Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| May 2020 |
June 2020 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 2020 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,111.0 | 7,116.4 | ... | 5.4 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,398.9 | 4,527.6 | 15.4 | 128.7 | -28.2 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 3,794.9 | 4,042.4 | 15.6 | 247.5 | -289.1 | 6.5 | -6.7 |
| Full-time employment | 3,263.5 | 3,370.7 | 21.2 | 107.2 | -150.3 | 3.3 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 603.9 | 485.3 | 12.6 | -118.6 | 261.0 | -19.6 | 116.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 63.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 10.7 | 0.3 | -3.0 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 56.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 891.1 | 890.6 | ... | -0.5 | -5.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 570.1 | 602.5 | 8.0 | 32.4 | -17.3 | 5.7 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 397.4 | 462.9 | 7.7 | 65.5 | -104.6 | 16.5 | -18.4 |
| Unemployment | 172.7 | 139.7 | 6.7 | -33.0 | 87.4 | -19.1 | 167.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 67.7 | 0.9 | 3.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 30.3 | 23.2 | 1.0 | -7.1 | 14.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 44.6 | 52.0 | 0.9 | 7.4 | -11.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,076.6 | 3,079.8 | ... | 3.2 | 41.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,028.0 | 2,076.2 | 8.8 | 48.2 | -17.4 | 2.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 1,799.3 | 1,903.2 | 9.6 | 103.9 | -81.4 | 5.8 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 228.7 | 173.0 | 8.3 | -55.7 | 64.0 | -24.4 | 58.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 8.3 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,143.3 | 3,146.0 | ... | 2.7 | 33.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,800.8 | 1,848.9 | 8.9 | 48.1 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 1,598.3 | 1,676.3 | 8.8 | 78.0 | -103.1 | 4.9 | -5.8 |
| Unemployment | 202.5 | 172.6 | 7.0 | -29.9 | 109.6 | -14.8 | 174.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 58.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 9.3 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.8 | 53.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,307.2 | 12,321.6 | ... | 14.4 | 206.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 7,402.1 | 7,719.9 | 21.3 | 317.8 | -144.0 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 6,398.6 | 6,776.5 | 21.0 | 377.9 | -656.7 | 5.9 | -8.8 |
| Full-time employment | 5,421.9 | 5,641.4 | 28.1 | 219.5 | -402.9 | 4.0 | -6.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,003.4 | 943.4 | 17.9 | -60.0 | 512.6 | -6.0 | 119.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 62.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 12.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 55.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,844.8 | 1,844.4 | ... | -0.4 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 927.9 | 1,040.2 | 12.9 | 112.3 | -79.1 | 12.1 | -7.1 |
| Employment | 649.5 | 728.2 | 12.2 | 78.7 | -254.4 | 12.1 | -25.9 |
| Unemployment | 278.4 | 312.1 | 10.8 | 33.7 | 175.3 | 12.1 | 128.1 |
| Participation rate | 50.3 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 6.1 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 17.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.2 | 39.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -14.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,068.8 | 5,076.4 | ... | 7.6 | 97.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 3,435.7 | 3,534.4 | 10.7 | 98.7 | -3.6 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 3,075.6 | 3,238.3 | 11.1 | 162.7 | -141.2 | 5.3 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 360.2 | 296.1 | 10.0 | -64.1 | 137.6 | -17.8 | 86.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 69.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 8.4 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 63.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,393.6 | 5,400.9 | ... | 7.3 | 92.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,038.4 | 3,145.3 | 11.8 | 106.9 | -61.3 | 3.5 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 2,673.5 | 2,810.0 | 11.7 | 136.5 | -261.1 | 5.1 | -8.5 |
| Unemployment | 364.9 | 335.3 | 9.7 | -29.6 | 199.8 | -8.1 | 147.5 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 58.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 10.7 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.6 | 52.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,046.2 | 1,046.5 | ... | 0.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 662.2 | 685.8 | 2.9 | 23.6 | -2.7 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 587.8 | 616.7 | 2.8 | 28.9 | -32.9 | 4.9 | -5.1 |
| Full-time employment | 480.8 | 495.6 | 4.0 | 14.8 | -28.9 | 3.1 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 74.4 | 69.1 | 2.2 | -5.3 | 30.1 | -7.1 | 77.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.1 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 58.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 166.7 | 166.5 | ... | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 97.6 | 109.6 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 75.3 | 88.4 | 1.6 | 13.1 | -7.7 | 17.4 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 22.3 | 21.2 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 7.9 | -4.9 | 59.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 65.8 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 22.8 | 19.3 | 1.2 | -3.5 | 7.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 45.2 | 53.1 | 0.9 | 7.9 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 432.2 | 432.4 | ... | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 307.8 | 314.5 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 282.0 | 288.2 | 1.5 | 6.2 | -8.4 | 2.2 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 25.8 | 26.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 76.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 447.3 | 447.6 | ... | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 256.8 | 261.7 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -6.0 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 230.5 | 240.1 | 1.6 | 9.6 | -16.8 | 4.2 | -6.5 |
| Unemployment | 26.4 | 21.6 | 1.2 | -4.8 | 10.8 | -18.2 | 100.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 58.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 8.3 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 53.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 893.9 | 893.8 | ... | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 579.9 | 608.1 | 2.5 | 28.2 | -5.2 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 507.5 | 537.8 | 2.5 | 30.3 | -43.8 | 6.0 | -7.5 |
| Full-time employment | 424.8 | 444.9 | 3.6 | 20.1 | -31.8 | 4.7 | -6.7 |
| Unemployment | 72.4 | 70.3 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 38.6 | -2.9 | 121.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 11.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 60.2 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.5 | 131.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 74.0 | 85.6 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 53.9 | 66.8 | 1.3 | 12.9 | -9.0 | 23.9 | -11.9 |
| Unemployment | 20.1 | 18.8 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 9.6 | -6.5 | 104.3 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 27.2 | 22.0 | 1.4 | -5.2 | 11.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.0 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 9.8 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.8 | 381.8 | ... | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 276.7 | 287.8 | 1.4 | 11.1 | -0.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 247.1 | 257.1 | 1.5 | 10.0 | -18.2 | 4.0 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.6 | 30.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 3.7 | 145.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 75.4 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.7 | 380.6 | ... | -0.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 229.2 | 234.7 | 1.4 | 5.5 | -5.7 | 2.4 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 206.5 | 213.9 | 1.5 | 7.4 | -16.6 | 3.6 | -7.2 |
| Unemployment | 22.7 | 20.8 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 10.9 | -8.4 | 110.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 8.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,571.9 | 3,576.2 | ... | 4.3 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,362.3 | 2,471.3 | 9.7 | 109.0 | -51.2 | 4.6 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 1,997.2 | 2,088.8 | 10.3 | 91.6 | -265.9 | 4.6 | -11.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,645.5 | 1,717.5 | 14.3 | 72.0 | -227.1 | 4.4 | -11.7 |
| Unemployment | 365.1 | 382.5 | 9.2 | 17.4 | 214.7 | 4.8 | 127.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 58.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -8.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 511.2 | 511.6 | ... | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 283.8 | 325.7 | 5.7 | 41.9 | -0.1 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 194.2 | 225.6 | 5.2 | 31.4 | -62.8 | 16.2 | -21.8 |
| Unemployment | 89.6 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 62.6 | 11.6 | 167.4 |
| Participation rate | 55.5 | 63.7 | 1.1 | 8.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 31.6 | 30.7 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 19.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.0 | 44.1 | 1.0 | 6.1 | -12.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,532.5 | 1,534.3 | ... | 1.8 | 22.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,160.2 | 1,199.4 | 5.3 | 39.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 1,000.7 | 1,029.6 | 6.0 | 28.9 | -93.3 | 2.9 | -8.3 |
| Unemployment | 159.5 | 169.8 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 95.0 | 6.5 | 127.0 |
| Participation rate | 75.7 | 78.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 67.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,528.3 | 1,530.3 | ... | 2.0 | 26.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 918.3 | 946.2 | 6.0 | 27.9 | -52.8 | 3.0 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 802.3 | 833.6 | 6.1 | 31.3 | -109.8 | 3.9 | -11.6 |
| Unemployment | 116.0 | 112.7 | 4.9 | -3.3 | 57.1 | -2.8 | 102.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 11.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 54.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -8.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,162.3 | 4,169.0 | ... | 6.7 | 77.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,524.0 | 2,649.5 | 11.0 | 125.5 | -44.7 | 5.0 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 2,185.9 | 2,304.0 | 10.9 | 118.1 | -267.2 | 5.4 | -10.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,797.8 | 1,814.2 | 15.3 | 16.4 | -195.4 | 0.9 | -9.7 |
| Unemployment | 338.1 | 345.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 222.5 | 2.2 | 180.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.4 | 13.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 55.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 596.4 | 596.5 | ... | 0.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 317.2 | 382.5 | 6.4 | 65.3 | -8.3 | 20.6 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 225.6 | 271.0 | 6.0 | 45.4 | -82.5 | 20.1 | -23.3 |
| Unemployment | 91.6 | 111.4 | 5.1 | 19.8 | 74.1 | 21.6 | 198.7 |
| Participation rate | 53.2 | 64.1 | 1.1 | 10.9 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 28.9 | 29.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 19.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 37.8 | 45.4 | 1.0 | 7.6 | -14.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,744.0 | 1,747.5 | ... | 3.5 | 35.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,156.0 | 1,183.9 | 5.6 | 27.9 | -20.7 | 2.4 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 1,039.9 | 1,073.6 | 5.9 | 33.7 | -87.5 | 3.2 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 116.1 | 110.2 | 4.8 | -5.9 | 66.7 | -5.1 | 153.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 9.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,821.9 | 1,825.1 | ... | 3.2 | 33.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,050.8 | 1,083.2 | 6.1 | 32.4 | -15.6 | 3.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 920.4 | 959.3 | 6.2 | 38.9 | -97.3 | 4.2 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 130.4 | 123.9 | 4.6 | -6.5 | 81.8 | -5.0 | 194.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 59.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 11.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 7.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.5 | 52.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
...
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 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
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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