Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| March 2025 |
April 2025 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2025 | April 2024 to April 2025 | March to April 2025 | April 2024 to April 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 | 7,552.6 | 7,563.1 | ... | 10.5 | 172.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 4,906.9 | 4,942.2 | 15.8 | 35.3 | 139.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 4,627.3 | 4,645.6 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 89.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,762.6 | 3,789.6 | 20.6 | 27.0 | 91.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 279.6 | 296.5 | 12.8 | 16.9 | 50.2 | 6.0 | 20.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,003.6 | 1,005.2 | ... | 1.6 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 666.4 | 689.3 | 8.6 | 22.9 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 607.4 | 614.1 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 58.9 | 75.2 | 6.6 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 27.7 | 20.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 68.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 61.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,272.9 | 3,277.6 | ... | 4.7 | 75.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 2,235.7 | 2,261.8 | 8.8 | 26.1 | 60.9 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 2,106.2 | 2,129.3 | 9.5 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 129.5 | 132.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 35.8 | 2.3 | 37.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 69.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,276.1 | 3,280.2 | ... | 4.1 | 58.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,004.9 | 1,991.0 | 8.8 | -13.9 | 65.3 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 1,913.7 | 1,902.2 | 8.7 | -11.5 | 63.8 | -0.6 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 91.2 | 88.9 | 7.1 | -2.3 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,662.2 | 13,681.1 | ... | 18.9 | 360.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 8,896.9 | 8,885.9 | 21.8 | -11.0 | 178.4 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 8,229.8 | 8,195.2 | 21.1 | -34.6 | 77.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,721.8 | 6,687.2 | 27.9 | -34.6 | -22.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 667.2 | 690.7 | 18.6 | 23.5 | 101.3 | 3.5 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,088.0 | 2,087.3 | ... | -0.7 | 70.3 | -0.0 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 1,274.5 | 1,262.3 | 12.6 | -12.2 | 60.6 | -1.0 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 1,065.5 | 1,062.3 | 11.6 | -3.2 | 44.9 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 209.0 | 200.0 | 10.8 | -9.0 | 15.8 | -4.3 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.4 | 15.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.0 | 50.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,680.2 | 5,689.4 | ... | 9.2 | 147.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,049.8 | 4,051.3 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 75.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 3,792.2 | 3,785.8 | 11.8 | -6.4 | 36.5 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 257.5 | 265.5 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 38.6 | 3.1 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,894.1 | 5,904.4 | ... | 10.3 | 142.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,572.7 | 3,572.3 | 12.0 | -0.4 | 42.6 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 3,372.0 | 3,347.2 | 12.0 | -24.8 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 200.6 | 225.1 | 10.1 | 24.5 | 46.8 | 12.2 | 26.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,168.8 | 1,171.0 | ... | 2.2 | 32.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 777.3 | 778.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 20.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 730.9 | 736.6 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 608.4 | 614.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 19.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 46.3 | 41.5 | 2.9 | -4.8 | 1.2 | -10.4 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 189.9 | 189.8 | ... | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 124.4 | 123.9 | 2.2 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 109.6 | 111.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 12.7 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -14.2 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9 | 10.3 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 488.9 | 490.1 | ... | 1.2 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 353.7 | 354.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 336.3 | 339.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 15.6 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 17.4 | 14.5 | 1.7 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -16.7 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 72.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.8 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 490.0 | 491.2 | ... | 1.2 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 299.2 | 299.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 285.0 | 285.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 14.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 961.1 | 963.0 | ... | 1.9 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 645.2 | 643.7 | 3.0 | -1.5 | 12.6 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 613.5 | 616.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 19.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 498.1 | 505.3 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 31.7 | 27.7 | 2.4 | -4.0 | -7.3 | -12.6 | -20.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 149.5 | 149.9 | ... | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 95.2 | 92.2 | 1.8 | -3.0 | 1.1 | -3.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 84.4 | 83.2 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 9.0 | 1.4 | -1.9 | -3.3 | -17.4 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 61.5 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 9.8 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 55.5 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 404.2 | 404.9 | ... | 0.7 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 293.2 | 296.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 281.4 | 284.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 11.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 73.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 407.5 | 408.2 | ... | 0.7 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 256.8 | 255.6 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 6.8 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 247.8 | 248.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 7.1 | 1.3 | -1.9 | -3.7 | -21.1 | -34.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,021.8 | 4,032.9 | ... | 11.1 | 159.1 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 2,745.8 | 2,761.0 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 50.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,550.8 | 2,565.8 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 51.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,084.6 | 2,098.7 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 52.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 195.0 | 195.2 | 10.8 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 611.9 | 613.8 | ... | 1.9 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Labour force | 390.7 | 400.3 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 331.6 | 331.5 | 6.3 | -0.1 | 11.7 | -0.0 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 59.1 | 68.8 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 16.4 | 10.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 65.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.1 | 17.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,697.8 | 1,702.1 | ... | 4.3 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 1,274.4 | 1,276.5 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,204.3 | 1,216.2 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 27.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 70.1 | 60.3 | 6.3 | -9.8 | -10.6 | -14.0 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 75.1 | 75.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.9 | 71.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,712.1 | 1,717.0 | ... | 4.9 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 1,080.7 | 1,084.2 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,014.8 | 1,018.1 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 65.8 | 66.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,820.4 | 4,827.5 | ... | 7.1 | 129.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 3,135.0 | 3,144.9 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 52.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,944.9 | 2,950.9 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,357.1 | 2,373.0 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 190.1 | 193.9 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 37.9 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 675.2 | 675.5 | ... | 0.3 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 401.2 | 411.1 | 6.3 | 9.9 | -10.0 | 2.5 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 347.8 | 356.2 | 6.0 | 8.4 | -24.3 | 2.4 | -6.4 |
| Unemployment | 53.4 | 54.9 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 35.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 60.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 52.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,027.2 | 2,030.0 | ... | 2.8 | 47.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,435.1 | 1,434.6 | 5.6 | -0.5 | 28.9 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,364.7 | 1,369.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 21.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 70.5 | 65.1 | 5.0 | -5.4 | 7.6 | -7.7 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,118.0 | 2,122.0 | ... | 4.0 | 54.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,298.6 | 1,299.1 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 1,232.4 | 1,225.3 | 6.5 | -7.1 | 17.5 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 66.2 | 73.9 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 11.6 | 27.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 57.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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