.5 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -4.6 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 667.7 | 667.2 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 529.0 | 532.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 37.0 | 35.2 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -16.2 | -4.9 | -31.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.5 | 167.6 | ... | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 115.6 | 118.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 105.0 | 106.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -5.5 | 13.3 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 70.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 437.8 | 438.5 | ... | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 312.6 | 308.3 | 1.7 | -4.3 | -8.4 | -1.4 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 299.2 | 295.4 | 1.7 | -3.8 | -4.6 | -1.3 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 12.9 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -3.9 | -3.7 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 70.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.3 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 453.6 | 454.2 | ... | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 276.5 | 276.0 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 263.5 | 265.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 10.4 | 1.4 | -2.6 | -6.8 | -20.0 | -39.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 894.3 | 895.7 | ... | 1.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 608.0 | 609.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 577.5 | 576.6 | 3.1 | -0.9 | 17.7 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 469.5 | 474.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 26.0 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.5 | 33.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -5.5 | 9.2 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.9 | 135.1 | ... | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 89.7 | 90.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 82.7 | 81.3 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 5.5 | -1.7 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -1.6 | 32.9 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.2 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 379.3 | 380.0 | ... | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 281.9 | 281.1 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 267.7 | 267.2 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 13.9 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 74.3 | 74.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.6 | 70.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.1 | 380.6 | ... | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 236.4 | 238.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 227.0 | 228.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 7.4 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,586.5 | 3,593.3 | ... | 6.8 | 58.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,484.7 | 2,485.0 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,322.2 | 2,338.2 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 118.7 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,870.4 | 1,880.2 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 162.5 | 146.8 | 10.9 | -15.7 | -69.5 | -9.7 | -32.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 529.7 | 530.6 | ... | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 348.9 | 345.6 | 6.8 | -3.3 | 26.3 | -0.9 | 8.2 |
| Employment | 305.8 | 309.3 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 41.7 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| Unemployment | 43.1 | 36.3 | 5.9 | -6.8 | -15.5 | -15.8 | -29.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.1 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 10.5 | 1.7 | -1.9 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,519.6 | 1,522.5 | ... | 2.9 | 24.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,142.7 | 1,142.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 1,078.7 | 1,080.3 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 26.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 64.0 | 62.5 | 6.2 | -1.5 | -25.2 | -2.3 | -28.7 |
| Participation rate | 75.2 | 75.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.0 | 71.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,537.2 | 1,540.1 | ... | 2.9 | 26.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 993.1 | 996.6 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 21.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 937.6 | 948.6 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 50.2 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 55.4 | 48.1 | 6.3 | -7.3 | -28.7 | -13.2 | -37.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,409.8 | 4,415.2 | ... | 5.4 | 86.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,884.2 | 2,891.4 | 14.0 | 7.2 | 70.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 2,737.8 | 2,735.8 | 13.3 | -2.0 | 114.8 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,151.1 | 2,144.2 | 20.1 | -6.9 | 100.0 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 146.4 | 155.6 | 11.8 | 9.2 | -44.8 | 6.3 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 601.6 | 601.6 | ... | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 406.4 | 406.8 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 24.8 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 367.9 | 363.1 | 7.8 | -4.8 | 28.1 | -1.3 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 38.5 | 43.7 | 7.2 | 5.2 | -3.4 | 13.5 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.4 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,854.0 | 1,856.6 | ... | 2.6 | 41.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,302.0 | 1,303.6 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 1,243.0 | 1,241.8 | 7.2 | -1.2 | 45.1 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 59.0 | 61.8 | 6.7 | 2.8 | -25.3 | 4.7 | -29.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,954.3 | 1,957.0 | ... | 2.7 | 43.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,175.7 | 1,181.0 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,126.9 | 1,130.8 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 41.5 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 48.8 | 50.2 | 6.3 | 1.4 | -16.1 | 2.9 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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