Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Monthly
Table: 14-10-0287-03 (formerly CANSIM 282-0087)
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Sex	Age group	Statistics	Data type	Geography	Labour force characteristics	19-May	20-Apr	20-May	April 2020 to May 2020	May 2019 to May 2020
Both sexes	15 years and over	Estimate	Seasonally adjusted	Canada		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	30,662.40	#######	#######
					Labour force (x 1,000)	20,142.70	#######	#######
					Employment (x 1,000)	19,050.40	#######	#######
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	1,092.30	2,418.30	2,619.20
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Nova Scotia	Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	805.1	814.8	815.2
					Labour force (x 1,000)	502.3	449.6	467.5
					Employment (x 1,000)	468.8	395.6	404.2
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	33.5	54	63.4
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Quebec		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	7,040.70	7,106.80	7,111.00
					Labour force (x 1,000)	4,554.40	4,293.30	4,398.90
					Employment (x 1,000)	4,327.90	3,564.00	3,794.90
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	226.6	729.4	603.9
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Ontario		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	12,093.30	#######	#######
					Labour force (x 1,000)	7,844.60	7,285.60	7,402.10
					Employment (x 1,000)	7,435.40	6,463.10	6,398.60
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	409.2	822.4	1,003.40
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Alberta		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	3,516.20	3,569.50	3,571.90
					Labour force (x 1,000)	2,516.00	2,273.30	2,362.30
					Employment (x 1,000)	2,346.90	1,969.00	1,997.20
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	169	304.3	365.1
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				British Columbia	Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	4,084.00	4,158.30	4,162.30
					Labour force (x 1,000)	2,694.30	2,421.00	2,524.00
					Employment (x 1,000)	2,575.80	2,142.60	2,185.90
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	118.5	278.4	338.1
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
Males	15 years and over	Estimate	Seasonally adjusted	Canada		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	15,120.90	#######	#######
					Labour force (x 1,000)	10,602.50	9,855.80	#######
					Employment (x 1,000)	9,980.30	8,612.60	8,818.70
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	622.1	1,243.20	1,372.80
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Nova Scotia	Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	390.2	395.1	395.4
					Labour force (x 1,000)	256.7	233	238.3
					Employment (x 1,000)	236.3	204.6	210
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	20.4	28.4	28.3
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Quebec		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	3,491.20	3,529.20	3,531.90
					Labour force (x 1,000)	2,394.00	2,224.80	2,328.30
					Employment (x 1,000)	2,255.10	1,854.90	2,009.20
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	138.9	369.9	319.1
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Ontario		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	5,911.50	6,018.50	6,023.30
					Labour force (x 1,000)	4,110.00	3,870.90	3,934.10
					Employment (x 1,000)	3,889.40	3,446.00	3,421.20
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	220.7	424.8	512.9
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Alberta		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	1,768.70	1,793.40	1,794.60
					Labour force (x 1,000)	1,360.70	1,242.60	1,319.40
					Employment (x 1,000)	1,260.70	1,086.70	1,107.70
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	100	155.8	211.8
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				British Columbia	Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	2,011.10	2,048.50	2,050.60
					Labour force (x 1,000)	1,399.30	1,279.00	1,332.80
					Employment (x 1,000)	1,339.40	1,139.80	1,165.70
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	59.9	139.2	167.1
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
Females	15 years and over	Estimate	Seasonally adjusted	Canada		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	15,541.60	#######	#######
					Labour force (x 1,000)	9,540.20	8,747.40	8,902.20
					Employment (x 1,000)	9,070.10	7,572.20	7,655.80
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	470.2	1,175.10	1,246.40
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Nova Scotia	Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	414.9	419.6	419.8
					Labour force (x 1,000)	245.6	216.6	229.2
					Employment (x 1,000)	232.5	191	194.2
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	13.1	25.6	35
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Quebec		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	3,549.60	3,577.60	3,579.10
					Labour force (x 1,000)	2,160.40	2,068.50	2,070.60
					Employment (x 1,000)	2,072.80	1,709.10	1,785.70
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	87.6	359.4	284.9
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Ontario		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	6,181.70	6,279.80	6,283.90
					Labour force (x 1,000)	3,734.50	3,414.70	3,468.00
					Employment (x 1,000)	3,546.00	3,017.10	2,977.40
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	188.5	397.6	490.5
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				Alberta		Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	1,747.50	1,776.10	1,777.30
					Labour force (x 1,000)	1,155.30	1,030.70	1,042.90
					Employment (x 1,000)	1,086.30	882.3	889.6
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	69	148.4	153.3
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
				British Columbia	Persons			Percentage change
					Population (x 1,000)	2,073.00	2,109.80	2,111.70
					Labour force (x 1,000)	1,295.00	1,142.00	1,191.20
					Employment (x 1,000)	1,236.40	1,002.70	1,020.20
					Unemployment (x 1,000)	58.6	139.2	171
						Percentage			Percentage change
					Unemployment rate
					Participation rate
How to cite: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-03 Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410028703
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/1410028701-eng