Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| May 2023 |
June 2023 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2023 | June 2022 to June 2023 | May to June 2023 | June 2022 to June 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 | 7,239.5 | 7,248.9 | ... | 9.4 | 97.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 4,692.8 | 4,704.1 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 124.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 4,506.6 | 4,498.2 | 16.0 | -8.4 | 117.6 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,692.2 | 3,687.0 | 20.2 | -5.2 | 95.6 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 186.2 | 205.9 | 12.0 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 925.1 | 927.7 | ... | 2.6 | 20.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 634.8 | 648.2 | 8.9 | 13.4 | 28.2 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 593.6 | 596.6 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 21.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 41.2 | 51.6 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 25.2 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,138.2 | 3,142.2 | ... | 4.0 | 42.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,143.4 | 2,148.3 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 57.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 2,061.8 | 2,061.7 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 54.2 | -0.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 81.6 | 86.7 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,176.2 | 3,179.0 | ... | 2.8 | 34.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,914.6 | 1,907.7 | 9.0 | -6.9 | 38.4 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,851.2 | 1,840.0 | 9.2 | -11.2 | 42.3 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 63.4 | 67.7 | 6.9 | 4.3 | -3.9 | 6.8 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,749.7 | 12,784.4 | ... | 34.7 | 275.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 8,359.3 | 8,428.0 | 20.7 | 68.7 | 268.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 7,895.5 | 7,951.3 | 20.7 | 55.8 | 213.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,472.8 | 6,567.4 | 26.9 | 94.6 | 167.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 463.8 | 476.7 | 17.1 | 12.9 | 55.6 | 2.8 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,905.6 | 1,915.0 | ... | 9.4 | 60.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 1,201.5 | 1,222.3 | 12.4 | 20.8 | 73.3 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 1,044.6 | 1,053.2 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 30.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 156.9 | 169.1 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 42.5 | 7.8 | 33.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 55.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,287.5 | 5,301.0 | ... | 13.5 | 114.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 3,766.8 | 3,794.5 | 10.3 | 27.7 | 114.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 3,612.4 | 3,642.4 | 10.9 | 30.0 | 110.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 154.4 | 152.1 | 9.6 | -2.3 | 4.3 | -1.5 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.3 | 68.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,556.6 | 5,568.4 | ... | 11.8 | 100.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,391.0 | 3,411.3 | 11.8 | 20.3 | 81.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 3,238.5 | 3,255.7 | 12.1 | 17.2 | 72.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 152.5 | 155.6 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,084.2 | 1,087.1 | ... | 2.9 | 23.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 730.4 | 727.9 | 3.3 | -2.5 | 21.5 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 695.6 | 696.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 17.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 572.4 | 571.3 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 23.7 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 34.8 | 31.6 | 2.5 | -3.2 | 3.4 | -9.2 | 12.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 171.1 | 172.0 | ... | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 118.1 | 118.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 106.1 | 109.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | -1.0 | 2.7 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 9.6 | 1.5 | -2.3 | 0.5 | -19.3 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 8.1 | 1.2 | -2.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 63.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 449.8 | 450.9 | ... | 1.1 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 324.1 | 321.5 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 11.2 | -0.8 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 313.0 | 309.5 | 1.7 | -3.5 | 8.8 | -1.1 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 71.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 68.6 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 463.2 | 464.2 | ... | 1.0 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 288.2 | 287.8 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 10.7 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 276.5 | 277.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 10.0 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -14.5 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 920.7 | 922.9 | ... | 2.2 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 614.5 | 618.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 587.7 | 589.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 483.3 | 487.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.8 | 29.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 24.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 139.8 | 140.3 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 88.9 | 90.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 80.9 | 81.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -3.2 | 1.2 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 48.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 391.0 | 391.8 | ... | 0.8 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 282.1 | 285.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 270.9 | 272.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 72.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 69.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 389.9 | 390.7 | ... | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 243.4 | 243.0 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 235.9 | 235.2 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,732.7 | 3,748.3 | ... | 15.6 | 139.3 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 2,593.5 | 2,606.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 85.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,447.0 | 2,457.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,004.0 | 2,013.8 | 15.0 | 9.8 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 146.6 | 149.0 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 18.3 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 556.7 | 559.9 | ... | 3.2 | 27.0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 350.8 | 356.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | -4.4 | 1.7 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 311.1 | 311.9 | 6.0 | 0.8 | -7.8 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 39.7 | 44.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 13.1 | 7.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.7 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,579.1 | 1,585.3 | ... | 6.2 | 56.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 1,200.9 | 1,208.5 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 1,137.3 | 1,151.8 | 6.3 | 14.5 | 56.5 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 63.7 | 56.7 | 5.6 | -7.0 | 7.8 | -11.0 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 76.0 | 76.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.0 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,597.0 | 1,603.1 | ... | 6.1 | 56.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 1,041.8 | 1,041.2 | 6.8 | -0.6 | 25.3 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 998.6 | 993.9 | 6.6 | -4.7 | 18.2 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 43.2 | 47.3 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 17.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,500.1 | 4,513.2 | ... | 13.1 | 87.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,927.0 | 2,942.1 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 59.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,780.8 | 2,778.2 | 10.6 | -2.6 | 29.7 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,218.7 | 2,222.4 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 32.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 146.2 | 163.9 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 29.6 | 12.1 | 22.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 614.5 | 617.7 | ... | 3.2 | 16.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 388.8 | 407.0 | 6.4 | 18.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 351.8 | 363.8 | 6.0 | 12.0 | -7.2 | 3.4 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 37.0 | 43.2 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 24.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 65.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,892.7 | 1,897.7 | ... | 5.0 | 35.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,316.9 | 1,309.2 | 5.5 | -7.7 | 15.0 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,265.6 | 1,252.3 | 5.8 | -13.3 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 51.3 | 56.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 23.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,992.9 | 1,997.8 | ... | 4.9 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,221.3 | 1,225.9 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 42.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 1,163.3 | 1,162.0 | 6.2 | -1.3 | 32.6 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 58.0 | 63.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 19.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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