Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| November 2023 |
December 2023 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 2023 | November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 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 | 7,314.5 | 7,325.1 | ... | 10.6 | 129.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,767.5 | 4,752.1 | 16.0 | -15.4 | 99.2 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 4,519.6 | 4,529.4 | 16.2 | 9.8 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,658.5 | 3,662.9 | 20.4 | 4.4 | -3.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 247.9 | 222.6 | 12.2 | -25.3 | 34.0 | -10.2 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 946.4 | 949.9 | ... | 3.5 | 35.7 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 667.6 | 661.4 | 9.0 | -6.2 | 14.1 | -0.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 605.1 | 610.9 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 62.5 | 50.5 | 6.6 | -12.0 | 5.7 | -19.2 | 12.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 69.6 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 7.6 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,169.1 | 3,173.4 | ... | 4.3 | 53.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,169.3 | 2,163.6 | 9.0 | -5.7 | 39.8 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,059.2 | 2,065.7 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 110.1 | 97.9 | 7.6 | -12.2 | 16.3 | -11.1 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,199.0 | 3,201.8 | ... | 2.8 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,930.5 | 1,927.1 | 9.0 | -3.4 | 45.4 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 1,855.3 | 1,852.9 | 9.3 | -2.4 | 33.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 75.2 | 74.2 | 6.8 | -1.0 | 12.0 | -1.3 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,971.4 | 13,005.9 | ... | 34.5 | 404.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 8,464.8 | 8,432.5 | 20.8 | -32.3 | 207.1 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 7,952.4 | 7,904.4 | 20.0 | -48.0 | 117.5 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,577.1 | 6,554.4 | 26.7 | -22.7 | 104.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 512.4 | 528.1 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 89.5 | 3.1 | 20.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,973.3 | 1,985.2 | ... | 11.9 | 117.0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| Labour force | 1,175.9 | 1,175.7 | 12.3 | -0.2 | -14.1 | -0.0 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 1,020.0 | 1,016.3 | 11.6 | -3.7 | -42.7 | -0.4 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 155.9 | 159.4 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 28.6 | 2.2 | 21.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 59.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.7 | 51.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,370.9 | 5,383.3 | ... | 12.4 | 154.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 3,836.6 | 3,819.3 | 10.5 | -17.3 | 117.1 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 3,649.3 | 3,623.5 | 10.6 | -25.8 | 80.2 | -0.7 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 187.3 | 195.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 37.0 | 4.5 | 23.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 70.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,627.3 | 5,637.5 | ... | 10.2 | 132.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,452.2 | 3,437.5 | 11.5 | -14.7 | 104.1 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 3,283.1 | 3,264.5 | 11.5 | -18.6 | 79.9 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 169.1 | 173.0 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 24.1 | 2.3 | 16.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 57.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,100.9 | 1,103.4 | ... | 2.5 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 738.8 | 733.3 | 3.2 | -5.5 | 20.0 | -0.7 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 702.5 | 702.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 579.4 | 576.4 | 4.3 | -3.0 | 16.2 | -0.5 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 30.5 | 2.6 | -5.9 | -0.5 | -16.2 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 176.5 | 177.4 | ... | 0.9 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Labour force | 119.8 | 118.8 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 4.6 | -0.8 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 107.8 | 107.7 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 11.1 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -7.5 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.0 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 9.3 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 456.1 | 457.0 | ... | 0.9 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 326.7 | 325.1 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 7.3 | -0.5 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 312.1 | 312.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.7 | 12.4 | 1.4 | -2.3 | 1.4 | -15.6 | 12.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 468.3 | 469.0 | ... | 0.7 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 292.3 | 289.5 | 1.9 | -2.8 | 8.3 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 282.6 | 282.5 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 11.1 | -0.0 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -27.8 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 934.2 | 935.7 | ... | 1.5 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 635.9 | 639.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 28.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 603.2 | 608.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 23.5 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 498.8 | 502.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 28.2 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 32.7 | 31.8 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 4.9 | -2.8 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 143.2 | 143.7 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 95.1 | 92.5 | 1.8 | -2.6 | 4.3 | -2.7 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 82.9 | 81.6 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 10.9 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 3.5 | -10.7 | 47.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 64.4 | 1.3 | -2.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 11.8 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 56.8 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 396.3 | 396.8 | ... | 0.5 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 292.1 | 296.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 280.6 | 286.2 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 17.6 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 10.2 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -10.5 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.7 | 74.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.8 | 72.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 394.7 | 395.2 | ... | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 248.7 | 250.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 239.6 | 240.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 16.5 | 39.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,821.9 | 3,833.8 | ... | 11.9 | 167.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 2,653.5 | 2,670.7 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 118.3 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 2,495.9 | 2,502.6 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 93.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,062.6 | 2,033.9 | 15.5 | -28.7 | 63.3 | -1.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 157.6 | 168.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 24.8 | 6.7 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 576.3 | 579.1 | ... | 2.8 | 35.5 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Labour force | 363.5 | 368.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 20.9 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 312.8 | 315.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 50.8 | 52.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 42.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,614.5 | 1,619.2 | ... | 4.7 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 1,240.7 | 1,247.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 71.7 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 1,182.7 | 1,185.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 58.0 | 61.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 19.6 |
| Participation rate | 76.8 | 77.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 73.3 | 73.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,631.0 | 1,635.5 | ... | 4.5 | 65.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,049.2 | 1,055.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 25.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,000.4 | 1,001.4 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 26.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 48.8 | 53.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | -1.0 | 10.5 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,567.0 | 4,576.3 | ... | 9.3 | 128.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,975.6 | 3,004.6 | 11.0 | 29.0 | 122.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 2,819.3 | 2,837.0 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 74.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,255.8 | 2,278.9 | 14.6 | 23.1 | 84.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 156.3 | 167.6 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 48.8 | 7.2 | 41.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 635.6 | 639.1 | ... | 3.5 | 36.2 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| Labour force | 418.8 | 420.7 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 26.0 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 382.7 | 384.8 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 22.3 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.1 | 35.9 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.5 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,916.2 | 1,919.2 | ... | 3.0 | 46.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 1,335.1 | 1,342.9 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 45.8 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 1,273.0 | 1,278.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 31.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 62.1 | 64.3 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 70.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,015.3 | 2,018.1 | ... | 2.8 | 45.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,221.7 | 1,240.9 | 6.4 | 19.2 | 50.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 1,163.5 | 1,173.5 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 58.2 | 67.4 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 31.0 | 15.8 | 85.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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