Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| February 2026 |
March 2026 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2026 | March 2025 to March 2026 | February to March 2026 | March 2025 to March 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 | 473.1 | 473.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 274.7 | 276.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 249.4 | 249.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 210.5 | 212.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 38.8 | 37.6 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -3.1 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 25.4 | 26.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 3.5 | -4.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 52.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 155.6 | 155.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 103.7 | 103.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 96.2 | 96.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 81.5 | 81.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 14.6 | 14.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -2.1 | 20.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -2.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 919.3 | 920.3 | ... | 1.0 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 563.9 | 565.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 524.1 | 528.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 435.9 | 434.7 | 3.9 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 88.2 | 93.3 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 39.8 | 37.4 | 2.5 | -2.4 | 3.1 | -6.0 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 724.9 | 725.6 | ... | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 440.3 | 442.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 409.3 | 411.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 350.9 | 346.2 | 2.8 | -4.7 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 58.4 | 65.1 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 16.9 |
| Unemployment | 31.0 | 30.9 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 3.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,593.2 | 7,589.6 | ... | -3.6 | 37.0 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 4,900.1 | 4,887.1 | 15.5 | -13.0 | -29.8 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 4,612.4 | 4,622.3 | 15.9 | 9.9 | -9.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,731.3 | 3,713.4 | 20.0 | -17.9 | -57.3 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 881.1 | 908.9 | 19.0 | 27.8 | 48.0 | 3.2 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 287.7 | 264.8 | 12.7 | -22.9 | -20.5 | -8.0 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,754.3 | 13,758.5 | ... | 4.2 | 96.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 8,883.7 | 8,881.5 | 22.7 | -2.2 | -10.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 8,211.3 | 8,205.5 | 21.6 | -5.8 | -16.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,758.8 | 6,771.2 | 28.6 | 12.4 | 53.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,452.5 | 1,434.3 | 25.9 | -18.2 | -70.0 | -1.3 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 672.4 | 676.1 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,183.6 | 1,185.0 | ... | 1.4 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 785.2 | 795.6 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 740.1 | 750.9 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 607.5 | 617.2 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 132.6 | 133.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 45.1 | 44.6 | 2.8 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -4.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 975.5 | 977.1 | ... | 1.6 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 654.7 | 656.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 618.1 | 623.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 516.0 | 517.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 102.1 | 106.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | -7.6 | 4.5 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 36.7 | 33.0 | 2.4 | -3.7 | 1.4 | -10.1 | 4.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,114.1 | 4,121.0 | ... | 6.9 | 99.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 2,826.9 | 2,840.2 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 88.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 2,649.2 | 2,655.6 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 101.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,179.9 | 2,201.4 | 17.0 | 21.5 | 114.4 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Part-time employment | 469.2 | 454.2 | 15.3 | -15.0 | -13.4 | -3.2 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 177.8 | 184.6 | 11.2 | 6.8 | -13.0 | 3.8 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,841.7 | 4,840.3 | ... | -1.4 | 19.9 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 3,118.1 | 3,118.1 | 11.6 | 0.0 | -17.0 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,927.4 | 2,908.2 | 11.5 | -19.2 | -36.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 2,343.9 | 2,320.2 | 15.4 | -23.7 | -35.2 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 583.5 | 588.1 | 14.5 | 4.6 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 190.7 | 209.8 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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