Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2025 |
September 2025 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2025 | September 2024 to September 2025 | August to September 2025 | September 2024 to September 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 | 471.7 | 471.8 | ... | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 272.1 | 269.2 | 2.0 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 242.9 | 240.7 | 2.0 | -2.2 | -2.9 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 203.1 | 206.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 39.8 | 34.4 | 1.8 | -5.4 | -1.7 | -13.6 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 28.5 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.4 | 1.1 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 57.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 51.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 154.5 | 154.6 | ... | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 102.1 | 103.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 93.8 | 92.9 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 81.9 | 79.9 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 11.9 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 9.2 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 20.5 | 44.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 914.3 | 915.4 | ... | 1.1 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 560.5 | 560.3 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 524.1 | 525.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 434.4 | 436.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 89.7 | 88.9 | 3.6 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 34.8 | 2.6 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -4.4 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 721.7 | 722.5 | ... | 0.8 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 434.6 | 441.6 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 401.2 | 405.9 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 340.2 | 343.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 61.1 | 63.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 33.4 | 35.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 25.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,600.3 | 7,601.7 | ... | 1.4 | 119.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 4,939.9 | 4,921.3 | 15.5 | -18.6 | 75.5 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 4,644.5 | 4,639.8 | 15.3 | -4.7 | 59.8 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,773.1 | 3,794.5 | 20.2 | 21.4 | 41.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 871.4 | 845.4 | 18.5 | -26.0 | 18.2 | -3.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 295.4 | 281.5 | 12.8 | -13.9 | 15.8 | -4.7 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,722.8 | 13,732.8 | ... | 10.0 | 206.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,876.4 | 8,905.7 | 22.3 | 29.3 | 85.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 8,191.0 | 8,199.8 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 6,744.5 | 6,789.2 | 28.4 | 44.7 | 35.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,446.6 | 1,410.5 | 26.1 | -36.1 | -33.7 | -2.5 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 685.4 | 705.9 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 83.0 | 3.0 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,177.2 | 1,178.7 | ... | 1.5 | 20.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 781.1 | 789.0 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 736.2 | 740.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 603.4 | 614.5 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 23.5 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 132.8 | 125.6 | 4.3 | -7.2 | -14.3 | -5.4 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 44.9 | 48.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 968.0 | 969.4 | ... | 1.4 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 651.7 | 659.9 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 621.0 | 620.3 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 14.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 516.3 | 518.0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 104.7 | 102.4 | 3.7 | -2.3 | -2.6 | -2.2 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 30.7 | 39.6 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 29.0 | 7.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,067.5 | 4,076.7 | ... | 9.2 | 120.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 2,798.5 | 2,825.2 | 12.0 | 26.7 | 109.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 2,563.1 | 2,605.6 | 11.9 | 42.5 | 95.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,119.4 | 2,138.2 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 443.8 | 467.3 | 14.6 | 23.5 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 235.4 | 219.6 | 10.7 | -15.8 | 13.4 | -6.7 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,846.2 | 4,848.1 | ... | 1.9 | 76.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,132.5 | 3,146.7 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,936.9 | 2,944.7 | 11.1 | 7.8 | 48.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 2,333.8 | 2,336.0 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 17.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 603.1 | 608.8 | 14.0 | 5.7 | 31.2 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 195.6 | 201.9 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 17.8 | 3.2 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 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
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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