Table 9
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in August 2024 and August 2025, unadjusted for seasonality
| Population | Labour force | Employment | Unemployment | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | % | % | |
| Canada | |||||||
| 2024 | 33,894.4 | 22,474.4 | 20,950.5 | 1,523.9 | 66.3 | 6.8 | 61.8 |
| 2025 | 34,612.1 | 22,903.1 | 21,247.6 | 1,655.5 | 66.2 | 7.2 | 61.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| 2024 | 467.2 | 280.6 | 256.5 | 24.1 | 60.1 | 8.6 | 54.9 |
| 2025 | 471.4 | 281.1 | 256.0 | 25.1 | 59.6 | 8.9 | 54.3 |
| Avalon Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 256.2 | 160.3 | 148.8 | 11.5 | 62.6 | 7.2 | 58.1 |
| 2025 | 260.6 | 163.7 | 150.8 | 12.9 | 62.8 | 7.9 | 57.9 |
| South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central–Bonavista Bay | |||||||
| 2024 | 123.0 | 64.8 | 58.1 | 6.7 | 52.7 | 10.3 | 47.2 |
| 2025 | 122.7 | 64.2 | 57.4 | 6.8 | 52.3 | 10.6 | 46.8 |
| West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | |||||||
| 2024 | 88.0 | 55.5 | 49.6 | 5.9 | 63.1 | 10.6 | 56.4 |
| 2025 | 88.1 | 53.2 | 47.8 | 5.4 | 60.4 | 10.2 | 54.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| 2024 | 151.5 | 104.5 | 97.3 | 7.3 | 69.0 | 7.0 | 64.2 |
| 2025 | 154.3 | 105.5 | 98.4 | 7.1 | 68.4 | 6.7 | 63.8 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| 2024 | 904.1 | 562.9 | 524.5 | 38.4 | 62.3 | 6.8 | 58.0 |
| 2025 | 913.8 | 570.1 | 530.7 | 39.3 | 62.4 | 6.9 | 58.1 |
| Cape Breton | |||||||
| 2024 | 120.8 | 65.9 | 59.8 | 6.1 | 54.6 | 9.3 | 49.5 |
| 2025 | 120.1 | 65.6 | 60.0 | 5.6 | 54.6 | 8.5 | 50.0 |
| North Shore | |||||||
| 2024 | 137.5 | 76.4 | 72.4 | 4.0 | 55.6 | 5.2 | 52.7 |
| 2025 | 138.0 | 79.2 | 73.0 | 6.2 | 57.4 | 7.8 | 52.9 |
| Annapolis Valley | |||||||
| 2024 | 112.9 | 68.8 | 64.4 | 4.4 | 60.9 | 6.4 | 57.0 |
| 2025 | 113.6 | 63.9 | 60.3 | 3.5 | 56.3 | 5.5 | 53.1 |
| Southern | |||||||
| 2024 | 105.4 | 54.8 | 48.9 | 5.9 | 52.0 | 10.8 | 46.4 |
| 2025 | 105.5 | 56.8 | 52.4 | 4.5 | 53.8 | 7.9 | 49.7 |
| Halifax | |||||||
| 2024 | 427.5 | 297.0 | 279.0 | 18.0 | 69.5 | 6.1 | 65.3 |
| 2025 | 436.5 | 304.6 | 285.1 | 19.6 | 69.8 | 6.4 | 65.3 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| 2024 | 712.5 | 442.8 | 413.8 | 29.0 | 62.1 | 6.5 | 58.1 |
| 2025 | 721.2 | 451.1 | 417.6 | 33.5 | 62.5 | 7.4 | 57.9 |
| Campbellton–Miramichi | |||||||
| 2024 | 138.0 | 72.7 | 66.5 | 6.2 | 52.7 | 8.5 | 48.2 |
| 2025 | 137.9 | 79.1 | 72.0 | 7.0 | 57.4 | 8.8 | 52.2 |
| Moncton–Richibucto | |||||||
| 2024 | 220.0 | 143.3 | 135.1 | 8.2 | 65.1 | 5.7 | 61.4 |
| 2025 | 225.4 | 149.5 | 137.5 | 12.0 | 66.3 | 8.0 | 61.0 |
| Saint John–St. Stephen | |||||||
| 2024 | 158.2 | 102.4 | 95.1 | 7.3 | 64.7 | 7.1 | 60.1 |
| 2025 | 159.6 | 100.3 | 93.1 | 7.2 | 62.8 | 7.2 | 58.3 |
| Fredericton–Oromocto | |||||||
| 2024 | 128.7 | 83.4 | 78.0 | 5.5 | 64.8 | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| 2025 | 130.4 | 83.6 | 78.5 | 5.2 | 64.1 | 6.2 | 60.2 |
| Edmundston–Woodstock | |||||||
| 2024 | 67.5 | 40.9 | 39.0 | 1.9 | 60.6 | 4.6 | 57.8 |
| 2025 | 67.8 | 38.6 | 36.5 | 2.1 | 56.9 | 5.4 | 53.8 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| 2024 | 7,445.1 | 4,873.5 | 4,592.2 | 281.3 | 65.5 | 5.8 | 61.7 |
| 2025 | 7,592.7 | 4,997.4 | 4,699.6 | 297.8 | 65.8 | 6.0 | 61.9 |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||||
| 2024 | 78.8 | 43.3 | 41.4 | 1.9 | 54.9 | 4.4 | 52.5 |
| 2025 | 79.1 | 43.3 | 41.0 | 2.3 | 54.7 | 5.3 | 51.8 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||||
| 2024 | 174.7 | 113.3 | 109.8 | 3.6 | 64.9 | 3.2 | 62.9 |
| 2025 | 176.6 | 100.7 | 97.0 | 3.8 | 57.0 | 3.8 | 54.9 |
| Capitale-Nationale | |||||||
| 2024 | 669.9 | 440.0 | 422.3 | 17.7 | 65.7 | 4.0 | 63.0 |
| 2025 | 683.4 | 469.4 | 450.1 | 19.3 | 68.7 | 4.1 | 65.9 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||||
| 2024 | 376.5 | 252.5 | 245.7 | 6.8 | 67.1 | 2.7 | 65.3 |
| 2025 | 382.1 | 261.1 | 252.1 | 9.1 | 68.3 | 3.5 | 66.0 |
| Estrie | |||||||
| 2024 | 301.1 | 185.0 | 176.0 | 9.0 | 61.4 | 4.9 | 58.5 |
| 2025 | 307.0 | 187.6 | 178.0 | 9.6 | 61.1 | 5.1 | 58.0 |
| Centre-du-Québec | |||||||
| 2024 | 217.2 | 141.5 | 136.3 | 5.2 | 65.1 | 3.7 | 62.8 |
| 2025 | 220.4 | 144.5 | 139.3 | 5.1 | 65.6 | 3.5 | 63.2 |
| Montérégie | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,374.5 | 909.0 | 862.5 | 46.4 | 66.1 | 5.1 | 62.8 |
| 2025 | 1,396.4 | 928.7 | 883.2 | 45.5 | 66.5 | 4.9 | 63.2 |
| Montréal | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,814.8 | 1,204.8 | 1,103.3 | 101.5 | 66.4 | 8.4 | 60.8 |
| 2025 | 1,872.3 | 1,260.1 | 1,141.6 | 118.5 | 67.3 | 9.4 | 61.0 |
| Laval | |||||||
| 2024 | 381.0 | 254.0 | 236.0 | 18.0 | 66.7 | 7.1 | 61.9 |
| 2025 | 387.7 | 258.0 | 240.5 | 17.5 | 66.5 | 6.8 | 62.0 |
| Lanaudière | |||||||
| 2024 | 458.3 | 308.1 | 282.8 | 25.2 | 67.2 | 8.2 | 61.7 |
| 2025 | 466.8 | 302.6 | 288.8 | 13.8 | 64.8 | 4.6 | 61.9 |
| Laurentides | |||||||
| 2024 | 561.0 | 375.5 | 359.5 | 16.0 | 66.9 | 4.3 | 64.1 |
| 2025 | 570.3 | 381.5 | 364.2 | 17.3 | 66.9 | 4.5 | 63.9 |
| Outaouais | |||||||
| 2024 | 348.3 | 230.9 | 215.3 | 15.6 | 66.3 | 6.8 | 61.8 |
| 2025 | 354.2 | 226.2 | 210.1 | 16.1 | 63.9 | 7.1 | 59.3 |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||||
| 2024 | 121.0 | 79.1 | 76.4 | 2.7 | 65.4 | 3.4 | 63.1 |
| 2025 | 121.5 | 75.4 | 72.0 | 3.4 | 62.1 | 4.5 | 59.3 |
| Mauricie | |||||||
| 2024 | 240.9 | 142.0 | 136.8 | 5.2 | 58.9 | 3.7 | 56.8 |
| 2025 | 244.6 | 157.8 | 149.1 | 8.6 | 64.5 | 5.4 | 61.0 |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||||
| 2024 | 238.3 | 135.7 | 131.4 | 4.3 | 56.9 | 3.2 | 55.1 |
| 2025 | 241.2 | 145.9 | 140.3 | 5.6 | 60.5 | 3.8 | 58.2 |
| Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec | |||||||
| 2024 | 88.9 | 58.7 | 56.5 | 2.2 | 66.0 | 3.7 | 63.6 |
| 2025 | 89.0 | 54.8 | 52.4 | 2.4 | 61.6 | 4.4 | 58.9 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| 2024 | 13,448.3 | 8,917.9 | 8,245.1 | 672.8 | 66.3 | 7.5 | 61.3 |
| 2025 | 13,714.5 | 9,040.0 | 8,291.7 | 748.3 | 65.9 | 8.3 | 60.5 |
| Ottawa | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,308.3 | 914.3 | 853.6 | 60.6 | 69.9 | 6.6 | 65.2 |
| 2025 | 1,336.3 | 908.3 | 844.0 | 64.3 | 68.0 | 7.1 | 63.2 |
| Kingston–Pembroke | |||||||
| 2024 | 436.4 | 253.8 | 237.3 | 16.4 | 58.2 | 6.5 | 54.4 |
| 2025 | 442.0 | 253.4 | 235.9 | 17.5 | 57.3 | 6.9 | 53.4 |
| Muskoka–Kawarthas | |||||||
| 2024 | 383.9 | 209.3 | 201.4 | 7.9 | 54.5 | 3.8 | 52.5 |
| 2025 | 390.5 | 207.4 | 193.2 | 14.3 | 53.1 | 6.9 | 49.5 |
| Toronto | |||||||
| 2024 | 6,269.8 | 4,265.4 | 3,897.6 | 367.8 | 68.0 | 8.6 | 62.2 |
| 2025 | 6,407.3 | 4,337.0 | 3,923.7 | 413.3 | 67.7 | 9.5 | 61.2 |
| Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,373.4 | 953.3 | 892.9 | 60.4 | 69.4 | 6.3 | 65.0 |
| 2025 | 1,403.8 | 957.6 | 892.1 | 65.5 | 68.2 | 6.8 | 63.5 |
| Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,395.4 | 887.1 | 824.8 | 62.2 | 63.6 | 7.0 | 59.1 |
| 2025 | 1,421.5 | 932.1 | 861.5 | 70.6 | 65.6 | 7.6 | 60.6 |
| London | |||||||
| 2024 | 682.0 | 443.8 | 410.1 | 33.7 | 65.1 | 7.6 | 60.1 |
| 2025 | 696.1 | 456.1 | 426.8 | 29.3 | 65.5 | 6.4 | 61.3 |
| Windsor–Sarnia | |||||||
| 2024 | 615.5 | 395.8 | 362.5 | 33.3 | 64.3 | 8.4 | 58.9 |
| 2025 | 622.1 | 388.2 | 347.4 | 40.9 | 62.4 | 10.5 | 55.8 |
| Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 288.8 | 180.2 | 173.5 | 6.7 | 62.4 | 3.7 | 60.1 |
| 2025 | 293.3 | 170.6 | 162.2 | 8.4 | 58.2 | 4.9 | 55.3 |
| Northeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 510.5 | 305.2 | 286.3 | 18.9 | 59.8 | 6.2 | 56.1 |
| 2025 | 517.5 | 315.0 | 295.7 | 19.2 | 60.9 | 6.1 | 57.1 |
| Northwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 184.1 | 109.7 | 104.9 | 4.8 | 59.6 | 4.4 | 57.0 |
| 2025 | 184.2 | 114.2 | 109.1 | 5.1 | 62.0 | 4.5 | 59.2 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,150.8 | 779.4 | 731.4 | 48.0 | 67.7 | 6.2 | 63.6 |
| 2025 | 1,175.7 | 793.5 | 743.9 | 49.6 | 67.5 | 6.3 | 63.3 |
| Southeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 111.4 | 74.9 | 71.5 | 3.5 | 67.2 | 4.7 | 64.2 |
| 2025 | 114.5 | 79.8 | 76.9 | 2.9 | 69.7 | 3.6 | 67.2 |
| South Central and North Central | |||||||
| 2024 | 96.4 | 61.4 | 57.9 | 3.5 | 63.7 | 5.7 | 60.1 |
| 2025 | 98.3 | 67.0 | 63.0 | 3.9 | 68.2 | 5.8 | 64.1 |
| Southwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 98.5 | 69.5 | 65.9 | 3.6 | 70.6 | 5.2 | 66.9 |
| 2025 | 100.1 | 67.4 | 63.6 | 3.8 | 67.3 | 5.6 | 63.5 |
| Winnipeg | |||||||
| 2024 | 705.4 | 486.9 | 454.8 | 32.1 | 69.0 | 6.6 | 64.5 |
| 2025 | 722.6 | 494.2 | 459.6 | 34.6 | 68.4 | 7.0 | 63.6 |
| Interlake | |||||||
| 2024 | 83.2 | 51.3 | 49.1 | 2.3 | 61.7 | 4.5 | 59.0 |
| 2025 | 84.5 | 51.3 | 48.8 | 2.6 | 60.7 | 5.1 | 57.8 |
| Parklands and North | |||||||
| 2024 | 55.9 | 35.4 | 32.4 | 3.1 | 63.3 | 8.8 | 58.0 |
| 2025 | 55.7 | 33.9 | 32.1 | 1.8 | 60.9 | 5.3 | 57.6 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| 2024 | 947.0 | 649.4 | 612.0 | 37.4 | 68.6 | 5.8 | 64.6 |
| 2025 | 966.8 | 665.4 | 630.1 | 35.3 | 68.8 | 5.3 | 65.2 |
| Regina–Moose Mountain | |||||||
| 2024 | 289.0 | 199.4 | 187.4 | 12.0 | 69.0 | 6.0 | 64.8 |
| 2025 | 295.9 | 209.5 | 196.2 | 13.3 | 70.8 | 6.3 | 66.3 |
| Swift Current–Moose Jaw | |||||||
| 2024 | 86.4 | 55.1 | 52.0 | 3.0 | 63.8 | 5.4 | 60.2 |
| 2025 | 86.9 | 54.5 | 53.2 | 1.3 | 62.7 | 2.4 | 61.2 |
| Saskatoon–Biggar | |||||||
| 2024 | 338.5 | 245.8 | 233.0 | 12.8 | 72.6 | 5.2 | 68.8 |
| 2025 | 349.6 | 247.6 | 234.7 | 12.9 | 70.8 | 5.2 | 67.1 |
| Yorkton–Melville | |||||||
| 2024 | 65.3 | 38.1 | 36.0 | 2.1 | 58.3 | 5.5 | 55.1 |
| 2025 | 65.3 | 43.2 | 41.4 | 1.8 | 66.2 | 4.2 | 63.4 |
| Prince Albert and Northern | |||||||
| 2024 | 167.8 | 111.0 | 103.6 | 7.5 | 66.2 | 6.8 | 61.7 |
| 2025 | 169.1 | 110.6 | 104.6 | 6.0 | 65.4 | 5.4 | 61.9 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| 2024 | 3,924.5 | 2,745.1 | 2,543.7 | 201.4 | 69.9 | 7.3 | 64.8 |
| 2025 | 4,059.8 | 2,829.4 | 2,611.0 | 218.4 | 69.7 | 7.7 | 64.3 |
| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | |||||||
| 2024 | 259.0 | 176.2 | 166.6 | 9.6 | 68.0 | 5.4 | 64.3 |
| 2025 | 264.2 | 166.0 | 153.9 | 12.1 | 62.8 | 7.3 | 58.3 |
| Camrose–Drumheller | |||||||
| 2024 | 170.3 | 111.3 | 106.1 | 5.2 | 65.4 | 4.7 | 62.3 |
| 2025 | 171.9 | 115.0 | 108.8 | 6.2 | 66.9 | 5.4 | 63.3 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,552.5 | 1,105.4 | 1,023.5 | 81.9 | 71.2 | 7.4 | 65.9 |
| 2025 | 1,624.6 | 1,151.9 | 1,065.1 | 86.8 | 70.9 | 7.5 | 65.6 |
| Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | |||||||
| 2024 | 286.8 | 218.4 | 207.9 | 10.5 | 76.2 | 4.8 | 72.5 |
| 2025 | 289.7 | 198.7 | 184.3 | 14.4 | 68.6 | 7.2 | 63.6 |
| Red Deer | |||||||
| 2024 | 187.2 | 125.9 | 116.0 | 9.9 | 67.3 | 7.9 | 62.0 |
| 2025 | 191.5 | 130.6 | 123.4 | 7.1 | 68.2 | 5.4 | 64.4 |
| Edmonton | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,356.0 | 924.6 | 846.0 | 78.6 | 68.2 | 8.5 | 62.4 |
| 2025 | 1,403.1 | 981.0 | 895.3 | 85.7 | 69.9 | 8.7 | 63.8 |
| Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | |||||||
| 2024 | 112.8 | 83.4 | 77.6 | 5.8 | 73.9 | 7.0 | 68.8 |
| 2025 | 114.8 | 86.2 | 80.1 | 6.1 | 75.1 | 7.1 | 69.8 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| 2024 | 4,743.3 | 3,118.2 | 2,934.1 | 184.1 | 65.7 | 5.9 | 61.9 |
| 2025 | 4,842.0 | 3,169.6 | 2,968.5 | 201.1 | 65.5 | 6.3 | 61.3 |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | |||||||
| 2024 | 796.6 | 502.3 | 481.8 | 20.5 | 63.1 | 4.1 | 60.5 |
| 2025 | 807.0 | 503.6 | 473.5 | 30.2 | 62.4 | 6.0 | 58.7 |
| Lower Mainland–Southwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 2,989.2 | 2,017.0 | 1,889.4 | 127.6 | 67.5 | 6.3 | 63.2 |
| 2025 | 3,067.1 | 2,064.5 | 1,928.1 | 136.4 | 67.3 | 6.6 | 62.9 |
| Thompson–Okanagan | |||||||
| 2024 | 544.8 | 329.3 | 310.2 | 19.1 | 60.4 | 5.8 | 56.9 |
| 2025 | 552.1 | 340.1 | 322.9 | 17.2 | 61.6 | 5.1 | 58.5 |
| Kootenay | |||||||
| 2024 | 148.5 | 93.6 | 87.0 | 6.6 | 63.0 | 7.1 | 58.6 |
| 2025 | 150.4 | 94.6 | 89.1 | 5.5 | 62.9 | 5.8 | 59.2 |
| Cariboo | |||||||
| 2024 | 140.7 | 89.1 | 84.9 | 4.2 | 63.3 | 4.7 | 60.3 |
| 2025 | 141.5 | 82.5 | 76.5 | 5.9 | 58.3 | 7.2 | 54.1 |
| North Coast and Nechako | |||||||
| 2024 | 69.7 | 49.9 | 46.2 | 3.7 | 71.6 | 7.4 | 66.3 |
| 2025 | 69.7 | 44.1 | 41.4 | 2.6 | 63.3 | 5.9 | 59.4 |
| Northeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 53.9 | 36.9 | 34.6 | 2.3 | 68.5 | 6.2 | 64.2 |
| 2025 | 54.2 | 40.1 | 36.8 | 3.3 | 74.0 | 8.2 | 67.9 |
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0462-02.
Table note 1
For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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