Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| November 2024 |
December 2024 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 2024 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 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 | 7,505.2 | 7,517.6 | ... | 12.4 | 192.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,856.1 | 4,855.2 | 16.4 | -0.9 | 99.3 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 4,570.6 | 4,585.0 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 53.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,761.0 | 3,768.9 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 101.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 285.5 | 270.2 | 12.4 | -15.3 | 46.1 | -5.4 | 20.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,003.3 | 1,007.0 | ... | 3.7 | 57.1 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| Labour force | 675.6 | 663.4 | 8.8 | -12.2 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 609.5 | 603.2 | 8.4 | -6.3 | -6.3 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 66.0 | 60.3 | 6.3 | -5.7 | 8.2 | -8.6 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 65.9 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 9.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 59.9 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,246.9 | 3,251.9 | ... | 5.0 | 78.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 2,205.6 | 2,206.2 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 39.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,081.5 | 2,090.9 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 22.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 124.1 | 115.3 | 8.2 | -8.8 | 17.7 | -7.1 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,255.0 | 3,258.7 | ... | 3.7 | 56.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,974.9 | 1,985.5 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 57.6 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 1,879.5 | 1,890.9 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 37.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 95.4 | 94.6 | 6.9 | -0.8 | 20.3 | -0.8 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,490.7 | 13,520.3 | ... | 29.6 | 514.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 8,763.4 | 8,781.3 | 21.4 | 17.9 | 338.9 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 8,095.4 | 8,118.8 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 204.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,652.7 | 6,661.9 | 27.3 | 9.2 | 97.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 668.0 | 662.5 | 18.0 | -5.5 | 134.0 | -0.8 | 25.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,147.7 | 2,156.5 | ... | 8.8 | 171.3 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| Labour force | 1,302.7 | 1,300.8 | 12.8 | -1.9 | 127.4 | -0.1 | 10.9 |
| Employment | 1,081.5 | 1,063.8 | 11.8 | -17.7 | 49.2 | -1.6 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 221.2 | 236.9 | 10.9 | 15.7 | 78.1 | 7.1 | 49.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.0 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.4 | 49.3 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,558.4 | 5,569.5 | ... | 11.1 | 186.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 3,957.2 | 3,975.6 | 11.0 | 18.4 | 144.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 3,726.0 | 3,761.1 | 11.3 | 35.1 | 127.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 231.2 | 214.5 | 9.9 | -16.7 | 16.9 | -7.2 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,784.6 | 5,794.3 | ... | 9.7 | 156.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 3,503.5 | 3,505.0 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 3,287.8 | 3,293.9 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 215.6 | 211.1 | 9.9 | -4.5 | 39.1 | -2.1 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,142.7 | 1,144.6 | ... | 1.9 | 41.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 768.2 | 763.7 | 3.4 | -4.5 | 29.8 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 723.6 | 716.4 | 3.3 | -7.2 | 13.3 | -1.0 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 586.7 | 586.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 | 8.8 | -0.0 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 44.7 | 47.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 53.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 189.9 | 190.4 | ... | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Labour force | 127.2 | 124.6 | 2.0 | -2.6 | 5.8 | -2.0 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 109.2 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 16.3 | 15.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 4.5 | -5.5 | 41.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 65.4 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 12.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 57.4 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 472.0 | 472.8 | ... | 0.8 | 15.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 344.3 | 342.8 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 17.6 | -0.4 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 328.2 | 325.0 | 1.9 | -3.2 | 12.3 | -1.0 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 17.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 43.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.9 | 72.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.5 | 68.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 480.8 | 481.4 | ... | 0.6 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 296.7 | 296.3 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 6.4 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 284.5 | 282.3 | 1.9 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 15.6 | 88.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 962.5 | 964.0 | ... | 1.5 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 646.3 | 652.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 609.9 | 613.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 506.2 | 507.3 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.3 | 38.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 20.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 150.9 | 151.2 | ... | 0.3 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Labour force | 97.7 | 98.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 86.0 | 85.4 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 14.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.5 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 406.9 | 407.5 | ... | 0.6 | 10.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 296.7 | 299.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 281.2 | 284.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 15.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -1.9 | 49.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.9 | 73.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.1 | 69.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 404.7 | 405.3 | ... | 0.6 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 251.9 | 254.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 242.8 | 244.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 15.4 | -0.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,003.5 | 4,015.2 | ... | 11.7 | 181.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,776.0 | 2,790.2 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 119.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 2,567.3 | 2,602.5 | 12.1 | 35.2 | 99.9 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,110.2 | 2,146.1 | 16.2 | 35.9 | 115.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 208.7 | 187.8 | 10.0 | -20.9 | 19.6 | -10.0 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 617.6 | 620.3 | ... | 2.7 | 41.2 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| Labour force | 398.0 | 411.0 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 42.4 | 3.3 | 11.5 |
| Employment | 342.3 | 353.3 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 37.6 | 3.2 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 55.7 | 57.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 66.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,686.2 | 1,690.8 | ... | 4.6 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 1,286.8 | 1,284.1 | 5.9 | -2.7 | 37.8 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 1,203.1 | 1,215.6 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 30.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 83.7 | 68.5 | 5.9 | -15.2 | 7.2 | -18.2 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 76.3 | 75.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.3 | 71.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,699.8 | 1,704.1 | ... | 4.3 | 68.6 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,091.2 | 1,095.2 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 39.4 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 1,021.8 | 1,033.5 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 31.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 69.3 | 61.6 | 5.6 | -7.7 | 7.6 | -11.1 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,725.0 | 4,733.2 | ... | 8.2 | 156.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 3,003.2 | 3,024.8 | 10.6 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,830.7 | 2,844.8 | 11.0 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,260.2 | 2,252.8 | 15.2 | -7.4 | -24.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 172.5 | 180.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 686.7 | 689.1 | ... | 2.4 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| Labour force | 408.8 | 420.3 | 6.2 | 11.5 | -1.2 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 357.4 | 366.1 | 6.3 | 8.7 | -20.0 | 2.4 | -5.2 |
| Unemployment | 51.4 | 54.3 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 18.9 | 5.6 | 53.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 61.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 53.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -7.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,971.5 | 1,974.4 | ... | 2.9 | 55.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 1,367.6 | 1,379.6 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 37.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 1,304.7 | 1,314.5 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 36.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 63.0 | 65.0 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,066.8 | 2,069.7 | ... | 2.9 | 51.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,226.7 | 1,224.9 | 6.2 | -1.8 | -15.8 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,168.6 | 1,164.2 | 6.3 | -4.4 | -9.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 58.1 | 60.7 | 5.3 | 2.6 | -6.3 | 4.5 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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