Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,009.9 | 1,009.4 | ... | -0.5 | 9.2 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 703.4 | 703.0 | 8.3 | -0.4 | 26.5 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 641.9 | 645.1 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 31.7 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 61.4 | 57.9 | 6.6 | -3.5 | -5.2 | -5.7 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,293.8 | 3,293.0 | ... | -0.8 | 28.2 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,250.9 | 2,244.9 | 8.8 | -6.0 | 8.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,136.5 | 2,146.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 114.4 | 98.4 | 8.2 | -16.0 | -23.3 | -14.0 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,295.5 | 3,294.8 | ... | -0.7 | 25.3 | -0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,972.5 | 1,975.9 | 9.2 | 3.4 | -17.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 1,887.6 | 1,878.1 | 9.3 | -9.5 | -30.0 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 85.0 | 97.8 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,060.8 | 2,053.8 | ... | -7.0 | -32.6 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,270.1 | 1,209.5 | 13.8 | -60.6 | -54.5 | -4.8 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 1,072.1 | 1,037.0 | 12.2 | -35.1 | -13.0 | -3.3 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 198.1 | 172.5 | 11.5 | -25.6 | -41.5 | -12.9 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 58.9 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.6 | 14.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.0 | 50.5 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,735.2 | 5,738.4 | ... | 3.2 | 74.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 4,087.4 | 4,055.3 | 11.5 | -32.1 | -13.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 3,809.2 | 3,803.9 | 11.8 | -5.3 | -20.8 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 278.2 | 251.4 | 10.9 | -26.8 | 7.5 | -9.6 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 70.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,955.5 | 5,959.0 | ... | 3.5 | 82.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,631.3 | 3,587.7 | 12.3 | -43.6 | 12.1 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 3,393.3 | 3,367.1 | 11.7 | -26.2 | 7.6 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 238.1 | 220.6 | 10.5 | -17.5 | 4.5 | -7.3 | 2.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 188.7 | 188.4 | ... | -0.3 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 123.2 | 126.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 108.9 | 108.8 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -2.3 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 24.5 | 12.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 496.0 | 496.6 | ... | 0.6 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 356.9 | 358.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 342.4 | 341.7 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 6.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 16.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 15.9 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 72.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.0 | 68.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 497.0 | 497.6 | ... | 0.6 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 308.0 | 309.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 291.8 | 293.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 16.1 | 15.3 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -5.0 | 3.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 59.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 152.4 | 152.7 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 99.4 | 100.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| Employment | 84.5 | 89.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 11.2 | 1.3 | -3.7 | 0.5 | -24.8 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.0 | 11.2 | 1.3 | -3.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 58.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 408.8 | 409.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 300.4 | 297.9 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 284.6 | 284.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 15.8 | 13.1 | 1.5 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -17.1 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 73.5 | 72.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 411.9 | 412.3 | ... | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 260.1 | 260.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 248.4 | 249.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 10.7 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -7.8 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 625.1 | 626.1 | ... | 1.0 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 385.2 | 393.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | -0.8 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 329.4 | 337.9 | 6.5 | 8.5 | -2.6 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 55.9 | 55.7 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.5 | 14.1 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 54.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,728.9 | 1,731.9 | ... | 3.0 | 41.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 1,322.7 | 1,315.3 | 6.5 | -7.4 | 42.5 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 1,248.6 | 1,249.2 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 74.1 | 66.1 | 6.5 | -8.0 | -3.9 | -10.8 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 76.5 | 75.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.2 | 72.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,746.4 | 1,749.5 | ... | 3.1 | 45.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,112.1 | 1,124.3 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 41.3 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 1,052.7 | 1,063.8 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 42.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 59.4 | 60.4 | 6.4 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 669.1 | 667.0 | ... | -2.1 | -6.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 392.9 | 398.5 | 6.8 | 5.6 | -12.8 | 1.4 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 342.0 | 343.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 | -17.3 | 0.4 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 50.9 | 54.9 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 59.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 51.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,039.9 | 2,038.9 | ... | -1.0 | 17.4 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,433.5 | 1,422.7 | 5.8 | -10.8 | -8.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 1,357.9 | 1,353.3 | 6.2 | -4.6 | -11.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 75.6 | 69.5 | 5.4 | -6.1 | 2.8 | -8.1 | 4.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 69.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,138.0 | 2,138.0 | ... | 0.0 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,317.4 | 1,316.9 | 6.8 | -0.5 | 25.5 | -0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 1,244.3 | 1,250.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 29.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 73.1 | 66.0 | 5.5 | -7.1 | -3.8 | -9.7 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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