Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2025 |
February 2025 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2025 | February 2024 to February 2025 | January to February 2025 | February 2024 to February 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 469.5 | 470.0 | ... | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 271.8 | 271.3 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 243.1 | 242.7 | 2.0 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 207.7 | 206.9 | 2.4 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 35.3 | 35.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.7 | 28.6 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 57.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 51.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 152.4 | 152.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 101.6 | 101.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 94.3 | 93.8 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 81.2 | 81.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 13.1 | 12.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -5.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 909.7 | 910.7 | ... | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 560.4 | 560.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 527.2 | 522.9 | 3.2 | -4.3 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 436.0 | 437.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 91.1 | 85.4 | 3.6 | -5.7 | -8.7 | -6.3 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 33.2 | 37.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 12.0 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 717.0 | 717.7 | ... | 0.7 | 15.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 430.3 | 433.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 402.9 | 401.4 | 2.5 | -1.5 | 5.9 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 343.3 | 346.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 59.5 | 54.7 | 2.7 | -4.8 | -3.3 | -8.1 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 27.5 | 32.4 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 17.8 | 8.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,534.5 | 7,543.1 | ... | 8.6 | 186.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,901.7 | 4,891.5 | 15.8 | -10.2 | 110.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 4,635.6 | 4,632.2 | 15.9 | -3.4 | 80.7 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,782.2 | 3,773.2 | 20.6 | -9.0 | 66.9 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 853.4 | 859.0 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 266.1 | 259.3 | 12.8 | -6.8 | 29.7 | -2.6 | 12.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,627.1 | 13,642.9 | ... | 15.8 | 410.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 8,915.2 | 8,910.9 | 21.8 | -4.3 | 278.8 | -0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 8,240.4 | 8,257.3 | 21.1 | 16.9 | 190.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,794.7 | 6,753.5 | 27.9 | -41.2 | 86.1 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,445.7 | 1,503.8 | 26.0 | 58.1 | 104.6 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 674.8 | 653.7 | 18.6 | -21.1 | 88.2 | -3.1 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,164.7 | 1,166.9 | ... | 2.2 | 35.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 778.8 | 779.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 27.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 731.1 | 732.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 15.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 600.8 | 607.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 16.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 130.4 | 124.9 | 4.3 | -5.5 | -0.7 | -4.2 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 47.6 | 47.5 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 11.6 | -0.2 | 32.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 958.0 | 959.8 | ... | 1.8 | 25.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 640.9 | 641.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 606.4 | 606.9 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 499.3 | 498.5 | 4.1 | -0.8 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 107.1 | 108.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.6 | 34.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,002.0 | 4,011.6 | ... | 9.6 | 169.3 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 2,752.1 | 2,751.0 | 12.1 | -1.1 | 78.3 | -0.0 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 2,568.4 | 2,566.2 | 12.0 | -2.2 | 59.6 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,099.0 | 2,114.9 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 66.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 469.4 | 451.3 | 14.4 | -18.1 | -6.7 | -3.9 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 183.7 | 184.8 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 18.7 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 68.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,805.9 | 4,812.8 | ... | 6.9 | 144.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 3,131.1 | 3,125.9 | 11.1 | -5.2 | 56.7 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,944.0 | 2,939.2 | 11.1 | -4.8 | 29.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,341.6 | 2,347.1 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 602.4 | 592.2 | 13.7 | -10.2 | 20.4 | -1.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 187.1 | 186.7 | 9.0 | -0.4 | 27.6 | -0.2 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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