Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted
| December 2025 |
January 2026 |
Standard error2 | December 2025 to January 2026 | January 2025 to January 2026 | December 2025 to January 2026 | January 2025 to January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 34,723.0 | 34,728.2 | ... | 5.2 | 387.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 22,697.7 | 22,578.7 | 32.5 | -119.0 | 96.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 21,146.0 | 21,121.2 | 31.8 | -24.8 | 134.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 17,279.7 | 17,324.6 | 42.0 | 44.9 | 148.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 3,866.3 | 3,796.6 | 38.8 | -69.7 | -14.2 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,551.7 | 1,457.5 | 27.8 | -94.2 | -37.8 | -6.1 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 4,998.3 | 4,989.8 | ... | -8.5 | -9.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 3,160.1 | 3,120.3 | 19.3 | -39.8 | -32.1 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 2,738.8 | 2,722.2 | 17.4 | -16.6 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,380.3 | 1,365.8 | 21.0 | -14.5 | -22.8 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,358.5 | 1,356.4 | 22.0 | -2.1 | 24.3 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 421.3 | 398.1 | 16.0 | -23.2 | -33.6 | -5.5 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 62.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.3 | 12.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 54.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,724.7 | 29,738.3 | ... | 13.6 | 397.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 19,537.6 | 19,458.4 | 26.1 | -79.2 | 128.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 18,407.2 | 18,399.0 | 26.4 | -8.2 | 132.8 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 15,899.4 | 15,958.8 | 36.4 | 59.4 | 171.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 2,507.8 | 2,440.2 | 31.9 | -67.6 | -38.5 | -2.7 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,130.4 | 1,059.3 | 22.4 | -71.1 | -4.2 | -6.3 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,664.4 | 14,670.5 | ... | 6.1 | 188.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 10,368.4 | 10,314.1 | 17.2 | -54.3 | 47.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 9,753.1 | 9,754.5 | 18.3 | 1.4 | 66.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 8,854.1 | 8,902.5 | 24.5 | 48.4 | 59.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 899.0 | 852.0 | 20.7 | -47.0 | 6.9 | -5.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 615.3 | 559.6 | 16.2 | -55.7 | -18.7 | -9.1 | -3.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 15,060.3 | 15,067.9 | ... | 7.6 | 208.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 9,169.2 | 9,144.3 | 18.5 | -24.9 | 81.0 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 8,654.1 | 8,644.5 | 18.3 | -9.6 | 66.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 7,045.3 | 7,056.3 | 26.1 | 11.0 | 111.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,608.8 | 1,588.3 | 24.3 | -20.5 | -45.3 | -1.3 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 515.1 | 499.7 | 15.3 | -15.4 | 14.5 | -3.0 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,818.1 | 16,814.8 | ... | -3.3 | 182.7 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 14,927.5 | 14,831.1 | 25.2 | -96.4 | 91.8 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 14,033.0 | 14,008.8 | 26.8 | -24.2 | 98.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 894.5 | 822.3 | 20.8 | -72.2 | -6.6 | -8.1 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 88.8 | 88.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.4 | 83.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,510.2 | 8,508.5 | ... | -1.7 | 91.3 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 7,828.2 | 7,781.8 | 16.3 | -46.4 | 36.7 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 7,355.0 | 7,357.9 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 473.1 | 423.9 | 15.0 | -49.2 | -16.3 | -10.4 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 92.0 | 91.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.4 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,307.9 | 8,306.2 | ... | -1.7 | 91.3 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 7,099.3 | 7,049.3 | 18.2 | -50.0 | 55.1 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 6,678.0 | 6,650.9 | 18.8 | -27.1 | 45.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 421.3 | 398.4 | 14.2 | -22.9 | 9.6 | -5.4 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 85.5 | 84.9 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.4 | 80.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,906.5 | 12,923.6 | ... | 17.1 | 214.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,610.1 | 4,627.3 | 21.2 | 17.2 | 36.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 4,374.2 | 4,390.3 | 21.1 | 16.1 | 34.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 235.9 | 237.0 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 35.7 | 35.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 33.9 | 34.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,154.1 | 6,161.9 | ... | 7.8 | 97.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,540.2 | 2,532.3 | 14.1 | -7.9 | 10.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,398.0 | 2,396.6 | 14.3 | -1.4 | 13.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 142.2 | 135.7 | 8.0 | -6.5 | -2.5 | -4.6 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 41.3 | 41.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.0 | 38.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,752.4 | 6,761.7 | ... | 9.3 | 117.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,069.9 | 2,095.0 | 14.6 | 25.1 | 25.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,976.1 | 1,993.7 | 14.5 | 17.6 | 21.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 93.7 | 101.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 30.7 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.3 | 29.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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