Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| December 2023 |
January 2024 |
Standard error1 | December 2023 to January 2024 | January 2023 to January 2024 | December 2023 to January 2024 | January 2023 to January 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,325.1 | 7,342.9 | ... | 17.8 | 138.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,755.9 | 4,735.5 | 16.6 | -20.4 | 44.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,531.9 | 4,524.4 | 16.7 | -7.5 | 19.8 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,667.6 | 3,685.1 | 21.2 | 17.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 224.1 | 211.1 | 12.6 | -13.0 | 24.6 | -5.8 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 949.9 | 955.8 | ... | 5.9 | 39.3 | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 661.6 | 664.3 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 16.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 609.5 | 612.7 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 52.1 | 51.6 | 6.5 | -0.5 | 9.0 | -1.0 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,173.4 | 3,180.4 | ... | 7.0 | 57.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,166.4 | 2,152.4 | 9.3 | -14.0 | 9.1 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,068.8 | 2,066.1 | 9.7 | -2.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 97.6 | 86.3 | 8.2 | -11.3 | 4.2 | -11.6 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,201.8 | 3,206.6 | ... | 4.8 | 42.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,927.9 | 1,918.8 | 9.2 | -9.1 | 19.0 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 1,853.5 | 1,845.6 | 9.7 | -7.9 | 7.7 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 74.3 | 73.2 | 7.1 | -1.1 | 11.3 | -1.5 | 18.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,005.9 | 13,062.1 | ... | 56.2 | 433.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 8,442.4 | 8,460.1 | 21.2 | 17.7 | 176.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 7,913.9 | 7,937.7 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 85.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,564.7 | 6,526.3 | 27.3 | -38.4 | 28.0 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 528.5 | 522.3 | 17.2 | -6.2 | 90.0 | -1.2 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,985.2 | 2,003.7 | ... | 18.5 | 128.6 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| Labour force | 1,173.4 | 1,154.9 | 12.9 | -18.5 | -36.7 | -1.6 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 1,014.6 | 1,011.2 | 11.9 | -3.4 | -50.9 | -0.3 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 158.8 | 143.8 | 10.4 | -15.0 | 14.3 | -9.4 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 57.6 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.5 | 12.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 50.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,383.3 | 5,403.8 | ... | 20.5 | 164.7 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 3,831.4 | 3,853.5 | 11.1 | 22.1 | 122.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 3,633.8 | 3,652.5 | 11.1 | 18.7 | 74.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 197.6 | 201.1 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 47.7 | 1.8 | 31.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 67.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,637.5 | 5,654.7 | ... | 17.2 | 140.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,437.6 | 3,451.6 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 90.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 3,265.6 | 3,274.1 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 172.0 | 177.5 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 28.1 | 3.2 | 18.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,103.4 | 1,108.2 | ... | 4.8 | 34.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 733.9 | 739.9 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 25.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 703.1 | 710.0 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 26.6 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 577.8 | 582.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 22.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 29.9 | 2.7 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -2.9 | -3.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 177.4 | 179.0 | ... | 1.6 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| Labour force | 118.8 | 119.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 107.9 | 110.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 9.6 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -11.9 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.0 | 1.3 | -1.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 457.0 | 458.8 | ... | 1.8 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 325.2 | 326.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 312.7 | 315.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 10.9 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -12.1 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 469.0 | 470.5 | ... | 1.5 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 289.9 | 293.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 282.5 | 284.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 24.0 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 935.7 | 938.9 | ... | 3.2 | 26.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 639.0 | 630.7 | 3.1 | -8.3 | 17.3 | -1.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 607.0 | 600.8 | 3.0 | -6.2 | 13.7 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 501.4 | 499.1 | 4.0 | -2.3 | 21.1 | -0.5 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 32.0 | 29.8 | 2.2 | -2.2 | 3.5 | -6.9 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 143.7 | 144.5 | ... | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Labour force | 92.7 | 86.2 | 1.9 | -6.5 | -2.7 | -7.0 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 81.4 | 77.9 | 1.8 | -3.5 | -3.6 | -4.3 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | -3.0 | 0.9 | -26.5 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 59.7 | 1.3 | -4.8 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 9.6 | 1.4 | -2.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 53.9 | 1.3 | -2.7 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 396.8 | 398.0 | ... | 1.2 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 295.6 | 294.5 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 13.9 | -0.4 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 285.5 | 281.9 | 1.7 | -3.6 | 12.8 | -1.3 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 23.5 | 9.6 |
| Participation rate | 74.5 | 74.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.0 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 395.2 | 396.3 | ... | 1.1 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 250.7 | 250.0 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 6.2 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 240.1 | 241.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 8.9 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 1.5 | -16.0 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,833.8 | 3,852.6 | ... | 18.8 | 174.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,670.7 | 2,680.2 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 97.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 2,502.6 | 2,512.7 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,031.0 | 2,054.8 | 15.8 | 23.8 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 168.2 | 167.4 | 9.4 | -0.8 | 13.0 | -0.5 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 579.1 | 583.3 | ... | 4.2 | 37.4 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| Labour force | 368.6 | 375.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 315.7 | 319.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 52.9 | 56.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 50.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.5 | 54.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,619.2 | 1,626.7 | ... | 7.5 | 69.4 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 1,246.3 | 1,246.0 | 5.8 | -0.3 | 53.2 | -0.0 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 1,185.1 | 1,184.1 | 6.7 | -1.0 | 53.5 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 61.3 | 61.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Participation rate | 77.0 | 76.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 73.2 | 72.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,635.5 | 1,642.7 | ... | 7.2 | 67.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 1,055.8 | 1,058.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 19.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,001.8 | 1,009.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 24.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 54.0 | 49.3 | 5.6 | -4.7 | -5.4 | -8.7 | -9.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,576.3 | 4,594.1 | ... | 17.8 | 138.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 3,004.4 | 2,997.8 | 11.0 | -6.6 | 102.4 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 2,837.9 | 2,835.3 | 11.1 | -2.6 | 70.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,277.6 | 2,258.0 | 15.4 | -19.6 | 49.0 | -0.9 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 166.5 | 162.5 | 8.9 | -4.0 | 31.5 | -2.4 | 24.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 639.1 | 644.7 | ... | 5.6 | 40.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| Labour force | 421.5 | 417.4 | 6.3 | -4.1 | 19.4 | -1.0 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 386.1 | 386.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 23.8 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 35.4 | 31.0 | 5.1 | -4.4 | -4.5 | -12.4 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 64.7 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.4 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 59.9 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,919.2 | 1,925.3 | ... | 6.1 | 50.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,342.2 | 1,345.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 41.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 1,278.2 | 1,280.1 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 29.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 64.1 | 65.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,018.1 | 2,024.1 | ... | 6.0 | 48.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 1,240.7 | 1,235.4 | 6.7 | -5.3 | 42.1 | -0.4 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 1,173.6 | 1,168.9 | 6.5 | -4.7 | 18.1 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 67.0 | 66.5 | 5.3 | -0.5 | 24.0 | -0.7 | 56.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 57.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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