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)
  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.
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