Table 5 
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, 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)
  June
2025
July
2025
Standard error2 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
Quebec              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,008.8 1,010.2 ... 1.4 28.0 0.1 2.9
Labour force 710.0 678.3 8.5 -31.7 8.5 -4.5 1.3
Employment 628.2 601.2 7.9 -27.0 12.7 -4.3 2.2
Unemployment 81.7 77.1 6.8 -4.6 -4.2 -5.6 -5.2
Participation rate 70.4 67.1 0.9 -3.3 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.5 11.4 0.9 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 62.3 59.5 0.8 -2.8 -0.4 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,286.9 3,291.1 ... 4.2 66.0 0.1 2.0
Labour force 2,262.0 2,252.3 8.6 -9.7 47.7 -0.4 2.2
Employment 2,121.5 2,142.5 9.3 21.0 43.7 1.0 2.1
Unemployment 140.5 109.8 8.0 -30.7 4.0 -21.9 3.8
Participation rate 68.8 68.4 0.3 -0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 4.9 0.3 -1.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 64.5 65.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,288.5 3,292.2 ... 3.7 53.8 0.1 1.7
Labour force 1,990.3 1,977.5 9.1 -12.8 48.4 -0.6 2.5
Employment 1,902.2 1,893.3 8.9 -8.9 47.9 -0.5 2.6
Unemployment 88.1 84.1 7.0 -4.0 0.4 -4.5 0.5
Participation rate 60.5 60.1 0.3 -0.4 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.3 0.3 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.5 0.3 -0.3 0.5 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,083.4 2,081.6 ... -1.8 25.7 -0.1 1.3
Labour force 1,246.4 1,247.2 13.3 0.8 13.6 0.1 1.1
Employment 1,049.2 1,047.8 12.0 -1.4 16.5 -0.1 1.6
Unemployment 197.1 199.3 11.3 2.2 -3.0 1.1 -1.5
Participation rate 59.8 59.9 0.6 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.8 16.0 0.8 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 50.4 50.3 0.6 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,702.3 5,707.3 ... 5.0 116.8 0.1 2.1
Labour force 4,065.5 4,078.2 11.5 12.7 82.5 0.3 2.1
Employment 3,788.5 3,786.8 12.0 -1.7 11.0 -0.0 0.3
Unemployment 277.0 291.4 10.7 14.4 71.6 5.2 32.6
Participation rate 71.3 71.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.1 0.3 0.3 1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 66.4 66.4 0.2 0.0 -1.1 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,919.9 5,926.3 ... 6.4 122.6 0.1 2.1
Labour force 3,603.3 3,592.1 12.4 -11.2 46.1 -0.3 1.3
Employment 3,382.1 3,382.4 11.9 0.3 17.7 0.0 0.5
Unemployment 221.2 209.8 10.4 -11.4 28.6 -5.2 15.8
Participation rate 60.9 60.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 5.8 0.3 -0.3 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 57.1 0.2 0.0 -0.9 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 189.4 189.5 ... 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2
Labour force 126.1 125.5 2.1 -0.6 -2.8 -0.5 -2.2
Employment 111.4 112.7 1.9 1.3 -0.9 1.2 -0.8
Unemployment 14.7 12.9 1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -12.2 -12.2
Participation rate 66.6 66.2 1.1 -0.4 -1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.7 10.3 1.4 -1.4 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 58.8 59.5 1.0 0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 492.0 492.8 ... 0.8 12.8 0.2 2.7
Labour force 357.4 358.1 1.9 0.7 12.7 0.2 3.7
Employment 342.1 342.4 2.0 0.3 13.5 0.1 4.1
Unemployment 15.3 15.7 1.7 0.4 -0.9 2.6 -5.4
Participation rate 72.6 72.7 0.4 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.4 0.5 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 69.5 69.5 0.4 0.0 1.0 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 492.8 493.6 ... 0.8 11.7 0.2 2.4
Labour force 298.6 300.6 1.9 2.0 9.1 0.7 3.1
Employment 285.9 286.3 2.0 0.4 7.7 0.1 2.8
Unemployment 12.8 14.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 11.7 10.9
Participation rate 60.6 60.9 0.4 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 58.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 150.4 150.8 ... 0.4 4.7 0.3 3.2
Labour force 93.1 95.9 1.7 2.8 0.5 3.0 0.5
Employment 81.9 83.7 1.6 1.8 -2.6 2.2 -3.0
Unemployment 11.2 12.2 1.4 1.0 3.2 8.9 35.6
Participation rate 61.9 63.6 1.2 1.7 -1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.0 12.7 1.4 0.7 3.3 ... ...
Employment rate 54.5 55.5 1.1 1.0 -3.6 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 405.9 406.3 ... 0.4 7.3 0.1 1.8
Labour force 297.3 296.8 1.6 -0.5 3.2 -0.2 1.1
Employment 285.5 284.3 1.7 -1.2 3.4 -0.4 1.2
Unemployment 11.8 12.5 1.4 0.7 -0.3 5.9 -2.3
Participation rate 73.2 73.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 4.2 0.5 0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 70.3 70.0 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 409.3 409.8 ... 0.5 7.7 0.1 1.9
Labour force 261.2 263.5 1.7 2.3 10.8 0.9 4.3
Employment 252.5 255.4 1.7 2.9 15.2 1.1 6.3
Unemployment 8.7 8.1 1.2 -0.6 -4.4 -6.9 -35.2
Participation rate 63.8 64.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.3 3.1 0.5 -0.2 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 62.3 0.4 0.6 2.6 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 616.9 618.5 ... 1.6 25.8 0.3 4.4
Labour force 398.4 405.7 7.1 7.3 32.1 1.8 8.6
Employment 333.2 323.5 6.4 -9.7 1.4 -2.9 0.4
Unemployment 65.2 82.2 6.0 17.0 30.7 26.1 59.6
Participation rate 64.6 65.6 1.2 1.0 2.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.4 20.3 1.4 3.9 6.5 ... ...
Employment rate 54.0 52.3 1.0 -1.7 -2.0 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,709.3 1,712.6 ... 3.3 51.8 0.2 3.1
Labour force 1,299.0 1,300.1 6.4 1.1 38.7 0.1 3.1
Employment 1,241.5 1,233.3 7.0 -8.2 46.4 -0.7 3.9
Unemployment 57.6 66.9 6.2 9.3 -7.5 16.1 -10.1
Participation rate 76.0 75.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 5.1 0.5 0.7 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 72.6 72.0 0.4 -0.6 0.5 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,725.4 1,729.1 ... 3.7 56.8 0.2 3.4
Labour force 1,086.3 1,090.4 7.1 4.1 19.5 0.4 1.8
Employment 1,019.5 1,020.5 6.7 1.0 16.6 0.1 1.7
Unemployment 66.8 69.9 5.9 3.1 2.9 4.6 4.3
Participation rate 63.0 63.1 0.4 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 59.1 59.0 0.4 -0.1 -1.0 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 674.8 674.8 ... 0.0 13.2 0.0 2.0
Labour force 410.3 405.5 6.7 -4.8 -9.1 -1.2 -2.2
Employment 356.9 356.4 5.9 -0.5 -8.3 -0.1 -2.3
Unemployment 53.3 49.1 5.7 -4.2 -0.8 -7.9 -1.6
Participation rate 60.8 60.1 1.0 -0.7 -2.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.0 12.1 1.3 -0.9 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 52.9 52.8 0.9 -0.1 -2.3 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,034.2 2,036.4 ... 2.2 37.6 0.1 1.9
Labour force 1,440.7 1,447.3 5.6 6.6 33.8 0.5 2.4
Employment 1,370.8 1,369.8 6.2 -1.0 19.9 -0.1 1.5
Unemployment 69.9 77.5 5.0 7.6 13.9 10.9 21.9
Participation rate 70.8 71.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.4 0.3 0.5 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 67.4 67.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,128.2 2,131.3 ... 3.1 47.8 0.1 2.3
Labour force 1,295.3 1,283.8 6.8 -11.5 23.4 -0.9 1.9
Employment 1,241.1 1,226.3 6.7 -14.8 28.0 -1.2 2.3
Unemployment 54.2 57.5 5.4 3.3 -4.5 6.1 -7.3
Participation rate 60.9 60.2 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.5 0.4 0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 57.5 0.3 -0.8 0.0 ... ...
...
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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