Table 5 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender2, 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)
  May
2025
June
2025
Standard error1 May to June 2025 June 2024 to June 2025 May to June 2025 June 2024 to June 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 7,572.0 7,584.3 ... 12.3 157.9 0.2 2.1
Labour force 4,916.1 4,962.3 15.8 46.2 151.5 0.9 3.1
Employment 4,628.6 4,652.0 15.9 23.4 112.7 0.5 2.5
Full-time employment 3,803.3 3,786.0 20.6 -17.3 78.3 -0.5 2.1
Unemployment 287.5 310.3 12.8 22.8 38.8 7.9 14.3
Participation rate 64.9 65.4 0.2 0.5 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.1 61.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,006.6 1,008.8 ... 2.2 31.6 0.2 3.2
Labour force 679.0 710.0 8.6 31.0 49.5 4.6 7.5
Employment 610.0 628.2 8.3 18.2 34.8 3.0 5.9
Unemployment 69.0 81.7 6.6 12.7 14.6 18.4 21.8
Participation rate 67.5 70.4 0.9 2.9 2.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.2 11.5 0.9 1.3 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 62.3 0.8 1.7 1.6 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,281.6 3,286.9 ... 5.3 70.0 0.2 2.2
Labour force 2,244.7 2,262.0 8.8 17.3 57.2 0.8 2.6
Employment 2,115.7 2,121.5 9.5 5.8 27.8 0.3 1.3
Unemployment 129.0 140.5 7.8 11.5 29.4 8.9 26.5
Participation rate 68.4 68.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 64.5 64.5 0.3 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,283.8 3,288.5 ... 4.7 56.2 0.1 1.7
Labour force 1,992.3 1,990.3 8.8 -2.0 44.8 -0.1 2.3
Employment 1,902.9 1,902.2 8.7 -0.7 50.0 -0.0 2.7
Unemployment 89.5 88.1 7.1 -1.4 -5.2 -1.6 -5.6
Participation rate 60.7 60.5 0.3 -0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.9 57.8 0.3 -0.1 0.5 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 13,692.6 13,705.6 ... 13.0 300.7 0.1 2.2
Labour force 8,905.5 8,915.1 21.8 9.6 145.5 0.1 1.7
Employment 8,198.6 8,219.8 21.1 21.2 62.4 0.3 0.8
Full-time employment 6,711.8 6,701.2 27.9 -10.6 7.1 -0.2 0.1
Unemployment 706.8 695.3 18.6 -11.5 83.1 -1.6 13.6
Participation rate 65.0 65.0 0.2 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 7.8 0.2 -0.1 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 59.9 60.0 0.2 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,086.0 2,083.4 ... -2.6 40.4 -0.1 2.0
Labour force 1,253.7 1,246.4 12.6 -7.3 9.8 -0.6 0.8
Employment 1,059.6 1,049.2 11.6 -10.4 15.2 -1.0 1.5
Unemployment 194.1 197.1 10.8 3.0 -5.5 1.5 -2.7
Participation rate 60.1 59.8 0.6 -0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.5 15.8 0.8 0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 50.8 50.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,695.3 5,702.3 ... 7.0 129.0 0.1 2.3
Labour force 4,050.2 4,065.5 11.3 15.3 75.2 0.4 1.9
Employment 3,769.7 3,788.5 11.8 18.8 21.7 0.5 0.6
Unemployment 280.5 277.0 10.6 -3.5 53.5 -1.2 23.9
Participation rate 71.1 71.3 0.2 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.8 0.3 -0.1 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 66.2 66.4 0.2 0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,911.3 5,919.9 ... 8.6 131.4 0.1 2.3
Labour force 3,601.6 3,603.3 12.0 1.7 60.6 0.0 1.7
Employment 3,369.3 3,382.1 12.0 12.8 25.5 0.4 0.8
Unemployment 232.2 221.2 10.1 -11.0 35.1 -4.7 18.9
Participation rate 60.9 60.9 0.2 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.1 0.3 -0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 57.0 57.1 0.2 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 1,172.3 1,174.2 ... 1.9 27.4 0.2 2.4
Labour force 776.3 782.1 3.5 5.8 14.2 0.7 1.8
Employment 730.8 739.3 3.4 8.5 13.0 1.2 1.8
Full-time employment 610.7 609.3 4.6 -1.4 18.5 -0.2 3.1
Unemployment 45.5 42.8 2.9 -2.7 1.2 -5.9 2.9
Participation rate 66.2 66.6 0.3 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.5 0.4 -0.4 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 62.3 63.0 0.3 0.7 -0.3 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 189.6 189.4 ... -0.2 1.2 -0.1 0.6
Labour force 124.1 126.1 2.2 2.0 -0.8 1.6 -0.6
Employment 109.3 111.4 2.0 2.1 -2.3 1.9 -2.0
Unemployment 14.8 14.7 1.8 -0.1 1.5 -0.7 11.4
Participation rate 65.5 66.6 1.1 1.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.9 11.7 1.3 -0.2 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 58.8 1.0 1.2 -1.6 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 490.8 492.0 ... 1.2 13.8 0.2 2.9
Labour force 353.4 357.4 1.9 4.0 11.7 1.1 3.4
Employment 338.3 342.1 2.0 3.8 13.2 1.1 4.0
Unemployment 15.1 15.3 1.7 0.2 -1.4 1.3 -8.4
Participation rate 72.0 72.6 0.4 0.6 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.3 0.5 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 68.9 69.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 491.8 492.8 ... 1.0 12.4 0.2 2.6
Labour force 298.7 298.6 1.8 -0.1 3.3 -0.0 1.1
Employment 283.1 285.9 1.9 2.8 2.2 1.0 0.8
Unemployment 15.6 12.8 1.4 -2.8 1.1 -17.9 9.4
Participation rate 60.7 60.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 4.3 0.5 -0.9 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 58.0 0.4 0.4 -1.1 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 964.1 965.6 ... 1.5 21.4 0.2 2.3
Labour force 644.0 651.6 3.0 7.6 15.8 1.2 2.5
Employment 617.1 619.9 3.0 2.8 18.2 0.5 3.0
Full-time employment 508.3 516.7 4.1 8.4 23.0 1.7 4.7
Unemployment 27.0 31.7 2.4 4.7 -2.5 17.4 -7.3
Participation rate 66.8 67.5 0.3 0.7 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.9 0.4 0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 64.0 64.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 150.2 150.4 ... 0.2 5.1 0.1 3.5
Labour force 91.5 93.1 1.8 1.6 0.5 1.7 0.5
Employment 84.4 81.9 1.6 -2.5 0.2 -3.0 0.2
Unemployment 7.1 11.2 1.4 4.1 0.4 57.7 3.7
Participation rate 60.9 61.9 1.2 1.0 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 12.0 1.5 4.2 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.2 54.5 1.1 -1.7 -1.7 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 405.3 405.9 ... 0.6 8.1 0.1 2.0
Labour force 294.4 297.3 1.6 2.9 4.6 1.0 1.6
Employment 282.4 285.5 1.6 3.1 5.0 1.1 1.8
Unemployment 11.9 11.8 1.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8 -4.1
Participation rate 72.6 73.2 0.4 0.6 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 69.7 70.3 0.4 0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 408.6 409.3 ... 0.7 8.3 0.2 2.1
Labour force 258.2 261.2 1.7 3.0 10.6 1.2 4.2
Employment 250.2 252.5 1.7 2.3 13.0 0.9 5.4
Unemployment 7.9 8.7 1.3 0.8 -2.4 10.1 -21.6
Participation rate 63.2 63.8 0.4 0.6 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.1 3.3 0.5 0.2 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.7 0.4 0.5 2.0 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 4,041.2 4,051.6 ... 10.4 144.3 0.3 3.7
Labour force 2,768.4 2,783.8 12.1 15.4 78.1 0.6 2.9
Employment 2,564.1 2,594.1 12.0 30.0 84.0 1.2 3.3
Full-time employment 2,096.9 2,148.2 16.2 51.3 125.0 2.4 6.2
Unemployment 204.3 189.6 10.8 -14.7 -5.9 -7.2 -3.0
Participation rate 68.5 68.7 0.3 0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 6.8 0.4 -0.6 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 64.0 0.3 0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 615.2 616.9 ... 1.7 28.1 0.3 4.8
Labour force 395.5 398.4 6.7 2.9 27.2 0.7 7.3
Employment 327.6 333.2 6.3 5.6 14.0 1.7 4.4
Unemployment 67.9 65.2 6.1 -2.7 13.2 -4.0 25.4
Participation rate 64.3 64.6 1.1 0.3 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.2 16.4 1.5 -0.8 2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 53.3 54.0 1.1 0.7 -0.2 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,705.3 1,709.3 ... 4.0 55.9 0.2 3.4
Labour force 1,290.0 1,299.0 6.4 9.0 36.6 0.7 2.9
Employment 1,222.8 1,241.5 7.2 18.7 56.3 1.5 4.8
Unemployment 67.2 57.6 6.3 -9.6 -19.6 -14.3 -25.4
Participation rate 75.6 76.0 0.4 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 4.4 0.5 -0.8 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 71.7 72.6 0.4 0.9 0.9 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,720.7 1,725.4 ... 4.7 60.4 0.3 3.6
Labour force 1,082.8 1,086.3 6.9 3.5 14.2 0.3 1.3
Employment 1,013.7 1,019.5 6.5 5.8 13.8 0.6 1.4
Unemployment 69.2 66.8 5.7 -2.4 0.4 -3.5 0.6
Participation rate 62.9 63.0 0.4 0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.1 0.5 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 58.9 59.1 0.4 0.2 -1.3 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
Population 4,831.9 4,837.2 ... 5.3 108.7 0.1 2.3
Labour force 3,167.9 3,146.3 11.1 -21.6 58.6 -0.7 1.9
Employment 2,963.9 2,968.9 11.1 5.0 48.1 0.2 1.6
Full-time employment 2,388.7 2,372.4 15.0 -16.3 24.2 -0.7 1.0
Unemployment 204.0 177.5 9.0 -26.5 10.6 -13.0 6.4
Participation rate 65.6 65.0 0.2 -0.6 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 5.6 0.3 -0.8 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.3 61.4 0.2 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 675.3 674.8 ... -0.5 17.4 -0.1 2.6
Labour force 428.8 410.3 6.3 -18.5 -4.6 -4.3 -1.1
Employment 357.6 356.9 6.0 -0.7 -13.2 -0.2 -3.6
Unemployment 71.2 53.3 5.1 -17.9 8.6 -25.1 19.2
Participation rate 63.5 60.8 1.0 -2.7 -2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.6 13.0 1.2 -3.6 2.2 ... ...
Employment rate 53.0 52.9 0.9 -0.1 -3.4 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,031.9 2,034.2 ... 2.3 41.0 0.1 2.1
Labour force 1,443.9 1,440.7 5.6 -3.2 23.6 -0.2 1.7
Employment 1,369.5 1,370.8 6.0 1.3 19.7 0.1 1.5
Unemployment 74.4 69.9 5.0 -4.5 3.9 -6.0 5.9
Participation rate 71.1 70.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 4.9 0.3 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 67.4 67.4 0.3 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,124.7 2,128.2 ... 3.5 50.3 0.2 2.4
Labour force 1,295.1 1,295.3 6.7 0.2 39.6 0.0 3.2
Employment 1,236.8 1,241.1 6.5 4.3 41.6 0.3 3.5
Unemployment 58.3 54.2 5.3 -4.1 -1.9 -7.0 -3.4
Participation rate 61.0 60.9 0.3 -0.1 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 58.2 58.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 ... ...
...
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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