Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| February 2026 |
March 2026 |
Standard error2 | 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,008.7 | 1,007.7 | ... | -1.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 708.7 | 710.3 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 36.5 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 634.9 | 651.8 | 7.7 | 16.9 | 41.9 | 2.7 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 73.8 | 58.5 | 6.6 | -15.3 | -5.4 | -20.7 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 8.2 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 64.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,291.2 | 3,289.6 | ... | -1.6 | 16.7 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 2,226.2 | 2,219.3 | 8.8 | -6.9 | -19.7 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 2,110.1 | 2,109.3 | 9.8 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.0 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 116.1 | 109.9 | 8.2 | -6.2 | -19.5 | -5.3 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,293.4 | 3,292.3 | ... | -1.1 | 16.2 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 1,965.2 | 1,957.5 | 9.2 | -7.7 | -46.6 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 1,867.4 | 1,861.2 | 9.3 | -6.2 | -50.9 | -0.3 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 97.8 | 96.4 | 6.9 | -1.4 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,047.1 | 2,042.0 | ... | -5.1 | -46.0 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,225.8 | 1,224.8 | 13.8 | -1.0 | -46.6 | -0.1 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 1,025.8 | 1,016.3 | 12.2 | -9.5 | -45.8 | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 200.0 | 208.5 | 11.5 | 8.5 | -0.8 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.3 | 17.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 49.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,743.1 | 5,747.7 | ... | 4.6 | 67.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 4,052.2 | 4,056.0 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 3,802.6 | 3,812.1 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 249.6 | 243.9 | 10.9 | -5.7 | -13.9 | -2.3 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,964.1 | 5,968.8 | ... | 4.7 | 74.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,605.7 | 3,600.7 | 12.3 | -5.0 | 26.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 3,382.9 | 3,377.1 | 11.7 | -5.8 | 6.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 222.8 | 223.6 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 0.4 | 10.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 188.0 | 187.8 | ... | -0.2 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 122.5 | 122.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 107.3 | 108.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.2 | 14.2 | 1.7 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -6.6 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 11.6 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 497.3 | 498.0 | ... | 0.7 | 9.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 358.7 | 364.2 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 341.6 | 348.8 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 15.4 | 1.6 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -9.4 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 73.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 498.4 | 499.2 | ... | 0.8 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 303.9 | 308.4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 291.1 | 293.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 15.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 17.2 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 153.1 | 153.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 98.7 | 97.5 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -1.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 87.1 | 88.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 9.6 | 1.3 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -17.9 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 63.6 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9 | 9.8 | 1.3 | -2.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 409.8 | 410.4 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 298.9 | 300.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 285.1 | 287.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 13.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -3.6 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.9 | 73.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 412.7 | 413.3 | ... | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 257.1 | 258.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 245.9 | 248.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 10.1 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -9.8 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 626.9 | 627.9 | ... | 1.0 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 383.7 | 388.6 | 7.2 | 4.9 | -4.8 | 1.3 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 327.6 | 334.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 56.2 | 53.9 | 6.3 | -2.3 | -7.1 | -4.1 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.6 | 13.9 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.3 | 53.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,734.7 | 1,737.5 | ... | 2.8 | 39.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,318.3 | 1,320.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 44.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 1,256.9 | 1,249.0 | 7.1 | -7.9 | 42.6 | -0.6 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 61.4 | 71.4 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 16.3 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 76.0 | 76.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.5 | 71.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,752.5 | 1,755.5 | ... | 3.0 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 1,124.9 | 1,131.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 48.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 1,064.7 | 1,071.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 60.2 | 59.3 | 6.4 | -0.9 | -7.6 | -1.5 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 665.0 | 663.3 | ... | -1.7 | -11.9 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Labour force | 384.9 | 388.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | -15.1 | 0.9 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 331.8 | 327.6 | 6.4 | -4.2 | -21.8 | -1.3 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 53.2 | 60.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 58.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.8 | 15.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.9 | 49.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,038.4 | 2,038.1 | ... | -0.3 | 10.9 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 1,416.0 | 1,416.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -19.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,345.8 | 1,340.1 | 6.2 | -5.7 | -24.5 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 70.2 | 76.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,138.3 | 2,138.9 | ... | 0.6 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,317.2 | 1,313.7 | 6.8 | -3.5 | 17.1 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,249.8 | 1,240.6 | 6.9 | -9.2 | 9.8 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 67.4 | 73.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -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 14-10-0287-03.
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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