Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| November 2025 |
December 2025 |
Standard error1 | 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 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 472.4 | 472.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 272.3 | 273.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 244.0 | 243.8 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 205.9 | 206.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 38.2 | 37.0 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 2.3 | -3.1 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.3 | 29.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.6 | 57.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.7 | 51.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 155.2 | 155.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 101.8 | 102.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 94.0 | 94.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 80.8 | 81.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 13.2 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -2.4 | 1.5 | -15.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -3.8 | -14.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 917.2 | 917.8 | ... | 0.6 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 561.0 | 560.3 | 3.2 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 523.6 | 523.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -3.8 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 437.0 | 434.3 | 4.2 | -2.7 | -5.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 86.6 | 89.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 37.4 | 36.4 | 2.6 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -2.7 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 723.9 | 724.3 | ... | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 438.8 | 436.3 | 2.4 | -2.5 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 409.7 | 407.4 | 2.4 | -2.3 | 7.4 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 349.3 | 346.0 | 3.0 | -3.3 | 9.2 | -0.9 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 60.4 | 61.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 1.7 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 29.1 | 28.9 | 2.0 | -0.2 | -4.3 | -0.7 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,601.5 | 7,599.2 | ... | -2.3 | 76.4 | -0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 4,899.4 | 4,928.6 | 15.5 | 29.2 | 34.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 4,649.4 | 4,664.9 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 45.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,748.2 | 3,765.1 | 20.2 | 16.9 | -36.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 901.2 | 899.7 | 18.5 | -1.5 | 81.3 | -0.2 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 250.0 | 263.7 | 12.8 | 13.7 | -10.3 | 5.5 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,748.5 | 13,751.5 | ... | 3.0 | 146.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 8,914.2 | 8,978.6 | 22.3 | 64.4 | 108.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 8,260.4 | 8,273.1 | 21.4 | 12.7 | 71.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,780.9 | 6,816.4 | 28.4 | 35.5 | 72.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,479.5 | 1,456.7 | 26.1 | -22.8 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 653.8 | 705.5 | 18.8 | 51.7 | 37.0 | 7.9 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,180.9 | 1,181.7 | ... | 0.8 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 788.5 | 788.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 10.5 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 740.6 | 742.8 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 611.4 | 615.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 16.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 129.2 | 127.6 | 4.3 | -1.6 | -2.9 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 47.9 | 45.2 | 3.0 | -2.7 | -3.3 | -5.6 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 971.9 | 973.1 | ... | 1.2 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 658.0 | 659.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 621.2 | 617.2 | 3.0 | -4.0 | 9.0 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 515.7 | 517.6 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 105.5 | 99.6 | 3.7 | -5.9 | -7.6 | -5.6 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 36.8 | 42.7 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 16.0 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,093.4 | 4,100.4 | ... | 7.0 | 109.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 2,828.3 | 2,822.0 | 12.0 | -6.3 | 63.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 2,644.6 | 2,630.9 | 11.9 | -13.7 | 58.2 | -0.5 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,160.1 | 2,155.3 | 16.3 | -4.8 | 34.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 484.5 | 475.7 | 14.6 | -8.8 | 23.4 | -1.8 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 183.7 | 191.0 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,848.3 | 4,847.0 | ... | -1.3 | 48.7 | -0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 3,151.0 | 3,145.2 | 11.4 | -5.8 | 40.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,948.0 | 2,944.7 | 11.1 | -3.3 | 24.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 2,338.8 | 2,340.1 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 18.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 609.2 | 604.6 | 14.0 | -4.6 | 5.7 | -0.8 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 203.0 | 200.6 | 9.5 | -2.4 | 16.7 | -1.2 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 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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