Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| November 2020 |
December 2020 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 2020 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 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 | 7,142.7 | 7,147.4 | ... | 4.7 | 64.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 4,603.4 | 4,562.7 | 17.3 | -40.7 | -23.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 4,273.7 | 4,256.9 | 19.0 | -16.8 | -88.5 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,513.8 | 3,505.9 | 23.4 | -7.9 | -26.0 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 329.7 | 305.8 | 16.1 | -23.9 | 64.9 | -7.2 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 889.9 | 889.9 | ... | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 616.0 | 579.2 | 9.0 | -36.8 | -57.8 | -6.0 | -9.1 |
| Employment | 537.2 | 518.4 | 9.3 | -18.8 | -58.0 | -3.5 | -10.1 |
| Unemployment | 78.8 | 60.8 | 8.6 | -18.0 | 0.2 | -22.8 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 65.1 | 1.0 | -4.1 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 10.5 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 58.3 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,095.0 | 3,097.6 | ... | 2.6 | 37.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,131.9 | 2,129.5 | 10.0 | -2.4 | 45.6 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,978.7 | 1,984.9 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 153.2 | 144.5 | 9.8 | -8.7 | 41.7 | -5.7 | 40.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,157.8 | 3,159.9 | ... | 2.1 | 28.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,855.5 | 1,854.0 | 10.1 | -1.5 | -11.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 1,757.8 | 1,753.6 | 11.1 | -4.2 | -34.3 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 97.7 | 100.4 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 22.8 | 2.8 | 29.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 58.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,378.9 | 12,388.7 | ... | 9.8 | 149.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,037.5 | 8,054.4 | 25.7 | 16.9 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,303.8 | 7,291.9 | 25.0 | -11.9 | -250.5 | -0.2 | -3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,012.1 | 6,019.8 | 31.0 | 7.7 | -143.9 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 733.7 | 762.5 | 22.1 | 28.8 | 339.0 | 3.9 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,843.4 | 1,843.1 | ... | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 1,138.7 | 1,168.9 | 14.9 | 30.2 | 42.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 909.1 | 924.5 | 13.8 | 15.4 | -71.1 | 1.7 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 229.7 | 244.4 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 113.8 | 6.4 | 87.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 63.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 20.2 | 20.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 9.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.3 | 50.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,106.4 | 5,111.5 | ... | 5.1 | 76.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,613.9 | 3,623.4 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 36.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 3,367.6 | 3,356.8 | 13.4 | -10.8 | -79.7 | -0.3 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 246.3 | 266.6 | 12.2 | 20.3 | 116.0 | 8.2 | 77.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,429.1 | 5,434.0 | ... | 4.9 | 72.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,284.9 | 3,262.1 | 14.6 | -22.8 | 9.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 3,027.2 | 3,010.5 | 14.4 | -16.7 | -99.8 | -0.6 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 257.7 | 251.5 | 12.1 | -6.2 | 109.2 | -2.4 | 76.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 55.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,048.2 | 1,048.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 683.4 | 681.5 | 3.3 | -1.9 | -7.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 632.4 | 625.8 | 3.3 | -6.6 | -28.7 | -1.0 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 514.5 | 510.1 | 4.4 | -4.4 | -12.7 | -0.9 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 50.9 | 55.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 21.3 | 9.4 | 61.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 59.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 165.6 | 165.4 | ... | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 101.7 | 100.0 | 1.9 | -1.7 | -10.4 | -1.7 | -9.4 |
| Employment | 85.6 | 81.8 | 1.8 | -3.8 | -18.1 | -4.4 | -18.1 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 18.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 75.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 60.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.9 | 18.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.7 | 49.5 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -10.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.7 | 433.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 317.0 | 316.0 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 297.9 | 298.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 17.9 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 4.9 | -6.3 | 37.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 72.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 68.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 449.0 | 449.2 | ... | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 264.7 | 265.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 249.0 | 246.0 | 1.9 | -3.0 | -7.9 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.7 | 19.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 24.8 | 78.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 59.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 894.0 | 894.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 601.8 | 600.5 | 2.9 | -1.3 | -13.7 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 560.1 | 553.4 | 3.0 | -6.7 | -25.6 | -1.2 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 461.3 | 454.7 | 3.9 | -6.6 | -23.0 | -1.4 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 41.7 | 47.0 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 33.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 61.9 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 131.5 | 131.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 84.4 | 84.1 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 73.2 | 69.9 | 1.5 | -3.3 | -5.2 | -4.5 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 26.8 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 16.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 53.2 | 1.2 | -2.5 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.7 | 381.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 285.2 | 286.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 266.3 | 265.3 | 1.7 | -1.0 | -8.5 | -0.4 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 18.9 | 20.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 63.3 |
| Participation rate | 74.7 | 74.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.8 | 69.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 380.8 | 380.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 232.3 | 230.2 | 1.6 | -2.1 | -10.3 | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 220.7 | 218.3 | 1.6 | -2.4 | -11.8 | -1.1 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,588.7 | 3,591.5 | ... | 2.8 | 37.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,493.4 | 2,476.1 | 12.3 | -17.3 | -37.5 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 2,216.6 | 2,204.7 | 12.6 | -11.9 | -132.7 | -0.5 | -5.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,774.0 | 1,804.3 | 15.5 | 30.3 | -94.3 | 1.7 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 276.7 | 271.4 | 11.6 | -5.3 | 95.1 | -1.9 | 53.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 68.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 11.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 512.6 | 512.5 | ... | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 323.0 | 315.3 | 6.7 | -7.7 | -19.5 | -2.4 | -5.8 |
| Employment | 247.0 | 236.5 | 6.3 | -10.5 | -49.1 | -4.3 | -17.2 |
| Unemployment | 76.1 | 78.8 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 29.6 | 3.5 | 60.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 61.5 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 23.6 | 25.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 10.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.2 | 46.1 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -9.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,539.6 | 1,541.0 | ... | 1.4 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,190.3 | 1,179.7 | 6.4 | -10.6 | -15.0 | -0.9 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,072.3 | 1,066.9 | 7.4 | -5.4 | -56.1 | -0.5 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 118.0 | 112.8 | 6.9 | -5.2 | 41.1 | -4.4 | 57.3 |
| Participation rate | 77.3 | 76.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 9.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,536.5 | 1,538.0 | ... | 1.5 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 980.0 | 981.1 | 7.4 | 1.1 | -3.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 897.3 | 901.4 | 7.5 | 4.1 | -27.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 82.7 | 79.8 | 6.1 | -2.9 | 24.5 | -3.5 | 44.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,193.4 | 4,196.8 | ... | 3.4 | 62.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,694.1 | 2,699.2 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 29.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 2,501.7 | 2,505.5 | 13.1 | 3.8 | -36.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,937.6 | 1,961.6 | 17.3 | 24.0 | -35.6 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 192.4 | 193.7 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 51.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 596.4 | 596.1 | ... | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 364.3 | 359.7 | 7.7 | -4.6 | -12.9 | -1.3 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 313.0 | 309.5 | 7.2 | -3.5 | -30.6 | -1.1 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 51.3 | 50.2 | 6.3 | -1.1 | 17.7 | -2.1 | 54.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.3 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 14.0 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 51.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,760.1 | 1,761.9 | ... | 1.8 | 31.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,227.2 | 1,223.6 | 6.7 | -3.6 | 13.2 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,147.9 | 1,151.6 | 7.2 | 3.7 | -9.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 79.3 | 72.0 | 6.0 | -7.3 | 22.3 | -9.2 | 44.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,837.0 | 1,838.8 | ... | 1.8 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,102.5 | 1,115.8 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,040.8 | 1,044.4 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 61.7 | 71.5 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 25.7 | 15.9 | 56.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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