Table 9
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in December 2024 and December 2025, unadjusted for seasonality
| Population | Labour force | Employment | Unemployment | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | % | % | |
| Canada | |||||||
| 2024 | 34,224.7 | 22,225.6 | 20,844.7 | 1,380.9 | 64.9 | 6.2 | 60.9 |
| 2025 | 34,710.5 | 22,499.0 | 21,100.0 | 1,399.0 | 64.8 | 6.2 | 60.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| 2024 | 469.0 | 268.4 | 241.9 | 26.5 | 57.2 | 9.9 | 51.6 |
| 2025 | 472.4 | 269.2 | 242.9 | 26.3 | 57.0 | 9.8 | 51.4 |
| Avalon Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 258.0 | 158.8 | 146.2 | 12.6 | 61.6 | 7.9 | 56.7 |
| 2025 | 261.8 | 162.2 | 148.7 | 13.5 | 62.0 | 8.3 | 56.8 |
| South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central–Bonavista Bay | |||||||
| 2024 | 122.9 | 58.3 | 50.5 | 7.8 | 47.4 | 13.4 | 41.1 |
| 2025 | 122.5 | 57.6 | 49.8 | 7.8 | 47.0 | 13.5 | 40.7 |
| West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | |||||||
| 2024 | 88.0 | 51.3 | 45.2 | 6.1 | 58.3 | 11.9 | 51.4 |
| 2025 | 88.1 | 49.4 | 44.4 | 5.0 | 56.1 | 10.1 | 50.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| 2024 | 152.4 | 101.2 | 92.2 | 9.1 | 66.4 | 9.0 | 60.5 |
| 2025 | 155.1 | 100.7 | 92.7 | 8.0 | 64.9 | 7.9 | 59.8 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| 2024 | 909.0 | 556.6 | 523.5 | 33.1 | 61.2 | 5.9 | 57.6 |
| 2025 | 917.1 | 556.8 | 522.1 | 34.7 | 60.7 | 6.2 | 56.9 |
| Cape Breton | |||||||
| 2024 | 120.8 | 66.0 | 59.8 | 6.2 | 54.6 | 9.4 | 49.5 |
| 2025 | 120.3 | 62.0 | 55.9 | 6.1 | 51.5 | 9.8 | 46.5 |
| North Shore | |||||||
| 2024 | 137.7 | 78.2 | 72.7 | 5.4 | 56.8 | 6.9 | 52.8 |
| 2025 | 138.3 | 78.1 | 72.5 | 5.6 | 56.5 | 7.2 | 52.4 |
| Annapolis Valley | |||||||
| 2024 | 113.2 | 67.3 | 63.2 | 4.1 | 59.5 | 6.1 | 55.8 |
| 2025 | 113.9 | 64.8 | 61.9 | 2.9 | 56.9 | 4.5 | 54.3 |
| Southern | |||||||
| 2024 | 105.5 | 55.8 | 51.7 | 4.1 | 52.9 | 7.3 | 49.0 |
| 2025 | 105.5 | 57.2 | 52.6 | 4.6 | 54.2 | 8.0 | 49.9 |
| Halifax | |||||||
| 2024 | 431.8 | 289.4 | 276.1 | 13.3 | 67.0 | 4.6 | 63.9 |
| 2025 | 439.1 | 294.8 | 279.2 | 15.5 | 67.1 | 5.3 | 63.6 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| 2024 | 716.4 | 428.5 | 400.1 | 28.4 | 59.8 | 6.6 | 55.8 |
| 2025 | 723.8 | 433.0 | 405.2 | 27.8 | 59.8 | 6.4 | 56.0 |
| Campbellton–Miramichi | |||||||
| 2024 | 138.1 | 70.3 | 63.0 | 7.3 | 50.9 | 10.4 | 45.6 |
| 2025 | 137.9 | 75.9 | 67.8 | 8.1 | 55.0 | 10.7 | 49.2 |
| Moncton–Richibucto | |||||||
| 2024 | 222.2 | 141.7 | 134.1 | 7.6 | 63.8 | 5.4 | 60.4 |
| 2025 | 227.0 | 144.3 | 135.9 | 8.4 | 63.6 | 5.8 | 59.9 |
| Saint John–St. Stephen | |||||||
| 2024 | 158.8 | 95.7 | 89.7 | 6.0 | 60.3 | 6.3 | 56.5 |
| 2025 | 160.1 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 5.2 | 57.2 | 5.7 | 53.8 |
| Fredericton–Oromocto | |||||||
| 2024 | 129.6 | 82.7 | 77.4 | 5.3 | 63.8 | 6.4 | 59.7 |
| 2025 | 130.9 | 81.5 | 77.2 | 4.2 | 62.3 | 5.2 | 59.0 |
| Edmundston–Woodstock | |||||||
| 2024 | 67.7 | 38.0 | 35.9 | 2.1 | 56.1 | 5.5 | 53.0 |
| 2025 | 67.9 | 39.9 | 38.0 | 1.8 | 58.8 | 4.5 | 56.0 |
| Quebec | |||||||
| 2024 | 7,509.5 | 4,877.1 | 4,618.7 | 258.4 | 64.9 | 5.3 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 7,600.9 | 4,901.0 | 4,663.0 | 238.0 | 64.5 | 4.9 | 61.3 |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||||
| 2024 | 79.0 | 40.3 | 35.8 | 4.5 | 51.0 | 11.2 | 45.3 |
| 2025 | 79.0 | 39.8 | 36.0 | 3.7 | 50.4 | 9.3 | 45.6 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||||
| 2024 | 175.5 | 100.9 | 96.0 | 4.9 | 57.5 | 4.9 | 54.7 |
| 2025 | 176.9 | 94.2 | 89.8 | 4.4 | 53.3 | 4.7 | 50.8 |
| Capitale-Nationale | |||||||
| 2024 | 676.0 | 436.4 | 416.8 | 19.6 | 64.6 | 4.5 | 61.7 |
| 2025 | 684.2 | 470.5 | 454.6 | 16.0 | 68.8 | 3.4 | 66.4 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||||
| 2024 | 378.9 | 254.7 | 248.3 | 6.5 | 67.2 | 2.6 | 65.5 |
| 2025 | 382.9 | 258.1 | 251.5 | 6.6 | 67.4 | 2.6 | 65.7 |
| Estrie | |||||||
| 2024 | 303.6 | 184.9 | 178.5 | 6.4 | 60.9 | 3.5 | 58.8 |
| 2025 | 307.9 | 185.9 | 177.5 | 8.4 | 60.4 | 4.5 | 57.6 |
| Centre-du-Québec | |||||||
| 2024 | 218.6 | 131.1 | 124.5 | 6.6 | 60.0 | 5.0 | 57.0 |
| 2025 | 220.8 | 138.3 | 133.3 | 5.0 | 62.6 | 3.6 | 60.4 |
| Montérégie | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,382.5 | 876.2 | 837.2 | 39.0 | 63.4 | 4.5 | 60.6 |
| 2025 | 1,400.0 | 906.9 | 871.3 | 35.7 | 64.8 | 3.9 | 62.2 |
| Montréal | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,843.2 | 1,245.0 | 1,143.9 | 101.0 | 67.5 | 8.1 | 62.1 |
| 2025 | 1,865.3 | 1,253.9 | 1,169.2 | 84.7 | 67.2 | 6.8 | 62.7 |
| Laval | |||||||
| 2024 | 383.4 | 268.3 | 254.8 | 13.5 | 70.0 | 5.0 | 66.5 |
| 2025 | 389.3 | 264.9 | 248.1 | 16.8 | 68.0 | 6.3 | 63.7 |
| Lanaudière | |||||||
| 2024 | 461.3 | 304.1 | 291.5 | 12.6 | 65.9 | 4.1 | 63.2 |
| 2025 | 469.2 | 267.0 | 256.3 | 10.7 | 56.9 | 4.0 | 54.6 |
| Laurentides | |||||||
| 2024 | 564.8 | 388.4 | 374.4 | 14.1 | 68.8 | 3.6 | 66.3 |
| 2025 | 572.3 | 371.3 | 357.2 | 14.1 | 64.9 | 3.8 | 62.4 |
| Outaouais | |||||||
| 2024 | 350.3 | 226.6 | 214.3 | 12.2 | 64.7 | 5.4 | 61.2 |
| 2025 | 356.0 | 232.6 | 216.5 | 16.0 | 65.3 | 6.9 | 60.8 |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||||
| 2024 | 121.2 | 75.9 | 73.5 | 2.4 | 62.6 | 3.2 | 60.6 |
| 2025 | 121.6 | 76.1 | 73.8 | 2.3 | 62.6 | 3.0 | 60.7 |
| Mauricie | |||||||
| 2024 | 242.5 | 148.6 | 140.5 | 8.1 | 61.3 | 5.5 | 57.9 |
| 2025 | 245.0 | 143.1 | 138.1 | 5.0 | 58.4 | 3.5 | 56.4 |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||||
| 2024 | 239.6 | 140.9 | 135.9 | 5.0 | 58.8 | 3.5 | 56.7 |
| 2025 | 241.5 | 142.4 | 135.5 | 6.9 | 59.0 | 4.8 | 56.1 |
| Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec | |||||||
| 2024 | 89.0 | 54.9 | 52.8 | 2.1 | 61.7 | 3.8 | 59.3 |
| 2025 | 89.0 | 55.9 | 54.2 | 1.6 | 62.8 | 2.9 | 60.9 |
| Ontario | |||||||
| 2024 | 13,581.2 | 8,777.9 | 8,176.6 | 601.3 | 64.6 | 6.9 | 60.2 |
| 2025 | 13,747.3 | 8,869.3 | 8,248.1 | 621.2 | 64.5 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| Ottawa | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,319.6 | 890.6 | 843.2 | 47.4 | 67.5 | 5.3 | 63.9 |
| 2025 | 1,342.7 | 855.3 | 801.3 | 54.1 | 63.7 | 6.3 | 59.7 |
| Kingston–Pembroke | |||||||
| 2024 | 439.4 | 256.5 | 242.5 | 14.0 | 58.4 | 5.5 | 55.2 |
| 2025 | 442.3 | 251.3 | 233.4 | 17.9 | 56.8 | 7.1 | 52.8 |
| Muskoka–Kawarthas | |||||||
| 2024 | 386.8 | 210.6 | 202.3 | 8.3 | 54.4 | 3.9 | 52.3 |
| 2025 | 392.0 | 212.1 | 204.1 | 8.0 | 54.1 | 3.8 | 52.1 |
| Toronto | |||||||
| 2024 | 6,339.8 | 4,192.5 | 3,863.9 | 328.6 | 66.1 | 7.8 | 60.9 |
| 2025 | 6,423.1 | 4,244.5 | 3,923.5 | 321.0 | 66.1 | 7.6 | 61.1 |
| Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,389.4 | 936.9 | 870.2 | 66.6 | 67.4 | 7.1 | 62.6 |
| 2025 | 1,406.5 | 944.7 | 875.2 | 69.5 | 67.2 | 7.4 | 62.2 |
| Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,407.0 | 881.2 | 829.3 | 51.9 | 62.6 | 5.9 | 58.9 |
| 2025 | 1,426.3 | 902.7 | 843.1 | 59.6 | 63.3 | 6.6 | 59.1 |
| London | |||||||
| 2024 | 689.6 | 447.0 | 421.5 | 25.5 | 64.8 | 5.7 | 61.1 |
| 2025 | 696.9 | 458.8 | 427.1 | 31.6 | 65.8 | 6.9 | 61.3 |
| Windsor–Sarnia | |||||||
| 2024 | 620.5 | 384.4 | 353.7 | 30.6 | 62.0 | 8.0 | 57.0 |
| 2025 | 620.6 | 394.0 | 368.1 | 25.9 | 63.5 | 6.6 | 59.3 |
| Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | |||||||
| 2024 | 290.7 | 177.4 | 170.6 | 6.7 | 61.0 | 3.8 | 58.7 |
| 2025 | 294.2 | 184.8 | 177.4 | 7.4 | 62.8 | 4.0 | 60.3 |
| Northeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 513.6 | 292.1 | 275.8 | 16.3 | 56.9 | 5.6 | 53.7 |
| 2025 | 519.0 | 305.1 | 285.1 | 19.9 | 58.8 | 6.5 | 54.9 |
| Northwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 184.6 | 108.8 | 103.5 | 5.3 | 58.9 | 4.9 | 56.1 |
| 2025 | 183.7 | 115.9 | 109.7 | 6.3 | 63.1 | 5.4 | 59.7 |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,161.6 | 772.6 | 729.3 | 43.3 | 66.5 | 5.6 | 62.8 |
| 2025 | 1,180.8 | 779.4 | 737.6 | 41.8 | 66.0 | 5.4 | 62.5 |
| Southeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 112.5 | 76.7 | 73.4 | 3.3 | 68.2 | 4.3 | 65.2 |
| 2025 | 115.3 | 78.9 | 74.9 | 4.0 | 68.4 | 5.1 | 65.0 |
| South Central and North Central | |||||||
| 2024 | 97.1 | 62.7 | 59.4 | 3.4 | 64.6 | 5.4 | 61.2 |
| 2025 | 98.7 | 62.2 | 59.4 | 2.8 | 63.0 | 4.5 | 60.2 |
| Southwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 99.1 | 67.3 | 64.1 | 3.2 | 67.9 | 4.8 | 64.7 |
| 2025 | 100.6 | 63.9 | 60.9 | 3.0 | 63.5 | 4.7 | 60.5 |
| Winnipeg | |||||||
| 2024 | 713.2 | 482.5 | 454.0 | 28.4 | 67.7 | 5.9 | 63.7 |
| 2025 | 725.9 | 489.9 | 462.7 | 27.3 | 67.5 | 5.6 | 63.7 |
| Interlake | |||||||
| 2024 | 83.7 | 49.6 | 47.3 | 2.3 | 59.3 | 4.6 | 56.5 |
| 2025 | 84.7 | 50.5 | 47.6 | 3.0 | 59.6 | 5.9 | 56.2 |
| Parklands and North | |||||||
| 2024 | 55.9 | 33.8 | 31.1 | 2.7 | 60.5 | 8.0 | 55.6 |
| 2025 | 55.5 | 33.9 | 32.2 | 1.7 | 61.1 | 5.0 | 58.0 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| 2024 | 955.3 | 637.5 | 605.4 | 32.1 | 66.7 | 5.0 | 63.4 |
| 2025 | 971.9 | 652.3 | 618.0 | 34.3 | 67.1 | 5.3 | 63.6 |
| Regina–Moose Mountain | |||||||
| 2024 | 291.8 | 196.4 | 185.6 | 10.8 | 67.3 | 5.5 | 63.6 |
| 2025 | 297.7 | 204.5 | 192.4 | 12.1 | 68.7 | 5.9 | 64.6 |
| Swift Current–Moose Jaw | |||||||
| 2024 | 86.9 | 56.4 | 53.4 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 5.1 | 61.4 |
| 2025 | 86.9 | 53.1 | 50.9 | 2.2 | 61.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Saskatoon–Biggar | |||||||
| 2024 | 342.7 | 238.6 | 228.3 | 10.3 | 69.6 | 4.3 | 66.6 |
| 2025 | 352.9 | 244.8 | 231.4 | 13.3 | 69.4 | 5.4 | 65.6 |
| Yorkton–Melville | |||||||
| 2024 | 65.4 | 37.6 | 35.6 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 5.3 | 54.4 |
| 2025 | 65.3 | 41.6 | 40.2 | 1.4 | 63.7 | 3.4 | 61.6 |
| Prince Albert and Northern | |||||||
| 2024 | 168.5 | 108.5 | 102.5 | 6.0 | 64.4 | 5.5 | 60.8 |
| 2025 | 169.2 | 108.4 | 103.1 | 5.3 | 64.1 | 4.9 | 60.9 |
| Alberta | |||||||
| 2024 | 3,980.5 | 2,728.3 | 2,545.6 | 182.7 | 68.5 | 6.7 | 64.0 |
| 2025 | 4,093.1 | 2,812.0 | 2,632.2 | 179.8 | 68.7 | 6.4 | 64.3 |
| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | |||||||
| 2024 | 261.5 | 165.3 | 156.0 | 9.2 | 63.2 | 5.6 | 59.7 |
| 2025 | 265.1 | 172.1 | 161.2 | 10.9 | 64.9 | 6.3 | 60.8 |
| Camrose–Drumheller | |||||||
| 2024 | 171.4 | 113.8 | 107.9 | 6.0 | 66.4 | 5.3 | 63.0 |
| 2025 | 172.0 | 116.3 | 111.1 | 5.2 | 67.6 | 4.5 | 64.6 |
| Calgary | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,581.0 | 1,107.2 | 1,025.8 | 81.4 | 70.0 | 7.4 | 64.9 |
| 2025 | 1,643.6 | 1,122.3 | 1,050.0 | 72.3 | 68.3 | 6.4 | 63.9 |
| Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | |||||||
| 2024 | 288.3 | 202.0 | 194.4 | 7.6 | 70.1 | 3.8 | 67.4 |
| 2025 | 290.2 | 203.1 | 193.1 | 10.1 | 70.0 | 5.0 | 66.5 |
| Red Deer | |||||||
| 2024 | 189.1 | 124.0 | 114.4 | 9.5 | 65.6 | 7.7 | 60.5 |
| 2025 | 192.4 | 133.3 | 125.2 | 8.1 | 69.3 | 6.1 | 65.1 |
| Edmonton | |||||||
| 2024 | 1,375.9 | 936.3 | 871.9 | 64.3 | 68.1 | 6.9 | 63.4 |
| 2025 | 1,414.1 | 981.4 | 913.8 | 67.6 | 69.4 | 6.9 | 64.6 |
| Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | |||||||
| 2024 | 113.4 | 79.8 | 75.1 | 4.7 | 70.4 | 5.9 | 66.2 |
| 2025 | 115.8 | 83.3 | 77.7 | 5.6 | 71.9 | 6.7 | 67.1 |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| 2024 | 4,789.8 | 3,077.6 | 2,911.5 | 166.1 | 64.3 | 5.4 | 60.8 |
| 2025 | 4,848.0 | 3,125.3 | 2,938.1 | 187.1 | 64.5 | 6.0 | 60.6 |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | |||||||
| 2024 | 801.5 | 485.1 | 464.8 | 20.2 | 60.5 | 4.2 | 58.0 |
| 2025 | 808.1 | 491.9 | 469.6 | 22.2 | 60.9 | 4.5 | 58.1 |
| Lower Mainland–Southwest | |||||||
| 2024 | 3,025.6 | 2,016.6 | 1,899.3 | 117.4 | 66.7 | 5.8 | 62.8 |
| 2025 | 3,072.1 | 2,031.7 | 1,911.5 | 120.2 | 66.1 | 5.9 | 62.2 |
| Thompson–Okanagan | |||||||
| 2024 | 548.8 | 317.8 | 301.3 | 16.6 | 57.9 | 5.2 | 54.9 |
| 2025 | 551.6 | 344.4 | 318.9 | 25.6 | 62.4 | 7.4 | 57.8 |
| Kootenay | |||||||
| 2024 | 149.2 | 87.8 | 85.2 | 2.6 | 58.8 | 3.0 | 57.1 |
| 2025 | 150.8 | 87.3 | 81.8 | 5.5 | 57.9 | 6.3 | 54.2 |
| Cariboo | |||||||
| 2024 | 141.0 | 86.4 | 81.2 | 5.3 | 61.3 | 6.1 | 57.6 |
| 2025 | 141.5 | 88.5 | 81.2 | 7.2 | 62.5 | 8.1 | 57.4 |
| North Coast and Nechako | |||||||
| 2024 | 69.7 | 46.6 | 44.4 | 2.2 | 66.9 | 4.7 | 63.7 |
| 2025 | 69.6 | 42.4 | 39.0 | 3.5 | 60.9 | 8.3 | 56.0 |
| Northeast | |||||||
| 2024 | 54.0 | 37.2 | 35.4 | 1.8 | 68.9 | 4.8 | 65.6 |
| 2025 | 54.2 | 39.1 | 36.2 | 2.9 | 72.1 | 7.4 | 66.8 |
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0462-02.
Table note 1
For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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