Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| February 2025 |
March 2025 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2025 | March 2024 to March 2025 | February to March 2025 | March 2024 to March 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 | 470.0 | 470.4 | ... | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 271.3 | 271.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 242.7 | 244.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 206.9 | 205.0 | 2.4 | -1.9 | -3.3 | -0.9 | -1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 35.9 | 39.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 28.6 | 27.3 | 1.8 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -4.5 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 57.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.6 | 51.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 152.7 | 152.8 | ... | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 101.7 | 101.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 93.8 | 93.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 81.0 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.8 | 11.9 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -7.0 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -3.8 | 4.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 910.7 | 911.5 | ... | 0.8 | 16.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 560.0 | 558.9 | 3.1 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 522.9 | 524.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 437.5 | 437.7 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 85.4 | 87.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | -4.7 | 2.1 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 37.2 | 34.0 | 2.6 | -3.2 | -2.3 | -8.6 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 717.7 | 718.5 | ... | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 433.8 | 431.5 | 2.5 | -2.3 | 4.6 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 401.4 | 401.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 346.7 | 346.8 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 54.7 | 54.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 | -4.2 | 0.2 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.4 | 30.0 | 2.1 | -2.4 | -3.8 | -7.4 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,543.1 | 7,552.6 | ... | 9.5 | 180.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 4,891.5 | 4,906.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 133.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 4,632.2 | 4,627.3 | 15.9 | -4.9 | 88.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,773.2 | 3,762.6 | 20.6 | -10.6 | 65.5 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 859.0 | 864.7 | 18.8 | 5.7 | 22.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 259.3 | 279.6 | 12.8 | 20.3 | 45.0 | 7.8 | 19.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,642.9 | 13,662.2 | ... | 19.3 | 388.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 8,910.9 | 8,896.9 | 21.8 | -14.0 | 216.8 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,257.3 | 8,229.8 | 21.1 | -27.5 | 134.3 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,753.5 | 6,721.8 | 27.9 | -31.7 | 57.2 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,503.8 | 1,508.0 | 26.0 | 4.2 | 77.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 653.7 | 667.2 | 18.6 | 13.5 | 82.6 | 2.1 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,166.9 | 1,168.8 | ... | 1.9 | 34.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 779.4 | 777.3 | 3.5 | -2.1 | 24.8 | -0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 732.0 | 730.9 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 18.8 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 607.0 | 608.4 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 124.9 | 122.6 | 4.3 | -2.3 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 47.5 | 46.3 | 2.9 | -1.2 | 6.0 | -2.5 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 959.8 | 961.1 | ... | 1.3 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 641.5 | 645.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 606.9 | 613.5 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 18.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 498.5 | 498.1 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 6.7 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 108.4 | 115.4 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 31.7 | 2.4 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -8.6 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,011.6 | 4,021.8 | ... | 10.2 | 165.1 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 2,751.0 | 2,745.8 | 12.1 | -5.2 | 70.9 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,566.2 | 2,550.8 | 12.0 | -15.4 | 49.5 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,114.9 | 2,084.6 | 16.2 | -30.3 | 41.4 | -1.4 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 451.3 | 466.2 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 184.8 | 195.0 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 21.4 | 5.5 | 12.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,812.8 | 4,820.4 | ... | 7.6 | 137.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 3,125.9 | 3,135.0 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 47.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,939.2 | 2,944.9 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 27.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,347.1 | 2,357.1 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 592.2 | 587.8 | 13.7 | -4.4 | 26.5 | -0.7 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 186.7 | 190.1 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -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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