Table 5 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) 

Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
  December
2024
January
2025
Standard error1 December 2024 to January 2025 January 2024 to January 2025 December 2024 to January 2025 January 2024 to January 2025
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Quebec              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 7,522.8 7,534.5 ... 11.7 192.2 0.2 2.6
Labour force 4,893.9 4,901.7 15.8 7.8 144.2 0.2 3.0
Employment 4,619.9 4,635.6 15.9 15.7 95.1 0.3 2.1
Full-time employment 3,801.5 3,782.2 20.6 -19.3 81.3 -0.5 2.2
Unemployment 274.0 266.1 12.8 -7.9 49.1 -2.9 22.6
Participation rate 65.1 65.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.4 0.3 -0.2 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.5 0.2 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 997.8 1,000.2 ... 2.4 45.8 0.2 4.8
Labour force 664.9 676.6 8.6 11.7 14.3 1.8 2.2
Employment 605.5 614.7 8.3 9.2 6.4 1.5 1.1
Unemployment 59.5 61.9 6.6 2.4 7.9 4.0 14.6
Participation rate 66.6 67.6 0.9 1.0 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.9 9.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.5 0.8 0.8 -2.2 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,259.6 3,264.8 ... 5.2 83.6 0.2 2.6
Labour force 2,235.6 2,232.0 8.8 -3.6 56.6 -0.2 2.6
Employment 2,114.0 2,112.9 9.5 -1.1 25.3 -0.1 1.2
Unemployment 121.5 119.1 7.8 -2.4 31.2 -2.0 35.5
Participation rate 68.6 68.4 0.3 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.3 0.3 -0.1 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 64.9 64.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,265.4 3,269.5 ... 4.1 62.8 0.1 2.0
Labour force 1,993.4 1,993.0 8.8 -0.4 73.2 -0.0 3.8
Employment 1,900.4 1,907.9 8.7 7.5 63.3 0.4 3.4
Unemployment 93.0 85.2 7.1 -7.8 10.0 -8.4 13.3
Participation rate 61.0 61.0 0.3 0.0 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.3 0.4 -0.4 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 58.2 58.4 0.3 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 13,605.1 13,627.1 ... 22.0 438.2 0.2 3.3
Labour force 8,870.0 8,915.2 21.8 45.2 323.6 0.5 3.8
Employment 8,201.4 8,240.4 21.1 39.0 176.5 0.5 2.2
Full-time employment 6,743.7 6,794.7 27.9 51.0 149.2 0.8 2.2
Unemployment 668.5 674.8 18.6 6.3 147.1 0.9 27.9
Participation rate 65.2 65.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.6 0.2 0.1 1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.3 60.5 0.2 0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,085.0 2,086.4 ... 1.4 109.5 0.1 5.5
Labour force 1,259.5 1,268.6 12.6 9.1 120.4 0.7 10.5
Employment 1,032.5 1,051.4 11.6 18.9 44.6 1.8 4.4
Unemployment 227.1 217.2 10.8 -9.9 75.8 -4.4 53.6
Participation rate 60.4 60.8 0.6 0.4 2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 18.0 17.1 0.8 -0.9 4.8 ... ...
Employment rate 49.5 50.4 0.6 0.9 -0.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 5,654.3 5,664.2 ... 9.9 171.6 0.2 3.1
Labour force 4,053.5 4,070.8 11.3 17.3 137.2 0.4 3.5
Employment 3,829.5 3,831.2 11.8 1.7 101.1 0.0 2.7
Unemployment 224.0 239.6 10.6 15.6 36.1 7.0 17.7
Participation rate 71.7 71.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 67.7 67.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,865.9 5,876.5 ... 10.6 157.1 0.2 2.7
Labour force 3,556.9 3,575.8 12.0 18.9 66.0 0.5 1.9
Employment 3,339.4 3,357.8 12.0 18.4 30.8 0.6 0.9
Unemployment 217.5 218.0 10.1 0.5 35.2 0.2 19.3
Participation rate 60.6 60.8 0.2 0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.9 57.1 0.2 0.2 -1.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 1,163.0 1,164.7 ... 1.7 36.7 0.1 3.3
Labour force 777.6 778.8 3.5 1.2 22.3 0.2 2.9
Employment 729.1 731.1 3.4 2.0 6.9 0.3 1.0
Full-time employment 598.6 600.8 4.6 2.2 6.5 0.4 1.1
Unemployment 48.5 47.6 2.9 -0.9 15.3 -1.9 47.4
Participation rate 66.9 66.9 0.3 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.1 0.4 -0.1 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 62.7 62.8 0.3 0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 190.2 189.9 ... -0.3 6.6 -0.2 3.6
Labour force 124.6 126.4 2.2 1.8 1.0 1.4 0.8
Employment 109.4 111.1 2.0 1.7 -3.9 1.6 -3.4
Unemployment 15.3 15.2 1.8 -0.1 4.8 -0.7 46.2
Participation rate 65.5 66.6 1.1 1.1 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.3 12.0 1.3 -0.3 3.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 58.5 1.0 1.0 -4.2 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 485.7 486.7 ... 1.0 16.2 0.2 3.4
Labour force 353.1 352.3 1.9 -0.8 13.6 -0.2 4.0
Employment 334.5 334.9 2.0 0.4 8.2 0.1 2.5
Unemployment 18.6 17.3 1.7 -1.3 5.3 -7.0 44.2
Participation rate 72.7 72.4 0.4 -0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 4.9 0.5 -0.4 1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 68.9 68.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 487.1 488.0 ... 0.9 13.9 0.2 2.9
Labour force 299.8 300.1 1.8 0.3 7.7 0.1 2.6
Employment 285.2 285.1 1.9 -0.1 2.6 -0.0 0.9
Unemployment 14.6 15.1 1.4 0.5 5.2 3.4 52.5
Participation rate 61.5 61.5 0.4 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.0 0.5 0.1 1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 58.4 0.4 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 956.6 958.0 ... 1.4 26.4 0.1 2.8
Labour force 647.0 640.9 3.0 -6.1 14.9 -0.9 2.4
Employment 608.2 606.4 3.0 -1.8 10.4 -0.3 1.7
Full-time employment 500.9 499.3 4.1 -1.6 5.0 -0.3 1.0
Unemployment 38.8 34.6 2.4 -4.2 4.6 -10.8 15.3
Participation rate 67.6 66.9 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.4 0.4 -0.6 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 63.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 148.3 148.7 ... 0.4 6.9 0.3 4.9
Labour force 95.9 92.2 1.8 -3.7 7.3 -3.9 8.6
Employment 82.8 81.4 1.6 -1.4 4.3 -1.7 5.6
Unemployment 13.1 10.8 1.4 -2.3 3.0 -17.6 38.5
Participation rate 64.7 62.0 1.2 -2.7 2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.7 11.7 1.5 -2.0 2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 55.8 54.7 1.1 -1.1 0.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 402.5 403.0 ... 0.5 9.9 0.1 2.5
Labour force 297.1 295.2 1.6 -1.9 3.9 -0.6 1.3
Employment 282.0 282.0 1.6 0.0 3.6 0.0 1.3
Unemployment 15.1 13.1 1.4 -2.0 0.2 -13.2 1.6
Participation rate 73.8 73.3 0.4 -0.5 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.4 0.5 -0.7 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 70.1 70.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 405.7 406.3 ... 0.6 9.6 0.1 2.4
Labour force 254.0 253.6 1.7 -0.4 3.8 -0.2 1.5
Employment 243.3 242.9 1.7 -0.4 2.4 -0.2 1.0
Unemployment 10.7 10.6 1.3 -0.1 1.3 -0.9 14.0
Participation rate 62.6 62.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.2 0.5 0.0 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.0 59.8 0.4 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 3,991.4 4,002.0 ... 10.6 173.2 0.3 4.5
Labour force 2,758.5 2,752.1 12.1 -6.4 91.6 -0.2 3.4
Employment 2,572.7 2,568.4 12.0 -4.3 74.8 -0.2 3.0
Full-time employment 2,120.4 2,099.0 16.2 -21.4 64.0 -1.0 3.1
Unemployment 185.8 183.7 10.8 -2.1 16.8 -1.1 10.1
Participation rate 69.1 68.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 64.5 64.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.9 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 606.1 608.1 ... 2.0 35.9 0.3 6.3
Labour force 394.7 395.0 6.7 0.3 28.4 0.1 7.7
Employment 340.3 342.3 6.3 2.0 31.2 0.6 10.0
Unemployment 54.4 52.7 6.1 -1.7 -2.8 -3.1 -5.0
Participation rate 65.1 65.0 1.1 -0.1 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.8 13.3 1.5 -0.5 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 56.1 56.3 1.1 0.2 1.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,686.2 1,690.2 ... 4.0 68.2 0.2 4.2
Labour force 1,271.1 1,272.8 6.4 1.7 32.4 0.1 2.6
Employment 1,202.9 1,202.7 7.2 -0.2 22.1 -0.0 1.9
Unemployment 68.1 70.2 6.3 2.1 10.4 3.1 17.4
Participation rate 75.4 75.3 0.4 -0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 71.3 71.2 0.4 -0.1 -1.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,699.1 1,703.7 ... 4.6 69.2 0.3 4.2
Labour force 1,092.7 1,084.3 6.9 -8.4 30.8 -0.8 2.9
Employment 1,029.4 1,023.5 6.5 -5.9 21.5 -0.6 2.1
Unemployment 63.3 60.8 5.7 -2.5 9.3 -3.9 18.1
Participation rate 64.3 63.6 0.4 -0.7 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 0.5 -0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 60.1 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 4,798.3 4,805.9 ... 7.6 152.1 0.2 3.3
Labour force 3,104.5 3,131.1 11.1 26.6 64.6 0.9 2.1
Employment 2,920.6 2,944.0 11.1 23.4 40.5 0.8 1.4
Full-time employment 2,321.7 2,341.6 15.0 19.9 19.6 0.9 0.8
Unemployment 183.9 187.1 9.0 3.2 24.1 1.7 14.8
Participation rate 64.7 65.2 0.2 0.5 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.0 0.3 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 61.3 0.2 0.4 -1.1 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 672.9 673.7 ... 0.8 38.0 0.1 6.0
Labour force 409.9 407.7 6.3 -2.2 0.5 -0.5 0.1
Employment 357.7 358.8 6.0 1.1 -14.8 0.3 -4.0
Unemployment 52.2 48.9 5.1 -3.3 15.3 -6.3 45.5
Participation rate 60.9 60.5 1.0 -0.4 -3.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.7 12.0 1.2 -0.7 3.7 ... ...
Employment rate 53.2 53.3 0.9 0.1 -5.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 2,018.8 2,021.5 ... 2.7 55.3 0.1 2.8
Labour force 1,428.7 1,430.5 5.6 1.8 35.0 0.1 2.5
Employment 1,359.8 1,363.4 6.0 3.6 35.6 0.3 2.7
Unemployment 68.9 67.1 5.0 -1.8 -0.6 -2.6 -0.9
Participation rate 70.8 70.8 0.3 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 67.4 67.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 2,106.6 2,110.7 ... 4.1 58.8 0.2 2.9
Labour force 1,265.9 1,292.9 6.7 27.0 29.1 2.1 2.3
Employment 1,203.1 1,221.9 6.5 18.8 19.8 1.6 1.6
Unemployment 62.8 71.0 5.3 8.2 9.3 13.1 15.1
Participation rate 60.1 61.3 0.3 1.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 57.9 0.3 0.8 -0.7 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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