Table 1 
Labour market indicators for persons with disabilities by province, 2022 

Labour market indicators for persons with disabilities by province, 2022
16 to 64 years, both sexes – Total16 to 24 years – Age group25 to 54 years – Age group55 to 64 years – Age groupMen – SexWomen – Sex
Canada            
Employment rate (%) 65.1 54.4 73.9 51.1 65.5 64.9
Unemployment rate (%) 6.9 13.3 5.7 6.4 7.9 6.0
Participation rate (%) 69.9 62.7 78.4 54.6 71.1 69.0
Median hourly earnings ($) 25.99 16.49 28.84 25.99 27.97 24.99
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Employment rate (%) 49.7 43.6E 58.5 36.3 44.8 54.4
Unemployment rate (%) 15.2 F 11.2E 19.7E 21.3E 9.6E
Participation rate (%) 58.5 58.3E 65.9 45.2 56.9 60.2
Median hourly earnings ($) 21.68 14.49 24.02 21.09 22.82 21.07
Prince Edward Island            
Employment rate (%) 61.0 50.8E 71.2 43.9 64.9 58.0
Unemployment rate (%) 10.0E F F F F 12.9E
Participation rate (%) 67.7 66.2 76.2 47.9 69.2 66.6
Median hourly earnings ($) 22.65 17.04 23.71 25.05 21.72 23.57
Nova Scotia            
Employment rate (%) 64.9 60.5 73.3 50.1 63.8 65.8
Unemployment rate (%) 6.6 F 7.2E 5.4E 6.7E 6.4E
Participation rate (%) 69.5 63.8 78.9 53.0 68.4 70.3
Median hourly earnings ($) 21.72 13.60 23.45 21.95 23.83 20.82
New Brunswick            
Employment rate (%) 58.4 55.1 69.6 39.1 54.1 61.8
Unemployment rate (%) 10.3 F 9.1E 11.9E 13.2E 8.2E
Participation rate (%) 65.1 63.1 76.6 44.3 62.2 67.3
Median hourly earnings ($) 21.60 13.79 24.05 24.89 24.04 20.64
Quebec            
Employment rate (%) 64.0 54.8 74.5 45.5 65.1 63.0
Unemployment rate (%) 5.6E F 3.9E F 5.3E 5.9E
Participation rate (%) 67.8 61.2 77.5 49.9 68.7 67.0
Median hourly earnings ($) 25.99 17.13 28.80 23.83 27.98 25.26
Ontario            
Employment rate (%) 64.4 52.3 71.6 54.0 65.2 63.7
Unemployment rate (%) 7.0 10.3E 6.8 5.7E 8.6 5.6E
Participation rate (%) 69.2 58.2 76.9 57.3 71.3 67.5
Median hourly earnings ($) 25.97 16.31 28.68 25.34 26.98 24.95
Manitoba            
Employment rate (%) 67.0 66.8 75.3 49.6 67.6 66.5
Unemployment rate (%) 6.1E F 5.2E F 6.0E 6.2E
Participation rate (%) 71.4 71.1 79.4 54.5 71.9 70.9
Median hourly earnings ($) 22.99 13.99 24.98 24.98 24.98 20.99
Saskatchewan            
Employment rate (%) 64.3 59.3 72.1 50.7 62.7 65.5
Unemployment rate (%) 7.4 F 7.3E F 11.8E 4.1E
Participation rate (%) 69.5 66.0 77.8 53.7 71.0 68.3
Median hourly earnings ($) 25.03 12.97 27.98 25.00 27.98 23.54
Alberta            
Employment rate (%) 66.3 48.7 76.2 54.4 65.7 66.8
Unemployment rate (%) 9.3 27.1E 5.9E F 10.8E 8.2E
Participation rate (%) 73.1 66.8 81.0 57.4 73.6 72.7
Median hourly earnings ($) 26.99 16.35 29.89 30.88 28.91 25.85
British Columbia            
Employment rate (%) 70.1 61.6 79.3 52.8 71.3 69.2
Unemployment rate (%) 4.6 10.6E 3.6E 3.8E 4.6E 4.6E
Participation rate (%) 73.5 68.9 82.3 54.9 74.7 72.5
Median hourly earnings ($) 27.00 18.09 30.24 26.92 29.84 25.82
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), Canadian Income Survey (5200) and Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators (5377).
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