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)
  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
Quebec              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,001.9 1,003.6 ... 1.7 40.9 0.2 4.2
Labour force 662.8 666.4 8.6 3.6 5.1 0.5 0.8
Employment 611.4 607.4 8.3 -4.0 3.1 -0.7 0.5
Unemployment 51.4 58.9 6.6 7.5 1.9 14.6 3.3
Participation rate 66.2 66.4 0.9 0.2 -2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 8.8 0.9 1.0 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 60.5 0.8 -0.5 -2.3 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 3,268.6 3,272.9 ... 4.3 78.8 0.1 2.5
Labour force 2,236.2 2,235.7 8.8 -0.5 38.0 -0.0 1.7
Employment 2,112.5 2,106.2 9.5 -6.3 12.2 -0.3 0.6
Unemployment 123.7 129.5 7.8 5.8 25.7 4.7 24.8
Participation rate 68.4 68.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 64.6 64.4 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 3,272.6 3,276.1 ... 3.5 60.4 0.1 1.9
Labour force 1,992.5 2,004.9 8.8 12.4 90.3 0.6 4.7
Employment 1,908.3 1,913.7 8.7 5.4 72.9 0.3 4.0
Unemployment 84.1 91.2 7.1 7.1 17.4 8.4 23.6
Participation rate 60.9 61.2 0.3 0.3 1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 58.4 0.3 0.1 1.2 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,087.1 2,088.0 ... 0.9 84.6 0.0 4.2
Labour force 1,263.6 1,274.5 12.6 10.9 81.5 0.9 6.8
Employment 1,068.3 1,065.5 11.6 -2.8 61.7 -0.3 6.1
Unemployment 195.4 209.0 10.8 13.6 19.8 7.0 10.5
Participation rate 60.5 61.0 0.6 0.5 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.5 16.4 0.8 0.9 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 51.2 51.0 0.6 -0.2 0.9 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 5,671.3 5,680.2 ... 8.9 156.2 0.2 2.8
Labour force 4,067.0 4,049.8 11.3 -17.2 83.7 -0.4 2.1
Employment 3,817.8 3,792.2 11.8 -25.6 49.9 -0.7 1.3
Unemployment 249.2 257.5 10.6 8.3 33.7 3.3 15.1
Participation rate 71.7 71.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 66.8 0.2 -0.5 -0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 5,884.5 5,894.1 ... 9.6 147.9 0.2 2.6
Labour force 3,580.3 3,572.7 12.0 -7.6 51.7 -0.2 1.5
Employment 3,371.1 3,372.0 12.0 0.9 22.6 0.0 0.7
Unemployment 209.1 200.6 10.1 -8.5 29.0 -4.1 16.9
Participation rate 60.8 60.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 0.3 -0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.3 57.2 0.2 -0.1 -1.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 189.9 189.9 ... 0.0 4.9 0.0 2.6
Labour force 126.3 124.4 2.2 -1.9 -1.7 -1.5 -1.3
Employment 111.0 109.6 2.0 -1.4 -2.8 -1.3 -2.5
Unemployment 15.4 14.8 1.8 -0.6 1.1 -3.9 8.0
Participation rate 66.5 65.5 1.1 -1.0 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.2 11.9 1.3 -0.3 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 57.7 1.0 -0.8 -3.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 487.9 488.9 ... 1.0 15.6 0.2 3.3
Labour force 354.1 353.7 1.9 -0.4 17.4 -0.1 5.2
Employment 335.6 336.3 2.0 0.7 15.7 0.2 4.9
Unemployment 18.5 17.4 1.7 -1.1 1.7 -5.9 10.8
Participation rate 72.6 72.3 0.4 -0.3 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 4.9 0.5 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 68.8 68.8 0.4 0.0 1.1 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 489.1 490.0 ... 0.9 13.6 0.2 2.9
Labour force 299.0 299.2 1.8 0.2 9.1 0.1 3.1
Employment 285.4 285.0 1.9 -0.4 5.9 -0.1 2.1
Unemployment 13.6 14.2 1.4 0.6 3.2 4.4 29.1
Participation rate 61.1 61.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.7 0.5 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 58.4 58.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 149.1 149.5 ... 0.4 6.4 0.3 4.5
Labour force 93.5 95.2 1.8 1.7 5.9 1.8 6.6
Employment 81.0 84.4 1.6 3.4 5.5 4.2 7.0
Unemployment 12.6 10.9 1.4 -1.7 0.6 -13.5 5.8
Participation rate 62.7 63.7 1.2 1.0 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.5 11.4 1.5 -2.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 54.3 56.5 1.1 2.2 1.4 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 403.7 404.2 ... 0.5 9.4 0.1 2.4
Labour force 292.8 293.2 1.6 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.5
Employment 280.3 281.4 1.6 1.1 2.9 0.4 1.0
Unemployment 12.4 11.9 1.4 -0.5 -1.4 -4.0 -10.5
Participation rate 72.5 72.5 0.4 0.0 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.1 0.5 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 69.4 69.6 0.4 0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 406.9 407.5 ... 0.6 9.3 0.1 2.3
Labour force 255.2 256.8 1.7 1.6 9.2 0.6 3.7
Employment 245.6 247.8 1.7 2.2 10.3 0.9 4.3
Unemployment 9.6 9.0 1.3 -0.6 -1.1 -6.3 -10.9
Participation rate 62.7 63.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.8 3.5 0.5 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.8 0.4 0.4 1.2 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 610.0 611.9 ... 1.9 33.6 0.3 5.8
Labour force 387.7 390.7 6.7 3.0 28.9 0.8 8.0
Employment 337.0 331.6 6.3 -5.4 20.9 -1.6 6.7
Unemployment 50.7 59.1 6.1 8.4 8.0 16.6 15.7
Participation rate 63.6 63.9 1.1 0.3 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.1 15.1 1.5 2.0 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 55.2 54.2 1.1 -1.0 0.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 1,693.9 1,697.8 ... 3.9 64.6 0.2 4.0
Labour force 1,278.0 1,274.4 6.4 -3.6 22.7 -0.3 1.8
Employment 1,207.7 1,204.3 7.2 -3.4 19.7 -0.3 1.7
Unemployment 70.3 70.1 6.3 -0.2 3.0 -0.3 4.5
Participation rate 75.4 75.1 0.4 -0.3 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 71.3 70.9 0.4 -0.4 -1.6 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 1,707.8 1,712.1 ... 4.3 66.9 0.3 4.1
Labour force 1,085.3 1,080.7 6.9 -4.6 19.4 -0.4 1.8
Employment 1,021.5 1,014.8 6.5 -6.7 8.8 -0.7 0.9
Unemployment 63.8 65.8 5.7 2.0 10.5 3.1 19.0
Participation rate 63.5 63.1 0.4 -0.4 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.1 0.5 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 59.8 59.3 0.4 -0.5 -1.8 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 674.5 675.2 ... 0.7 31.0 0.1 4.8
Labour force 400.3 401.2 6.3 0.9 -14.7 0.2 -3.5
Employment 348.8 347.8 6.0 -1.0 -23.1 -0.3 -6.2
Unemployment 51.5 53.4 5.1 1.9 8.5 3.7 18.9
Participation rate 59.3 59.4 1.0 0.1 -5.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.9 13.3 1.2 0.4 2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 51.7 51.5 0.9 -0.2 -6.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 2,024.2 2,027.2 ... 3.0 50.7 0.1 2.6
Labour force 1,437.6 1,435.1 5.6 -2.5 31.7 -0.2 2.3
Employment 1,368.5 1,364.7 6.0 -3.8 25.5 -0.3 1.9
Unemployment 69.1 70.5 5.0 1.4 6.3 2.0 9.8
Participation rate 71.0 70.8 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 67.6 67.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 2,114.1 2,118.0 ... 3.9 56.1 0.2 2.7
Labour force 1,288.1 1,298.6 6.7 10.5 30.0 0.8 2.4
Employment 1,221.9 1,232.4 6.5 10.5 25.3 0.9 2.1
Unemployment 66.2 66.2 5.3 0.0 4.7 0.0 7.6
Participation rate 60.9 61.3 0.3 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.1 0.4 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 58.2 0.3 0.4 -0.3 ... ...
...
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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