According to Statistics Canada, employment remained stable in February (+22,000; +0.1%), and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0%.
Source: Statistics Canada
Unemployment rate remains stable for a third consecutive month in February
Source: Statistics Canada
Employment in February remains comparable to the level observed in January
Source: Statistics Canada
- In Quebec, employment fell by 15,500 (-0.3%) in February 2023. The province's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 4.1%.
- In February, employee average hourly wage growth remained above 5%, up 5.4% (+$1.69 to $33.16) from the 4.5% increase (+$1.42) recorded in January (data not seasonally adjusted).
- The employment rate stood at 62.4% in February 2023, down 0.1 percentage point from the rate of 62.5% in January 2023.
- The participation rate remained stable in February to reach 65.7% in February, and it was up by 0.5 percentage points compared to September 2022.
- The number of employees increased in the private sector (+39,000; +0.3%), while the number of employees in the public sector and the number of self-employed workers changed little.
Employment by Provinces of Canada
Employment by metropolitan areas
Definition
The employment rate represents the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. The employment rate of a particular group (eg young people aged 15-24) is the number of employed persons in that group expressed as a percentage of the population in that same group.
Unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed expressed as a percentage of the active population (employed and unemployed).
The activity rate is the number of employed and unemployed expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over.
Full time employment includes persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job.
Part-time employment includes persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job.
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