Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,005.2 | 1,006.6 | ... | 1.4 | 34.4 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 689.3 | 679.0 | 8.6 | -10.3 | 14.0 | -1.5 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 614.1 | 610.0 | 8.3 | -4.1 | 5.4 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 75.2 | 69.0 | 6.6 | -6.2 | 8.6 | -8.2 | 14.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 67.5 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 10.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.6 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,277.6 | 3,281.6 | ... | 4.0 | 72.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,261.8 | 2,244.7 | 8.8 | -17.1 | 44.7 | -0.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,129.3 | 2,115.7 | 9.5 | -13.6 | 15.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 132.5 | 129.0 | 7.8 | -3.5 | 29.6 | -2.6 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,280.2 | 3,283.8 | ... | 3.6 | 57.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,991.0 | 1,992.3 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 63.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 1,902.2 | 1,902.9 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 88.9 | 89.5 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,087.3 | 2,086.0 | ... | -1.3 | 55.5 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,262.3 | 1,253.7 | 12.6 | -8.6 | 40.7 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 1,062.3 | 1,059.6 | 11.6 | -2.7 | 36.3 | -0.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 200.0 | 194.1 | 10.8 | -5.9 | 4.3 | -3.0 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.8 | 15.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 50.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,689.4 | 5,695.3 | ... | 5.9 | 137.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,051.3 | 4,050.2 | 11.3 | -1.1 | 53.9 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 3,785.8 | 3,769.7 | 11.8 | -16.1 | -6.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 265.5 | 280.5 | 10.6 | 15.0 | 60.1 | 5.6 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,904.4 | 5,911.3 | ... | 6.9 | 135.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 3,572.3 | 3,601.6 | 12.0 | 29.3 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 3,347.2 | 3,369.3 | 12.0 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 225.1 | 232.2 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 49.9 | 3.2 | 27.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 189.8 | 189.6 | ... | -0.2 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 123.9 | 124.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 111.2 | 109.3 | 2.0 | -1.9 | -6.1 | -1.7 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 26.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 57.6 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 490.1 | 490.8 | ... | 0.7 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 354.3 | 353.4 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 339.8 | 338.3 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 12.2 | -0.4 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 4.1 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 72.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 68.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 491.2 | 491.8 | ... | 0.6 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 299.8 | 298.7 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 6.3 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 285.6 | 283.1 | 1.9 | -2.5 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 51.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 149.9 | 150.2 | ... | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 92.2 | 91.5 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 83.2 | 84.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 7.1 | 1.4 | -1.9 | -3.3 | -21.1 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 60.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 7.8 | 1.5 | -2.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 56.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 404.9 | 405.3 | ... | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 296.0 | 294.4 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 284.4 | 282.4 | 1.6 | -2.0 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -10.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 72.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 69.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 408.2 | 408.6 | ... | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 255.6 | 258.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 248.5 | 250.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -3.0 | 11.3 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 63.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 613.8 | 615.2 | ... | 1.4 | 29.8 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 400.3 | 395.5 | 6.7 | -4.8 | 23.9 | -1.2 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 331.5 | 327.6 | 6.3 | -3.9 | 8.0 | -1.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 68.8 | 67.9 | 6.1 | -0.9 | 15.9 | -1.3 | 30.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.2 | 17.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 53.3 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,702.1 | 1,705.3 | ... | 3.2 | 58.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 1,276.5 | 1,290.0 | 6.4 | 13.5 | 31.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,216.2 | 1,222.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 60.3 | 67.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | -12.4 | 11.4 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 75.0 | 75.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.5 | 71.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,717.0 | 1,720.7 | ... | 3.7 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 1,084.2 | 1,082.8 | 6.9 | -1.4 | 19.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,018.1 | 1,013.7 | 6.5 | -4.4 | 15.8 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 66.1 | 69.2 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 58.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 675.5 | 675.3 | ... | -0.2 | 22.2 | -0.0 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 411.1 | 428.8 | 6.3 | 17.7 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 356.2 | 357.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | -18.8 | 0.4 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 54.9 | 71.2 | 5.1 | 16.3 | 26.9 | 29.7 | 60.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 63.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.4 | 16.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 53.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,030.0 | 2,031.9 | ... | 1.9 | 44.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,434.6 | 1,443.9 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 29.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,369.5 | 1,369.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 65.1 | 74.4 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 11.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 71.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,122.0 | 2,124.7 | ... | 2.7 | 52.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 1,299.1 | 1,295.1 | 6.7 | -4.0 | 26.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,225.3 | 1,236.8 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 31.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 73.9 | 58.3 | 5.3 | -15.6 | -5.2 | -21.1 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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