Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| October 2025 |
November 2025 |
Standard error2 | October to November 2025 | November 2024 to November 2025 | October to November 2025 | November 2024 to November 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 | 7,602.1 | 7,601.5 | ... | -0.6 | 92.1 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 4,910.6 | 4,899.4 | 15.5 | -11.2 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 4,651.3 | 4,649.4 | 15.3 | -1.9 | 41.8 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 3,785.8 | 3,748.2 | 20.2 | -37.6 | -45.0 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 259.3 | 250.0 | 12.8 | -9.3 | -39.6 | -3.6 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,010.8 | 1,010.5 | ... | -0.3 | 15.4 | -0.0 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 693.3 | 695.5 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 627.8 | 644.1 | 7.9 | 16.3 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 65.5 | 51.4 | 6.8 | -14.1 | -16.3 | -21.5 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 7.4 | 0.9 | -2.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 63.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,295.0 | 3,294.8 | ... | -0.2 | 41.2 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,245.6 | 2,234.9 | 8.6 | -10.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 2,139.9 | 2,120.7 | 9.3 | -19.2 | 15.2 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 105.7 | 114.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | -15.0 | 8.0 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,296.3 | 3,296.2 | ... | -0.1 | 35.6 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,971.7 | 1,969.1 | 9.1 | -2.6 | -11.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 1,883.6 | 1,884.7 | 8.9 | 1.1 | -3.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 88.1 | 84.4 | 7.0 | -3.7 | -8.3 | -4.2 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,741.8 | 13,748.5 | ... | 6.7 | 167.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,934.1 | 8,914.2 | 22.3 | -19.9 | 63.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 8,254.3 | 8,260.4 | 21.4 | 6.1 | 90.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,787.8 | 6,780.9 | 28.4 | -6.9 | 49.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 679.8 | 653.8 | 18.8 | -26.0 | -26.8 | -3.8 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,070.7 | 2,065.9 | ... | -4.8 | -16.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,253.5 | 1,248.5 | 13.3 | -5.0 | -14.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 1,049.3 | 1,056.9 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 204.3 | 191.6 | 11.3 | -12.7 | -21.8 | -6.2 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.3 | 15.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.7 | 51.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,725.5 | 5,731.2 | ... | 5.7 | 87.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 4,055.1 | 4,049.0 | 11.5 | -6.1 | 13.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 3,808.3 | 3,808.3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 246.8 | 240.8 | 10.7 | -6.0 | -0.1 | -2.4 | -0.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,945.6 | 5,951.4 | ... | 5.8 | 96.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,625.5 | 3,616.7 | 12.4 | -8.8 | 64.9 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 3,396.7 | 3,395.3 | 11.9 | -1.4 | 69.9 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 228.7 | 221.4 | 10.4 | -7.3 | -5.0 | -3.2 | -2.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,179.8 | 1,180.9 | ... | 1.1 | 19.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 781.7 | 788.5 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 736.1 | 740.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 610.6 | 611.4 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 45.6 | 47.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 189.1 | 188.9 | ... | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 122.3 | 124.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -4.4 | 1.7 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 107.7 | 109.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | -3.1 | 1.3 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.6 | 15.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 4.8 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 495.0 | 495.5 | ... | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 354.0 | 356.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 338.8 | 340.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 495.8 | 496.4 | ... | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 305.4 | 308.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 289.5 | 290.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.9 | 17.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 31.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 970.7 | 971.9 | ... | 1.2 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 654.8 | 658.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 618.9 | 621.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 16.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 512.8 | 515.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 16.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.9 | 36.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 151.8 | 152.1 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 97.0 | 96.7 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 85.6 | 83.4 | 1.6 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -2.6 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 13.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.6 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 54.8 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 407.8 | 408.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 297.0 | 299.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 282.6 | 286.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 14.4 | 13.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -9.7 | -17.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 73.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 411.1 | 411.5 | ... | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 260.8 | 261.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 250.7 | 251.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 16.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,085.4 | 4,093.4 | ... | 8.0 | 112.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,836.8 | 2,828.3 | 12.0 | -8.5 | 81.4 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,615.9 | 2,644.6 | 11.9 | 28.7 | 105.4 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,135.3 | 2,160.1 | 16.3 | 24.8 | 79.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 220.9 | 183.7 | 10.7 | -37.2 | -23.9 | -16.8 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 622.8 | 624.0 | ... | 1.2 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 404.9 | 405.1 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 344.4 | 350.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 19.8 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 60.5 | 54.6 | 6.0 | -5.9 | 1.7 | -9.8 | 3.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.9 | 13.5 | 1.4 | -1.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 56.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,722.7 | 1,726.0 | ... | 3.3 | 43.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,317.0 | 1,307.9 | 6.4 | -9.1 | 32.4 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,224.8 | 1,241.6 | 7.0 | 16.8 | 51.4 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 92.1 | 66.3 | 6.2 | -25.8 | -19.0 | -28.0 | -22.3 |
| Participation rate | 76.4 | 75.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.1 | 71.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,739.9 | 1,743.4 | ... | 3.5 | 48.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 1,114.9 | 1,115.3 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,046.7 | 1,052.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 34.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 68.3 | 62.7 | 5.9 | -5.6 | -6.7 | -8.2 | -9.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,848.7 | 4,848.3 | ... | -0.4 | 58.6 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,149.0 | 3,151.0 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 66.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,941.8 | 2,948.0 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 40.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,336.1 | 2,338.8 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 207.3 | 203.0 | 9.5 | -4.3 | 25.6 | -2.1 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 672.2 | 670.7 | ... | -1.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 403.0 | 410.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 343.1 | 358.8 | 5.9 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 60.0 | 51.4 | 5.7 | -8.6 | 0.9 | -14.3 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 61.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.9 | 12.5 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.0 | 53.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,039.8 | 2,040.0 | ... | 0.2 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 1,449.3 | 1,439.2 | 5.6 | -10.1 | 20.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,365.6 | 1,359.8 | 6.2 | -5.8 | 6.5 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 83.6 | 79.4 | 5.0 | -4.2 | 13.6 | -5.0 | 20.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,136.7 | 2,137.6 | ... | 0.9 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,296.7 | 1,301.5 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 36.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 1,233.1 | 1,229.3 | 6.7 | -3.8 | 25.1 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 63.6 | 72.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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