Annex 1: Key labour market statistics
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
Official title: Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018 and ending March 31, 2019: Annex 1: Key labour market statistics
On this page
- List of abbreviations
- Annex 1.1 – Key labour market statistics: Concepts and definitions
- Annex 1.2 – Key labour market statistics
- Annex 1.3 – Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices by industry, Canada, FY1415 to FY1819
- Annex 1.4 – Employment by province or territory, gender, age, educational attainment, industry and enterprise size, Canada, FY1415 to FY1819
- Annex 1.5 – Participation rates by province or territory, gender and age, Canada, FY1415 to FY1819
- Annex 1.6 – Number and distribution of permanent part-time workers by gender, age and industry, Canada
- Annex 1.7 – Number and distribution of self-employed workers by province, gender and industry, Canada, FY1415 to FY1819
- Annex 1.8 – Number of workers in temporary employment and their share in total employment by province, gender, age and industry, Canada, FY1819
- Annex 1.9 – Unemployment rate by province or territory, gender, age, educational attainment and industry
List of abbreviations
This is the complete list of abbreviations for the Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018 and ending March 31, 2019.
Abbreviations
- ASETS
- Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
- ATSSC
- Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
- B/C Ratio
- Benefits-to-Contributions ratio
- B/U Ratio
- Benefits-to-Unemployed ratio
- B/UC Ratio
- Benefits-to-Unemployed Contributor ratio
- BDM
- Benefit Delivery Modernization
- CANSIM
- Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System
- CAWS
- Citizen Access Workstation Services
- CCAJ
- Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs
- CCB
- Canada Child Benefit
- CCDA
- Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
- CEIC
- Canada Employment Insurance Commission
- COLS
- Community Outreach and Liaison Service
- CSO
- Citizen Service Officer
- CPI
- Consumer Price Index
- CPP
- Canada Pension Plan
- CRA
- Canada Revenue Agency
- CRF
- Consolidated Revenue Fund
- CUSMA
- Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
- CX
- Client Experience
- EBSMs
- Employment Benefits and Support Measures
- ECC
- Employment Contact Centre
- EF
- Enabling Fund
- EI
- Employment Insurance
- EI PAAR
- Employment Insurance Payment Accuracy Review
- EI PRAR
- Employment Insurance Processing Accuracy Review
- EICS
- Employment Insurance Coverage Survey
- eROE
- Electronic Record of Employment
- ESDC
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- FLMM
- Forum of Labour Market Ministers
- FY
- Fiscal Year
- G7
- Group of Seven
- GDP
- Gross Domestic Product
- HCCS
- Hosted Contact Centre Solution
- HRSDC
- Human Resources and Social Development Canada
- IQF
- Individual Quality Feedback
- IVR
- Interactive Voice Response
- LFS
- Labour Force Survey
- LMDA
- Labour Market Development Agreements
- LMI
- Labour Market Information
- LMP
- Labour Market Partnerships
- MIE
- Maximum Insurable Earnings
- MSCA
- My Service Canada Account
- NAICS
- North American Industry Classification System
- NAFTA
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- NAS
- National Apprenticeship Survey
- NERE
- New-Entrant/Re-Entrant
- NESI
- National Essential Skills Initiative
- NIS
- National Investigative Services
- NOS
- National Occupational Standards
- NQCP
- National Quality and Coaching Program for Call Centres
- OAS
- Old Age Security
- OECD
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- PPEs
- Clients who are Premiums Paid Eligible
- P/Ts
- Provinces and Territories
- PPTS
- Percentage points
- PRP
- Premium Reduction Program
- QPIP
- Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
- RAIS
- Registered Apprenticeship Information System
- ROE
- Record of Employment
- RSOS
- Red Seal Occupational Standards
- SA
- Social Assistance
- SCC
- Service Canada Centres
- SDP
- Service Delivery Partner
- SEPH
- Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours
- SIN
- Social Insurance Number
- SIR
- Social Insurance Registry
- SME
- Small and medium sized enterprises
- SO
- Scheduled Outreach
- SST
- Social Security Tribunal
- STDP
- Short-term disability plan
- SUB
- Supplemental Unemployment Benefit
- UV
- Unemployed-to-job-vacancy ratio
- VBW
- Variable Best Weeks
- VER
- Variable Entrance Requirement
- WWC
- Working While on Claim
Annex 1.1 – Key labour market statistics: Concepts and definitions
Chapter I and Annex 1 provide information on the labour force, employment, unemployment, participation rate, employment rate, unemployment rate, job vacancies and job vacancy rate. These concepts are defined below.
Labour force
The labour force is comprised of those members of the civilian non-institutional population 15 years of age and over who were employed or unemployed during the Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey reference week.
Persons who are not in the labour force include those who were either unable to work or unavailable for work. They also include persons who were without work and who had neither actively looked for work in the past 4 weeks nor had a job to start within 4 weeks of the reference week.
Employment
Employed persons are those who, during the Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey reference week:
- did any work at all at a job or business, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship, or self-employment (it also includes persons who did unpaid family work, which is defined as unpaid work contributing directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned and operated by a related member of the same household), or
- had a job but were not at work due to factors such as their own illness or disability, personal or family disabilities, vacation or a labour dispute (this excludes persons not at work because they were on layoff or between casual jobs, and those who did not then have a job even if they had a job to start at a future date)
Unemployment
Unemployed persons are those who, during the Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey reference week:
- were without work but had looked for work in the past 4 weeks (ending with the reference week) and were available for work
- were on temporary layoff due to business conditions, with an expectation of recall (either because they have a definite date to return to work or because they have an indication from their employer that they will be recalled in the future) and were available for work, or
- had not actively looked for work in the past 4 weeks but had a job to start within 4 weeks from the reference week and were available for work
Participation rate
The participation rate is defined as the labour force expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over.
The participation rate for a particular group is the labour force in that group expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over for that group. Particular groups include:
- province
- gender, and
- age
Employment rate
The employment rate is defined as the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over.
The employment rate for a particular group is the labour force in that group expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over for that group. Particular groups include:
- province
- gender, and
- age
Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force.
The unemployment rate for a particular group is the labour force in that group expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over for that group. Particular groups include:
- province
- gender, and
- age
Job vacancies
A job is vacant if it meets the following conditions:
- it is vacant on the reference date (first day of the month) or will become vacant during the month
- there are tasks to be carried out during the month for the job in question, and
- the employer is actively seeking a worker outside the organization to fill the job
The job could be full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary, casual, or seasonal. Jobs reserved for subcontractors, external consultants, or other workers who are not considered employees, are excluded.
Job vacancy rate
The number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of labour demand; for example, all occupied and vacant jobs.
Permanent job
A permanent job is one that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, business conditions permitting. That is, there is no pre-determined termination date.
Temporary job
A temporary job has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. Information is collected to allow the sub-classification of temporary jobs into 4 groups: seasonal; temporary, term or contract, including work done through a temporary help agency; casual job; and other temporary work.
Full-time employment
Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job.
Part-time employment
Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job. This information is available for those currently employed or who last worked within the previous year.
Sources: Statistics Canada, “Guide to the Labour Force Survey”, catalogue no. 71-543-G, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division, 2018. Statistics Canada, “Labour Force Information: February 9 to 15, 2020”, Catalogue no. 71-001-X, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division, 2020. Statistics Canada, “Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, June 18, 2019”, Catalogue no. 75-514-G, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division, 2019.
Annex 1.2 – Key labour market statistics
Statistics1 | FY1415 | FY1516 | FY1617 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change (%) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population2 | 29,056.9 | 29,356.0 | 29,662.1 | 29,991.2 | 30,398.0 | +1.4% |
Labour force | 19,142.3 | 19,336.4 | 19,491.9 | 19,692.5 | 19,904.9 | +1.1% |
Employment | 17,829.6 | 17,979.1 | 18,153.4 | 18,487.7 | 18,747.1 | +1.4% |
Unemployment | 1,312.7 | 1,357.3 | 1,338.5 | 1,204.8 | 1,157.8 | -3.9% |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Changes in percentage and percentage points are based on unrounded numbers. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 Statistics exclude the territories.
- 2 Number of working-age persons, 15 years of age and older.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0287-01.
Statistics1 | FY1415 | FY1516 | FY1617 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change (p.p.) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.5 | -0.3 |
Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 61.2 | 61.6 | 61.7 | +0.1 |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Changes in percentage and percentage points are based on unrounded numbers. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 Statistics exclude the territories.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0287-01.
Industry | FY1415 | FY1516 | FY1617 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change (%) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goods-producing industries | 553.8 | 545.5 | 544.2 | 569.7 | 575.9 | +1.1% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 36.1 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 39.8 | 40.2 | +1.1% |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 141.9 | 137.2 | 138.8 | 148.7 | 152.8 | +2.7% |
Utilities | 40.7 | 40.2 | 41.7 | 42.6 | 43.5 | +2.1% |
Construction | 144.9 | 139.5 | 134.4 | 142.3 | 140.6 | -1.2% |
Manufacturing | 189.2 | 189.2 | 189.7 | 197.7 | 201.4 | +1.8% |
Services-producing industries | 1,259.5 | 1,277.4 | 1,303.3 | 1,339.5 | 1,368.9 | +2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 97.3 | 94.1 | 95.2 | 99.5 | 99.9 | +0.4% |
Retail trade | 90.9 | 92.2 | 95.7 | 100.6 | 101.9 | +1.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 77.7 | 79.7 | 81.8 | 85.9 | 88.1 | +2.6% |
Finance and insurance | 113.6 | 118.0 | 122.1 | 125.9 | 128.3 | +1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 223.7 | 230.4 | 235.7 | 241.1 | 245.7 | +1.9% |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 105.2 | 104.4 | 107.3 | 110.3 | 114.2 | +3.5% |
Business, building and other support services3 | 61.9 | 62.6 | 60.8 | 60.5 | 61.2 | +1.1% |
Educational services | 96.9 | 97.6 | 98.5 | 100.1 | 102.7 | +2.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 124.6 | 126.7 | 129.5 | 132.2 | 136.6 | +3.3% |
Information, culture and recreation4 | 70.2 | 71.9 | 74.4 | 76.4 | 77.9 | +2.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 39.3 | 40.3 | 41.3 | 42.8 | 43.9 | +2.4% |
Other services (except public administration) | 37.3 | 37.1 | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.5 | +1.0% |
Public administration | 121.3 | 122.5 | 124.7 | 127.5 | 131.4 | +3.1% |
Canada | 1,813.3 | 1,823.7 | 1,849.3 | 1,910.3 | 1,946.2 | +1.9% |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of monthly estimates seasonally adjusted at annual rates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 The data is presented on a 2012 reference year basis.
- 2 The basics price measure includes production taxes and excludes production subsidies available on the commodity.
- 3 This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 4 This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry – National (Monthly), Table 36-10-0434-01.
Characteristics2 | FY1415 | FY1516 | FY1617 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change (%) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 237.1 | 234.8 | 231.3 | 223.6 | 227.3 | +1.7% |
Prince Edward Island | 73.9 | 72.7 | 71.9 | 74.3 | 76.1 | +2.4% |
Nova Scotia | 447.9 | 447.4 | 447.1 | 450.6 | 459.0 | +1.9% |
New Brunswick | 352.9 | 350.2 | 352.8 | 353.1 | 354.8 | +0.5% |
Quebec | 4,065.5 | 4,101.7 | 4,156.8 | 4,242.5 | 4,273.0 | +0.7% |
Ontario | 6,886.0 | 6,945.4 | 7,024.5 | 7,155.6 | 7,288.8 | +1.9% |
Manitoba | 630.0 | 634.8 | 635.2 | 645.0 | 650.9 | +0.9% |
Saskatchewan | 571.4 | 573.4 | 569.0 | 567.2 | 572.2 | +0.9% |
Alberta | 2,286.0 | 2,295.9 | 2,263.3 | 2,298.4 | 2,333.0 | +1.5% |
British Columbia | 2,279.0 | 2,322.9 | 2,401.5 | 2,477.6 | 2,512.1 | +1.4% |
Yukon | 19.8 | 19.4 | 20.4r | 21.2 | 21.2 | +0.1% |
Northwest Territories | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.5r | 21.3r | 21.4 | +0.5% |
Nunavut | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.6r | 13.3r | 13.6 | +2.2% |
Men | 9,344.7 | 9,434.7 | 9,496.2 | 9,676.0 | 9,804.4 | +1.3% |
Women | 8,485.0 | 8,544.4 | 8,657.1 | 8,811.7 | 8,942.7 | +1.5% |
15 to 24 years | 2,488.6 | 2,458.9 | 2,430.8 | 2,463.8 | 2,457.4 | -0.3% |
25 to 54 years | 11,832.7 | 11,876.6 | 11,946.0 | 12,091.7 | 12,250.6 | +1.3% |
55 years and older | 3,508.3 | 3,643.7 | 3,776.7 | 3,932.1 | 4,039.0 | +2.7% |
Less than high school3 | 1,676.2 | 1,647.5 | 1,592.4 | 1,571.9 | 1,534.4 | -2.4% |
High school diploma4 | 4,809.5 | 4,599.2 | 4,631.2 | 4,713.4 | 4,653.2 | -1.3% |
Post-secondary certificate or diploma5 | 6,396.7 | 6,479.0 | 6,488.2 | 6,538.9 | 6,714.1 | +2.7% |
University degree6 | 4,947.2 | 5,253.4 | 5,441.5 | 5,663.5 | 5,845.4 | +3.2% |
Goods-producing industries | 3,888.8 | 3,870.7 | 3,823.1 | 3,904.0 | 3,930.6 | +0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 368.4 | 357.5 | 350.2 | 344.4 | 346.2 | +0.5% |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 302.3 | 287.2 | 260.1 | 266.2 | 274.2 | +3.0% |
Utilities | 136.2 | 137.1 | 137.0 | 132.4 | 146.3 | +10.5% |
Construction | 1,376.1 | 1,371.2 | 1,389.9 | 1,420.0 | 1,438.5 | +1.3% |
Manufacturing | 1,705.9 | 1,717.9 | 1,685.9 | 1,741.0 | 1,725.4 | -0.9% |
Services-producing industries | 13,940.9 | 14,108.3 | 14,330.3 | 14,583.6 | 14,816.5 | +1.6% |
Wholesale and retail trade | 2,729.1 | 2,736.0 | 2,756.2 | 2,819.2 | 2,796.3 | -0.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 899.2 | 914.8 | 913.1 | 955.6 | 1,006.4 | +5.3% |
Finance and insurance | 785.4 | 792.6 | 821.2 | 823.8 | 833.8 | +1.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 299.1 | 315.5 | 320.2 | 348.3 | 342.5 | -1.6% |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,337.2 | 1,376.4 | 1,398.8 | 1,454.6 | 1,490.0 | +2.4% |
Business, building and other support services7 | 740.1 | 765.1 | 767.0 | 756.2 | 788.6 | +4.3% |
Educational services | 1,253.7 | 1,270.0 | 1,274.8 | 1,289.9 | 1,338.4 | +3.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,235.3 | 2,311.3 | 2,346.7 | 2,389.2 | 2,423.8 | +1.4% |
Information, culture and recreation8 | 754.3 | 753.8 | 788.6 | 789.8 | 779.8 | -1.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 1,212.7 | 1,201.9 | 1,218.5 | 1,212.2 | 1,232.7 | +1.7% |
Other services (except public administration) | 784.4 | 762.5 | 781.7 | 786.0 | 806.4 | +2.6% |
Public administration | 910.3 | 908.6 | 943.4 | 958.9 | 977.9 | +2.0% |
Small-sized firms9, 10 | 5,017.7 | 4,981.2 | 5,082.0 | 5,041.2 | 5,124.3 | +1.6% |
Small-to-medium sized firms9, 10 | 5,178.6 | 5,186.5 | 5,168.5 | 5,310.4 | 5,412.1 | +1.9% |
Medium-to-large sized firms9, 10 | 3,014.5 | 3,096.8 | 3,114.8 | 3,216.1 | 3,186.4 | -0.9% |
Large-sized firms9, 10 | 1,880.8 | 1,945.8 | 2,027.7 | 2,085.4 | 2,163.6 | +3.7% |
Canada | 17,829.6 | 17,979.1 | 18,153.4 | 18,487.7 | 18,747.1 | +1.4% |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- r Revised data.
- 1 Number of persons who, during the reference week, worked for pay or profit, or performed unpaid family work or had a job but were not at work due to own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, labour dispute, vacation, or other reason. Those persons on layoff and persons without work but who had a job to start at a definite date in the future are not considered employed.
- 2 Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (for example data by gender, age, educational attainment, industry and enterprise size) also excludes territorial data.
- 3 Includes 0 to 8 years of education and some high school.
- 4 Includes high school graduates and some post-secondary education (not completed).
- 5 Includes certificates (including trade certificates) or diplomas from an educational institution beyond the secondary level, which comprise certificates from a vocational school, apprenticeship training, community college, collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (cégep) and school of nursing. Also included are certificates below a bachelor's degree obtained at a university.
- 6 Includes at least a university bachelor's degree.
- 7 This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 8 This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 9 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada defines the size of enterprises based on the number of persons they employ: small-sized firms employ 1 to 19 employees; small-to-medium-sized firms employ 20 to 99 employees; medium-to-large-sized firms employ 100 to 499 employees; and large-sized firms employ 500 employees or more.
- 10 Employment by enterprise size excludes the self-employed.
- Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Tables 14-10-0019-01 (for data by educational attainment), 14-10-0022-01 (for data by industry), 14-10-0067-01 (for data by establishment size), 14-10-0287-01 (for data specific to provinces, by gender, age and employment type), and 14-10-0292-01 (for data specific to territories).
Characteristics2 | FY1415 | FY1516 | FY1617 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change (p.p.) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 60.8 | 61.1 | 60.2 | 58.8 | 59.0 | +0.2 |
Prince Edward Island | 68.4 | 67.0 | 65.7 | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.0 |
Nova Scotia | 62.7 | 62.2 | 61.6 | 61.9 | 61.8 | -0.1 |
New Brunswick | 63.1 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 61.4 | 61.4 | -0.0 |
Quebec | 64.6 | 64.8 | 64.6 | 64.9 | 64.5 | -0.3 |
Ontario | 65.7 | 65.2 | 65.0 | 64.7 | 64.6 | -0.1 |
Manitoba | 68.0 | 68.0 | 67.5 | 67.1 | 67.2 | +0.1 |
Saskatchewan | 69.6 | 70.2 | 69.8 | 68.7 | 68.7 | -0.0 |
Alberta | 72.8 | 73.0 | 72.5 | 72.2 | 71.8 | -0.4 |
British Columbia | 63.1 | 63.7 | 64.6 | 65.3 | 65.1 | -0.2 |
Yukon | 74.4 | 73.6 | 76.4 | 76.0 | 74.4 | -1.6 |
Northwest Territories | 74.2 | 75.3 | 74.0 | 70.7 | 71.2 | +0.4 |
Nunavut | 61.3 | 63.9 | 65.3 | 63.9 | 62.8 | -1.1 |
Men | 70.5 | 70.6 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 69.7 | -0.3 |
Women | 61.4 | 61.2 | 61.3 | 61.4 | 61.4 | -0.1 |
15 to 24 years | 64.3 | 64.1 | 63.9 | 63.8 | 63.4 | -0.4 |
25 to 54 years | 86.2 | 86.5 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 87.2 | +0.3 |
55 years and older | 37.1 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 37.9 | 37.8 | -0.1 |
Canada | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.5 | -0.2 |
- Note: Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted quarterly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 The participation rate is the number of labour force participants expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. The participation rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, etc.) is the number of labour force participants in that group expressed as a percentage of the population for that group.
- 2 Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (for example data by gender and age) also excludes territorial data.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Tables 14-10-0287-01 (for data specific to provinces, by gender and age), and 14-10-0292-01 (for data specific to territories).
Characteristics2 | FY0809 | FY1314 | FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|
Men | 531.8 (28.1%) |
568.3 (29.1%) |
603.8 (30.7%) |
Women | 1,358.9 (71.9%) |
1,385.1 (70.9%) |
1,365.5 (69.3%) |
15 to 24 years | 767.9 (40.6%) |
733.8 (37.6%) |
727.8 (37.0%) |
25 to 54 years | 827.5 (43.8%) |
837.5 (42.9%) |
824.6 (41.9%) |
55 years and older | 767.9 (15.6%) |
733.8 (19.6%) |
727.8 (21.2%) |
Goods-producing industries | 14.9 (5.2%) |
13.5 (5.2%) |
11.3 (4.9%) |
Agriculture | 4.8 (0.8%) |
5.2 (0.7%) |
6.2 (0.6%) |
Forestry, fishing, mining and oil and gas extraction | 2.4 (0.3%) |
1.2 (0.3%) |
1.5 (0.3%) |
Utilities | 29.4 (0.1%) |
32.2 (0.1%) |
33.5 (0.1%) |
Construction | 47.0 (1.6%) |
48.6 (1.6%) |
44.3 (1.7%) |
Manufacturing | 14.9 (2.5%) |
13.5 (2.5%) |
11.3 (2.2%) |
Services-producing industries | 1,792.1 (94.8%) |
1,852.8 (94.8%) |
1,872.7 (95.1%) |
Wholesale and retail trade | 544.8 (28.8%) |
562.5 (28.8%) |
554.6 (28.2%) |
Transportation and warehousing | 68.4 (3.6%) |
73.9 (3.8%) |
85.5 (4.3%) |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 78.7 (4.2%) |
69.2 (3.5%) |
65.8 (3.3%) |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 49.5 (2.6%) |
56.3 (2.9%) |
57.4 (2.9%) |
Business, building and other support services3 | 62.2 (3.3%) |
69.5 (3.6%) |
67.2 (3.4%) |
Educational services | 126.8 (6.7%) |
127.6 (6.5%) |
126.0 (6.4%) |
Health care and social assistance | 324.5 (17.2%) |
342.1 (17.5%) |
346.1 (17.6%) |
Information, culture and recreation4 | 86.5 (4.6%) |
93.7 (4.8%) |
101.1 (5.1%) |
Accommodation and food services | 333.6 (17.6%) |
348.0 (17.8%) |
356.4 (18.1%) |
Other services (except public administration) | 79.1 (4.2%) |
76.0 (3.9%) |
81.6 (4.1%) |
Public administration | 38.0 (2.0%) |
34.1 (1.7%) |
31.0 (1.6%) |
Canada | 1,890.7 (100.0%) |
1,953.4 (100.0%) |
1,969.4 (100.0%) |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 Permanent part-time employment does not have a specified end-date, and consists of work usually less than 30 hours per week at the main or only job.
- 2 Excludes territorial data.
- 3 This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 4 This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Public Use Microdata Files, April 2008 to March 2019.
Characteristics2 | FY1415 | FY1516 | FY1617 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change (%) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 22.8 (0.8%) |
22.7 (0.8%) |
22.6 (0.8%) |
21.2 (0.7%) |
19.0 (0.7%) |
-10.5% |
Prince Edward Island | 11.4 (0.4%) |
10.4 (0.4%) |
10.2 (0.4%) |
10.8 (0.4%) |
11.8 (0.4%) |
+9.2% |
Nova Scotia | 60.0 (2.2%) |
58.5 (2.1%) |
58.6 (2.1%) |
59.5 (2.1%) |
60.4 (2.1%) |
+1.5% |
New Brunswick | 43.3 (1.6%) |
42.1 (1.5%) |
42.7 (1.5%) |
40.3 (1.4%) |
39.4 (1.4%) |
-2.3% |
Quebec | 559.3 (20.4%) |
556.5 (20.1%) |
551.4 (20.0%) |
562.3 (19.8%) |
566.1 (19.8%) |
+0.7% |
Ontario | 1,065.0 (38.9%) |
1,093.5 (39.5%) |
1,091.5 (39.5%) |
1,116.4 (39.4%) |
1,134.6 (39.7%) |
+1.6% |
Manitoba | 83.4 (3.0%) |
85.4 (3.1%) |
86.2 (3.1%) |
89.3 (3.2%) |
91.5 (3.2%) |
+2.5% |
Saskatchewan | 110.0 (4.0%) |
105.6 (3.8%) |
103.3 (3.7%) |
101.7 (3.6%) |
97.8 (3.4%) |
-3.8% |
Alberta | 383.3 (14.0%) |
376.5 (13.6%) |
374.3 (13.6%) |
388.3 (13.7%) |
390.9 (13.7%) |
+0.7% |
British Columbia | 399.6 (14.6%) |
417.6 (15.1%) |
419.5 (15.2%) |
444.9 (15.7%) |
449.5 (15.7%) |
+1.0% |
Men | 1,737.7 (63.5%) |
1,745.0 (63.0%) |
1,756.8 (63.6%) |
1,773.3 (62.6%) |
1,784.0 (62.4%) |
+0.6% |
Women | 1,000.3 (36.5%) |
1,023.8 (37.0%) |
1,003.5 (36.4%) |
1,061.3 (37.4%) |
1,076.8 (37.6%) |
+1.5% |
Goods-producing industries | 696.1 (25.4%) |
686.4 (24.8%) |
688.3 (24.9%) |
680.0 (24.0%) |
657.1 (23.0%) |
-3.4% |
Agriculture | 182.1 (6.6%) |
173.7 (6.3%) |
172.7 (6.3%) |
167.4 (5.9%) |
154.4 (5.4%) |
-7.7% |
Forestry, fishing, mining and oil and gas extraction | 37.6 (1.4%) |
39.1 (1.4%) |
37.8 (1.4%) |
37.3 (1.3%) |
38.6 (1.3%) |
+3.6% |
Utilities | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 |
Construction | 398.3 (14.5%) |
398.5 (14.4%) |
395.9 (14.3%) |
392.6 (13.9%) |
389.4 (13.6%) |
-0.8% |
Manufacturing | 77.9 (2.8%) |
75.0 (2.7%) |
81.8 (3.0%) |
82.6 (2.9%) |
74.4 (2.6%) |
-9.9% |
Services-producing industries | 2,041.9 (74.6%) |
2,082.4 (75.2%) |
2,072.1 (75.1%) |
2,154.6 (76.0%) |
2,203.7 (77.0%) |
+2.3% |
Wholesale and retail trade | 264.5 (9.7%) |
272.5 (9.8%) |
258.5 (9.4%) |
265.6 (9.4%) |
253.9 (8.9%) |
-4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 159.3 (5.8%) |
166.7 (6.0%) |
166.8 (6.0%) |
174.8 (6.2%) |
186.7 (6.5%) |
+6.8% |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 196.0 (7.2%) |
203.3 (7.3%) |
203.2 (7.4%) |
220.0 (7.8%) |
218.7 (7.6%) |
-0.6% |
Professional, scientific and technical services3 | 450.3 (16.4%) |
449.4 (16.2%) |
436.5 (15.8%) |
462.9 (16.3%) |
472.2 (16.5%) |
+2.0% |
Business, building and other support services4 | 181.1 (6.6%) |
184.9 (6.7%) |
182.9 (6.6%) |
183.1 (6.5%) |
202.8 (7.1%) |
+10.8% |
Educational services | 69.5 (2.5%) |
62.0 (2.2%) |
67.7 (2.5%) |
79.4 (2.8%) |
83.0 (2.9%) |
+4.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 271.9 (9.9%) |
292.3 (10.6%) |
302.6 (11.0%) |
313.8 (11.1%) |
317.5 (11.1%) |
+1.2% |
Information, culture and recreation5 | 128.3 (4.7%) |
125.0 (4.5%) |
132.0 (4.8%) |
137.1 (4.8%) |
134.5 (4.7%) |
-1.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 92.4 (3.4%) |
99.9 (3.6%) |
99.3 (3.6%) |
89.9 (3.2%) |
102.3 (3.6%) |
+13.8% |
Other services (except public administration) | 228.4 (8.3%) |
226.3 (8.2%) |
222.6 (8.1%) |
228.0 (8.0%) |
232.2 (8.1%) |
+1.8% |
Public administration | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 | n/a3 |
Canada | 2,738.0 (100.0%) |
2,768.8 (100.0%) |
2,760.3 (100.0%) |
2,834.6 (100.0%) |
2,860.8 (100.0%) |
+0.9% |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 Self-employment refers to working owners of a business, farm or professional practice, whether employer (incorporated) or own-account (unincorporated). It also includes unpaid family workers who work without pay on a farm or in a business or professional practice owned and operated by another family member living in the same dwelling.
- 2 Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (for example data by gender and industry) also excludes territorial data.
- 3 Data have been suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
- 4 This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 5 This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0026-01.
Characteristics2 | Term or contract employment | Casual employment3 | Seasonal employment | Temporary employment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 21.1 (9.3%) |
11.2 (4.9%) |
15.2 (6.7%) |
47.7 (21.0%) |
Prince Edward Island | 4.3 (5.7%) |
2.7 (3.5%) |
6.7 (8.9%) |
13.6 (17.9%) |
Nova Scotia | 24.1 (5.3%) |
20.2 (4.4%) |
17.9 (3.9%) |
61.9 (13.5%) |
New Brunswick | 18.5 (5.2%) |
16.1 (4.5%) |
16.7 (4.7%) |
50.9 (14.3%) |
Quebec | 281.4 (6.6%) |
105.0 (2.5%) |
105.3 (2.5%) |
491.7 (11.5%) |
Ontario | 446.7 (6.1%) |
195.9 (2.7%) |
142.9 (2.0%) |
785.4 (10.8%) |
Manitoba | 32.3 (5.0%) |
19.2 (3.0%) |
16.7 (2.6%) |
67.8 (10.4%) |
Saskatchewan | 28.0 (4.9%) |
17.7 (3.1%) |
14.9 (2.6%) |
60.0 (10.5%) |
Alberta | 128.6 (5.5%) |
72.0 (3.1%) |
46.5 (2.0%) |
246.8 (10.6%) |
British Columbia | 121.6 (4.8%) |
103.6 (4.1%) |
44.2 (1.8%) |
268.7 (10.7%) |
Men | 510.1 (5.2%) |
219.5 (2.2%) |
272.3 (2.8%) |
1,001.9 (10.2%) |
Women | 596.5 (6.7%) |
341.6 (3.8%) |
154.6 (1.7%) |
1,092.7 (12.2%) |
15 to 24 years | 318.4 (13.0%) |
257.2 (10.5%) |
173.7 (7.1%) |
749.2 (30.5%) |
25 to 54 years | 648.9 (5.3%) |
202.3 (1.7%) |
167.1 (1.4%) |
1,018.3 (8.3%) |
55 years and older | 139.3 (3.4%) |
101.7 (2.5%) |
86.1 (2.1%) |
327.1 (8.1%) |
Goods-producing industries | 158.1 (4.0%) |
40.0 (1.0%) |
152.3 (3.9%) |
350.5 (8.9%) |
Agriculture | 4.3 (1.6%) |
3.7 (1.3%) |
24.1 (8.7%) |
32.2 (11.6%) |
Forestry, fishing, mining and oil and gas extraction | 15.4 (4.5%) |
1.5 (0.4%) |
20.4 (6.0%) |
38.1 (11.1%) |
Utilities | 10.7 (7.3%) |
0.5 (0.3%) |
2.3 (1.6%) |
13.0 (8.9%) |
Construction | 67.6 (4.7%) |
15.0 (1.0%) |
84.1 (5.8%) |
167.0 (11.6%) |
Manufacturing | 60.0 (3.5%) |
17.1 (1.0%) |
22.8 (1.3%) |
100.1 (5.8%) |
Services-producing industries | 948.6 (6.4%) |
520.9 (3.5%) |
274.6 (1.9%) |
1,744.0 (11.8%) |
Wholesale and retail trade | 91.1 (3.3%) |
118.9 (4.3%) |
39.8 (1.4%) |
250.0 (8.9%) |
Transportation and warehousing | 35.0 (3.5%) |
18.3 (1.8%) |
25.6 (2.5%) |
79.3 (7.9%) |
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 38.7 (3.3%) |
13.2 (1.1%) |
4.8 (0.4%) |
56.6 (4.8%) |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 67.4 (4.5%) |
10.5 (0.7%) |
8.8 (0.6%) |
87.3 (5.9%) |
Business, building and other support services4 | 59.6 (7.6%) |
23.8 (3.0%) |
31.8 (4.0%) |
115.6 (14.7%) |
Educational services | 248.5 (18.6%) |
62.5 (4.7%) |
20.5 (1.5%) |
331.5 (24.8%) |
Health care and social assistance | 143.8 (5.9%) |
118.0 (4.9%) |
8.5 (0.4%) |
270.4 (11.2%) |
Information, culture and recreation5 | 65.8 (8.4%) |
28.2 (3.6%) |
77.0 (9.9%) |
171.2 (22.0%) |
Accommodation and food services | 60.2 (4.9%) |
94.6 (7.7%) |
37.3 (3.0%) |
192.3 (15.6%) |
Other services (except public administration) | 38.0 (4.7%) |
15.1 (1.9%) |
7.5 (0.9%) |
60.9 (7.5%) |
Public administration | 100.5 (10.3%) |
14.7 (1.5%) |
13.4 (1.4%) |
129.1 (13.2%) |
Canada | 1,106.6 (5.9%) |
561.1 (3.0%) |
426.8 (2.3%) |
2,094.5 (11.2%) |
- Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- 1 A temporary employment has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. Temporary employment include seasonal employment; term or contract employment including work done through a temporary help agency; casual employment; and other temporary employment.
- 2 Excludes territorial data.
- 3 Includes other temporary employment that are not seasonal, term or contract employment.
- 4 This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 5 This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0071-01.
Characteristics2 | FY8889 | FY9899 | FY0809 | FY1718 | FY1819 | Change
(% Points) FY1718 to FY1819 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | 15.7 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 13.0 | -1.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 12.2 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 9.3 | -0.6 |
Nova Scotia | 9.7 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | -1.1 |
New Brunswick | 11.6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
Quebec | 9.6 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
Ontario | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
Manitoba | 7.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | +0.3 |
Saskatchewan | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
Alberta | 7.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
British Columbia | 10.1 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
Yukon | n/a | 13.2 | 5.5 | 3.4r | 3.2 | -0.2 |
Northwest Territories | n/a | n/a | 5.5 | 6.9r | 7.3 | +0.3 |
Nunavut | n/a | n/a | 12.3 | 14.5r | 14.2 | -0.3 |
Men | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
Women | 8.1 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
15 to 24 years | 11.4 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | -0.2 |
25 to 54 years | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
55 years and older | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
Less than high school3 | n/a | 14.0 | 13.1 | 11.5r | 11.1 | -0.3 |
High school diploma4 | n/a | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.6r | 7.2 | -0.4 |
Post-secondary certificate or diploma5 | n/a | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
University degree6 | n/a | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | +0.1 |
Goods-producing industries | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.5r | 6.9 | +0.4 |
Mining and oil and gas extraction | 6.8 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
Utilities7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
Construction | 11.7 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.6 | -0.9 |
Manufacturing | 6.2 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
Services-producing industries | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
Wholesale trade | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
Retail trade | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | +0.1 |
Transportation and warehousing | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
Finance and insurance | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | +0.1 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | +0.1 |
Business, building and other support services8 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | -0.8 |
Educational services | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
Health care and social assistance | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Information, culture and recreation9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
Accommodation and food services | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
Other services (except public administration) | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
Public administration | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
Canada | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
- Note: Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
- r Revised data.
- 1 The years reviewed in this annex prior to FY1819 correspond to the immediate previous year and in decrements of ten years in the past, in order to compare changes in these indicators over a longer period of time.
- 2 Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (for example data by gender, age, educational attainment and industry) also excludes territorial data.
- 3 Includes 0 to 8 years of education and some high school.
- 4 Includes high school graduates and some post-secondary education (not completed).
- 5 Includes certificates (including trade certificates) or diplomas from an educational institution beyond the secondary level, which comprise certificates from a vocational school, apprenticeship training, community college, collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (cégep) and school of nursing. Also included are certificates below a bachelor's degree obtained at a university.
- 6 Includes at least a university bachelor's degree.
- 7 Monthly data that are confidential under the Statistics Act are excluded from the calculation of the annual average.
- 8 This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- 9 This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
- Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Tables 14-10-0019-01 (for data by educational attainment), 14-10-0022-01 (for data by industry), and 14-10-0287-01 (for data specific to provinces, by gender, age and employment type), and 14-10-0292-01 (for data specific to territories).
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