Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| April 2025 |
May 2025 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 2025 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 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 | 470.7 | 470.9 | ... | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 274.2 | 275.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 248.1 | 248.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 210.1 | 208.3 | 2.4 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 38.0 | 40.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 18.6 |
| Unemployment | 26.2 | 26.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 52.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 153.2 | 153.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 101.0 | 99.8 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 94.3 | 91.6 | 0.9 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -2.9 | 0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 81.5 | 79.1 | 1.1 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.7 | 12.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 22.4 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 59.7 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 912.1 | 912.5 | ... | 0.4 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 556.5 | 563.9 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 516.4 | 527.0 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 432.7 | 439.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 83.7 | 87.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 40.1 | 36.9 | 2.6 | -3.2 | 0.6 | -8.0 | 1.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 57.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 719.1 | 719.7 | ... | 0.6 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 430.0 | 435.6 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 400.4 | 408.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 343.5 | 347.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 56.9 | 60.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 29.6 | 27.6 | 2.1 | -2.0 | -4.0 | -6.8 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,563.1 | 7,572.0 | ... | 8.9 | 163.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 4,942.2 | 4,916.1 | 15.8 | -26.1 | 122.1 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 4,645.6 | 4,628.6 | 15.9 | -17.0 | 80.4 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 3,789.6 | 3,803.3 | 20.6 | 13.7 | 106.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 856.0 | 825.3 | 18.8 | -30.7 | -25.8 | -3.6 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 296.5 | 287.5 | 12.8 | -9.0 | 41.7 | -3.0 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,681.1 | 13,692.6 | ... | 11.5 | 328.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 8,885.9 | 8,905.5 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 168.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,195.2 | 8,198.6 | 21.1 | 3.4 | 54.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,687.2 | 6,711.8 | 27.9 | 24.6 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,508.0 | 1,486.9 | 26.0 | -21.1 | 41.5 | -1.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 690.7 | 706.8 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 114.4 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,171.0 | 1,172.3 | ... | 1.3 | 29.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 778.0 | 776.3 | 3.5 | -1.7 | 13.9 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 736.6 | 730.8 | 3.4 | -5.8 | 7.2 | -0.8 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 614.0 | 610.7 | 4.6 | -3.3 | 22.7 | -0.5 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 122.5 | 120.1 | 4.3 | -2.4 | -15.5 | -2.0 | -11.4 |
| Unemployment | 41.5 | 45.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 963.0 | 964.1 | ... | 1.1 | 22.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 643.7 | 644.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 616.0 | 617.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 15.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 505.3 | 508.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 110.7 | 108.8 | 3.7 | -1.9 | 1.8 | -1.7 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 27.7 | 27.0 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -7.6 | -2.5 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,032.9 | 4,041.2 | ... | 8.3 | 150.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 2,761.0 | 2,768.4 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 75.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 2,565.8 | 2,564.1 | 12.0 | -1.7 | 67.8 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,098.7 | 2,096.9 | 16.2 | -1.8 | 79.2 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 467.1 | 467.2 | 14.4 | 0.1 | -11.4 | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 195.2 | 204.3 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,827.5 | 4,831.9 | ... | 4.4 | 118.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,144.9 | 3,167.9 | 11.1 | 23.0 | 64.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,950.9 | 2,963.9 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 34.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,373.0 | 2,388.7 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 36.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 578.0 | 575.2 | 13.7 | -2.8 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 193.9 | 204.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 29.6 | 5.2 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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