Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| June 2022 |
July 2022 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2022 | July 2021 to July 2022 | June to July 2022 | July 2021 to July 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,151.2 | 7,157.9 | ... | 6.7 | 59.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,551.5 | 4,538.3 | 16.5 | -13.2 | -29.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 4,357.6 | 4,353.1 | 16.8 | -4.5 | 59.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,566.4 | 3,570.1 | 22.6 | 3.7 | 55.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 193.9 | 185.1 | 13.9 | -8.8 | -88.9 | -4.5 | -32.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 906.9 | 907.8 | ... | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 613.3 | 610.6 | 9.4 | -2.7 | -30.5 | -0.4 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 568.8 | 564.1 | 9.3 | -4.7 | -31.4 | -0.8 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 44.4 | 46.5 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,099.9 | 3,103.0 | ... | 3.1 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,078.9 | 2,099.3 | 8.9 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,998.6 | 2,010.3 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 38.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 80.3 | 89.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | -32.7 | 10.8 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,144.3 | 3,147.1 | ... | 2.8 | 27.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,859.4 | 1,828.4 | 9.5 | -31.0 | -5.3 | -1.7 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 1,790.2 | 1,778.7 | 9.6 | -11.5 | 51.7 | -0.6 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 69.2 | 49.7 | 7.9 | -19.5 | -57.0 | -28.2 | -53.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 58.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,508.5 | 12,519.3 | ... | 10.8 | 180.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,129.5 | 8,114.0 | 22.9 | -15.5 | 101.0 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,714.4 | 7,687.0 | 23.3 | -27.4 | 319.3 | -0.4 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,365.0 | 6,307.4 | 30.6 | -57.6 | 283.2 | -0.9 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 415.1 | 426.9 | 19.9 | 11.8 | -218.5 | 2.8 | -33.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,854.3 | 1,854.6 | ... | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 1,139.8 | 1,149.3 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,020.5 | 1,026.3 | 13.2 | 5.8 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 119.4 | 123.0 | 11.4 | 3.6 | -46.4 | 3.0 | -27.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 62.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,186.6 | 5,192.1 | ... | 5.5 | 91.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,690.2 | 3,682.1 | 11.5 | -8.1 | 35.9 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 3,536.3 | 3,539.8 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 159.3 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 153.9 | 142.3 | 11.0 | -11.6 | -123.4 | -7.5 | -46.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,467.7 | 5,472.6 | ... | 4.9 | 88.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,299.5 | 3,282.6 | 13.0 | -16.9 | 52.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 3,157.7 | 3,121.0 | 13.4 | -36.7 | 101.2 | -1.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 141.8 | 161.6 | 11.5 | 19.8 | -48.7 | 14.0 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.0 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,063.1 | 1,064.3 | ... | 1.2 | 12.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 697.1 | 697.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 670.7 | 673.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 541.9 | 540.9 | 4.4 | -1.0 | 10.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 26.5 | 24.4 | 2.5 | -2.1 | -17.7 | -7.9 | -42.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 167.6 | 167.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 114.4 | 113.0 | 1.8 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 105.5 | 108.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -4.4 | -4.1 | -49.4 | -47.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | -3.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 64.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 440.1 | 440.8 | ... | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 308.8 | 309.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -2.7 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 299.4 | 299.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -8.0 | 3.2 | -45.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 68.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 455.4 | 455.9 | ... | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 273.9 | 275.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 265.8 | 264.8 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 10.8 | -0.4 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -5.6 | 25.9 | -35.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 898.7 | 900.3 | ... | 1.6 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 601.4 | 600.2 | 3.2 | -1.2 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 577.8 | 576.2 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 23.8 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 470.2 | 475.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 29.9 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 23.6 | 24.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -18.0 | 1.7 | -42.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 89.6 | 88.5 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 83.1 | 83.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -18.5 | -40.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.2 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.4 | 382.3 | ... | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 276.8 | 277.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 264.7 | 265.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 11.9 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -7.8 | -1.7 | -39.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.6 | 72.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 381.8 | 382.4 | ... | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 235.1 | 234.3 | 1.8 | -0.8 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 230.0 | 227.5 | 1.8 | -2.5 | 9.8 | -1.1 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -6.6 | 33.3 | -49.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,609.0 | 3,616.8 | ... | 7.8 | 76.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,490.2 | 2,488.7 | 11.4 | -1.5 | 45.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,367.7 | 2,368.0 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 133.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,934.4 | 1,949.4 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 148.2 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 122.5 | 120.6 | 10.2 | -1.9 | -88.0 | -1.6 | -42.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 532.9 | 534.2 | ... | 1.3 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 352.4 | 349.4 | 6.3 | -3.0 | 27.3 | -0.9 | 8.5 |
| Employment | 316.3 | 313.4 | 5.9 | -2.9 | 35.7 | -0.9 | 12.9 |
| Unemployment | 36.0 | 36.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | -8.4 | 0.0 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.4 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 58.7 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,529.2 | 1,532.3 | ... | 3.1 | 31.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,133.7 | 1,138.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 1,082.8 | 1,093.6 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 36.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 50.9 | 45.1 | 5.9 | -5.8 | -39.0 | -11.4 | -46.4 |
| Participation rate | 74.1 | 74.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.8 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,547.0 | 1,550.3 | ... | 3.3 | 33.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,004.1 | 1,000.6 | 7.0 | -3.5 | 20.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 968.5 | 961.1 | 6.8 | -7.4 | 61.2 | -0.8 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.6 | 39.5 | 5.7 | 3.9 | -40.6 | 11.0 | -50.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,426.1 | 4,430.1 | ... | 4.0 | 82.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,879.2 | 2,884.3 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 39.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,747.0 | 2,747.5 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 90.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,179.6 | 2,194.5 | 18.1 | 14.9 | 134.5 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 132.2 | 136.8 | 10.1 | 4.6 | -50.5 | 3.5 | -27.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 601.5 | 601.5 | ... | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 392.6 | 395.2 | 7.1 | 2.6 | -6.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 363.2 | 362.6 | 6.8 | -0.6 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 29.4 | 32.6 | 5.8 | 3.2 | -10.1 | 10.9 | -23.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,862.1 | 1,864.1 | ... | 2.0 | 39.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,296.0 | 1,301.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 1,243.9 | 1,248.5 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 37.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 52.1 | 53.2 | 5.8 | 1.1 | -28.1 | 2.1 | -34.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,962.5 | 1,964.6 | ... | 2.1 | 40.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,190.6 | 1,187.4 | 6.9 | -3.2 | 36.7 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,139.9 | 1,136.4 | 6.9 | -3.5 | 49.1 | -0.3 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 50.7 | 51.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -12.3 | 0.6 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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