Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
  December
2025
January
2026
Standard error1 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
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Population 472.7 472.9 ... 0.2 3.4 0.0 0.7
Labour force 272.1 272.5 1.8 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.4
Employment 243.5 247.3 1.8 3.8 4.2 1.6 1.7
Full-time employment 206.3 208.8 2.1 2.5 1.4 1.2 0.7
Part-time employment 37.1 38.6 1.7 1.5 2.9 4.0 8.1
Unemployment 28.7 25.1 1.7 -3.6 -3.1 -12.5 -11.0
Participation rate 57.6 57.6 0.4 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 9.2 0.6 -1.3 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 51.5 52.3 0.4 0.8 0.5 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 155.3 155.4 ... 0.1 3.0 0.1 2.0
Labour force 102.2 103.4 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.2 2.0
Employment 94.9 95.5 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.6 1.6
Full-time employment 81.5 81.5 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6
Part-time employment 13.4 14.0 0.9 0.6 1.0 4.5 7.7
Unemployment 7.3 7.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 8.2 6.8
Participation rate 65.8 66.5 0.5 0.7 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 7.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.1 61.5 0.5 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 917.8 918.5 ... 0.7 8.8 0.1 1.0
Labour force 560.3 563.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 0.6 0.6
Employment 524.2 524.7 3.0 0.5 -1.6 0.1 -0.3
Full-time employment 435.0 440.9 3.9 5.9 5.1 1.4 1.2
Part-time employment 89.2 83.9 3.4 -5.3 -6.5 -5.9 -7.2
Unemployment 36.1 38.8 2.5 2.7 4.8 7.5 14.1
Participation rate 61.0 61.4 0.3 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.9 0.4 0.5 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 57.1 0.3 0.0 -0.8 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 724.3 724.4 ... 0.1 7.4 0.0 1.0
Labour force 435.9 439.0 2.3 3.1 8.5 0.7 2.0
Employment 407.5 409.6 2.2 2.1 6.8 0.5 1.7
Full-time employment 346.1 349.9 2.8 3.8 6.8 1.1 2.0
Part-time employment 61.4 59.7 2.3 -1.7 0.0 -2.8 0.0
Unemployment 28.4 29.5 1.9 1.1 1.8 3.9 6.5
Participation rate 60.2 60.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.3 56.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 7,599.2 7,597.3 ... -1.9 62.8 -0.0 0.8
Labour force 4,926.8 4,923.8 15.5 -3.0 18.3 -0.1 0.4
Employment 4,666.0 4,669.7 15.9 3.7 33.9 0.1 0.7
Full-time employment 3,765.9 3,752.8 20.0 -13.1 -31.9 -0.3 -0.8
Part-time employment 900.0 916.8 19.0 16.8 65.7 1.9 7.7
Unemployment 260.8 254.1 12.7 -6.7 -15.6 -2.6 -5.8
Participation rate 64.8 64.8 0.2 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 13,751.5 13,751.2 ... -0.3 124.1 -0.0 0.9
Labour force 8,988.9 8,852.6 22.7 -136.3 -55.6 -1.5 -0.6
Employment 8,274.5 8,208.0 21.6 -66.5 -26.2 -0.8 -0.3
Full-time employment 6,816.6 6,782.3 28.6 -34.3 -1.7 -0.5 -0.0
Part-time employment 1,458.0 1,425.7 25.9 -32.3 -24.5 -2.2 -1.7
Unemployment 714.3 644.5 19.4 -69.8 -29.5 -9.8 -4.4
Participation rate 65.4 64.4 0.2 -1.0 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 7.3 0.2 -0.6 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.2 59.7 0.2 -0.5 -0.7 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,181.7 1,182.5 ... 0.8 17.8 0.1 1.5
Labour force 788.0 794.0 3.5 6.0 14.9 0.8 1.9
Employment 743.1 744.1 3.5 1.0 12.9 0.1 1.8
Full-time employment 615.2 615.0 4.6 -0.2 13.7 -0.0 2.3
Part-time employment 127.9 129.2 4.4 1.3 -0.8 1.0 -0.6
Unemployment 45.0 49.9 2.8 4.9 2.1 10.9 4.4
Participation rate 66.7 67.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 6.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 62.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 973.1 974.3 ... 1.2 16.3 0.1 1.7
Labour force 659.8 658.6 2.9 -1.2 17.0 -0.2 2.6
Employment 617.5 623.6 2.9 6.1 15.6 1.0 2.6
Full-time employment 517.7 519.9 4.0 2.2 20.2 0.4 4.0
Part-time employment 99.8 103.8 3.7 4.0 -4.5 4.0 -4.2
Unemployment 42.2 35.0 2.4 -7.2 1.4 -17.1 4.2
Participation rate 67.8 67.6 0.3 -0.2 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 5.3 0.4 -1.1 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 64.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 4,100.4 4,107.5 ... 7.1 105.5 0.2 2.6
Labour force 2,820.0 2,833.3 12.1 13.3 83.0 0.5 3.0
Employment 2,630.7 2,651.0 12.4 20.3 86.4 0.8 3.4
Full-time employment 2,155.4 2,197.2 17.0 41.8 102.1 1.9 4.9
Part-time employment 475.2 453.8 15.3 -21.4 -15.7 -4.5 -3.3
Unemployment 189.4 182.3 11.2 -7.1 -3.4 -3.7 -1.8
Participation rate 68.8 69.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 64.2 64.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 4,847.0 4,844.0 ... -3.0 38.1 -0.1 0.8
Labour force 3,143.7 3,138.1 11.6 -5.6 4.2 -0.2 0.1
Employment 2,944.1 2,947.6 11.5 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.0
Full-time employment 2,340.0 2,376.4 15.4 36.4 32.5 1.6 1.4
Part-time employment 604.2 571.2 14.5 -33.0 -31.8 -5.5 -5.3
Unemployment 199.6 190.4 10.0 -9.2 3.3 -4.6 1.8
Participation rate 64.9 64.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.1 0.3 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 60.9 0.2 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
...
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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