Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,009.4 | 1,008.7 | ... | -0.7 | 6.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 703.0 | 708.7 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 41.3 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 645.1 | 634.9 | 7.7 | -10.2 | 23.1 | -1.6 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 57.9 | 73.8 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 27.5 | 32.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 70.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 62.9 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,293.0 | 3,291.2 | ... | -1.8 | 22.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,244.9 | 2,226.2 | 8.8 | -18.7 | -11.9 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,146.5 | 2,110.1 | 9.8 | -36.4 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 98.4 | 116.1 | 8.2 | 17.7 | -8.6 | 18.0 | -6.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.1 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,294.8 | 3,293.4 | ... | -1.4 | 20.8 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 1,975.9 | 1,965.2 | 9.2 | -10.7 | -27.7 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 1,878.1 | 1,867.4 | 9.3 | -10.7 | -40.3 | -0.6 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 97.8 | 97.8 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 59.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,053.8 | 2,047.1 | ... | -6.7 | -40.0 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,209.5 | 1,225.8 | 13.8 | 16.3 | -33.7 | 1.3 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 1,037.0 | 1,025.8 | 12.2 | -11.2 | -39.4 | -1.1 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 172.5 | 200.0 | 11.5 | 27.5 | 5.7 | 15.9 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 59.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.3 | 16.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.5 | 50.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,738.4 | 5,743.1 | ... | 4.7 | 71.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 4,055.3 | 4,052.2 | 11.5 | -3.1 | -10.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 3,803.9 | 3,802.6 | 11.8 | -1.3 | -7.8 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 251.4 | 249.6 | 10.9 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,959.0 | 5,964.1 | ... | 5.1 | 79.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,587.7 | 3,605.7 | 12.3 | 18.0 | 26.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 3,367.1 | 3,382.9 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 220.6 | 222.8 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 188.4 | 188.0 | ... | -0.4 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 126.5 | 122.5 | 2.0 | -4.0 | -4.5 | -3.2 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 108.8 | 107.3 | 1.9 | -1.5 | -3.9 | -1.4 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 17.8 | 15.2 | 1.7 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -14.6 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 65.2 | 1.1 | -1.9 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 12.4 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 496.6 | 497.3 | ... | 0.7 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 358.5 | 358.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 341.7 | 341.6 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 5.6 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 16.8 | 17.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.8 | 68.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 497.6 | 498.4 | ... | 0.8 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 309.0 | 303.9 | 2.0 | -5.1 | 4.5 | -1.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 293.7 | 291.1 | 2.1 | -2.6 | 5.3 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 12.8 | 1.6 | -2.5 | -0.8 | -16.3 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 152.7 | 153.1 | ... | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 100.3 | 98.7 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 4.9 | -1.6 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 89.1 | 87.1 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 5.7 | -2.2 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 64.5 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 56.9 | 1.0 | -1.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 409.3 | 409.8 | ... | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 297.9 | 298.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 284.9 | 285.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 72.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 412.3 | 412.7 | ... | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 260.4 | 257.1 | 1.6 | -3.3 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 249.7 | 245.9 | 1.6 | -3.8 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 20.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 62.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 59.6 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 626.1 | 626.9 | ... | 0.8 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 393.7 | 383.7 | 7.2 | -10.0 | -5.0 | -2.5 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 337.9 | 327.6 | 6.5 | -10.3 | -8.8 | -3.0 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 55.7 | 56.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 61.2 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 52.3 | 1.0 | -1.7 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,731.9 | 1,734.7 | ... | 2.8 | 40.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,315.3 | 1,318.3 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 39.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 1,249.2 | 1,256.9 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 48.7 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 66.1 | 61.4 | 6.5 | -4.7 | -9.3 | -7.1 | -13.2 |
| Participation rate | 75.9 | 76.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.1 | 72.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,749.5 | 1,752.5 | ... | 3.0 | 44.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,124.3 | 1,124.9 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 1,063.8 | 1,064.7 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 45.1 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 60.4 | 60.2 | 6.4 | -0.2 | -4.7 | -0.3 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 667.0 | 665.0 | ... | -2.0 | -9.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Labour force | 398.5 | 384.9 | 6.8 | -13.6 | -17.8 | -3.4 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 343.5 | 331.8 | 6.4 | -11.7 | -18.5 | -3.4 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 54.9 | 53.2 | 5.8 | -1.7 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 57.9 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 49.9 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,038.9 | 2,038.4 | ... | -0.5 | 14.2 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,422.7 | 1,416.0 | 5.8 | -6.7 | -21.4 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 1,353.3 | 1,345.8 | 6.2 | -7.5 | -22.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 69.5 | 70.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,138.0 | 2,138.3 | ... | 0.3 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,316.9 | 1,317.2 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 1,250.8 | 1,249.8 | 6.9 | -1.0 | 27.8 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 66.0 | 67.4 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 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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