Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| April 2024 |
May 2024 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 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 | 7,389.5 | 7,405.9 | ... | 16.4 | 166.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 4,777.8 | 4,776.5 | 16.6 | -1.3 | 85.8 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 4,534.4 | 4,532.3 | 16.7 | -2.1 | 32.9 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,675.6 | 3,673.5 | 21.2 | -2.1 | -5.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 243.4 | 244.2 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 52.9 | 0.3 | 27.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 969.5 | 974.2 | ... | 4.7 | 49.1 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Labour force | 680.0 | 672.3 | 9.1 | -7.7 | 32.7 | -1.1 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 615.4 | 610.9 | 8.6 | -4.5 | 14.2 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 64.6 | 61.4 | 6.5 | -3.2 | 18.5 | -5.0 | 43.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 62.7 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,199.6 | 3,206.3 | ... | 6.7 | 68.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 2,172.4 | 2,173.6 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,079.4 | 2,074.8 | 9.7 | -4.6 | 16.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 93.0 | 98.9 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 16.6 | 6.3 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,220.4 | 3,225.4 | ... | 5.0 | 49.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,925.4 | 1,930.6 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 20.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,839.6 | 1,846.6 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 85.9 | 83.9 | 7.1 | -2.0 | 17.8 | -2.3 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,189.4 | 13,230.3 | ... | 40.9 | 480.6 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 8,578.8 | 8,627.0 | 21.2 | 48.2 | 261.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 7,995.5 | 8,045.0 | 20.8 | 49.5 | 148.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,593.3 | 6,594.4 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 105.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 583.3 | 582.0 | 17.2 | -1.3 | 112.8 | -0.2 | 24.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,046.9 | 2,060.6 | ... | 13.7 | 155.0 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| Labour force | 1,199.0 | 1,232.8 | 12.9 | 33.8 | 29.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 1,018.0 | 1,045.9 | 11.9 | 27.9 | -0.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 181.0 | 186.9 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 29.7 | 3.3 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.1 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.7 | 50.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,449.5 | 5,464.4 | ... | 14.9 | 176.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 3,896.5 | 3,920.2 | 11.1 | 23.7 | 154.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 3,669.8 | 3,703.7 | 11.1 | 33.9 | 90.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 226.8 | 216.5 | 9.6 | -10.3 | 64.4 | -4.5 | 42.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,692.9 | 5,705.2 | ... | 12.3 | 148.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 3,483.2 | 3,473.9 | 11.8 | -9.3 | 77.2 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 3,307.7 | 3,295.3 | 11.5 | -12.4 | 58.5 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 175.5 | 178.6 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 18.7 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,118.2 | 1,121.9 | ... | 3.7 | 37.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 740.9 | 747.9 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 16.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 703.3 | 711.1 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 15.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 584.4 | 576.8 | 4.4 | -7.6 | 4.0 | -1.3 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.6 | 36.9 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 182.1 | 183.2 | ... | 1.1 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Labour force | 120.3 | 124.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 108.3 | 113.2 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 11.1 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -7.5 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 67.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 8.9 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 61.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 462.6 | 464.0 | ... | 1.4 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 329.5 | 331.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 314.7 | 316.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 15.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 33.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 473.5 | 474.7 | ... | 1.2 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 291.1 | 292.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 280.4 | 281.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 10.4 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -2.8 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 945.3 | 947.6 | ... | 2.3 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 634.1 | 639.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 26.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 598.2 | 603.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 493.6 | 497.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.9 | 36.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 34.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 146.4 | 147.1 | ... | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Labour force | 92.1 | 94.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 79.3 | 83.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 11.2 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 3.7 | -12.5 | 49.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 64.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 11.9 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 56.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 400.5 | 401.3 | ... | 0.8 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 293.6 | 296.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 14.8 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 281.3 | 282.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 18.4 |
| Participation rate | 73.3 | 73.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 70.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 398.5 | 399.2 | ... | 0.7 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 248.4 | 249.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 237.6 | 237.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 42.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,893.3 | 3,908.6 | ... | 15.3 | 175.9 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,728.0 | 2,712.7 | 11.9 | -15.3 | 112.8 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 2,537.5 | 2,517.1 | 11.8 | -20.4 | 65.8 | -0.8 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,067.7 | 2,034.5 | 15.8 | -33.2 | 33.0 | -1.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 190.4 | 195.6 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 47.0 | 2.7 | 31.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 592.7 | 596.3 | ... | 3.6 | 39.6 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Labour force | 390.5 | 382.2 | 6.6 | -8.3 | 28.8 | -2.1 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 325.5 | 327.9 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 65.0 | 54.2 | 5.2 | -10.8 | 13.9 | -16.6 | 34.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 64.1 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.6 | 14.2 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,642.6 | 1,648.6 | ... | 6.0 | 69.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 1,265.1 | 1,265.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 1,198.4 | 1,187.1 | 6.7 | -11.3 | 46.7 | -0.9 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 66.7 | 78.0 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 25.4 |
| Participation rate | 77.0 | 76.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 73.0 | 72.0 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,657.9 | 1,663.8 | ... | 5.9 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,072.3 | 1,065.4 | 7.0 | -6.9 | 21.6 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,013.6 | 1,002.0 | 7.0 | -11.6 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 58.8 | 63.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 17.3 | 7.8 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,633.6 | 4,646.6 | ... | 13.0 | 146.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 3,023.0 | 3,032.5 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 95.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,871.2 | 2,863.3 | 11.1 | -7.9 | 79.2 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,286.5 | 2,288.6 | 15.4 | 2.1 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 151.7 | 169.2 | 8.9 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 657.5 | 661.6 | ... | 4.1 | 47.1 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Labour force | 430.7 | 432.9 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 32.6 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 392.1 | 388.5 | 6.1 | -3.6 | 28.6 | -0.9 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 38.6 | 44.4 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 9.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 58.7 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,939.0 | 1,943.5 | ... | 4.5 | 50.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,358.2 | 1,362.9 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 46.9 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 1,301.8 | 1,299.1 | 6.4 | -2.7 | 35.8 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 56.4 | 63.8 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 70.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,037.1 | 2,041.4 | ... | 4.3 | 48.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,234.0 | 1,236.7 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,177.3 | 1,175.7 | 6.5 | -1.6 | 14.8 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 56.7 | 61.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.6 | 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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