Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and sex, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| February 2024 |
March 2024 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7,354.9 | 7,370.1 | ... | 15.2 | 148.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 4,756.5 | 4,751.1 | 16.6 | -5.4 | 60.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 4,533.2 | 4,515.2 | 16.7 | -18.0 | 24.5 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 3,688.7 | 3,676.1 | 21.2 | -12.6 | -3.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 223.3 | 235.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 36.1 | 5.6 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 959.5 | 963.9 | ... | 4.4 | 43.5 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 669.6 | 662.8 | 9.1 | -6.8 | 7.6 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 617.1 | 605.7 | 8.6 | -11.4 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 52.4 | 57.1 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 14.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 68.8 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 62.8 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,185.4 | 3,191.6 | ... | 6.2 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,175.4 | 2,178.0 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 53.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 2,071.0 | 2,070.8 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 18.4 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 104.4 | 107.3 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 35.3 | 2.8 | 49.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,210.0 | 3,214.6 | ... | 4.6 | 44.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,911.5 | 1,910.4 | 9.2 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 1,845.0 | 1,838.8 | 9.7 | -6.2 | 5.7 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 66.5 | 71.6 | 7.1 | 5.1 | -6.2 | 7.7 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,100.2 | 13,140.1 | ... | 39.9 | 453.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 8,498.4 | 8,546.3 | 21.2 | 47.9 | 220.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 7,944.4 | 7,970.5 | 20.8 | 26.1 | 86.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,554.5 | 6,553.1 | 27.3 | -1.4 | 31.4 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 554.0 | 575.8 | 17.2 | 21.8 | 134.2 | 3.9 | 30.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,016.0 | 2,029.8 | ... | 13.8 | 140.9 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| Labour force | 1,177.0 | 1,192.5 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 1,010.8 | 1,005.2 | 11.9 | -5.6 | -55.8 | -0.6 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 166.2 | 187.2 | 10.4 | 21.0 | 63.4 | 12.6 | 51.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 15.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 49.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,417.6 | 5,431.9 | ... | 14.3 | 169.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 3,865.0 | 3,879.6 | 11.1 | 14.6 | 112.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 3,652.5 | 3,661.8 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 70.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 212.5 | 217.9 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 42.5 | 2.5 | 24.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,666.6 | 5,678.4 | ... | 11.8 | 143.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,456.4 | 3,474.2 | 11.8 | 17.8 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 3,281.0 | 3,303.5 | 11.5 | 22.5 | 71.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 175.3 | 170.7 | 9.7 | -4.6 | 28.4 | -2.6 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,111.1 | 1,114.3 | ... | 3.2 | 35.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 737.6 | 737.0 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 10.9 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 704.7 | 700.4 | 3.2 | -4.3 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 581.0 | 581.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.9 | 36.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 6.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 180.0 | 180.9 | ... | 0.9 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| Labour force | 121.3 | 121.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 109.9 | 109.2 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 27.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.2 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 459.9 | 461.1 | ... | 1.2 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 325.6 | 325.1 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 312.8 | 311.5 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 471.3 | 472.2 | ... | 0.9 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 290.7 | 290.3 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 5.5 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 281.9 | 279.7 | 1.9 | -2.2 | 7.2 | -0.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 19.3 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 940.6 | 942.8 | ... | 2.2 | 26.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 634.8 | 631.0 | 3.1 | -3.8 | 15.2 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 603.1 | 597.1 | 3.0 | -6.0 | 10.0 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 499.6 | 493.6 | 4.0 | -6.0 | 10.3 | -1.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 31.6 | 33.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 145.1 | 145.7 | ... | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Labour force | 92.0 | 89.4 | 1.9 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -2.8 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 81.6 | 79.0 | 1.8 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -3.2 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 10.4 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 30.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 61.4 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 54.2 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 398.7 | 399.5 | ... | 0.8 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 293.0 | 293.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 282.0 | 280.7 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 9.9 | -0.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 73.5 | 73.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.7 | 70.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 396.9 | 397.6 | ... | 0.7 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 249.7 | 247.6 | 1.7 | -2.1 | 4.9 | -0.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 239.6 | 237.4 | 1.6 | -2.2 | 2.6 | -0.9 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 30.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 62.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 59.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,864.1 | 3,877.0 | ... | 12.9 | 173.9 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 2,696.8 | 2,696.0 | 11.9 | -0.8 | 103.2 | -0.0 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 2,530.1 | 2,526.9 | 11.8 | -3.2 | 82.8 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,070.7 | 2,071.1 | 15.8 | 0.4 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 166.6 | 169.1 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 20.4 | 1.5 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 586.0 | 588.9 | ... | 2.9 | 38.2 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Labour force | 383.0 | 372.0 | 6.6 | -11.0 | 13.8 | -2.9 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 325.8 | 321.0 | 6.0 | -4.8 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 57.2 | 51.0 | 5.2 | -6.2 | 13.7 | -10.8 | 36.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 63.2 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.9 | 13.7 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 54.5 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,631.2 | 1,636.3 | ... | 5.1 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 1,243.2 | 1,257.0 | 5.8 | 13.8 | 66.5 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 1,183.7 | 1,191.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 59.4 | 65.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 76.2 | 76.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.6 | 72.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,647.0 | 1,651.8 | ... | 4.8 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,070.6 | 1,067.1 | 7.0 | -3.5 | 23.0 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,020.7 | 1,014.4 | 7.0 | -6.3 | 21.8 | -0.6 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 49.9 | 52.7 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,605.9 | 4,618.7 | ... | 12.8 | 142.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 2,996.1 | 3,014.9 | 11.0 | 18.8 | 108.6 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,841.2 | 2,847.8 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,273.1 | 2,293.2 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 76.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 154.8 | 167.2 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 33.7 | 8.0 | 25.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Both sexes, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 648.3 | 652.5 | ... | 4.2 | 43.6 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Labour force | 418.2 | 425.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 22.2 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 383.3 | 381.8 | 6.1 | -1.5 | 10.9 | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.8 | 43.5 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 25.0 | 35.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 58.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,929.5 | 1,933.9 | ... | 4.4 | 50.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,349.2 | 1,353.2 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 56.5 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 1,290.3 | 1,291.5 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 49.0 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 58.8 | 61.7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 13.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 70.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,028.1 | 2,032.3 | ... | 4.2 | 48.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,228.7 | 1,236.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 30.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,167.6 | 1,174.5 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 61.2 | 62.1 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 31.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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