Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted
| January 2026 |
February 2026 |
Standard error2 | January to February 2026 | February 2025 to February 2026 | January to February 2026 | February 2025 to February 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 | 34,728.2 | 34,735.5 | ... | 7.3 | 347.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 22,578.7 | 22,551.5 | 32.5 | -27.2 | 82.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 21,121.2 | 21,037.3 | 31.8 | -83.9 | 51.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 17,324.6 | 17,216.2 | 42.0 | -108.4 | 59.9 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 3,796.6 | 3,821.1 | 38.8 | 24.5 | -8.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,457.5 | 1,514.2 | 27.8 | 56.7 | 30.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 4,989.8 | 4,981.2 | ... | -8.6 | -23.9 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 3,120.3 | 3,112.8 | 19.3 | -7.5 | -10.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 2,722.2 | 2,675.3 | 17.4 | -46.9 | -39.2 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,365.8 | 1,328.8 | 21.0 | -37.0 | -32.2 | -2.7 | -2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,356.4 | 1,346.5 | 22.0 | -9.9 | -7.0 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 398.1 | 437.5 | 16.0 | 39.4 | 28.6 | 9.9 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 53.7 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,738.3 | 29,754.3 | ... | 16.0 | 371.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 19,458.4 | 19,438.6 | 26.1 | -19.8 | 92.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 18,399.0 | 18,362.0 | 26.4 | -37.0 | 91.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 15,958.8 | 15,887.4 | 36.4 | -71.4 | 92.1 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,440.2 | 2,474.6 | 31.9 | 34.4 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,059.3 | 1,076.7 | 22.4 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,670.5 | 14,677.4 | ... | 6.9 | 175.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 10,314.1 | 10,291.4 | 17.2 | -22.7 | 12.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 9,754.5 | 9,718.1 | 18.3 | -36.4 | 34.7 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 8,902.5 | 8,848.5 | 24.5 | -54.0 | 24.4 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 852.0 | 869.7 | 20.7 | 17.7 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 559.6 | 573.3 | 16.2 | 13.7 | -22.4 | 2.4 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 15,067.9 | 15,077.0 | ... | 9.1 | 196.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 9,144.3 | 9,147.3 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 80.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 8,644.5 | 8,643.9 | 18.3 | -0.6 | 56.3 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 7,056.3 | 7,038.9 | 26.1 | -17.4 | 67.7 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,588.3 | 1,604.9 | 24.3 | 16.6 | -11.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 499.7 | 503.4 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 24.1 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,814.8 | 16,813.3 | ... | -1.5 | 152.9 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 14,831.1 | 14,820.9 | 25.2 | -10.2 | 52.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 14,008.8 | 13,971.4 | 26.8 | -37.4 | 40.7 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 822.3 | 849.5 | 20.8 | 27.2 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 88.2 | 88.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,508.5 | 8,507.6 | ... | -0.9 | 75.9 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 7,781.8 | 7,758.7 | 16.3 | -23.1 | -4.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 7,357.9 | 7,316.5 | 18.3 | -41.4 | 11.2 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 423.9 | 442.3 | 15.0 | 18.4 | -15.8 | 4.3 | -3.4 |
| Participation rate | 91.5 | 91.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.5 | 86.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,306.2 | 8,305.7 | ... | -0.5 | 77.0 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 7,049.3 | 7,062.2 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 57.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 6,650.9 | 6,654.9 | 18.8 | 4.0 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 398.4 | 407.3 | 14.2 | 8.9 | 27.9 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| Participation rate | 84.9 | 85.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.1 | 80.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,923.6 | 12,941.0 | ... | 17.4 | 218.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,627.3 | 4,617.7 | 21.2 | -9.6 | 40.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,390.3 | 4,390.6 | 21.1 | 0.3 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 237.0 | 227.1 | 11.0 | -9.9 | -10.3 | -4.2 | -4.3 |
| Participation rate | 35.8 | 35.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.0 | 33.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,161.9 | 6,169.7 | ... | 7.8 | 99.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,532.3 | 2,532.7 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,396.6 | 2,401.7 | 14.3 | 5.1 | 23.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 135.7 | 131.0 | 8.0 | -4.7 | -6.6 | -3.5 | -4.8 |
| Participation rate | 41.1 | 41.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.9 | 38.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,761.7 | 6,771.3 | ... | 9.6 | 119.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,095.0 | 2,085.1 | 14.6 | -9.9 | 23.2 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,993.7 | 1,988.9 | 14.5 | -4.8 | 26.8 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 101.3 | 96.1 | 7.3 | -5.2 | -3.7 | -5.1 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 31.0 | 30.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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