Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| May 2021 |
June 2021 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 2021 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,091.5 | 7,093.6 | ... | 2.1 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,515.3 | 4,578.6 | 19.0 | 63.3 | 86.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 4,219.3 | 4,291.6 | 21.2 | 72.3 | 279.6 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,503.7 | 3,499.7 | 25.2 | -4.0 | 151.1 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 296.0 | 287.0 | 19.1 | -9.0 | -193.4 | -3.0 | -40.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 906.5 | 905.5 | ... | -1.0 | -3.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 606.3 | 645.3 | 10.6 | 39.0 | 27.0 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 545.8 | 593.8 | 10.6 | 48.0 | 116.4 | 8.8 | 24.4 |
| Unemployment | 60.6 | 51.5 | 10.5 | -9.1 | -89.4 | -15.0 | -63.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 71.3 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | -2.0 | -14.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 13.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,068.9 | 3,070.5 | ... | 1.6 | 26.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,091.3 | 2,103.5 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 55.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 1,964.9 | 1,975.2 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 94.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 126.4 | 128.3 | 11.2 | 1.9 | -38.7 | 1.5 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,116.1 | 3,117.6 | ... | 1.5 | 21.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,817.7 | 1,829.9 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,708.7 | 1,722.6 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 68.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 109.0 | 107.3 | 10.7 | -1.7 | -65.2 | -1.6 | -37.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 55.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,317.2 | 12,324.0 | ... | 6.8 | 113.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 7,916.8 | 7,969.5 | 29.0 | 52.7 | 306.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 7,183.8 | 7,300.7 | 28.2 | 116.9 | 575.1 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| Full-time employment | 5,967.1 | 5,991.8 | 33.6 | 24.7 | 381.5 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 733.0 | 668.8 | 26.9 | -64.2 | -269.0 | -8.8 | -28.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,858.7 | 1,855.3 | ... | -3.4 | -13.7 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,058.2 | 1,116.2 | 17.0 | 58.0 | 64.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 838.8 | 924.5 | 15.4 | 85.7 | 184.4 | 10.2 | 24.9 |
| Unemployment | 219.5 | 191.7 | 16.0 | -27.8 | -120.3 | -12.7 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 56.9 | 60.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 20.7 | 17.2 | 1.3 | -3.5 | -12.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 45.1 | 49.8 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 10.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,087.2 | 5,092.3 | ... | 5.1 | 64.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,640.3 | 3,638.6 | 14.9 | -1.7 | 129.2 | -0.0 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 3,374.6 | 3,365.8 | 15.4 | -8.8 | 154.6 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 265.7 | 272.8 | 14.4 | 7.1 | -25.4 | 2.7 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,371.2 | 5,376.3 | ... | 5.1 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,218.2 | 3,214.7 | 16.5 | -3.5 | 112.8 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 2,970.5 | 3,010.4 | 16.5 | 39.9 | 236.1 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 247.8 | 204.3 | 14.0 | -43.5 | -123.3 | -17.6 | -37.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 59.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 56.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,050.6 | 1,050.4 | ... | -0.2 | 3.0 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 704.7 | 700.5 | 3.4 | -4.2 | 12.1 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 653.8 | 647.4 | 3.4 | -6.4 | 30.1 | -1.0 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 530.0 | 527.4 | 4.6 | -2.6 | 29.8 | -0.5 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 50.8 | 53.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | -18.0 | 4.5 | -25.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.6 | 167.4 | ... | -0.2 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 113.4 | 113.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 99.0 | 98.1 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 8.4 | -0.9 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.4 | 15.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -6.9 | 7.6 | -30.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.7 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 58.6 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 433.3 | 433.3 | ... | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 316.6 | 313.8 | 1.8 | -2.8 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 299.3 | 295.1 | 1.9 | -4.2 | 7.5 | -1.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 18.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -8.1 | 8.1 | -30.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 72.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.1 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 449.7 | 449.8 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 274.7 | 273.1 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 11.2 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 255.5 | 254.1 | 2.0 | -1.4 | 14.1 | -0.5 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 19.2 | 19.0 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -13.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 889.4 | 889.1 | ... | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 601.3 | 597.2 | 3.2 | -4.1 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 563.3 | 556.8 | 3.3 | -6.5 | 27.9 | -1.2 | 5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 451.0 | 447.6 | 4.3 | -3.4 | 8.5 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 37.9 | 40.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | -29.3 | 6.3 | -42.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 134.4 | 134.3 | ... | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 88.6 | 85.6 | 1.8 | -3.0 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 78.6 | 77.1 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 9.3 | -1.9 | 13.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 8.5 | 1.8 | -1.4 | -10.9 | -14.1 | -56.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 63.7 | 1.4 | -2.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 9.9 | 1.9 | -1.3 | -12.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 57.4 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 376.9 | 376.7 | ... | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 278.2 | 276.3 | 1.7 | -1.9 | -3.8 | -0.7 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 261.6 | 257.0 | 1.9 | -4.6 | 6.5 | -1.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 16.6 | 19.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -10.3 | 16.3 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 73.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 68.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 378.2 | 378.0 | ... | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 234.5 | 235.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 223.1 | 222.8 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 12.2 | -0.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -8.0 | 9.6 | -39.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,536.3 | 3,537.7 | ... | 1.4 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,433.5 | 2,450.3 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,221.7 | 2,221.5 | 13.8 | -0.2 | 171.4 | -0.0 | 8.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,818.1 | 1,781.1 | 16.5 | -37.0 | 91.2 | -2.0 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 211.7 | 228.8 | 13.4 | 17.1 | -154.7 | 8.1 | -40.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 522.8 | 522.4 | ... | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 323.5 | 326.7 | 7.8 | 3.2 | -13.0 | 1.0 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 271.7 | 267.6 | 7.1 | -4.1 | 34.1 | -1.5 | 14.6 |
| Unemployment | 51.8 | 59.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | -47.1 | 14.1 | -44.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.0 | 18.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -13.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 51.2 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,498.9 | 1,499.6 | ... | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,143.0 | 1,143.2 | 7.2 | 0.2 | -18.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 1,060.7 | 1,055.4 | 7.9 | -5.3 | 60.3 | -0.5 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 82.3 | 87.8 | 7.7 | 5.5 | -78.5 | 6.7 | -47.2 |
| Participation rate | 76.3 | 76.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.8 | 70.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,514.6 | 1,515.7 | ... | 1.1 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 966.9 | 980.4 | 7.9 | 13.5 | 47.9 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 889.3 | 898.5 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 77.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 77.6 | 81.8 | 7.0 | 4.2 | -29.2 | 5.4 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 59.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,334.5 | 4,340.3 | ... | 5.8 | 42.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,812.9 | 2,845.6 | 15.7 | 32.7 | 81.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,616.2 | 2,658.3 | 15.8 | 42.1 | 263.1 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,063.2 | 2,054.5 | 20.3 | -8.7 | 162.8 | -0.4 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 196.7 | 187.3 | 14.1 | -9.4 | -181.5 | -4.8 | -49.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 599.9 | 599.1 | ... | -0.8 | -6.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 387.4 | 399.8 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 328.8 | 364.5 | 8.4 | 35.7 | 87.7 | 10.9 | 31.7 |
| Unemployment | 58.6 | 35.3 | 8.1 | -23.3 | -77.6 | -39.8 | -68.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 66.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.1 | 8.8 | 2.0 | -6.3 | -20.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 60.8 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 15.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,818.0 | 1,821.2 | ... | 3.2 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,275.0 | 1,285.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 1,201.4 | 1,202.1 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 86.3 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 73.6 | 82.9 | 7.8 | 9.3 | -37.6 | 12.6 | -31.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,916.6 | 1,920.0 | ... | 3.4 | 25.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,150.5 | 1,160.8 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 22.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 1,086.0 | 1,091.8 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 89.2 | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 64.5 | 69.1 | 7.4 | 4.6 | -66.3 | 7.1 | -49.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
...
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 (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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