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)
  July
2025
August
2025
Standard error2 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
Quebec              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,010.2 1,011.2 ... 1.0 24.6 0.1 2.5
Labour force 678.3 705.0 8.5 26.7 32.4 3.9 4.8
Employment 601.2 625.6 7.9 24.4 25.2 4.1 4.2
Unemployment 77.1 79.4 6.8 2.3 7.2 3.0 10.0
Participation rate 67.1 69.7 0.9 2.6 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.4 11.3 0.9 -0.1 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 59.5 61.9 0.8 2.4 1.0 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,291.1 3,294.0 ... 2.9 61.3 0.1 1.9
Labour force 2,252.3 2,259.6 8.6 7.3 43.7 0.3 2.0
Employment 2,142.5 2,135.2 9.3 -7.3 34.9 -0.3 1.7
Unemployment 109.8 124.4 8.0 14.6 8.7 13.3 7.5
Participation rate 68.4 68.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.5 0.3 0.6 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 65.1 64.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,292.2 3,295.1 ... 2.9 51.2 0.1 1.6
Labour force 1,977.5 1,975.3 9.1 -2.2 31.6 -0.1 1.6
Employment 1,893.3 1,883.7 8.9 -9.6 25.3 -0.5 1.4
Unemployment 84.1 91.6 7.0 7.5 6.4 8.9 7.5
Participation rate 60.1 59.9 0.3 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 57.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,081.6 2,079.9 ... -1.7 11.5 -0.1 0.6
Labour force 1,247.2 1,248.9 13.3 1.7 9.1 0.1 0.7
Employment 1,047.8 1,042.9 12.0 -4.9 18.1 -0.5 1.8
Unemployment 199.3 206.0 11.3 6.7 -9.0 3.4 -4.2
Participation rate 59.9 60.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.0 16.5 0.8 0.5 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 50.3 50.1 0.6 -0.2 0.6 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,707.3 5,711.3 ... 4.0 106.1 0.1 1.9
Labour force 4,078.2 4,042.3 11.5 -35.9 33.3 -0.9 0.8
Employment 3,786.8 3,776.7 12.0 -10.1 4.1 -0.3 0.1
Unemployment 291.4 265.6 10.7 -25.8 29.2 -8.9 12.4
Participation rate 71.5 70.8 0.2 -0.7 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 6.6 0.3 -0.5 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 66.4 66.1 0.2 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,926.3 5,931.7 ... 5.4 115.3 0.1 2.0
Labour force 3,592.1 3,585.2 12.4 -6.9 32.3 -0.2 0.9
Employment 3,382.4 3,371.4 11.9 -11.0 5.8 -0.3 0.2
Unemployment 209.8 213.8 10.4 4.0 26.5 1.9 14.1
Participation rate 60.6 60.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 56.8 0.2 -0.3 -1.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 189.5 189.5 ... 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.3
Labour force 125.5 125.2 2.1 -0.3 -3.8 -0.2 -2.9
Employment 112.7 109.7 1.9 -3.0 -4.9 -2.7 -4.3
Unemployment 12.9 15.6 1.8 2.7 1.2 20.9 8.3
Participation rate 66.2 66.1 1.1 -0.1 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 12.5 1.4 2.2 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 59.5 57.9 1.0 -1.6 -2.4 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 492.8 493.4 ... 0.6 12.0 0.1 2.5
Labour force 358.1 355.6 1.9 -2.5 8.5 -0.7 2.4
Employment 342.4 341.2 2.0 -1.2 12.3 -0.4 3.7
Unemployment 15.7 14.5 1.7 -1.2 -3.7 -7.6 -20.3
Participation rate 72.7 72.1 0.4 -0.6 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.1 0.5 -0.3 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 69.5 69.2 0.4 -0.3 0.9 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 493.6 494.3 ... 0.7 11.2 0.1 2.3
Labour force 300.6 300.3 1.9 -0.3 5.0 -0.1 1.7
Employment 286.3 285.4 2.0 -0.9 2.0 -0.3 0.7
Unemployment 14.3 14.9 1.5 0.6 3.0 4.2 25.2
Participation rate 60.9 60.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 5.0 0.5 0.2 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 57.7 0.4 -0.3 -1.0 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 150.8 151.0 ... 0.2 4.2 0.1 2.9
Labour force 95.9 93.9 1.7 -2.0 -0.3 -2.1 -0.3
Employment 83.7 84.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0
Unemployment 12.2 9.4 1.4 -2.8 -1.1 -23.0 -10.5
Participation rate 63.6 62.2 1.2 -1.4 -2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.7 10.0 1.4 -2.7 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.5 56.0 1.1 0.5 -1.0 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 406.3 406.8 ... 0.5 6.8 0.1 1.7
Labour force 296.8 295.8 1.6 -1.0 2.0 -0.3 0.7
Employment 284.3 282.6 1.7 -1.7 1.6 -0.6 0.6
Unemployment 12.5 13.2 1.4 0.7 0.4 5.6 3.1
Participation rate 73.0 72.7 0.4 -0.3 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 70.0 69.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.8 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 409.8 410.2 ... 0.4 7.2 0.1 1.8
Labour force 263.5 262.0 1.7 -1.5 10.9 -0.6 4.3
Employment 255.4 253.9 1.7 -1.5 13.9 -0.6 5.8
Unemployment 8.1 8.1 1.2 0.0 -3.0 0.0 -27.0
Participation rate 64.3 63.9 0.4 -0.4 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.1 3.1 0.5 0.0 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.3 61.9 0.4 -0.4 2.3 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 618.5 619.9 ... 1.4 23.8 0.2 4.0
Labour force 405.7 393.7 7.1 -12.0 15.7 -3.0 4.2
Employment 323.5 326.8 6.4 3.3 0.9 1.0 0.3
Unemployment 82.2 66.9 6.0 -15.3 14.8 -18.6 28.4
Participation rate 65.6 63.5 1.2 -2.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 20.3 17.0 1.4 -3.3 3.2 ... ...
Employment rate 52.3 52.7 1.0 0.4 -2.0 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,712.6 1,715.3 ... 2.7 48.7 0.2 2.9
Labour force 1,300.1 1,301.1 6.4 1.0 32.9 0.1 2.6
Employment 1,233.3 1,203.4 7.0 -29.9 19.0 -2.4 1.6
Unemployment 66.9 97.7 6.2 30.8 13.9 46.0 16.6
Participation rate 75.9 75.9 0.4 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 7.5 0.5 2.4 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 72.0 70.2 0.4 -1.8 -0.9 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,729.1 1,732.3 ... 3.2 54.4 0.2 3.2
Labour force 1,090.4 1,103.7 7.1 13.3 22.6 1.2 2.1
Employment 1,020.5 1,033.0 6.7 12.5 23.9 1.2 2.4
Unemployment 69.9 70.8 5.9 0.9 -1.1 1.3 -1.5
Participation rate 63.1 63.7 0.4 0.6 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.5 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 59.6 0.4 0.6 -0.5 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 674.8 674.5 ... -0.3 8.7 -0.0 1.3
Labour force 405.5 400.4 6.7 -5.1 -16.1 -1.3 -3.9
Employment 356.4 349.2 5.9 -7.2 -10.7 -2.0 -3.0
Unemployment 49.1 51.2 5.7 2.1 -5.4 4.3 -9.5
Participation rate 60.1 59.4 1.0 -0.7 -3.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.1 12.8 1.3 0.7 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 52.8 51.8 0.9 -1.0 -2.3 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,036.4 2,038.0 ... 1.6 34.4 0.1 1.7
Labour force 1,447.3 1,444.8 5.6 -2.5 27.4 -0.2 1.9
Employment 1,369.8 1,363.7 6.2 -6.1 13.0 -0.4 1.0
Unemployment 77.5 81.1 5.0 3.6 14.4 4.6 21.6
Participation rate 71.1 70.9 0.3 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 66.9 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,131.3 2,133.7 ... 2.4 45.6 0.1 2.2
Labour force 1,283.8 1,287.3 6.8 3.5 32.2 0.3 2.6
Employment 1,226.3 1,224.0 6.7 -2.3 24.5 -0.2 2.0
Unemployment 57.5 63.3 5.4 5.8 7.6 10.1 13.6
Participation rate 60.2 60.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 57.4 0.3 -0.1 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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