Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| September 2025 |
October 2025 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2025 | October 2024 to October 2025 | September to October 2025 | October 2024 to October 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 | 471.8 | 472.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 269.2 | 272.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 240.7 | 245.1 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 206.2 | 207.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 34.4 | 37.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 28.5 | 27.4 | 1.8 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -3.9 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 57.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.0 | 51.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 154.6 | 154.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 103.0 | 102.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 92.9 | 93.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 79.9 | 80.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 13.0 | 12.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -4.6 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 8.7 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -13.0 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 8.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 915.4 | 916.4 | ... | 1.0 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 560.3 | 558.7 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 525.4 | 521.0 | 3.2 | -4.4 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 436.5 | 435.7 | 4.2 | -0.8 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 88.9 | 85.4 | 3.6 | -3.5 | -6.0 | -3.9 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.8 | 37.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 722.5 | 723.4 | ... | 0.9 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 441.6 | 439.0 | 2.4 | -2.6 | 6.4 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 405.9 | 404.2 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 343.0 | 344.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 63.0 | 59.4 | 2.5 | -3.6 | -4.4 | -5.7 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.7 | 34.8 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 5.1 | -2.5 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,601.7 | 7,602.1 | ... | 0.4 | 105.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 4,921.3 | 4,910.6 | 15.5 | -10.7 | 45.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,639.8 | 4,651.3 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,794.5 | 3,785.8 | 20.2 | -8.7 | 7.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 845.4 | 865.5 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 57.7 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 281.5 | 259.3 | 12.8 | -22.2 | -19.9 | -7.9 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,732.8 | 13,741.8 | ... | 9.0 | 184.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,905.7 | 8,934.1 | 22.3 | 28.4 | 132.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 8,199.8 | 8,254.3 | 21.4 | 54.5 | 75.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,789.2 | 6,787.8 | 28.4 | -1.4 | 50.1 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,410.5 | 1,466.5 | 26.1 | 56.0 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 705.9 | 679.8 | 18.8 | -26.1 | 57.1 | -3.7 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 60.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,178.7 | 1,179.8 | ... | 1.1 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 789.0 | 781.7 | 3.5 | -7.3 | 5.5 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 740.1 | 736.1 | 3.5 | -4.0 | 6.2 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 614.5 | 610.6 | 4.5 | -3.9 | 22.5 | -0.6 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 125.6 | 125.4 | 4.3 | -0.2 | -16.4 | -0.2 | -11.6 |
| Unemployment | 48.9 | 45.6 | 3.0 | -3.3 | -0.7 | -6.7 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 969.4 | 970.7 | ... | 1.3 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 659.9 | 654.8 | 3.0 | -5.1 | 11.4 | -0.8 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 620.3 | 618.9 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 14.6 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 518.0 | 512.8 | 4.2 | -5.2 | 12.3 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 102.4 | 106.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 39.6 | 35.9 | 2.3 | -3.7 | -3.2 | -9.3 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,076.7 | 4,085.4 | ... | 8.7 | 116.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,825.2 | 2,836.8 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 110.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 2,605.6 | 2,615.9 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 97.1 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,138.2 | 2,135.3 | 16.3 | -2.9 | 74.0 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 467.3 | 480.6 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 23.1 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 219.6 | 220.9 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,848.1 | 4,848.7 | ... | 0.6 | 67.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,146.7 | 3,149.0 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 65.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,944.7 | 2,941.8 | 11.1 | -2.9 | 36.1 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,336.0 | 2,336.1 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 608.8 | 605.6 | 14.0 | -3.2 | 15.9 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 201.9 | 207.3 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 29.1 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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