Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender2, 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.
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.
Table note 2
The category "Men+" includes men, as well as some non-binary persons, while the category "Women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary persons. Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. Individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol.
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