Table 5
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.
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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