Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, 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.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03.
Table note 1
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.
Table note 2
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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