Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| January 2023 |
February 2023 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,204.5 | 7,211.7 | ... | 7.2 | 84.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 4,696.9 | 4,690.4 | 15.9 | -6.5 | 91.6 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 4,511.6 | 4,496.1 | 16.0 | -15.5 | 97.9 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,694.3 | 3,663.9 | 20.2 | -30.4 | 52.0 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 185.3 | 194.4 | 12.0 | 9.1 | -6.2 | 4.9 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 916.5 | 918.1 | ... | 1.6 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 647.8 | 639.2 | 8.9 | -8.6 | 15.4 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 604.2 | 596.2 | 8.9 | -8.0 | 16.1 | -1.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 43.6 | 42.9 | 6.5 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 69.6 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 64.9 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,123.4 | 3,126.5 | ... | 3.1 | 38.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,149.2 | 2,138.4 | 8.7 | -10.8 | 43.1 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,067.0 | 2,060.1 | 9.3 | -6.9 | 47.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 82.2 | 78.2 | 7.3 | -4.0 | -4.6 | -4.9 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,164.6 | 3,167.1 | ... | 2.5 | 33.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,899.9 | 1,912.9 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 33.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,840.4 | 1,839.7 | 9.2 | -0.7 | 34.2 | -0.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 59.5 | 73.2 | 6.9 | 13.7 | -1.0 | 23.0 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,628.2 | 12,653.8 | ... | 25.6 | 198.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,276.3 | 8,288.9 | 20.7 | 12.6 | 105.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,849.7 | 7,865.3 | 20.7 | 15.6 | 144.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,507.2 | 6,536.1 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 202.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 426.6 | 423.6 | 17.1 | -3.0 | -38.8 | -0.7 | -8.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,875.1 | 1,880.6 | ... | 5.5 | 27.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,190.2 | 1,207.7 | 12.4 | 17.5 | 29.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,064.2 | 1,074.2 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 39.3 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 126.0 | 133.4 | 9.9 | 7.4 | -9.7 | 5.9 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,239.1 | 5,249.6 | ... | 10.5 | 90.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,723.1 | 3,721.1 | 10.3 | -2.0 | 16.9 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 3,571.1 | 3,571.2 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 37.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 152.0 | 149.9 | 9.6 | -2.1 | -20.7 | -1.4 | -12.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,513.9 | 5,523.6 | ... | 9.7 | 81.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,363.0 | 3,360.1 | 11.8 | -2.9 | 58.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 3,214.4 | 3,219.8 | 12.1 | 5.4 | 66.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 148.6 | 140.3 | 10.0 | -8.3 | -8.4 | -5.6 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,073.3 | 1,075.4 | ... | 2.1 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 712.8 | 721.7 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 683.2 | 688.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 559.3 | 571.4 | 4.3 | 12.1 | 25.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.6 | 33.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 168.4 | 168.9 | ... | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 112.7 | 115.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | -1.8 | 2.8 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 103.5 | 105.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -2.8 | 1.9 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 68.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 445.5 | 446.4 | ... | 0.9 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 319.9 | 321.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 308.6 | 311.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 9.9 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -3.6 | -12.4 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 72.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 69.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 459.4 | 460.2 | ... | 0.8 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 280.1 | 284.5 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 271.1 | 271.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 46.2 | 49.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 912.0 | 913.7 | ... | 1.7 | 20.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 615.5 | 618.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 589.0 | 591.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 479.0 | 482.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.5 | 26.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 137.8 | 138.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 89.4 | 88.9 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 81.6 | 82.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 6.1 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 1.2 | -21.8 | 24.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.3 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 6.9 | 1.4 | -1.8 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 387.5 | 388.2 | ... | 0.7 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 280.9 | 282.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 269.8 | 270.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 6.3 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 386.7 | 387.4 | ... | 0.7 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 245.2 | 246.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 237.6 | 238.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,678.4 | 3,689.2 | ... | 10.8 | 109.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 2,585.6 | 2,582.2 | 11.1 | -3.4 | 66.4 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,429.7 | 2,431.3 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 76.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,977.4 | 1,988.3 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 90.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 155.9 | 150.8 | 9.4 | -5.1 | -10.6 | -3.3 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 545.9 | 547.9 | ... | 2.0 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 347.4 | 358.2 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 311.7 | 317.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 35.7 | 40.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | -2.1 | 13.2 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 65.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 58.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,557.3 | 1,561.6 | ... | 4.3 | 44.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 1,197.4 | 1,184.1 | 5.7 | -13.3 | 30.4 | -1.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,132.8 | 1,125.3 | 6.3 | -7.5 | 39.3 | -0.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 64.6 | 58.8 | 5.6 | -5.8 | -8.9 | -9.0 | -13.1 |
| Participation rate | 76.9 | 75.8 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.7 | 72.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,575.3 | 1,579.6 | ... | 4.3 | 45.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 1,040.8 | 1,039.9 | 6.8 | -0.9 | 30.1 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 985.2 | 988.3 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 29.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 55.6 | 51.6 | 5.6 | -4.0 | 0.4 | -7.2 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,455.2 | 4,463.4 | ... | 8.2 | 59.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,897.1 | 2,925.7 | 10.6 | 28.6 | 46.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,770.7 | 2,777.4 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 35.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,216.0 | 2,220.4 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 43.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 126.4 | 148.3 | 8.1 | 21.9 | 11.6 | 17.3 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 604.5 | 606.1 | ... | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 398.7 | 403.9 | 6.4 | 5.2 | -12.8 | 1.3 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 364.2 | 363.0 | 6.0 | -1.2 | -16.7 | -0.3 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 34.5 | 40.9 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 18.6 | 10.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,875.2 | 1,878.5 | ... | 3.3 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,305.3 | 1,302.6 | 5.5 | -2.7 | 12.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,254.0 | 1,246.4 | 5.8 | -7.6 | 9.5 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 51.2 | 56.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,975.5 | 1,978.8 | ... | 3.3 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,193.2 | 1,219.2 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 47.5 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 1,152.5 | 1,168.0 | 6.2 | 15.5 | 42.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 40.7 | 51.2 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 25.8 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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