Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| August 2025 |
September 2025 |
Standard error2 | 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,011.2 | 1,011.2 | ... | 0.0 | 21.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 705.0 | 682.0 | 8.5 | -23.0 | 4.4 | -3.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 625.6 | 614.2 | 7.9 | -11.4 | 2.6 | -1.8 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 79.4 | 67.7 | 6.8 | -11.7 | 1.7 | -14.7 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 67.4 | 0.9 | -2.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 60.7 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,294.0 | 3,294.7 | ... | 0.7 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,259.6 | 2,253.9 | 8.6 | -5.7 | 36.3 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,135.2 | 2,133.3 | 9.3 | -1.9 | 31.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 124.4 | 120.6 | 8.0 | -3.8 | 4.6 | -3.1 | 4.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,295.1 | 3,295.8 | ... | 0.7 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,975.3 | 1,985.5 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 35.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,883.7 | 1,892.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 91.6 | 93.1 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,079.9 | 2,074.8 | ... | -5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 1,248.9 | 1,253.9 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 1,042.9 | 1,030.5 | 12.0 | -12.4 | -16.0 | -1.2 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 206.0 | 223.4 | 11.3 | 17.4 | 24.1 | 8.4 | 12.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.5 | 17.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 49.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,711.3 | 5,718.9 | ... | 7.6 | 98.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,042.3 | 4,046.5 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 22.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 3,776.7 | 3,783.9 | 12.0 | 7.2 | -6.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 265.6 | 262.6 | 10.7 | -3.0 | 29.2 | -1.1 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,931.7 | 5,939.1 | ... | 7.4 | 107.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,585.2 | 3,605.4 | 12.4 | 20.2 | 54.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 3,371.4 | 3,385.4 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 213.8 | 220.0 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 29.7 | 2.9 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 189.5 | 189.2 | ... | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 125.2 | 128.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 109.7 | 112.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.6 | 16.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 19.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 68.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 12.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 59.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 493.4 | 494.3 | ... | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 355.6 | 355.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 341.2 | 339.1 | 2.0 | -2.1 | 8.4 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 15.2 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 72.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 68.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 494.3 | 495.2 | ... | 0.9 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 300.3 | 304.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 285.4 | 288.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 16.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 21.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 151.0 | 151.4 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 93.9 | 101.5 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Employment | 84.5 | 87.9 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 13.6 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 44.7 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 67.0 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 58.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 406.8 | 407.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 295.8 | 298.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 282.6 | 282.0 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 27.3 | 11.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 73.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.5 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 410.2 | 410.7 | ... | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 262.0 | 259.6 | 1.7 | -2.4 | 6.6 | -0.9 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 253.9 | 250.4 | 1.7 | -3.5 | 8.5 | -1.4 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 13.6 | -17.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 619.9 | 621.3 | ... | 1.4 | 22.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 393.7 | 398.6 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 23.4 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 326.8 | 340.0 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 18.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 66.9 | 58.6 | 6.0 | -8.3 | 4.5 | -12.4 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.0 | 14.7 | 1.4 | -2.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 54.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,715.3 | 1,719.1 | ... | 3.8 | 46.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 1,301.1 | 1,308.8 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 46.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 1,203.4 | 1,222.3 | 7.0 | 18.9 | 44.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 97.7 | 86.5 | 6.2 | -11.2 | 1.2 | -11.5 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 75.9 | 76.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 71.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,732.3 | 1,736.2 | ... | 3.9 | 51.7 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 1,103.7 | 1,117.8 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 39.5 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 1,033.0 | 1,043.3 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 31.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 70.8 | 74.5 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 674.5 | 673.4 | ... | -1.1 | 5.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 400.4 | 403.2 | 6.7 | 2.8 | -2.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 349.2 | 348.1 | 5.9 | -1.1 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 51.2 | 55.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 51.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,038.0 | 2,039.1 | ... | 1.1 | 30.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,444.8 | 1,442.7 | 5.6 | -2.1 | 31.0 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,363.7 | 1,361.6 | 6.2 | -2.1 | 20.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 81.1 | 81.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,133.7 | 2,135.6 | ... | 1.9 | 41.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,287.3 | 1,300.8 | 6.8 | 13.5 | 38.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 1,224.0 | 1,235.0 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 31.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 63.3 | 65.7 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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