Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| October 2022 |
November 2022 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2022 | November 2021 to November 2022 | October to November 2022 | November 2021 to November 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 | 7,181.5 | 7,187.6 | ... | 6.1 | 71.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,596.8 | 4,613.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 43.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,408.3 | 4,436.4 | 16.8 | 28.1 | 72.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,623.3 | 3,630.5 | 22.6 | 7.2 | 89.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 188.5 | 176.8 | 13.9 | -11.7 | -29.2 | -6.2 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 911.6 | 912.8 | ... | 1.2 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 619.7 | 624.2 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 577.0 | 578.8 | 9.3 | 1.8 | -3.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 42.7 | 45.4 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 41.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,113.5 | 3,116.2 | ... | 2.7 | 33.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,109.2 | 2,111.1 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,026.2 | 2,036.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 33.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 83.0 | 75.0 | 8.3 | -8.0 | -31.1 | -9.6 | -29.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,156.5 | 3,158.6 | ... | 2.1 | 29.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,867.9 | 1,878.0 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 30.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 1,805.1 | 1,821.6 | 9.6 | 16.5 | 41.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 62.7 | 56.4 | 7.9 | -6.3 | -11.5 | -10.0 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 59.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,569.7 | 12,585.2 | ... | 15.5 | 186.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,157.6 | 8,153.8 | 22.9 | -3.8 | 38.2 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 7,679.0 | 7,701.6 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 114.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,314.9 | 6,375.2 | 30.6 | 60.3 | 161.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 478.6 | 452.1 | 19.9 | -26.5 | -76.7 | -5.5 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,861.4 | 1,864.1 | ... | 2.7 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,165.9 | 1,147.3 | 13.7 | -18.6 | -2.6 | -1.6 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 1,015.4 | 1,007.8 | 13.2 | -7.6 | -8.9 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 150.5 | 139.4 | 11.4 | -11.1 | 6.2 | -7.4 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 61.5 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.9 | 12.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 54.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,215.2 | 5,222.0 | ... | 6.8 | 89.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,693.5 | 3,704.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 3,529.4 | 3,550.4 | 12.3 | 21.0 | 66.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 164.1 | 154.3 | 11.0 | -9.8 | -50.4 | -6.0 | -24.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,493.1 | 5,499.1 | ... | 6.0 | 82.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,298.2 | 3,301.9 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 3,134.2 | 3,143.4 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 57.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 164.0 | 158.4 | 11.5 | -5.6 | -32.6 | -3.4 | -17.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,069.2 | 1,070.2 | ... | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 707.1 | 700.3 | 3.1 | -6.8 | 3.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 674.7 | 669.3 | 3.2 | -5.4 | 8.3 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 551.2 | 547.0 | 4.4 | -4.2 | 11.1 | -0.8 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.4 | 31.0 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -4.8 | -4.3 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.8 | 167.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 113.9 | 113.2 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 102.4 | 101.2 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 26.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.3 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 443.4 | 444.0 | ... | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 311.2 | 311.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 301.5 | 302.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 9.1 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -5.6 | -6.2 | -38.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 457.9 | 458.3 | ... | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 282.0 | 275.4 | 1.7 | -6.6 | 2.5 | -2.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 270.8 | 265.5 | 1.8 | -5.3 | 4.3 | -2.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 9.9 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -11.6 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 60.1 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 57.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 906.4 | 908.2 | ... | 1.8 | 18.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 606.1 | 601.8 | 3.2 | -4.3 | 7.1 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 578.1 | 576.8 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 13.5 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 475.2 | 468.7 | 4.6 | -6.5 | 8.3 | -1.4 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 28.0 | 25.0 | 2.5 | -3.0 | -6.4 | -10.7 | -20.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 136.7 | 137.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 84.3 | 83.2 | 1.8 | -1.1 | -3.7 | -1.3 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 76.1 | 76.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 0.5 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 6.7 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -17.3 | -19.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 60.7 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.1 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 385.0 | 385.9 | ... | 0.9 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 276.6 | 277.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 265.7 | 266.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 10.5 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -3.1 | -3.7 | -22.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.0 | 69.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 384.7 | 385.4 | ... | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 245.2 | 241.4 | 1.8 | -3.8 | 7.7 | -1.5 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 236.2 | 233.5 | 1.8 | -2.7 | 9.4 | -1.1 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 7.9 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -11.2 | -17.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 62.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 60.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,648.8 | 3,657.2 | ... | 8.4 | 95.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 2,509.1 | 2,509.8 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,379.2 | 2,364.1 | 11.4 | -15.1 | 82.4 | -0.6 | 3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,930.7 | 1,920.7 | 16.3 | -10.0 | 70.2 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 129.9 | 145.7 | 10.2 | 15.8 | -41.5 | 12.2 | -22.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 68.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 540.5 | 542.0 | ... | 1.5 | 16.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 332.4 | 326.7 | 6.3 | -5.7 | -8.9 | -1.7 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 299.1 | 293.8 | 5.9 | -5.3 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 32.9 | 5.6 | -0.4 | -10.5 | -1.2 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 60.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 54.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,545.1 | 1,548.6 | ... | 3.5 | 39.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,164.8 | 1,160.1 | 5.8 | -4.7 | 20.2 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,116.3 | 1,102.3 | 6.4 | -14.0 | 39.8 | -1.3 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 48.5 | 57.8 | 5.9 | 9.3 | -19.6 | 19.2 | -25.3 |
| Participation rate | 75.4 | 74.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.2 | 71.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,563.2 | 1,566.6 | ... | 3.4 | 39.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,011.9 | 1,023.0 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 29.6 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 963.9 | 968.0 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 41.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 48.1 | 55.0 | 5.7 | 6.9 | -11.4 | 14.3 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,442.8 | 4,444.8 | ... | 2.0 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,884.6 | 2,873.5 | 12.2 | -11.1 | 11.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,762.1 | 2,748.4 | 12.1 | -13.7 | 48.1 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,177.2 | 2,186.0 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 82.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 122.5 | 125.2 | 10.1 | 2.7 | -36.5 | 2.2 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 602.0 | 602.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 393.0 | 393.8 | 7.1 | 0.8 | -11.6 | 0.2 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 357.3 | 356.8 | 6.8 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 35.6 | 37.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | -13.6 | 3.9 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,870.1 | 1,871.2 | ... | 1.1 | 29.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,291.5 | 1,285.1 | 6.3 | -6.4 | -11.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 1,245.9 | 1,236.0 | 6.6 | -9.9 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 45.6 | 49.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | -10.7 | 7.5 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,970.6 | 1,971.5 | ... | 0.9 | 30.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,200.1 | 1,194.7 | 6.9 | -5.4 | 35.1 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 1,158.9 | 1,155.6 | 6.9 | -3.3 | 47.4 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 41.2 | 39.1 | 5.5 | -2.1 | -12.3 | -5.1 | -23.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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