Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| March 2023 |
April 2023 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2023 | April 2022 to April 2023 | March to April 2023 | April 2022 to April 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,221.3 | 7,228.9 | ... | 7.6 | 92.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 4,693.8 | 4,698.0 | 15.9 | 4.2 | 109.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 4,494.5 | 4,505.0 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 112.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,683.0 | 3,683.1 | 20.2 | 0.1 | 89.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 199.4 | 193.0 | 12.0 | -6.4 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 920.4 | 922.4 | ... | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 656.5 | 654.9 | 8.9 | -1.6 | 33.3 | -0.2 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 605.6 | 613.5 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 40.9 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 50.9 | 41.4 | 6.5 | -9.5 | -7.5 | -18.7 | -15.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.0 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,130.5 | 3,133.7 | ... | 3.2 | 40.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,125.2 | 2,138.2 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 43.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,054.5 | 2,058.0 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 39.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 70.7 | 80.2 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,170.3 | 3,172.7 | ... | 2.4 | 34.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,912.2 | 1,904.9 | 9.0 | -7.3 | 32.8 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,834.5 | 1,833.6 | 9.2 | -0.9 | 32.9 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 77.7 | 71.3 | 6.9 | -6.4 | -0.1 | -8.2 | -0.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,687.0 | 12,716.7 | ... | 29.7 | 234.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 8,310.6 | 8,329.5 | 20.7 | 18.9 | 104.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,886.7 | 7,919.4 | 20.7 | 32.7 | 138.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,523.6 | 6,518.8 | 26.9 | -4.8 | 165.6 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 423.8 | 410.1 | 17.1 | -13.7 | -34.2 | -3.2 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,888.9 | 1,896.6 | ... | 7.7 | 42.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,181.3 | 1,202.8 | 12.4 | 21.5 | 28.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 1,065.1 | 1,077.4 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 33.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 116.2 | 125.4 | 9.9 | 9.2 | -4.3 | 7.9 | -3.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 63.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,262.8 | 5,274.5 | ... | 11.7 | 101.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 3,758.2 | 3,765.6 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 42.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 3,587.3 | 3,612.8 | 10.9 | 25.5 | 47.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 170.8 | 152.8 | 9.6 | -18.0 | -4.9 | -10.5 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 68.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,535.4 | 5,545.7 | ... | 10.3 | 90.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,371.1 | 3,361.2 | 11.8 | -9.9 | 33.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 3,234.3 | 3,229.3 | 12.1 | -5.0 | 58.0 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 136.8 | 131.9 | 10.0 | -4.9 | -25.0 | -3.6 | -15.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,078.9 | 1,081.8 | ... | 2.9 | 21.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 725.5 | 722.4 | 3.3 | -3.1 | 14.4 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 691.4 | 687.4 | 3.3 | -4.0 | 13.4 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 569.9 | 564.4 | 4.3 | -5.5 | 22.4 | -1.0 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 34.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 169.7 | 170.4 | ... | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 117.2 | 117.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 107.5 | 105.6 | 1.9 | -1.9 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 18.6 | 2.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.0 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 447.8 | 448.9 | ... | 1.1 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 323.8 | 321.8 | 1.7 | -2.0 | 10.5 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 311.4 | 310.8 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 12.1 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 11.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -11.3 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 71.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.5 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 461.4 | 462.5 | ... | 1.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 284.5 | 283.5 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 5.3 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 272.5 | 271.1 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 21.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 58.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 916.4 | 918.5 | ... | 2.1 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 616.1 | 617.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 587.3 | 587.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 483.3 | 486.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 29.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | -3.9 | 2.1 | -11.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 138.7 | 139.2 | ... | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 89.8 | 88.9 | 1.7 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 81.6 | 81.1 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -18.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 63.9 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.8 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.3 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 389.3 | 390.1 | ... | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 284.1 | 283.8 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 271.2 | 271.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -0.0 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 12.7 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -2.3 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 72.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.7 | 69.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 388.4 | 389.2 | ... | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 242.3 | 244.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 234.5 | 235.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 15.4 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,703.1 | 3,716.6 | ... | 13.5 | 123.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 2,593.5 | 2,595.9 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 75.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,445.0 | 2,443.1 | 11.0 | -1.9 | 76.7 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,998.8 | 2,003.1 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 148.4 | 152.8 | 9.4 | 4.4 | -1.2 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 550.7 | 553.3 | ... | 2.6 | 22.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 360.5 | 360.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 323.5 | 319.4 | 6.0 | -4.1 | -2.0 | -1.3 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 36.9 | 41.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 12.2 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 57.7 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,567.2 | 1,572.6 | ... | 5.4 | 50.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 1,189.3 | 1,193.5 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 45.0 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 1,128.2 | 1,130.4 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 41.9 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 61.1 | 63.1 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate | 75.9 | 75.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.0 | 71.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,585.2 | 1,590.6 | ... | 5.4 | 50.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 1,043.7 | 1,041.5 | 6.8 | -2.2 | 30.1 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 993.2 | 993.3 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 50.4 | 48.2 | 5.6 | -2.2 | -6.7 | -4.4 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,476.3 | 4,488.1 | ... | 11.8 | 73.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,908.9 | 2,925.2 | 10.6 | 16.3 | 41.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,777.3 | 2,779.4 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 35.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,221.8 | 2,214.4 | 14.3 | -7.4 | 48.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 131.5 | 145.9 | 8.1 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 608.9 | 611.5 | ... | 2.6 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 405.2 | 406.5 | 6.4 | 1.3 | -5.1 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 373.4 | 365.8 | 6.0 | -7.6 | -8.7 | -2.0 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 31.8 | 40.7 | 4.8 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 28.0 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 59.8 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,883.6 | 1,888.1 | ... | 4.5 | 31.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,296.7 | 1,304.5 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 1,242.5 | 1,244.9 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 54.3 | 59.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,983.9 | 1,988.5 | ... | 4.6 | 31.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,206.9 | 1,214.2 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 39.6 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 1,161.5 | 1,168.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 43.0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 45.4 | 45.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 | -3.3 | 0.2 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.8 | 0.3 | 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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