Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,000.2 | 1,001.9 | ... | 1.7 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 676.6 | 662.8 | 8.6 | -13.8 | -6.4 | -2.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 614.7 | 611.4 | 8.3 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 61.9 | 51.4 | 6.6 | -10.5 | -4.2 | -17.0 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.2 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 7.8 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,264.8 | 3,268.6 | ... | 3.8 | 81.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,232.0 | 2,236.2 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 37.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,112.9 | 2,112.5 | 9.5 | -0.4 | 20.8 | -0.0 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 119.1 | 123.7 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 16.9 | 3.9 | 15.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,269.5 | 3,272.6 | ... | 3.1 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,993.0 | 1,992.5 | 8.8 | -0.5 | 79.1 | -0.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 1,907.9 | 1,908.3 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 85.2 | 84.1 | 7.1 | -1.1 | 16.9 | -1.3 | 25.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,086.4 | 2,087.1 | ... | 0.7 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Labour force | 1,268.6 | 1,263.6 | 12.6 | -5.0 | 86.8 | -0.4 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 1,051.4 | 1,068.3 | 11.6 | 16.9 | 61.0 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 217.2 | 195.4 | 10.8 | -21.8 | 25.9 | -10.0 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.1 | 15.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.4 | 51.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,664.2 | 5,671.3 | ... | 7.1 | 162.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 4,070.8 | 4,067.0 | 11.3 | -3.8 | 117.4 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 3,831.2 | 3,817.8 | 11.8 | -13.4 | 84.5 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 239.6 | 249.2 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 32.9 | 4.0 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 71.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,876.5 | 5,884.5 | ... | 8.0 | 151.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,575.8 | 3,580.3 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 74.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 3,357.8 | 3,371.1 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 45.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 218.0 | 209.1 | 10.1 | -8.9 | 29.4 | -4.1 | 16.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 189.9 | 189.9 | ... | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 126.4 | 126.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 111.1 | 111.0 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.2 | 15.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 25.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 486.7 | 487.9 | ... | 1.2 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 352.3 | 354.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 17.6 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 334.9 | 335.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 18.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 33.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.4 | 72.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.8 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 488.0 | 489.1 | ... | 1.1 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 300.1 | 299.0 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 9.2 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 285.1 | 285.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 13.6 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 3.9 | -9.9 | 40.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 148.7 | 149.1 | ... | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 92.2 | 93.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 81.4 | 81.0 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 21.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 54.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 403.0 | 403.7 | ... | 0.7 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 295.2 | 292.8 | 1.6 | -2.4 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 282.0 | 280.3 | 1.6 | -1.7 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 12.4 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -5.3 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.3 | 72.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.0 | 69.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 406.3 | 406.9 | ... | 0.6 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 253.6 | 255.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 242.9 | 245.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 9.6 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -9.4 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 608.1 | 610.0 | ... | 1.9 | 34.9 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Labour force | 395.0 | 387.7 | 6.7 | -7.3 | 16.3 | -1.8 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 342.3 | 337.0 | 6.3 | -5.3 | 19.0 | -1.5 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 52.7 | 50.7 | 6.1 | -2.0 | -2.8 | -3.8 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 63.6 | 1.1 | -1.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 13.1 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 55.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,690.2 | 1,693.9 | ... | 3.7 | 66.4 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 1,272.8 | 1,278.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 39.7 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,202.7 | 1,207.7 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 29.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 70.2 | 70.3 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 16.2 |
| Participation rate | 75.3 | 75.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.2 | 71.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,703.7 | 1,707.8 | ... | 4.1 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,084.3 | 1,085.3 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,023.5 | 1,021.5 | 6.5 | -2.0 | 10.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 60.8 | 63.8 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 22.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 59.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 673.7 | 674.5 | ... | 0.8 | 34.5 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Labour force | 407.7 | 400.3 | 6.3 | -7.4 | -7.9 | -1.8 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 358.8 | 348.8 | 6.0 | -10.0 | -22.7 | -2.8 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 48.9 | 51.5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 40.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 59.3 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.3 | 51.7 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,021.5 | 2,024.2 | ... | 2.7 | 52.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,430.5 | 1,437.6 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 37.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 1,363.4 | 1,368.5 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 30.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 67.1 | 69.1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 71.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,110.7 | 2,114.1 | ... | 3.4 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 1,292.9 | 1,288.1 | 6.7 | -4.8 | 27.0 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,221.9 | 1,221.9 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 71.0 | 66.2 | 5.3 | -4.8 | 5.5 | -6.8 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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