Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| September 2020 |
October 2020 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 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 | 7,132.4 | 7,137.5 | ... | 5.1 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,612.8 | 4,612.2 | 17.3 | -0.6 | 16.1 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 4,270.9 | 4,258.0 | 19.0 | -12.9 | -107.1 | -0.3 | -2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,476.2 | 3,498.4 | 23.4 | 22.2 | -45.7 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 341.9 | 354.2 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 123.2 | 3.6 | 53.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 889.8 | 889.9 | ... | 0.1 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 635.9 | 619.5 | 9.0 | -16.4 | -24.7 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 552.6 | 527.6 | 9.3 | -25.0 | -57.4 | -4.5 | -9.8 |
| Unemployment | 83.3 | 91.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 32.7 | 10.3 | 55.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 69.6 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.1 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 59.3 | 1.0 | -2.8 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,089.2 | 3,092.1 | ... | 2.9 | 38.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,119.8 | 2,140.6 | 10.0 | 20.8 | 54.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,982.7 | 1,991.3 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 137.1 | 149.3 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 54.4 | 8.9 | 57.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,153.4 | 3,155.6 | ... | 2.2 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,857.1 | 1,852.0 | 10.1 | -5.1 | -14.1 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 1,735.5 | 1,739.0 | 11.1 | 3.5 | -50.3 | 0.2 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 121.5 | 113.0 | 9.2 | -8.5 | 36.1 | -7.0 | 46.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 58.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,356.4 | 12,367.2 | ... | 10.8 | 159.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 7,993.9 | 8,035.2 | 25.7 | 41.3 | 104.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,236.6 | 7,267.2 | 25.0 | 30.6 | -240.2 | 0.4 | -3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 5,943.0 | 5,952.8 | 31.0 | 9.8 | -142.9 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 757.4 | 768.0 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 344.3 | 1.4 | 81.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,843.0 | 1,843.1 | ... | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 1,147.6 | 1,151.0 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 32.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 883.9 | 897.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | -85.8 | 1.5 | -8.7 |
| Unemployment | 263.7 | 254.0 | 12.8 | -9.7 | 118.2 | -3.7 | 87.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 23.0 | 22.1 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.0 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,095.1 | 5,100.6 | ... | 5.5 | 80.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,621.4 | 3,618.1 | 13.2 | -3.3 | 40.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 3,357.9 | 3,353.7 | 13.4 | -4.2 | -72.9 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 263.6 | 264.5 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 113.9 | 0.3 | 75.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,418.2 | 5,423.5 | ... | 5.3 | 75.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,224.9 | 3,266.1 | 14.6 | 41.2 | 30.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 2,994.8 | 3,016.6 | 14.4 | 21.8 | -81.3 | 0.7 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 230.1 | 249.5 | 12.1 | 19.4 | 112.2 | 8.4 | 81.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 60.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,047.5 | 1,047.9 | ... | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 701.6 | 700.2 | 3.3 | -1.4 | 10.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 652.3 | 650.5 | 3.3 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 518.3 | 517.0 | 4.4 | -1.3 | -9.4 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 49.3 | 49.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 36.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 165.9 | 165.7 | ... | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 109.4 | 110.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 94.0 | 95.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -3.2 | 1.4 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.4 | 15.0 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -2.6 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 13.6 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.2 | 433.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 318.9 | 320.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 300.8 | 300.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 19.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 52.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.6 | 73.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 448.5 | 448.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 273.3 | 269.9 | 1.8 | -3.4 | 3.5 | -1.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 257.5 | 254.9 | 1.9 | -2.6 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 15.8 | 15.0 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 4.6 | -5.1 | 44.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 893.9 | 893.8 | ... | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 605.8 | 601.2 | 2.9 | -4.6 | -12.8 | -0.8 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 564.5 | 562.9 | 3.0 | -1.6 | -19.3 | -0.3 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 461.8 | 459.8 | 3.9 | -2.0 | -14.8 | -0.4 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 41.4 | 38.2 | 2.6 | -3.2 | 6.4 | -7.7 | 20.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.4 | 131.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 86.3 | 85.1 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 75.5 | 73.7 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 31.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 64.8 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 56.1 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.7 | 381.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 284.1 | 284.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -2.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 266.5 | 267.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -7.2 | 0.5 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 17.3 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 4.9 | -1.7 | 39.5 |
| Participation rate | 74.4 | 74.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.8 | 70.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.8 | 380.7 | ... | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 235.5 | 231.2 | 1.6 | -4.3 | -10.7 | -1.8 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 222.4 | 221.5 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -9.7 | -0.4 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 9.6 | 1.3 | -3.5 | -1.1 | -26.7 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,583.0 | 3,585.8 | ... | 2.8 | 39.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,497.3 | 2,494.6 | 12.3 | -2.7 | -28.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 2,204.0 | 2,227.4 | 12.6 | 23.4 | -125.5 | 1.1 | -5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,790.6 | 1,803.4 | 15.5 | 12.8 | -126.9 | 0.7 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 293.2 | 267.1 | 11.6 | -26.1 | 96.7 | -8.9 | 56.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 10.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 512.0 | 512.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 321.8 | 323.4 | 6.7 | 1.6 | -10.1 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 241.7 | 249.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 | -40.3 | 3.1 | -13.9 |
| Unemployment | 80.1 | 74.3 | 6.2 | -5.8 | 30.2 | -7.2 | 68.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 24.9 | 23.0 | 1.8 | -1.9 | 9.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.2 | 48.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -8.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,537.3 | 1,538.4 | ... | 1.1 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,192.7 | 1,195.3 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 1,059.2 | 1,075.3 | 7.4 | 16.1 | -46.5 | 1.5 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 133.5 | 120.0 | 6.9 | -13.5 | 46.9 | -10.1 | 64.2 |
| Participation rate | 77.6 | 77.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.0 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 69.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,533.7 | 1,535.1 | ... | 1.4 | 19.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 982.8 | 975.9 | 7.4 | -6.9 | -18.9 | -0.7 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 903.1 | 903.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 | -38.5 | 0.0 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 79.7 | 72.8 | 6.1 | -6.9 | 19.6 | -8.7 | 36.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,185.4 | 4,189.4 | ... | 4.0 | 66.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,668.0 | 2,692.8 | 13.2 | 24.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 2,444.3 | 2,477.8 | 13.1 | 33.5 | -85.6 | 1.4 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,887.7 | 1,895.5 | 17.3 | 7.8 | -119.1 | 0.4 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 223.7 | 215.0 | 11.0 | -8.7 | 86.4 | -3.9 | 67.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 596.7 | 596.5 | ... | -0.2 | 3.6 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 359.8 | 364.7 | 7.7 | 4.9 | -18.2 | 1.4 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 302.7 | 307.7 | 7.2 | 5.0 | -40.0 | 1.7 | -11.5 |
| Unemployment | 57.1 | 57.0 | 6.3 | -0.1 | 21.8 | -0.2 | 61.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 61.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.9 | 15.6 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.7 | 51.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,755.9 | 1,757.9 | ... | 2.0 | 32.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,202.4 | 1,219.2 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 1,111.2 | 1,125.3 | 7.2 | 14.1 | -37.5 | 1.3 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 91.2 | 93.9 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 45.2 | 3.0 | 92.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,832.9 | 1,834.9 | ... | 2.0 | 30.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,105.7 | 1,108.9 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 1,030.4 | 1,044.8 | 7.4 | 14.4 | -8.1 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 75.3 | 64.1 | 6.0 | -11.2 | 19.5 | -14.9 | 43.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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