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
2022
December
2022
Standard error1 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 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 7,187.6 7,195.0 ... 7.4 75.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 4,613.3 4,623.3 16.5 10.0 47.3 0.2 1.0
Employment 4,436.4 4,439.0 16.8 2.6 78.6 0.1 1.8
Full-time employment 3,630.5 3,632.9 22.6 2.4 49.4 0.1 1.4
Unemployment 176.8 184.3 13.9 7.5 -31.3 4.2 -14.5
Participation rate 64.2 64.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.8 4.0 0.3 0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.7 0.2 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 912.8 914.2 ... 1.4 9.3 0.2 1.0
Labour force 624.2 641.7 9.4 17.5 -1.7 2.8 -0.3
Employment 578.8 593.9 9.3 15.1 6.4 2.6 1.1
Unemployment 45.4 47.8 7.4 2.4 -8.1 5.3 -14.5
Participation rate 68.4 70.2 1.0 1.8 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.4 1.2 0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 65.0 1.0 1.6 0.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,116.2 3,119.5 ... 3.3 35.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 2,111.1 2,114.1 8.9 3.0 18.6 0.1 0.9
Employment 2,036.1 2,036.4 9.7 0.3 26.8 0.0 1.3
Unemployment 75.0 77.7 8.3 2.7 -8.2 3.6 -9.5
Participation rate 67.7 67.8 0.3 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.6 3.7 0.4 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 65.3 65.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,158.6 3,161.3 ... 2.7 30.6 0.1 1.0
Labour force 1,878.0 1,867.5 9.5 -10.5 30.4 -0.6 1.7
Employment 1,821.6 1,808.7 9.6 -12.9 45.3 -0.7 2.6
Unemployment 56.4 58.8 7.9 2.4 -14.9 4.3 -20.2
Participation rate 59.5 59.1 0.3 -0.4 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.0 3.1 0.4 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 57.7 57.2 0.3 -0.5 0.9 ... ...
Ontario              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 12,585.2 12,601.9 ... 16.7 181.9 0.1 1.5
Labour force 8,153.8 8,175.5 22.9 21.7 37.0 0.3 0.5
Employment 7,701.6 7,743.7 23.3 42.1 104.5 0.5 1.4
Full-time employment 6,375.2 6,417.1 30.6 41.9 157.7 0.7 2.5
Unemployment 452.1 431.8 19.9 -20.3 -67.5 -4.5 -13.5
Participation rate 64.8 64.9 0.2 0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,864.1 1,868.3 ... 4.2 16.7 0.2 0.9
Labour force 1,147.3 1,168.7 13.7 21.4 5.6 1.9 0.5
Employment 1,007.8 1,037.3 13.2 29.5 2.1 2.9 0.2
Unemployment 139.4 131.3 11.4 -8.1 3.4 -5.8 2.7
Participation rate 61.5 62.6 0.7 1.1 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.2 11.2 0.9 -1.0 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 54.1 55.5 0.7 1.4 -0.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 5,222.0 5,228.8 ... 6.8 86.5 0.1 1.7
Labour force 3,704.7 3,701.6 11.5 -3.1 17.5 -0.1 0.5
Employment 3,550.4 3,547.8 12.3 -2.6 42.1 -0.1 1.2
Unemployment 154.3 153.9 11.0 -0.4 -24.5 -0.3 -13.7
Participation rate 70.9 70.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.2 0.3 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 68.0 67.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,499.1 5,504.9 ... 5.8 78.8 0.1 1.5
Labour force 3,301.9 3,305.2 13.0 3.3 13.9 0.1 0.4
Employment 3,143.4 3,158.6 13.4 15.2 60.3 0.5 1.9
Unemployment 158.4 146.6 11.5 -11.8 -46.4 -7.4 -24.0
Participation rate 60.0 60.0 0.2 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.4 0.3 -0.4 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Manitoba              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 1,070.2 1,071.5 ... 1.3 17.2 0.1 1.6
Labour force 700.3 707.5 3.1 7.2 5.9 1.0 0.8
Employment 669.3 676.3 3.2 7.0 11.5 1.0 1.7
Full-time employment 547.0 550.8 4.4 3.8 16.7 0.7 3.1
Unemployment 31.0 31.1 2.5 0.1 -5.8 0.3 -15.7
Participation rate 65.4 66.0 0.3 0.6 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.4 0.3 0.0 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.5 63.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 167.9 168.1 ... 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.5
Labour force 113.2 115.6 1.8 2.4 0.5 2.1 0.4
Employment 101.2 104.4 1.8 3.2 0.3 3.2 0.3
Unemployment 12.0 11.2 1.5 -0.8 0.2 -6.7 1.8
Participation rate 67.4 68.8 1.1 1.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.6 9.7 1.2 -0.9 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.3 62.1 1.1 1.8 -0.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 444.0 444.7 ... 0.7 9.4 0.2 2.2
Labour force 311.8 312.5 1.7 0.7 -0.1 0.2 -0.0
Employment 302.6 301.5 1.8 -1.1 3.4 -0.4 1.1
Unemployment 9.1 11.0 1.4 1.9 -3.5 20.9 -24.1
Participation rate 70.2 70.3 0.4 0.1 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 2.9 3.5 0.5 0.6 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 68.2 67.8 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 458.3 458.8 ... 0.5 7.1 0.1 1.6
Labour force 275.4 279.4 1.7 4.0 5.5 1.5 2.0
Employment 265.5 270.4 1.8 4.9 7.8 1.8 3.0
Unemployment 9.9 8.9 1.3 -1.0 -2.5 -10.1 -21.9
Participation rate 60.1 60.9 0.4 0.8 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.6 3.2 0.5 -0.4 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.9 58.9 0.4 1.0 0.8 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 908.2 910.0 ... 1.8 19.1 0.2 2.1
Labour force 601.8 605.7 3.2 3.9 1.6 0.6 0.3
Employment 576.8 581.0 3.2 4.2 10.3 0.7 1.8
Full-time employment 468.7 469.7 4.6 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Unemployment 25.0 24.7 2.5 -0.3 -8.7 -1.2 -26.0
Participation rate 66.3 66.6 0.4 0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.1 0.4 -0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 63.8 0.4 0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 137.0 137.3 ... 0.3 2.8 0.2 2.1
Labour force 83.2 86.8 1.8 3.6 -3.4 4.3 -3.8
Employment 76.5 80.9 1.7 4.4 1.5 5.8 1.9
Unemployment 6.7 6.0 1.4 -0.7 -4.7 -10.4 -43.9
Participation rate 60.7 63.2 1.3 2.5 -3.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 6.9 1.5 -1.2 -5.0 ... ...
Employment rate 55.8 58.9 1.2 3.1 -0.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 385.9 386.7 ... 0.8 9.1 0.2 2.4
Labour force 277.2 277.5 1.7 0.3 -0.7 0.1 -0.3
Employment 266.7 266.1 1.8 -0.6 0.8 -0.2 0.3
Unemployment 10.5 11.4 1.6 0.9 -1.5 8.6 -11.6
Participation rate 71.8 71.8 0.4 0.0 -1.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.8 4.1 0.6 0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 69.1 68.8 0.5 -0.3 -1.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 385.4 386.0 ... 0.6 7.2 0.2 1.9
Labour force 241.4 241.4 1.8 0.0 5.7 0.0 2.4
Employment 233.5 234.1 1.8 0.6 8.2 0.3 3.6
Unemployment 7.9 7.3 1.3 -0.6 -2.5 -7.6 -25.5
Participation rate 62.6 62.5 0.5 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.3 3.0 0.5 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 60.6 0.5 0.0 1.0 ... ...
Alberta              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 3,657.2 3,666.2 ... 9.0 98.1 0.2 2.7
Labour force 2,509.8 2,534.5 11.4 24.7 49.3 1.0 2.0
Employment 2,364.1 2,388.6 11.4 24.5 88.8 1.0 3.9
Full-time employment 1,920.7 1,961.9 16.3 41.2 93.7 2.1 5.0
Unemployment 145.7 145.8 10.2 0.1 -39.6 0.1 -21.4
Participation rate 68.6 69.1 0.3 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.8 0.4 0.0 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 64.6 65.2 0.3 0.6 0.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 542.0 543.6 ... 1.6 16.6 0.3 3.1
Labour force 326.7 346.7 6.3 20.0 6.3 6.1 1.9
Employment 293.8 303.5 5.9 9.7 9.5 3.3 3.2
Unemployment 32.9 43.1 5.6 10.2 -3.3 31.0 -7.1
Participation rate 60.3 63.8 1.2 3.5 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 12.4 1.5 2.3 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 54.2 55.8 1.1 1.6 0.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,548.6 1,552.3 ... 3.7 40.5 0.2 2.7
Labour force 1,160.1 1,168.0 5.8 7.9 20.5 0.7 1.8
Employment 1,102.3 1,116.7 6.4 14.4 39.3 1.3 3.6
Unemployment 57.8 51.4 5.9 -6.4 -18.7 -11.1 -26.7
Participation rate 74.9 75.2 0.4 0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 4.4 0.5 -0.6 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 71.2 71.9 0.4 0.7 0.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,566.6 1,570.2 ... 3.6 40.9 0.2 2.7
Labour force 1,023.0 1,019.8 7.0 -3.2 22.6 -0.3 2.3
Employment 968.0 968.5 6.8 0.5 40.1 0.1 4.3
Unemployment 55.0 51.3 5.7 -3.7 -17.5 -6.7 -25.4
Participation rate 65.3 64.9 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.0 0.6 -0.4 -1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.7 0.4 -0.1 1.0 ... ...
British Columbia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 4,444.8 4,448.1 ... 3.3 56.8 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,873.5 2,884.8 12.2 11.3 27.8 0.4 1.0
Employment 2,748.4 2,765.0 12.1 16.6 62.9 0.6 2.3
Full-time employment 2,186.0 2,178.1 18.1 -7.9 45.3 -0.4 2.1
Unemployment 125.2 119.8 10.1 -5.4 -35.1 -4.3 -22.7
Participation rate 64.6 64.9 0.3 0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.2 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 62.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 602.1 602.8 ... 0.7 1.5 0.1 0.2
Labour force 393.8 393.3 7.1 -0.5 -10.0 -0.1 -2.5
Employment 356.8 361.4 6.8 4.6 5.0 1.3 1.4
Unemployment 37.0 31.9 5.8 -5.1 -14.9 -13.8 -31.8
Participation rate 65.4 65.2 1.2 -0.2 -1.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 8.1 1.4 -1.3 -3.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 60.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,871.2 1,872.6 ... 1.4 27.6 0.1 1.5
Labour force 1,285.1 1,292.6 6.3 7.5 -6.5 0.6 -0.5
Employment 1,236.0 1,245.1 6.6 9.1 11.2 0.7 0.9
Unemployment 49.0 47.5 5.8 -1.5 -17.7 -3.1 -27.1
Participation rate 68.7 69.0 0.3 0.3 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.8 3.7 0.4 -0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 66.1 66.5 0.4 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,971.5 1,972.7 ... 1.2 27.7 0.1 1.4
Labour force 1,194.7 1,198.9 6.9 4.2 44.3 0.4 3.8
Employment 1,155.6 1,158.5 6.9 2.9 46.8 0.3 4.2
Unemployment 39.1 40.4 5.5 1.3 -2.5 3.3 -5.8
Participation rate 60.6 60.8 0.4 0.2 1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.3 3.4 0.5 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 58.7 0.4 0.1 1.5 ... ...
...
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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