Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted
| November 2025 |
December 2025 |
Standard error2 | November to December 2025 | December 2024 to December 2025 | November to December 2025 | December 2024 to December 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| 15 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 34,713.1 | 34,723.0 | ... | 9.9 | 437.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 22,613.4 | 22,694.4 | 32.4 | 81.0 | 271.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 21,135.5 | 21,143.7 | 31.6 | 8.2 | 226.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 17,228.1 | 17,278.3 | 42.0 | 50.2 | 127.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 3,907.4 | 3,865.4 | 38.5 | -42.0 | 98.8 | -1.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,477.8 | 1,550.7 | 27.2 | 72.9 | 45.2 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,004.3 | 4,998.3 | ... | -6.0 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 3,171.2 | 3,159.8 | 19.0 | -11.4 | 22.2 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,765.1 | 2,738.3 | 17.2 | -26.8 | 45.0 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,363.6 | 1,379.9 | 20.4 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,401.5 | 1,358.4 | 21.7 | -43.1 | 29.2 | -3.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 406.1 | 421.5 | 15.8 | 15.4 | -22.9 | 3.8 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 54.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,708.8 | 29,724.7 | ... | 15.9 | 432.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 19,442.1 | 19,534.6 | 26.2 | 92.5 | 249.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 18,370.4 | 18,405.4 | 26.3 | 35.0 | 181.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,864.5 | 15,898.4 | 36.2 | 33.9 | 111.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,505.9 | 2,507.0 | 31.5 | 1.1 | 69.6 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,071.7 | 1,129.2 | 21.8 | 57.5 | 68.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,657.0 | 14,664.4 | ... | 7.4 | 206.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 10,302.9 | 10,364.7 | 17.2 | 61.8 | 113.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 9,728.5 | 9,751.2 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 67.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 8,810.8 | 8,852.9 | 24.1 | 42.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 917.7 | 898.3 | 19.9 | -19.4 | 59.4 | -2.1 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 574.5 | 613.5 | 15.9 | 39.0 | 46.3 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 15,051.9 | 15,060.3 | ... | 8.4 | 226.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 9,139.2 | 9,169.8 | 18.5 | 30.6 | 136.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 8,641.9 | 8,654.1 | 18.1 | 12.2 | 114.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 7,053.6 | 7,045.5 | 26.2 | -8.1 | 104.1 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,588.3 | 1,608.6 | 24.2 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 497.3 | 515.7 | 15.1 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,817.6 | 16,818.1 | ... | 0.5 | 218.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 14,855.3 | 14,923.4 | 24.8 | 68.1 | 257.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 14,028.8 | 14,031.2 | 26.2 | 2.4 | 188.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 826.5 | 892.2 | 20.4 | 65.7 | 69.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 88.3 | 88.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.4 | 83.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,509.9 | 8,510.2 | ... | 0.3 | 109.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 7,785.5 | 7,824.1 | 15.9 | 38.6 | 117.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 7,350.6 | 7,353.2 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 75.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 434.9 | 470.9 | 15.0 | 36.0 | 41.6 | 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 91.5 | 91.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.4 | 86.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,307.7 | 8,307.9 | ... | 0.2 | 108.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 7,069.9 | 7,099.3 | 18.0 | 29.4 | 140.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 6,678.2 | 6,678.0 | 18.4 | -0.2 | 113.1 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 391.7 | 421.3 | 14.0 | 29.6 | 27.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 85.1 | 85.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.4 | 80.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,891.3 | 12,906.5 | ... | 15.2 | 214.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,586.8 | 4,611.2 | 20.8 | 24.4 | -8.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 4,341.6 | 4,374.2 | 20.9 | 32.6 | -7.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 245.2 | 237.0 | 10.8 | -8.2 | -0.9 | -3.3 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 35.6 | 35.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 33.7 | 33.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,147.1 | 6,154.1 | ... | 7.0 | 96.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,517.5 | 2,540.7 | 13.8 | 23.2 | -3.9 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 2,377.9 | 2,398.0 | 14.1 | 20.1 | -8.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 139.6 | 142.6 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 41.0 | 41.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.7 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,744.2 | 6,752.4 | ... | 8.2 | 117.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,069.3 | 2,070.5 | 14.5 | 1.2 | -4.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 1,963.7 | 1,976.1 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 105.6 | 94.4 | 7.3 | -11.2 | -5.7 | -10.6 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 30.7 | 30.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.1 | 29.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0287-02.
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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