Table 3
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.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-03.
Table note 1
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.
- Date modified: