Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| December 2024 |
January 2025 |
Standard error1 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 7,522.8 | 7,534.5 | ... | 11.7 | 192.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,893.9 | 4,901.7 | 15.8 | 7.8 | 144.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 4,619.9 | 4,635.6 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 95.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 3,801.5 | 3,782.2 | 20.6 | -19.3 | 81.3 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 274.0 | 266.1 | 12.8 | -7.9 | 49.1 | -2.9 | 22.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 997.8 | 1,000.2 | ... | 2.4 | 45.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 664.9 | 676.6 | 8.6 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 605.5 | 614.7 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 59.5 | 61.9 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 14.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,259.6 | 3,264.8 | ... | 5.2 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,235.6 | 2,232.0 | 8.8 | -3.6 | 56.6 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,114.0 | 2,112.9 | 9.5 | -1.1 | 25.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 121.5 | 119.1 | 7.8 | -2.4 | 31.2 | -2.0 | 35.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,265.4 | 3,269.5 | ... | 4.1 | 62.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,993.4 | 1,993.0 | 8.8 | -0.4 | 73.2 | -0.0 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 1,900.4 | 1,907.9 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 93.0 | 85.2 | 7.1 | -7.8 | 10.0 | -8.4 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,605.1 | 13,627.1 | ... | 22.0 | 438.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 8,870.0 | 8,915.2 | 21.8 | 45.2 | 323.6 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 8,201.4 | 8,240.4 | 21.1 | 39.0 | 176.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,743.7 | 6,794.7 | 27.9 | 51.0 | 149.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 668.5 | 674.8 | 18.6 | 6.3 | 147.1 | 0.9 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,085.0 | 2,086.4 | ... | 1.4 | 109.5 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Labour force | 1,259.5 | 1,268.6 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 120.4 | 0.7 | 10.5 |
| Employment | 1,032.5 | 1,051.4 | 11.6 | 18.9 | 44.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 227.1 | 217.2 | 10.8 | -9.9 | 75.8 | -4.4 | 53.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 18.0 | 17.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.5 | 50.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,654.3 | 5,664.2 | ... | 9.9 | 171.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 4,053.5 | 4,070.8 | 11.3 | 17.3 | 137.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 3,829.5 | 3,831.2 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 101.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 224.0 | 239.6 | 10.6 | 15.6 | 36.1 | 7.0 | 17.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 67.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,865.9 | 5,876.5 | ... | 10.6 | 157.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 3,556.9 | 3,575.8 | 12.0 | 18.9 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 3,339.4 | 3,357.8 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 30.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 217.5 | 218.0 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,163.0 | 1,164.7 | ... | 1.7 | 36.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 777.6 | 778.8 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 729.1 | 731.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 598.6 | 600.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 48.5 | 47.6 | 2.9 | -0.9 | 15.3 | -1.9 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 190.2 | 189.9 | ... | -0.3 | 6.6 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 124.6 | 126.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 109.4 | 111.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -3.9 | 1.6 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 15.2 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 | 46.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 66.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.3 | 12.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 485.7 | 486.7 | ... | 1.0 | 16.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 353.1 | 352.3 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 13.6 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 334.5 | 334.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.6 | 17.3 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 5.3 | -7.0 | 44.2 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 72.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 68.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 487.1 | 488.0 | ... | 0.9 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 299.8 | 300.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 285.2 | 285.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.6 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 52.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 956.6 | 958.0 | ... | 1.4 | 26.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 647.0 | 640.9 | 3.0 | -6.1 | 14.9 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 608.2 | 606.4 | 3.0 | -1.8 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 500.9 | 499.3 | 4.1 | -1.6 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 38.8 | 34.6 | 2.4 | -4.2 | 4.6 | -10.8 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 148.3 | 148.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Labour force | 95.9 | 92.2 | 1.8 | -3.7 | 7.3 | -3.9 | 8.6 |
| Employment | 82.8 | 81.4 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 4.3 | -1.7 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 10.8 | 1.4 | -2.3 | 3.0 | -17.6 | 38.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 62.0 | 1.2 | -2.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 11.7 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 54.7 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 402.5 | 403.0 | ... | 0.5 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 297.1 | 295.2 | 1.6 | -1.9 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 282.0 | 282.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 13.1 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -13.2 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 73.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.1 | 70.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 405.7 | 406.3 | ... | 0.6 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 254.0 | 253.6 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 243.3 | 242.9 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 10.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 14.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,991.4 | 4,002.0 | ... | 10.6 | 173.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 2,758.5 | 2,752.1 | 12.1 | -6.4 | 91.6 | -0.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,572.7 | 2,568.4 | 12.0 | -4.3 | 74.8 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,120.4 | 2,099.0 | 16.2 | -21.4 | 64.0 | -1.0 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 185.8 | 183.7 | 10.8 | -2.1 | 16.8 | -1.1 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 606.1 | 608.1 | ... | 2.0 | 35.9 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| Labour force | 394.7 | 395.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 28.4 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 340.3 | 342.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 31.2 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 54.4 | 52.7 | 6.1 | -1.7 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -5.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 13.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,686.2 | 1,690.2 | ... | 4.0 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,271.1 | 1,272.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 32.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,202.9 | 1,202.7 | 7.2 | -0.2 | 22.1 | -0.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 68.1 | 70.2 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 17.4 |
| Participation rate | 75.4 | 75.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.3 | 71.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,699.1 | 1,703.7 | ... | 4.6 | 69.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,092.7 | 1,084.3 | 6.9 | -8.4 | 30.8 | -0.8 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 1,029.4 | 1,023.5 | 6.5 | -5.9 | 21.5 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 63.3 | 60.8 | 5.7 | -2.5 | 9.3 | -3.9 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,798.3 | 4,805.9 | ... | 7.6 | 152.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 3,104.5 | 3,131.1 | 11.1 | 26.6 | 64.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,920.6 | 2,944.0 | 11.1 | 23.4 | 40.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,321.7 | 2,341.6 | 15.0 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 183.9 | 187.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 24.1 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 672.9 | 673.7 | ... | 0.8 | 38.0 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Labour force | 409.9 | 407.7 | 6.3 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 357.7 | 358.8 | 6.0 | 1.1 | -14.8 | 0.3 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 52.2 | 48.9 | 5.1 | -3.3 | 15.3 | -6.3 | 45.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.5 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.7 | 12.0 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 53.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,018.8 | 2,021.5 | ... | 2.7 | 55.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 1,428.7 | 1,430.5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,359.8 | 1,363.4 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 35.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 68.9 | 67.1 | 5.0 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -2.6 | -0.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,106.6 | 2,110.7 | ... | 4.1 | 58.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 1,265.9 | 1,292.9 | 6.7 | 27.0 | 29.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 1,203.1 | 1,221.9 | 6.5 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 62.8 | 71.0 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 61.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -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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