Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, 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.
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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