Table 5
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.
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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