Table 9
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in January 2024 and January 2025, unadjusted for seasonality
| Population | Labour force | Employment | Unemployment | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | % | % | |
| Canada | |||||||
| 2024 | 33,174.2 | 21,605.0 | 20,402.3 | 1,202.7 | 65.1 | 5.6 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 34,283.7 | 22,241.8 | 20,780.8 | 1,461.0 | 64.9 | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| 2024 | 462.8 | 266.0 | 237.4 | 28.6 | 57.5 | 10.8 | 51.3 |
| 2025 | 469.3 | 266.1 | 236.4 | 29.7 | 56.7 | 11.2 | 50.4 |
| Avalon Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 252.1 | 155.6 | 143.0 | 12.7 | 61.7 | 8.2 | 56.7 |
| 2025 | 258.3 | 156.8 | 142.7 | 14.2 | 60.7 | 9.1 | 55.2 |
| South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central–Bonavista Bay | |||||||
| 2024 | 122.8 | 61.9 | 52.7 | 9.2 | 50.4 | 14.9 | 42.9 |
| 2025 | 122.9 | 58.1 | 48.7 | 9.4 | 47.3 | 16.2 | 39.6 |
| West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | |||||||
| 2024 | 87.8 | 48.5 | 41.8 | 6.7 | 55.2 | 13.8 | 47.6 |
| 2025 | 88.0 | 51.2 | 45.0 | 6.1 | 58.2 | 11.9 | 51.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| 2024 | 148.0 | 96.9 | 88.6 | 8.3 | 65.5 | 8.6 | 59.9 |
| 2025 | 152.4 | 100.2 | 90.8 | 9.5 | 65.7 | 9.5 | 59.6 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| 2024 | 888.7 | 546.0 | 510.7 | 35.4 | 61.4 | 6.5 | 57.5 |
| 2025 | 909.4 | 556.1 | 522.0 | 34.1 | 61.2 | 6.1 | 57.4 |
| Cape Breton | |||||||
| 2024 | 119.0 | 60.9 | 52.7 | 8.2 | 51.2 | 13.5 | 44.3 |
| 2025 | 120.6 | 65.7 | 58.6 | 7.2 | 54.5 | 11.0 | 48.6 |
| North Shore | |||||||
| 2024 | 136.7 | 74.1 | 68.9 | 5.3 | 54.2 | 7.2 | 50.4 |
| 2025 | 137.6 | 78.8 | 73.3 | 5.5 | 57.3 | 7.0 | 53.3 |
| Annapolis Valley | |||||||
| 2024 | 111.9 | 68.2 | 64.7 | 3.5 | 60.9 | 5.1 | 57.8 |
| 2025 | 113.2 | 65.5 | 61.9 | 3.7 | 57.9 | 5.6 | 54.7 |
| Southern | |||||||
| 2024 | 104.8 | 56.9 | 52.4 | 4.5 | 54.3 | 7.9 | 50.0 |
| 2025 | 105.5 | 56.7 | 52.4 | 4.3 | 53.7 | 7.6 | 49.7 |
| Halifax | |||||||
| 2024 | 416.4 | 285.9 | 272.0 | 13.9 | 68.7 | 4.9 | 65.3 |
| 2025 | 432.4 | 289.3 | 275.9 | 13.5 | 66.9 | 4.7 | 63.8 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| 2024 | 698.2 | 415.8 | 386.4 | 29.5 | 59.6 | 7.1 | 55.3 |
| 2025 | 716.7 | 424.8 | 393.3 | 31.5 | 59.3 | 7.4 | 54.9 |
| Campbellton–Miramichi | |||||||
| 2024 | 136.7 | 67.5 | 57.3 | 10.1 | 49.4 | 15.0 | 41.9 |
| 2025 | 138.0 | 69.7 | 61.2 | 8.5 | 50.5 | 12.2 | 44.3 |
| Moncton–Richibucto | |||||||
| 2024 | 213.1 | 134.1 | 127.1 | 7.1 | 62.9 | 5.3 | 59.6 |
| 2025 | 222.6 | 141.1 | 133.2 | 7.9 | 63.4 | 5.6 | 59.8 |
| Saint John–St. Stephen | |||||||
| 2024 | 155.8 | 96.3 | 90.7 | 5.6 | 61.8 | 5.8 | 58.2 |
| 2025 | 158.8 | 93.4 | 86.7 | 6.7 | 58.8 | 7.2 | 54.6 |
| Fredericton–Oromocto | |||||||
| 2024 | 125.9 | 79.8 | 75.9 | 3.9 | 63.4 | 4.9 | 60.3 |
| 2025 | 129.6 | 82.8 | 76.5 | 6.3 | 63.9 | 7.6 | 59.0 |
| Edmundston–Woodstock | |||||||
| 2024 | 66.7 | 38.1 | 35.4 | 2.7 | 57.1 | 7.1 | 53.1 |
| 2025 | 67.6 | 37.7 | 35.6 | 2.1 | 55.8 | 5.6 | 52.7 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| 2024 | 7,328.1 | 4,745.8 | 4,511.4 | 234.4 | 64.8 | 4.9 | 61.6 |
| 2025 | 7,522.2 | 4,871.2 | 4,595.8 | 275.4 | 64.8 | 5.7 | 61.1 |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||||
| 2024 | 78.5 | 36.3 | 31.9 | 4.4 | 46.2 | 12.1 | 40.6 |
| 2025 | 79.0 | 41.0 | 35.3 | 5.7 | 51.9 | 13.9 | 44.7 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||||
| 2024 | 173.3 | 102.3 | 98.7 | 3.6 | 59.0 | 3.5 | 57.0 |
| 2025 | 175.7 | 100.8 | 94.2 | 6.6 | 57.4 | 6.5 | 53.6 |
| Capitale-Nationale | |||||||
| 2024 | 659.1 | 435.7 | 420.0 | 15.7 | 66.1 | 3.6 | 63.7 |
| 2025 | 677.2 | 431.3 | 408.5 | 22.8 | 63.7 | 5.3 | 60.3 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||||
| 2024 | 372.3 | 245.0 | 238.8 | 6.2 | 65.8 | 2.5 | 64.1 |
| 2025 | 379.4 | 252.9 | 245.3 | 7.5 | 66.7 | 3.0 | 64.7 |
| Estrie | |||||||
| 2024 | 296.8 | 180.3 | 172.3 | 8.0 | 60.7 | 4.4 | 58.1 |
| 2025 | 304.1 | 181.9 | 174.2 | 7.7 | 59.8 | 4.2 | 57.3 |
| Centre-du-Québec | |||||||
| 2024 | 214.7 | 134.7 | 130.2 | 4.5 | 62.7 | 3.3 | 60.6 |
| 2025 | 218.9 | 132.0 | 124.3 | 7.7 | 60.3 | 5.8 | 56.8 |
| Montérégie | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,358.9 | 919.3 | 884.3 | 35.0 | 67.7 | 3.8 | 65.1 |
| 2025 | 1,384.3 | 876.7 | 838.1 | 38.6 | 63.3 | 4.4 | 60.5 |
| Montréal | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,762.4 | 1,161.6 | 1,078.5 | 83.1 | 65.9 | 7.2 | 61.2 |
| 2025 | 1,848.6 | 1,247.4 | 1,146.6 | 100.7 | 67.5 | 8.1 | 62.0 |
| Laval | |||||||
| 2024 | 376.6 | 254.9 | 240.9 | 14.0 | 67.7 | 5.5 | 64.0 |
| 2025 | 383.9 | 267.6 | 251.5 | 16.1 | 69.7 | 6.0 | 65.5 |
| Lanaudière | |||||||
| 2024 | 453.0 | 294.3 | 281.0 | 13.4 | 65.0 | 4.6 | 62.0 |
| 2025 | 461.9 | 304.8 | 289.5 | 15.3 | 66.0 | 5.0 | 62.7 |
| Laurentides | |||||||
| 2024 | 554.4 | 368.8 | 348.7 | 20.1 | 66.5 | 5.5 | 62.9 |
| 2025 | 565.6 | 390.6 | 375.6 | 14.9 | 69.1 | 3.8 | 66.4 |
| Outaouais | |||||||
| 2024 | 344.7 | 227.9 | 218.0 | 9.9 | 66.1 | 4.3 | 63.2 |
| 2025 | 350.7 | 226.3 | 213.5 | 12.8 | 64.5 | 5.7 | 60.9 |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||||
| 2024 | 120.5 | 75.6 | 73.3 | 2.3 | 62.7 | 3.0 | 60.8 |
| 2025 | 121.3 | 75.8 | 73.2 | 2.7 | 62.5 | 3.6 | 60.3 |
| Mauricie | |||||||
| 2024 | 237.9 | 130.6 | 123.3 | 7.3 | 54.9 | 5.6 | 51.8 |
| 2025 | 242.8 | 145.5 | 137.2 | 8.3 | 59.9 | 5.7 | 56.5 |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||||
| 2024 | 235.9 | 131.0 | 126.0 | 5.0 | 55.5 | 3.8 | 53.4 |
| 2025 | 239.9 | 143.2 | 137.9 | 5.3 | 59.7 | 3.7 | 57.5 |
| Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec | |||||||
| 2024 | 88.9 | 47.6 | 45.7 | 1.9 | 53.5 | 4.0 | 51.4 |
| 2025 | 88.9 | 53.6 | 50.9 | 2.7 | 60.3 | 5.0 | 57.3 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| 2024 | 13,143.8 | 8,504.8 | 8,019.7 | 485.1 | 64.7 | 5.7 | 61.0 |
| 2025 | 13,604.6 | 8,798.1 | 8,161.4 | 636.8 | 64.7 | 7.2 | 60.0 |
| Ottawa | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,284.6 | 864.9 | 829.4 | 35.5 | 67.3 | 4.1 | 64.6 |
| 2025 | 1,321.9 | 883.8 | 837.0 | 46.8 | 66.9 | 5.3 | 63.3 |
| Kingston–Pembroke | |||||||
| 2024 | 430.0 | 243.4 | 232.9 | 10.5 | 56.6 | 4.3 | 54.2 |
| 2025 | 440.0 | 257.1 | 240.2 | 16.9 | 58.4 | 6.6 | 54.6 |
| Muskoka–Kawarthas | |||||||
| 2024 | 378.0 | 203.0 | 197.1 | 5.9 | 53.7 | 2.9 | 52.1 |
| 2025 | 387.4 | 208.0 | 196.4 | 11.7 | 53.7 | 5.6 | 50.7 |
| Toronto | |||||||
| 2024 | 6,103.1 | 4,042.9 | 3,789.8 | 253.2 | 66.2 | 6.3 | 62.1 |
| 2025 | 6,351.4 | 4,217.9 | 3,869.2 | 348.8 | 66.4 | 8.3 | 60.9 |
| Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,338.4 | 917.6 | 864.7 | 52.9 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 64.6 |
| 2025 | 1,392.4 | 949.0 | 881.7 | 67.3 | 68.2 | 7.1 | 63.3 |
| Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,370.5 | 868.8 | 819.2 | 49.6 | 63.4 | 5.7 | 59.8 |
| 2025 | 1,409.3 | 869.8 | 814.8 | 55.0 | 61.7 | 6.3 | 57.8 |
| London | |||||||
| 2024 | 665.5 | 433.2 | 410.5 | 22.7 | 65.1 | 5.2 | 61.7 |
| 2025 | 691.1 | 447.8 | 421.7 | 26.1 | 64.8 | 5.8 | 61.0 |
| Windsor–Sarnia | |||||||
| 2024 | 602.8 | 366.2 | 342.0 | 24.1 | 60.7 | 6.6 | 56.7 |
| 2025 | 621.2 | 385.0 | 353.3 | 31.7 | 62.0 | 8.2 | 56.9 |
| Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 285.2 | 167.9 | 159.8 | 8.1 | 58.9 | 4.8 | 56.0 |
| 2025 | 291.2 | 178.6 | 168.2 | 10.4 | 61.3 | 5.8 | 57.8 |
| Northeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 503.0 | 288.3 | 270.3 | 17.9 | 57.3 | 6.2 | 53.7 |
| 2025 | 514.2 | 291.9 | 275.7 | 16.3 | 56.8 | 5.6 | 53.6 |
| Northwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 182.7 | 108.6 | 104.0 | 4.7 | 59.4 | 4.3 | 56.9 |
| 2025 | 184.7 | 109.0 | 103.2 | 5.8 | 59.0 | 5.3 | 55.9 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,124.3 | 744.5 | 713.3 | 31.2 | 66.2 | 4.2 | 63.4 |
| 2025 | 1,163.1 | 770.3 | 726.0 | 44.3 | 66.2 | 5.8 | 62.4 |
| Southeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 109.2 | 75.9 | 71.9 | 3.9 | 69.5 | 5.1 | 65.8 |
| 2025 | 112.7 | 77.4 | 74.4 | 3.0 | 68.7 | 3.9 | 66.0 |
| South Central and North Central | |||||||
| 2024 | 94.7 | 63.2 | 60.9 | 2.4 | 66.7 | 3.8 | 64.3 |
| 2025 | 97.3 | 62.8 | 59.3 | 3.5 | 64.5 | 5.6 | 60.9 |
| Southwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 96.9 | 61.4 | 58.1 | 3.2 | 63.4 | 5.2 | 60.0 |
| 2025 | 99.2 | 66.3 | 63.3 | 3.0 | 66.8 | 4.5 | 63.8 |
| Winnipeg | |||||||
| 2024 | 685.4 | 459.0 | 441.5 | 17.5 | 67.0 | 3.8 | 64.4 |
| 2025 | 714.4 | 481.5 | 452.6 | 28.9 | 67.4 | 6.0 | 63.4 |
| Interlake | |||||||
| 2024 | 82.2 | 51.6 | 49.0 | 2.6 | 62.8 | 5.0 | 59.6 |
| 2025 | 83.8 | 49.0 | 46.5 | 2.5 | 58.5 | 5.1 | 55.5 |
| Parklands and North | |||||||
| 2024 | 56.0 | 33.5 | 31.9 | 1.7 | 59.8 | 5.1 | 57.0 |
| 2025 | 55.8 | 33.4 | 30.0 | 3.4 | 59.9 | 10.2 | 53.8 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| 2024 | 929.1 | 622.5 | 593.1 | 29.4 | 67.0 | 4.7 | 63.8 |
| 2025 | 956.6 | 635.6 | 602.0 | 33.6 | 66.4 | 5.3 | 62.9 |
| Regina–Moose Mountain | |||||||
| 2024 | 282.8 | 188.3 | 178.8 | 9.5 | 66.6 | 5.0 | 63.2 |
| 2025 | 292.3 | 198.1 | 186.2 | 11.9 | 67.8 | 6.0 | 63.7 |
| Swift Current–Moose Jaw | |||||||
| 2024 | 85.4 | 53.1 | 50.5 | 2.6 | 62.2 | 4.9 | 59.1 |
| 2025 | 86.9 | 56.1 | 53.2 | 3.0 | 64.6 | 5.3 | 61.2 |
| Saskatoon–Biggar | |||||||
| 2024 | 329.8 | 231.5 | 220.0 | 11.5 | 70.2 | 5.0 | 66.7 |
| 2025 | 343.5 | 235.6 | 225.4 | 10.2 | 68.6 | 4.3 | 65.6 |
| Yorkton–Melville | |||||||
| 2024 | 64.9 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 66.3 | 3.3 | 64.1 |
| 2025 | 65.4 | 38.0 | 36.2 | 1.9 | 58.1 | 5.0 | 55.4 |
| Prince Albert and Northern | |||||||
| 2024 | 166.2 | 106.6 | 102.3 | 4.4 | 64.1 | 4.1 | 61.6 |
| 2025 | 168.6 | 107.7 | 101.1 | 6.7 | 63.9 | 6.2 | 60.0 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| 2024 | 3,812.6 | 2,623.1 | 2,463.3 | 159.8 | 68.8 | 6.1 | 64.6 |
| 2025 | 3,991.4 | 2,735.3 | 2,545.8 | 189.5 | 68.5 | 6.9 | 63.8 |
| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | |||||||
| 2024 | 253.8 | 173.0 | 159.8 | 13.1 | 68.2 | 7.6 | 63.0 |
| 2025 | 261.9 | 162.6 | 154.9 | 7.6 | 62.1 | 4.7 | 59.1 |
| Camrose–Drumheller | |||||||
| 2024 | 168.1 | 106.2 | 101.9 | 4.3 | 63.2 | 4.0 | 60.6 |
| 2025 | 171.5 | 115.4 | 108.6 | 6.8 | 67.3 | 5.9 | 63.3 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,496.3 | 1,036.6 | 978.6 | 58.0 | 69.3 | 5.6 | 65.4 |
| 2025 | 1,586.8 | 1,113.8 | 1,031.3 | 82.4 | 70.2 | 7.4 | 65.0 |
| Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | |||||||
| 2024 | 283.4 | 205.6 | 196.2 | 9.5 | 72.5 | 4.6 | 69.2 |
| 2025 | 288.5 | 200.2 | 191.4 | 8.8 | 69.4 | 4.4 | 66.3 |
| Red Deer | |||||||
| 2024 | 183.4 | 122.2 | 112.3 | 9.9 | 66.6 | 8.1 | 61.2 |
| 2025 | 189.4 | 124.5 | 114.7 | 9.8 | 65.7 | 7.9 | 60.6 |
| Edmonton | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,316.0 | 897.0 | 835.9 | 61.1 | 68.2 | 6.8 | 63.5 |
| 2025 | 1,379.8 | 939.1 | 869.7 | 69.4 | 68.1 | 7.4 | 63.0 |
| Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | |||||||
| 2024 | 111.6 | 82.4 | 78.5 | 3.9 | 73.8 | 4.7 | 70.3 |
| 2025 | 113.4 | 79.8 | 75.2 | 4.6 | 70.4 | 5.8 | 66.3 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| 2024 | 4,638.8 | 3,039.4 | 2,878.3 | 161.1 | 65.5 | 5.3 | 62.0 |
| 2025 | 4,798.0 | 3,083.9 | 2,907.3 | 176.6 | 64.3 | 5.7 | 60.6 |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | |||||||
| 2024 | 786.0 | 476.1 | 455.9 | 20.2 | 60.6 | 4.2 | 58.0 |
| 2025 | 802.4 | 490.3 | 469.4 | 20.9 | 61.1 | 4.3 | 58.5 |
| Lower Mainland–Southwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 2,907.2 | 1,986.8 | 1,878.4 | 108.4 | 68.3 | 5.5 | 64.6 |
| 2025 | 3,031.9 | 2,021.4 | 1,896.0 | 125.4 | 66.7 | 6.2 | 62.5 |
| Thompson–Okanagan | |||||||
| 2024 | 535.9 | 307.6 | 292.6 | 15.0 | 57.4 | 4.9 | 54.6 |
| 2025 | 549.5 | 316.4 | 299.8 | 16.6 | 57.6 | 5.2 | 54.6 |
| Kootenay | |||||||
| 2024 | 146.9 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 6.8 | 62.7 | 7.4 | 58.1 |
| 2025 | 149.3 | 85.8 | 82.5 | 3.3 | 57.5 | 3.8 | 55.3 |
| Cariboo | |||||||
| 2024 | 139.6 | 89.6 | 83.7 | 5.9 | 64.2 | 6.6 | 60.0 |
| 2025 | 141.1 | 86.7 | 80.5 | 6.2 | 61.4 | 7.2 | 57.1 |
| North Coast and Nechako | |||||||
| 2024 | 69.5 | 48.7 | 45.6 | 3.1 | 70.1 | 6.4 | 65.6 |
| 2025 | 69.7 | 45.2 | 43.4 | 1.8 | 64.8 | 4.0 | 62.3 |
| Northeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 53.6 | 38.5 | 36.7 | 1.8 | 71.8 | 4.7 | 68.5 |
| 2025 | 53.9 | 38.2 | 35.8 | 2.4 | 70.9 | 6.3 | 66.4 |
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0462-02.
Table note 1
For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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