Table 5 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
  August
2024
September
2024
Standard error1 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 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 7,460.8 7,479.3 ... 18.5 192.0 0.2 2.6
Labour force 4,793.4 4,806.2 16.4 12.8 59.6 0.3 1.3
Employment 4,520.2 4,541.9 16.3 21.7 8.1 0.5 0.2
Full-time employment 3,657.0 3,707.9 20.9 50.9 31.0 1.4 0.8
Unemployment 273.2 264.3 12.4 -8.9 51.4 -3.3 24.1
Participation rate 64.2 64.3 0.2 0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.5 0.3 -0.2 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 60.7 0.2 0.1 -1.5 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 990.2 995.5 ... 5.3 57.3 0.5 6.1
Labour force 670.3 676.5 8.8 6.2 19.2 0.9 2.9
Employment 595.8 609.1 8.4 13.3 -6.1 2.2 -1.0
Unemployment 74.5 67.4 6.3 -7.1 25.3 -9.5 60.1
Participation rate 67.7 68.0 0.9 0.3 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.1 10.0 0.9 -1.1 3.6 ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 61.2 0.9 1.0 -4.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,228.9 3,236.4 ... 7.5 78.4 0.2 2.5
Labour force 2,185.0 2,184.2 9.2 -0.8 10.3 -0.0 0.5
Employment 2,070.0 2,069.3 9.5 -0.7 3.9 -0.0 0.2
Unemployment 115.0 114.9 8.2 -0.1 6.4 -0.1 5.9
Participation rate 67.7 67.5 0.3 -0.2 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 64.1 63.9 0.3 -0.2 -1.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,241.8 3,247.4 ... 5.6 56.4 0.2 1.8
Labour force 1,938.1 1,945.5 8.9 7.4 30.1 0.4 1.6
Employment 1,854.4 1,863.6 9.1 9.2 10.5 0.5 0.6
Unemployment 83.7 81.9 6.9 -1.8 19.6 -2.2 31.5
Participation rate 59.8 59.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.2 0.4 -0.1 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.4 0.3 0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Ontario              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 13,366.8 13,413.7 ... 46.9 514.0 0.4 4.0
Labour force 8,689.7 8,712.3 21.4 22.6 243.6 0.3 2.9
Employment 8,068.8 8,112.0 21.2 43.2 151.8 0.5 1.9
Full-time employment 6,624.0 6,673.8 27.3 49.8 87.6 0.8 1.3
Unemployment 621.0 600.3 18.0 -20.7 91.8 -3.3 18.1
Participation rate 65.0 65.0 0.2 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 6.9 0.2 -0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.5 0.2 0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,106.3 2,122.1 ... 15.8 172.7 0.8 8.9
Labour force 1,255.2 1,267.3 12.8 12.1 72.6 1.0 6.1
Employment 1,035.0 1,067.5 11.8 32.5 18.0 3.1 1.7
Unemployment 220.1 199.8 10.9 -20.3 54.6 -9.2 37.6
Participation rate 59.6 59.7 0.6 0.1 -1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.5 15.8 0.8 -1.7 3.6 ... ...
Employment rate 49.1 50.3 0.6 1.2 -3.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 5,513.4 5,530.4 ... 17.0 185.7 0.3 3.5
Labour force 3,933.6 3,943.5 11.0 9.9 122.0 0.3 3.2
Employment 3,711.6 3,727.9 11.3 16.3 89.0 0.4 2.4
Unemployment 222.0 215.6 9.9 -6.4 33.1 -2.9 18.1
Participation rate 71.3 71.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.5 0.3 -0.1 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 67.4 0.2 0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,747.0 5,761.2 ... 14.2 155.6 0.2 2.8
Labour force 3,501.0 3,501.5 11.9 0.5 48.9 0.0 1.4
Employment 3,322.1 3,316.6 11.8 -5.5 44.8 -0.2 1.4
Unemployment 178.9 184.9 9.9 6.0 4.1 3.4 2.3
Participation rate 60.9 60.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Manitoba              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 1,133.9 1,137.8 ... 3.9 42.1 0.3 3.8
Labour force 757.2 761.4 3.4 4.2 23.1 0.6 3.1
Employment 713.2 718.3 3.3 5.1 18.5 0.7 2.6
Full-time employment 575.0 580.3 4.6 5.3 3.8 0.9 0.7
Unemployment 44.0 43.1 2.7 -0.9 4.6 -2.0 11.9
Participation rate 66.8 66.9 0.3 0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.7 0.4 -0.1 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 63.1 0.3 0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 187.1 188.3 ... 1.2 13.6 0.6 7.8
Labour force 126.9 126.1 2.0 -0.8 5.3 -0.6 4.4
Employment 112.4 112.7 1.9 0.3 4.5 0.3 4.2
Unemployment 14.5 13.4 1.6 -1.1 0.7 -7.6 5.5
Participation rate 67.8 67.0 1.1 -0.8 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.4 10.6 1.3 -0.8 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 59.9 1.1 -0.2 -2.0 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 468.6 470.2 ... 1.6 16.0 0.3 3.5
Labour force 337.0 337.9 1.7 0.9 10.7 0.3 3.3
Employment 318.4 320.5 1.9 2.1 9.3 0.7 3.0
Unemployment 18.6 17.4 1.6 -1.2 1.4 -6.5 8.8
Participation rate 71.9 71.9 0.4 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.1 0.5 -0.4 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 67.9 68.2 0.4 0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 478.2 479.4 ... 1.2 12.5 0.3 2.7
Labour force 293.4 297.4 1.8 4.0 7.1 1.4 2.4
Employment 282.4 285.2 1.9 2.8 4.7 1.0 1.7
Unemployment 11.0 12.2 1.4 1.2 2.4 10.9 24.5
Participation rate 61.4 62.0 0.4 0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.7 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 59.1 59.5 0.4 0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 955.7 958.6 ... 2.9 28.3 0.3 3.0
Labour force 642.8 647.4 3.1 4.6 21.0 0.7 3.4
Employment 608.0 610.3 3.0 2.3 15.0 0.4 2.5
Full-time employment 503.7 504.6 4.0 0.9 10.1 0.2 2.0
Unemployment 34.8 37.1 2.4 2.3 6.1 6.6 19.7
Participation rate 67.3 67.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 63.7 0.3 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 149.1 149.8 ... 0.7 7.7 0.5 5.4
Labour force 95.7 94.7 1.9 -1.0 4.8 -1.0 5.3
Employment 85.1 84.0 1.7 -1.1 3.2 -1.3 4.0
Unemployment 10.6 10.6 1.4 0.0 1.5 0.0 16.5
Participation rate 64.2 63.2 1.3 -1.0 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.1 11.2 1.5 0.1 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 56.1 1.2 -1.0 -0.8 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 404.3 405.4 ... 1.1 10.6 0.3 2.7
Labour force 296.6 299.6 1.6 3.0 10.1 1.0 3.5
Employment 283.8 284.7 1.6 0.9 7.3 0.3 2.6
Unemployment 12.9 14.9 1.3 2.0 2.8 15.5 23.1
Participation rate 73.4 73.9 0.4 0.5 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 5.0 0.4 0.7 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 70.2 70.2 0.4 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 402.4 403.4 ... 1.0 10.0 0.2 2.5
Labour force 250.5 253.1 1.6 2.6 6.2 1.0 2.5
Employment 239.2 241.6 1.6 2.4 4.5 1.0 1.9
Unemployment 11.3 11.5 1.2 0.2 1.7 1.8 17.3
Participation rate 62.3 62.7 0.4 0.4 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.4 59.9 0.4 0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Alberta              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 3,957.5 3,975.7 ... 18.2 181.2 0.5 4.8
Labour force 2,748.4 2,736.4 11.9 -12.0 135.4 -0.4 5.2
Employment 2,537.4 2,529.8 12.1 -7.6 73.1 -0.3 3.0
Full-time employment 2,070.2 2,073.5 16.2 3.3 61.0 0.2 3.0
Unemployment 211.1 206.5 10.0 -4.6 62.2 -2.2 43.1
Participation rate 69.4 68.8 0.3 -0.6 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.5 0.4 -0.2 2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 64.1 63.6 0.3 -0.5 -1.1 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 606.7 611.0 ... 4.3 40.7 0.7 7.1
Labour force 385.8 384.8 6.7 -1.0 40.6 -0.3 11.8
Employment 331.8 329.7 6.1 -2.1 31.0 -0.6 10.4
Unemployment 53.9 55.1 5.8 1.2 9.7 2.2 21.4
Participation rate 63.6 63.0 1.2 -0.6 2.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.0 14.3 1.4 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 54.7 54.0 1.0 -0.7 1.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,668.1 1,675.2 ... 7.1 71.6 0.4 4.5
Labour force 1,276.9 1,267.1 5.9 -9.8 55.5 -0.8 4.6
Employment 1,192.8 1,184.0 6.9 -8.8 15.4 -0.7 1.3
Unemployment 84.1 83.1 5.9 -1.0 40.1 -1.2 93.3
Participation rate 76.5 75.6 0.4 -0.9 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.6 0.5 0.0 3.1 ... ...
Employment rate 71.5 70.7 0.4 -0.8 -2.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,682.7 1,689.5 ... 6.8 68.9 0.4 4.3
Labour force 1,085.7 1,084.5 6.9 -1.2 39.2 -0.1 3.8
Employment 1,012.7 1,016.1 6.9 3.4 26.7 0.3 2.7
Unemployment 73.0 68.4 5.6 -4.6 12.5 -6.3 22.4
Participation rate 64.5 64.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.3 0.5 -0.4 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 60.1 0.4 -0.1 -1.0 ... ...
British Columbia              
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 4,689.9 4,704.7 ... 14.8 156.7 0.3 3.4
Labour force 3,013.0 2,999.9 10.6 -13.1 24.9 -0.4 0.8
Employment 2,839.0 2,821.0 11.0 -18.0 9.0 -0.6 0.3
Full-time employment 2,255.0 2,251.6 15.2 -3.4 23.6 -0.2 1.1
Unemployment 174.0 179.0 8.7 5.0 16.0 2.9 9.8
Participation rate 64.2 63.8 0.2 -0.4 -1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.0 0.2 -0.5 -1.8 ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years               
Population 674.8 679.5 ... 4.7 51.0 0.7 8.1
Labour force 424.4 415.0 6.2 -9.4 -9.5 -2.2 -2.2
Employment 367.1 358.1 6.3 -9.0 -24.0 -2.5 -6.3
Unemployment 57.3 57.0 4.7 -0.3 14.5 -0.5 34.1
Participation rate 62.9 61.1 1.0 -1.8 -6.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.5 13.7 1.1 0.2 3.7 ... ...
Employment rate 54.4 52.7 1.0 -1.7 -8.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,959.4 1,964.7 ... 5.3 54.8 0.3 2.9
Labour force 1,366.5 1,358.6 5.6 -7.9 23.2 -0.6 1.7
Employment 1,302.5 1,289.8 6.1 -12.7 22.4 -1.0 1.8
Unemployment 64.1 68.8 4.9 4.7 0.7 7.3 1.0
Participation rate 69.7 69.2 0.3 -0.5 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 66.5 65.6 0.3 -0.9 -0.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 2,055.7 2,060.5 ... 4.8 51.0 0.2 2.5
Labour force 1,222.0 1,226.3 6.2 4.3 11.2 0.4 0.9
Employment 1,169.4 1,173.1 6.3 3.7 10.5 0.3 0.9
Unemployment 52.6 53.2 5.3 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.3
Participation rate 59.4 59.5 0.3 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 56.9 0.3 0.0 -1.0 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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