Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| March 2026 |
April 2026 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 2026 | March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 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 | 473.4 | 473.9 | ... | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 276.0 | 271.6 | 1.8 | -4.4 | -3.0 | -1.6 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 249.6 | 244.4 | 1.8 | -5.2 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 212.1 | 207.6 | 2.1 | -4.5 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 37.6 | 36.8 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 26.3 | 27.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 57.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 51.6 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 155.8 | 156.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 103.6 | 103.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 96.0 | 95.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 81.7 | 82.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 14.3 | 12.8 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -10.5 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 18.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 920.3 | 921.6 | ... | 1.3 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 565.5 | 564.5 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 8.2 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 528.0 | 528.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 434.7 | 439.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 93.3 | 89.4 | 3.4 | -3.9 | 4.8 | -4.2 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 37.4 | 35.8 | 2.5 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -4.3 | -10.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 725.6 | 726.1 | ... | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 442.2 | 440.3 | 2.3 | -1.9 | 9.6 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 411.3 | 408.6 | 2.2 | -2.7 | 7.8 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 346.2 | 346.1 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.0 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 65.1 | 62.5 | 2.3 | -2.6 | 4.9 | -4.0 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 30.9 | 31.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,589.6 | 7,586.0 | ... | -3.6 | 22.9 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 4,887.1 | 4,882.3 | 15.5 | -4.8 | -57.6 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 4,622.3 | 4,579.0 | 15.9 | -43.3 | -64.8 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 3,713.4 | 3,655.8 | 20.0 | -57.6 | -129.6 | -1.6 | -3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 908.9 | 923.1 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 64.7 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 264.8 | 303.3 | 12.7 | 38.5 | 7.2 | 14.5 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,758.5 | 13,760.8 | ... | 2.3 | 79.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 8,881.5 | 8,920.8 | 22.7 | 39.3 | 36.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 8,205.5 | 8,247.9 | 21.6 | 42.4 | 54.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,771.2 | 6,821.6 | 28.6 | 50.4 | 136.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,434.3 | 1,426.3 | 25.9 | -8.0 | -81.8 | -0.6 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 676.1 | 672.9 | 19.4 | -3.2 | -17.6 | -0.5 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,185.0 | 1,186.6 | ... | 1.6 | 15.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 795.6 | 788.9 | 3.5 | -6.7 | 9.9 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 750.9 | 749.3 | 3.5 | -1.6 | 12.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 617.2 | 609.8 | 4.6 | -7.4 | -3.8 | -1.2 | -0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 133.7 | 139.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 13.0 |
| Unemployment | 44.6 | 39.7 | 2.8 | -4.9 | -2.3 | -11.0 | -5.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 977.1 | 978.6 | ... | 1.5 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 656.9 | 656.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 10.8 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 623.9 | 619.9 | 2.9 | -4.0 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 517.2 | 507.0 | 4.0 | -10.2 | 0.6 | -2.0 | 0.1 |
| Part-time employment | 106.7 | 112.9 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 36.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 29.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,121.0 | 4,127.4 | ... | 6.4 | 94.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,840.2 | 2,856.5 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 91.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,655.6 | 2,656.6 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 89.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,201.4 | 2,190.0 | 17.0 | -11.4 | 90.9 | -0.5 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 454.2 | 466.6 | 15.3 | 12.4 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 184.6 | 199.9 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,840.3 | 4,838.5 | ... | -1.8 | 11.0 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 3,118.1 | 3,114.6 | 11.6 | -3.5 | -28.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 2,908.2 | 2,903.9 | 11.5 | -4.3 | -44.7 | -0.1 | -1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,320.2 | 2,308.5 | 15.4 | -11.7 | -56.3 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 588.1 | 595.4 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 209.8 | 210.7 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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
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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