Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2025 |
August 2025 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2025 | August 2024 to August 2025 | July to August 2025 | August 2024 to August 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 | 471.4 | 471.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 274.9 | 272.1 | 2.0 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 246.1 | 242.9 | 2.0 | -3.2 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 206.8 | 203.1 | 2.4 | -3.7 | -5.3 | -1.8 | -2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 39.3 | 39.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
| Unemployment | 28.8 | 29.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 57.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.2 | 51.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 154.3 | 154.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 101.6 | 102.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 92.7 | 93.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 80.4 | 81.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| Part-time employment | 12.3 | 11.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -3.3 | -16.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -6.7 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 913.8 | 914.3 | ... | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 564.7 | 560.5 | 3.2 | -4.2 | 3.9 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 525.4 | 524.1 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 438.8 | 434.4 | 4.2 | -4.4 | 3.7 | -1.0 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 86.6 | 89.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 39.3 | 36.4 | 2.6 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -7.4 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 721.2 | 721.7 | ... | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 440.7 | 434.6 | 2.4 | -6.1 | 4.0 | -1.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 407.7 | 401.2 | 2.4 | -6.5 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 342.4 | 340.2 | 3.0 | -2.2 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 65.3 | 61.1 | 2.5 | -4.2 | -4.0 | -6.4 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 33.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 55.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,593.5 | 7,600.3 | ... | 6.8 | 137.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,908.1 | 4,939.9 | 15.5 | 31.8 | 107.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 4,637.0 | 4,644.5 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 85.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,787.5 | 3,773.1 | 20.2 | -14.4 | 68.9 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 849.5 | 871.4 | 18.5 | 21.9 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 271.1 | 295.4 | 12.8 | 24.3 | 22.3 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,715.2 | 13,722.8 | ... | 7.6 | 232.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 8,917.4 | 8,876.4 | 22.3 | -41.0 | 74.7 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 8,217.0 | 8,191.0 | 21.4 | -26.0 | 28.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,722.4 | 6,744.5 | 28.4 | 22.1 | 29.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,494.6 | 1,446.6 | 26.1 | -48.0 | -1.4 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 700.5 | 685.4 | 18.8 | -15.1 | 46.7 | -2.2 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,175.9 | 1,177.2 | ... | 1.3 | 22.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 784.3 | 781.1 | 3.5 | -3.2 | 9.7 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 741.4 | 736.2 | 3.5 | -5.2 | 9.3 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 606.7 | 603.4 | 4.5 | -3.3 | 17.0 | -0.5 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 134.7 | 132.8 | 4.3 | -1.9 | -7.7 | -1.4 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 42.9 | 44.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 966.9 | 968.0 | ... | 1.1 | 18.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 656.1 | 651.7 | 3.0 | -4.4 | 12.6 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 623.4 | 621.0 | 3.0 | -2.4 | 16.4 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 518.2 | 516.3 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 16.1 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 105.2 | 104.7 | 3.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 32.8 | 30.7 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -3.7 | -6.4 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,060.3 | 4,067.5 | ... | 7.2 | 127.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 2,796.2 | 2,798.5 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 71.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,577.3 | 2,563.1 | 11.9 | -14.2 | 43.7 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,109.8 | 2,119.4 | 16.3 | 9.6 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 467.5 | 443.8 | 14.6 | -23.7 | -17.1 | -5.1 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 218.9 | 235.4 | 10.7 | 16.5 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,842.4 | 4,846.2 | ... | 3.8 | 88.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 3,136.7 | 3,132.5 | 11.4 | -4.2 | 43.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,952.6 | 2,936.9 | 11.1 | -15.7 | 26.9 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,343.1 | 2,333.8 | 14.8 | -9.3 | 13.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 609.5 | 603.1 | 14.0 | -6.4 | 13.5 | -1.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 184.1 | 195.6 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -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.
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