Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| January 2026 |
February 2026 |
Standard error1 | 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 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 472.9 | 473.1 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 272.5 | 274.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 247.3 | 249.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 208.8 | 210.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 38.6 | 38.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 25.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -3.0 | 1.2 | -10.6 |
| Participation rate | 57.6 | 58.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.3 | 52.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 155.4 | 155.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 103.4 | 103.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 95.5 | 96.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 81.5 | 81.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 14.0 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 14.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 7.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -5.1 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 918.5 | 919.3 | ... | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 563.5 | 563.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 524.7 | 524.1 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 440.9 | 435.9 | 3.9 | -5.0 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 83.9 | 88.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 38.8 | 39.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 724.4 | 724.9 | ... | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 439.0 | 440.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 409.6 | 409.3 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 349.9 | 350.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 59.7 | 58.4 | 2.3 | -1.3 | 3.5 | -2.2 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 29.5 | 31.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 5.1 | -3.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,597.3 | 7,593.2 | ... | -4.1 | 50.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 4,923.8 | 4,900.1 | 15.5 | -23.7 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 4,669.7 | 4,612.4 | 15.9 | -57.3 | -20.6 | -1.2 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,752.8 | 3,731.3 | 20.0 | -21.5 | -45.5 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 916.8 | 881.1 | 19.0 | -35.7 | 25.0 | -3.9 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 254.1 | 287.7 | 12.7 | 33.6 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 60.7 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,751.2 | 13,754.3 | ... | 3.1 | 111.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 8,852.6 | 8,883.7 | 22.7 | 31.1 | -18.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 8,208.0 | 8,211.3 | 21.6 | 3.3 | -34.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,782.3 | 6,758.8 | 28.6 | -23.5 | 15.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,425.7 | 1,452.5 | 25.9 | 26.8 | -49.8 | 1.9 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 644.5 | 672.4 | 19.4 | 27.9 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,182.5 | 1,183.6 | ... | 1.1 | 16.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 794.0 | 785.2 | 3.5 | -8.8 | 4.6 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 744.1 | 740.1 | 3.5 | -4.0 | 7.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 615.0 | 607.5 | 4.6 | -7.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 129.2 | 132.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 49.9 | 45.1 | 2.8 | -4.8 | -2.5 | -9.6 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 974.3 | 975.5 | ... | 1.2 | 15.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 658.6 | 654.7 | 2.9 | -3.9 | 11.6 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 623.6 | 618.1 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 9.2 | -0.9 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 519.9 | 516.0 | 4.0 | -3.9 | 16.1 | -0.8 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 103.8 | 102.1 | 3.7 | -1.7 | -7.0 | -1.6 | -6.4 |
| Unemployment | 35.0 | 36.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,107.5 | 4,114.1 | ... | 6.6 | 102.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,833.3 | 2,826.9 | 12.1 | -6.4 | 74.9 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,651.0 | 2,649.2 | 12.4 | -1.8 | 85.0 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 2,197.2 | 2,179.9 | 17.0 | -17.3 | 70.0 | -0.8 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 453.8 | 469.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 182.3 | 177.8 | 11.2 | -4.5 | -10.0 | -2.5 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,844.0 | 4,841.7 | ... | -2.3 | 28.9 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 3,138.1 | 3,118.1 | 11.6 | -20.0 | -9.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 2,947.6 | 2,927.4 | 11.5 | -20.2 | -13.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 2,376.4 | 2,343.9 | 15.4 | -32.5 | -3.6 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 571.2 | 583.5 | 14.5 | 12.3 | -9.4 | 2.2 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 190.4 | 190.7 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -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
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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