Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, 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.
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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