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)
  September
2025
October
2025
Standard error2 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
Quebec              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,011.2 1,010.8 ... -0.4 18.1 -0.0 1.8
Labour force 682.0 693.3 8.5 11.3 14.2 1.7 2.1
Employment 614.2 627.8 7.9 13.6 16.0 2.2 2.6
Unemployment 67.7 65.5 6.8 -2.2 -1.8 -3.2 -2.7
Participation rate 67.4 68.6 0.9 1.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 9.4 0.9 -0.5 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 62.1 0.8 1.4 0.5 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,294.7 3,295.0 ... 0.3 47.3 0.0 1.5
Labour force 2,253.9 2,245.6 8.6 -8.3 20.1 -0.4 0.9
Employment 2,133.3 2,139.9 9.3 6.6 36.9 0.3 1.8
Unemployment 120.6 105.7 8.0 -14.9 -16.8 -12.4 -13.7
Participation rate 68.4 68.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 4.7 0.3 -0.7 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 64.7 64.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,295.8 3,296.3 ... 0.5 40.2 0.0 1.2
Labour force 1,985.5 1,971.7 9.1 -13.8 11.0 -0.7 0.6
Employment 1,892.3 1,883.6 8.9 -8.7 12.3 -0.5 0.7
Unemployment 93.1 88.1 7.0 -5.0 -1.3 -5.4 -1.5
Participation rate 60.2 59.8 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 57.4 57.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,074.8 2,070.7 ... -4.1 -8.6 -0.2 -0.4
Labour force 1,253.9 1,253.5 13.3 -0.4 21.8 -0.0 1.8
Employment 1,030.5 1,049.3 12.0 18.8 -9.1 1.8 -0.9
Unemployment 223.4 204.3 11.3 -19.1 31.0 -8.5 17.9
Participation rate 60.4 60.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 17.8 16.3 0.8 -1.5 2.2 ... ...
Employment rate 49.7 50.7 0.6 1.0 -0.2 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,718.9 5,725.5 ... 6.6 92.1 0.1 1.6
Labour force 4,046.5 4,055.1 11.5 8.6 29.7 0.2 0.7
Employment 3,783.9 3,808.3 12.0 24.4 24.8 0.6 0.7
Unemployment 262.6 246.8 10.7 -15.8 4.9 -6.0 2.0
Participation rate 70.8 70.8 0.2 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.1 0.3 -0.4 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 66.2 66.5 0.2 0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,939.1 5,945.6 ... 6.5 101.3 0.1 1.7
Labour force 3,605.4 3,625.5 12.4 20.1 81.2 0.6 2.3
Employment 3,385.4 3,396.7 11.9 11.3 59.9 0.3 1.8
Unemployment 220.0 228.7 10.4 8.7 21.2 4.0 10.2
Participation rate 60.7 61.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.0 57.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 189.2 189.1 ... -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -0.7
Labour force 128.8 122.3 2.1 -6.5 -6.5 -5.0 -5.0
Employment 112.8 107.7 1.9 -5.1 -7.1 -4.5 -6.2
Unemployment 16.0 14.6 1.8 -1.4 0.6 -8.8 4.3
Participation rate 68.1 64.7 1.1 -3.4 -2.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.4 11.9 1.4 -0.5 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 59.6 57.0 1.0 -2.6 -3.3 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 494.3 495.0 ... 0.7 11.0 0.1 2.3
Labour force 355.9 354.0 1.9 -1.9 3.8 -0.5 1.1
Employment 339.1 338.8 2.0 -0.3 7.5 -0.1 2.3
Unemployment 16.7 15.1 1.7 -1.6 -3.7 -9.6 -19.7
Participation rate 72.0 71.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.3 0.5 -0.4 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 68.6 68.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 495.2 495.8 ... 0.6 10.3 0.1 2.1
Labour force 304.3 305.4 1.9 1.1 8.1 0.4 2.7
Employment 288.1 289.5 2.0 1.4 5.7 0.5 2.0
Unemployment 16.2 15.9 1.5 -0.3 2.4 -1.9 17.8
Participation rate 61.4 61.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.2 0.5 -0.1 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 58.2 58.4 0.4 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 151.4 151.8 ... 0.4 4.1 0.3 2.8
Labour force 101.5 97.0 1.7 -4.5 1.6 -4.4 1.7
Employment 87.9 85.6 1.6 -2.3 2.4 -2.6 2.9
Unemployment 13.6 11.4 1.4 -2.2 -0.8 -16.2 -6.6
Participation rate 67.0 63.9 1.2 -3.1 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.4 11.8 1.4 -1.6 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.1 56.4 1.1 -1.7 0.1 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 407.3 407.8 ... 0.5 6.3 0.1 1.6
Labour force 298.8 297.0 1.6 -1.8 0.6 -0.6 0.2
Employment 282.0 282.6 1.7 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.8
Unemployment 16.8 14.4 1.4 -2.4 -1.8 -14.3 -11.1
Participation rate 73.4 72.8 0.4 -0.6 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 4.8 0.5 -0.8 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 69.2 69.3 0.4 0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 410.7 411.1 ... 0.4 6.4 0.1 1.6
Labour force 259.6 260.8 1.7 1.2 9.3 0.5 3.7
Employment 250.4 250.7 1.7 0.3 9.8 0.1 4.1
Unemployment 9.2 10.1 1.2 0.9 -0.6 9.8 -5.6
Participation rate 63.2 63.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.5 3.9 0.5 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 61.0 0.4 0.0 1.5 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 621.3 622.8 ... 1.5 21.2 0.2 3.5
Labour force 398.6 404.9 7.1 6.3 22.9 1.6 6.0
Employment 340.0 344.4 6.4 4.4 22.6 1.3 7.0
Unemployment 58.6 60.5 6.0 1.9 0.3 3.2 0.5
Participation rate 64.2 65.0 1.2 0.8 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.7 14.9 1.4 0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 54.7 55.3 1.0 0.6 1.8 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,719.1 1,722.7 ... 3.6 45.0 0.2 2.7
Labour force 1,308.8 1,317.0 6.4 8.2 54.7 0.6 4.3
Employment 1,222.3 1,224.8 7.0 2.5 43.4 0.2 3.7
Unemployment 86.5 92.1 6.2 5.6 11.2 6.5 13.8
Participation rate 76.1 76.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 7.0 0.5 0.4 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 71.1 71.1 0.4 0.0 0.7 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,736.2 1,739.9 ... 3.7 50.0 0.2 3.0
Labour force 1,117.8 1,114.9 7.1 -2.9 32.5 -0.3 3.0
Employment 1,043.3 1,046.7 6.7 3.4 31.0 0.3 3.1
Unemployment 74.5 68.3 5.9 -6.2 1.5 -8.3 2.2
Participation rate 64.4 64.1 0.4 -0.3 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.1 0.5 -0.6 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 60.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 673.4 672.2 ... -1.2 2.0 -0.2 0.3
Labour force 403.2 403.0 6.7 -0.2 -4.1 -0.0 -1.0
Employment 348.1 343.1 5.9 -5.0 -9.9 -1.4 -2.8
Unemployment 55.1 60.0 5.7 4.9 5.9 8.9 10.9
Participation rate 59.9 60.0 1.0 0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.7 14.9 1.3 1.2 1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 51.7 51.0 0.9 -0.7 -1.7 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,039.1 2,039.8 ... 0.7 27.2 0.0 1.4
Labour force 1,442.7 1,449.3 5.6 6.6 38.6 0.5 2.7
Employment 1,361.6 1,365.6 6.2 4.0 20.1 0.3 1.5
Unemployment 81.1 83.6 5.0 2.5 18.4 3.1 28.2
Participation rate 70.8 71.1 0.3 0.3 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 66.8 66.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,135.6 2,136.7 ... 1.1 37.9 0.1 1.8
Labour force 1,300.8 1,296.7 6.8 -4.1 30.6 -0.3 2.4
Employment 1,235.0 1,233.1 6.7 -1.9 25.9 -0.2 2.1
Unemployment 65.7 63.6 5.4 -2.1 4.7 -3.2 8.0
Participation rate 60.9 60.7 0.3 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.9 0.4 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.7 0.3 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
...
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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