Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| June 2025 |
July 2025 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2025 | July 2024 to July 2025 | June to July 2025 | July 2024 to July 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 | 471.1 | 471.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 272.0 | 274.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 245.0 | 246.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 207.9 | 206.8 | 2.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 37.1 | 39.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 27.0 | 28.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 11.2 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 52.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 154.0 | 154.3 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 100.4 | 101.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 91.8 | 92.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 80.5 | 80.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 11.3 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 913.2 | 913.8 | ... | 0.6 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 561.2 | 564.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 523.6 | 525.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 437.2 | 438.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 86.4 | 86.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 37.6 | 39.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 720.5 | 721.2 | ... | 0.7 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 438.9 | 440.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 406.8 | 407.7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 347.5 | 342.4 | 3.0 | -5.1 | 5.5 | -1.5 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 59.3 | 65.3 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 33.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 8.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,584.3 | 7,593.5 | ... | 9.2 | 147.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 4,962.3 | 4,908.1 | 15.5 | -54.2 | 104.6 | -1.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 4,652.0 | 4,637.0 | 15.3 | -15.0 | 104.3 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,786.0 | 3,787.5 | 20.2 | 1.5 | 113.7 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 866.0 | 849.5 | 18.5 | -16.5 | -9.4 | -1.9 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 310.3 | 271.1 | 12.8 | -39.2 | 0.3 | -12.6 | 0.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,705.6 | 13,715.2 | ... | 9.6 | 265.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 8,915.1 | 8,917.4 | 22.3 | 2.3 | 142.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 8,219.8 | 8,217.0 | 21.4 | -2.8 | 45.1 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,701.2 | 6,722.4 | 28.4 | 21.2 | -30.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,518.6 | 1,494.6 | 26.1 | -24.0 | 75.8 | -1.6 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 695.3 | 700.5 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 97.1 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,174.2 | 1,175.9 | ... | 1.7 | 24.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 782.1 | 784.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 19.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 739.3 | 741.4 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 609.3 | 606.7 | 4.5 | -2.6 | 19.1 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 130.0 | 134.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 42.8 | 42.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 965.6 | 966.9 | ... | 1.3 | 19.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 651.6 | 656.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 619.9 | 623.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 516.7 | 518.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 19.9 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 103.2 | 105.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | -3.9 | 1.9 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 31.7 | 32.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 3.5 | -4.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,051.6 | 4,060.3 | ... | 8.7 | 134.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 2,783.8 | 2,796.2 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 90.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,594.1 | 2,577.3 | 11.9 | -16.8 | 64.4 | -0.6 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,148.2 | 2,109.8 | 16.3 | -38.4 | 36.0 | -1.8 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 445.9 | 467.5 | 14.6 | 21.6 | 28.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 189.6 | 218.9 | 10.7 | 29.3 | 25.9 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,837.2 | 4,842.4 | ... | 5.2 | 98.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 3,146.3 | 3,136.7 | 11.4 | -9.6 | 48.2 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,968.9 | 2,952.6 | 11.1 | -16.3 | 39.7 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,372.4 | 2,343.1 | 14.8 | -29.3 | 5.5 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 596.5 | 609.5 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 34.2 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 177.5 | 184.1 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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