Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| March 2026 |
April 2026 |
Standard error2 | 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,007.7 | 1,006.7 | ... | -1.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 710.3 | 701.9 | 8.3 | -8.4 | 10.5 | -1.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 651.8 | 638.9 | 7.7 | -12.9 | 23.8 | -2.0 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 58.5 | 63.0 | 6.6 | 4.5 | -13.3 | 7.7 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 69.7 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 63.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,289.6 | 3,288.0 | ... | -1.6 | 10.4 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 2,219.3 | 2,212.1 | 8.8 | -7.2 | -47.6 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 2,109.3 | 2,081.3 | 9.8 | -28.0 | -46.9 | -1.3 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 109.9 | 130.7 | 8.2 | 20.8 | -0.7 | 18.9 | -0.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,292.3 | 3,291.3 | ... | -1.0 | 11.1 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 1,957.5 | 1,968.3 | 9.2 | 10.8 | -20.6 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 1,861.2 | 1,858.7 | 9.3 | -2.5 | -41.8 | -0.1 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 96.4 | 109.6 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 24.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,042.0 | 2,036.5 | ... | -5.5 | -50.8 | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,224.8 | 1,227.3 | 13.8 | 2.5 | -30.4 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 1,016.3 | 1,010.4 | 12.2 | -5.9 | -47.0 | -0.6 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 208.5 | 216.9 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 16.6 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.0 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.8 | 49.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,747.7 | 5,751.4 | ... | 3.7 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 4,056.0 | 4,075.9 | 11.5 | 19.9 | 25.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 3,812.1 | 3,840.6 | 11.8 | 28.5 | 54.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 243.9 | 235.3 | 10.9 | -8.6 | -29.6 | -3.5 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,968.8 | 5,972.9 | ... | 4.1 | 68.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,600.7 | 3,617.5 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 41.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 3,377.1 | 3,396.8 | 11.7 | 19.7 | 46.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 223.6 | 220.7 | 10.5 | -2.9 | -4.7 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 187.8 | 187.7 | ... | -0.1 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 122.9 | 124.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 108.7 | 111.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 12.8 | 1.7 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -9.9 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 66.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 10.3 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 59.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 498.0 | 498.8 | ... | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 364.2 | 360.8 | 1.8 | -3.4 | 6.2 | -0.9 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 348.8 | 346.4 | 1.9 | -2.4 | 6.5 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.4 | 14.4 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -6.5 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 72.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.0 | 69.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 499.2 | 500.1 | ... | 0.9 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 308.4 | 303.9 | 2.0 | -4.5 | 4.0 | -1.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 293.4 | 291.3 | 2.1 | -2.1 | 5.6 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -16.7 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 60.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 153.4 | 153.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 97.5 | 98.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 88.0 | 86.9 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 2.9 | -1.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 22.9 | 26.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.5 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 410.4 | 411.1 | ... | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 300.5 | 299.7 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 287.1 | 284.7 | 1.7 | -2.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 14.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 12.0 | 24.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.2 | 72.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.0 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 413.3 | 413.8 | ... | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 258.9 | 258.4 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 248.8 | 248.2 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 41.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 627.9 | 628.8 | ... | 0.9 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 388.6 | 394.0 | 7.2 | 5.4 | -7.4 | 1.4 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 334.8 | 336.0 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 53.9 | 58.0 | 6.3 | 4.1 | -11.8 | 7.6 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 14.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.3 | 53.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,737.5 | 1,740.2 | ... | 2.7 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,320.4 | 1,328.0 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 49.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 1,249.0 | 1,247.4 | 7.1 | -1.6 | 30.3 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 71.4 | 80.6 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 19.0 | 12.9 | 30.8 |
| Participation rate | 76.0 | 76.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.9 | 71.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,755.5 | 1,758.5 | ... | 3.0 | 41.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,131.2 | 1,134.5 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 49.1 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 1,071.8 | 1,073.2 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 59.3 | 61.3 | 6.4 | 2.0 | -5.3 | 3.4 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 663.3 | 661.3 | ... | -2.0 | -14.2 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| Labour force | 388.2 | 387.2 | 6.8 | -1.0 | -23.0 | -0.3 | -5.6 |
| Employment | 327.6 | 331.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | -24.2 | 1.2 | -6.8 |
| Unemployment | 60.5 | 55.6 | 5.8 | -4.9 | 1.2 | -8.1 | 2.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 58.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.6 | 14.4 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.4 | 50.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,038.1 | 2,037.9 | ... | -0.2 | 7.9 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 1,416.2 | 1,417.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | -19.6 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 1,340.1 | 1,340.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -28.3 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 76.1 | 76.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,138.9 | 2,139.3 | ... | 0.4 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,313.7 | 1,310.0 | 6.8 | -3.7 | 13.8 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,240.6 | 1,231.3 | 6.9 | -9.3 | 7.7 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 73.1 | 78.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.6 | 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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