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)
  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
Quebec              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 1,010.5 1,009.9 ... -0.6 12.1 -0.1 1.2
Labour force 695.5 704.0 8.5 8.5 39.1 1.2 5.9
Employment 644.1 641.5 7.9 -2.6 36.0 -0.4 5.9
Unemployment 51.4 62.5 6.8 11.1 3.0 21.6 5.0
Participation rate 68.8 69.7 0.9 0.9 3.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 8.9 0.9 1.5 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 63.7 63.5 0.8 -0.2 2.8 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,294.8 3,293.8 ... -1.0 34.2 -0.0 1.0
Labour force 2,234.9 2,252.4 8.6 17.5 16.8 0.8 0.8
Employment 2,120.7 2,136.2 9.3 15.5 22.2 0.7 1.1
Unemployment 114.2 116.2 8.0 2.0 -5.3 1.8 -4.4
Participation rate 67.8 68.4 0.3 0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.2 0.3 0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 64.9 0.3 0.5 0.0 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 3,296.2 3,295.5 ... -0.7 30.1 -0.0 0.9
Labour force 1,969.1 1,972.2 9.1 3.1 -21.2 0.2 -1.1
Employment 1,884.7 1,887.2 8.9 2.5 -13.2 0.1 -0.7
Unemployment 84.4 85.0 7.0 0.6 -8.0 0.7 -8.6
Participation rate 59.7 59.8 0.3 0.1 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.3 0.3 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.3 0.3 0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Ontario              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 2,065.9 2,060.8 ... -5.1 -24.2 -0.2 -1.2
Labour force 1,248.5 1,269.7 13.3 21.2 10.2 1.7 0.8
Employment 1,056.9 1,071.6 12.0 14.7 39.1 1.4 3.8
Unemployment 191.6 198.1 11.3 6.5 -29.0 3.4 -12.8
Participation rate 60.4 61.6 0.6 1.2 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 15.3 15.6 0.8 0.3 -2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.2 52.0 0.6 0.8 2.5 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,731.2 5,735.2 ... 4.0 80.9 0.1 1.4
Labour force 4,049.0 4,077.5 11.5 28.5 24.0 0.7 0.6
Employment 3,808.3 3,808.4 12.0 0.1 -21.1 0.0 -0.6
Unemployment 240.8 269.1 10.7 28.3 45.1 11.8 20.1
Participation rate 70.6 71.1 0.2 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.6 0.3 0.7 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 66.4 66.4 0.2 0.0 -1.3 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 5,951.4 5,955.5 ... 4.1 89.6 0.1 1.5
Labour force 3,616.7 3,631.4 12.4 14.7 74.5 0.4 2.1
Employment 3,395.3 3,393.1 11.9 -2.2 53.7 -0.1 1.6
Unemployment 221.4 238.3 10.4 16.9 20.8 7.6 9.6
Participation rate 60.8 61.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.6 0.3 0.5 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 57.0 0.2 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Manitoba              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 188.9 188.7 ... -0.2 -1.5 -0.1 -0.8
Labour force 124.4 122.9 2.1 -1.5 -1.7 -1.2 -1.4
Employment 109.1 108.7 1.9 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6
Unemployment 15.3 14.2 1.8 -1.1 -1.1 -7.2 -7.2
Participation rate 65.9 65.1 1.1 -0.8 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.3 11.6 1.4 -0.7 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.6 1.0 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 495.5 496.0 ... 0.5 10.3 0.1 2.1
Labour force 356.0 357.3 1.9 1.3 4.2 0.4 1.2
Employment 340.6 342.5 2.0 1.9 8.0 0.6 2.4
Unemployment 15.5 14.8 1.7 -0.7 -3.8 -4.5 -20.4
Participation rate 71.8 72.0 0.4 0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.4 4.1 0.5 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 68.7 69.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 496.4 497.0 ... 0.6 9.9 0.1 2.0
Labour force 308.1 307.8 1.9 -0.3 8.0 -0.1 2.7
Employment 290.9 291.6 2.0 0.7 6.4 0.2 2.2
Unemployment 17.2 16.2 1.5 -1.0 1.6 -5.8 11.0
Participation rate 62.1 61.9 0.4 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.3 0.5 -0.3 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 58.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 152.1 152.4 ... 0.3 4.1 0.2 2.8
Labour force 96.7 99.4 1.7 2.7 3.5 2.8 3.6
Employment 83.4 84.4 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.9
Unemployment 13.2 14.9 1.4 1.7 1.8 12.9 13.7
Participation rate 63.6 65.2 1.2 1.6 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.7 15.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 54.8 55.4 1.1 0.6 -0.4 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 408.3 408.8 ... 0.5 6.3 0.1 1.6
Labour force 299.6 300.5 1.6 0.9 3.4 0.3 1.1
Employment 286.6 284.4 1.7 -2.2 2.4 -0.8 0.9
Unemployment 13.0 16.1 1.4 3.1 1.0 23.8 6.6
Participation rate 73.4 73.5 0.4 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 5.4 0.5 1.1 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 70.2 69.6 0.4 -0.6 -0.5 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 411.5 411.9 ... 0.4 6.2 0.1 1.5
Labour force 261.8 260.0 1.7 -1.8 6.0 -0.7 2.4
Employment 251.2 248.4 1.7 -2.8 5.1 -1.1 2.1
Unemployment 10.6 11.6 1.2 1.0 0.9 9.4 8.4
Participation rate 63.6 63.1 0.4 -0.5 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 60.3 0.4 -0.7 0.3 ... ...
Alberta              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 624.0 625.1 ... 1.1 19.0 0.2 3.1
Labour force 405.1 385.9 7.1 -19.2 -8.8 -4.7 -2.2
Employment 350.5 329.8 6.4 -20.7 -10.5 -5.9 -3.1
Unemployment 54.6 56.1 6.0 1.5 1.7 2.7 3.1
Participation rate 64.9 61.7 1.2 -3.2 -3.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.5 14.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 56.2 52.8 1.0 -3.4 -3.3 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,726.0 1,728.9 ... 2.9 42.7 0.2 2.5
Labour force 1,307.9 1,323.8 6.4 15.9 52.7 1.2 4.1
Employment 1,241.6 1,248.3 7.0 6.7 45.4 0.5 3.8
Unemployment 66.3 75.5 6.2 9.2 7.4 13.9 10.9
Participation rate 75.8 76.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 71.9 72.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 1,743.4 1,746.4 ... 3.0 47.3 0.2 2.8
Labour force 1,115.3 1,112.2 7.1 -3.1 19.5 -0.3 1.8
Employment 1,052.6 1,052.8 6.7 0.2 23.4 0.0 2.3
Unemployment 62.7 59.5 5.9 -3.2 -3.8 -5.1 -6.0
Participation rate 64.0 63.7 0.4 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
British Columbia              
Total - gender, 15 years and over              
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
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 ... ...
Total - gender, 15 to 24 years               
Population 670.7 669.1 ... -1.6 -3.8 -0.2 -0.6
Labour force 410.2 391.9 6.7 -18.3 -18.0 -4.5 -4.4
Employment 358.8 342.3 5.9 -16.5 -15.4 -4.6 -4.3
Unemployment 51.4 49.6 5.7 -1.8 -2.6 -3.5 -5.0
Participation rate 61.2 58.6 1.0 -2.6 -2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.5 12.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 53.5 51.2 0.9 -2.3 -2.0 ... ...
Men+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,040.0 2,039.9 ... -0.1 21.1 -0.0 1.0
Labour force 1,439.2 1,435.4 5.6 -3.8 6.7 -0.3 0.5
Employment 1,359.8 1,357.6 6.2 -2.2 -2.2 -0.2 -0.2
Unemployment 79.4 77.8 5.0 -1.6 8.9 -2.0 12.9
Participation rate 70.5 70.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.4 0.3 -0.1 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 66.7 66.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Women+, 25 years and over              
Population 2,137.6 2,138.0 ... 0.4 31.4 0.0 1.5
Labour force 1,301.5 1,317.9 6.8 16.4 52.0 1.3 4.1
Employment 1,229.3 1,244.7 6.7 15.4 41.6 1.3 3.5
Unemployment 72.2 73.2 5.4 1.0 10.4 1.4 16.6
Participation rate 60.9 61.6 0.3 0.7 1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 58.2 0.3 0.7 1.1 ... ...
...
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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