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)
  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.
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