Table 3 
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
  April
2026
May
2026
Standard error1 April to May 2026 May 2025 to May 2026 April to May 2026 May 2025 to May 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 473.9 474.2 ... 0.3 3.3 0.1 0.7
Labour force 271.6 269.1 1.8 -2.5 -5.0 -0.9 -1.8
Employment 244.4 243.2 1.8 -1.2 -4.2 -0.5 -1.7
Full-time employment 207.6 206.1 2.1 -1.5 -1.3 -0.7 -0.6
Part-time employment 36.8 37.1 1.7 0.3 -2.9 0.8 -7.3
Unemployment 27.2 25.8 1.7 -1.4 -0.9 -5.1 -3.4
Participation rate 57.3 56.7 0.4 -0.6 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.0 9.6 0.6 -0.4 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 51.3 0.4 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Prince Edward Island              
Population 156.0 156.0 ... 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.7
Labour force 103.8 103.8 0.9 0.0 3.4 0.0 3.4
Employment 95.5 96.7 0.9 1.2 4.7 1.3 5.1
Full-time employment 82.7 83.6 1.1 0.9 4.3 1.1 5.4
Part-time employment 12.8 13.1 0.9 0.3 0.5 2.3 4.0
Unemployment 8.3 7.0 0.7 -1.3 -1.5 -15.7 -17.6
Participation rate 66.5 66.5 0.5 0.0 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 6.7 0.7 -1.3 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 62.0 0.5 0.8 2.0 ... ...
Nova Scotia              
Population 921.6 922.7 ... 1.1 10.2 0.1 1.1
Labour force 564.5 569.1 3.0 4.6 6.2 0.8 1.1
Employment 528.7 528.5 3.0 -0.2 2.3 -0.0 0.4
Full-time employment 439.4 438.4 3.9 -1.0 0.9 -0.2 0.2
Part-time employment 89.4 90.1 3.4 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.6
Unemployment 35.8 40.5 2.5 4.7 3.7 13.1 10.1
Participation rate 61.3 61.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 7.1 0.4 0.8 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 57.4 57.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
New Brunswick              
Population 726.1 726.9 ... 0.8 7.2 0.1 1.0
Labour force 440.3 439.8 2.3 -0.5 4.3 -0.1 1.0
Employment 408.6 408.1 2.2 -0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.0
Full-time employment 346.1 344.5 2.8 -1.6 -2.2 -0.5 -0.6
Part-time employment 62.5 63.7 2.3 1.2 2.4 1.9 3.9
Unemployment 31.8 31.6 1.9 -0.2 4.1 -0.6 14.9
Participation rate 60.6 60.5 0.3 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 7.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.3 56.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Quebec              
Population 7,586.0 7,583.3 ... -2.7 11.3 -0.0 0.1
Labour force 4,882.3 4,864.5 15.5 -17.8 -52.3 -0.4 -1.1
Employment 4,579.0 4,592.2 15.9 13.2 -37.1 0.3 -0.8
Full-time employment 3,655.8 3,707.6 20.0 51.8 -89.8 1.4 -2.4
Part-time employment 923.1 884.5 19.0 -38.6 52.6 -4.2 6.3
Unemployment 303.3 272.3 12.7 -31.0 -15.1 -10.2 -5.3
Participation rate 64.4 64.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 5.6 0.3 -0.6 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.6 0.2 0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Ontario              
Population 13,760.8 13,766.3 ... 5.5 73.7 0.0 0.5
Labour force 8,920.8 8,910.4 22.7 -10.4 10.2 -0.1 0.1
Employment 8,247.9 8,289.7 21.6 41.8 91.6 0.5 1.1
Full-time employment 6,821.6 6,862.1 28.6 40.5 153.3 0.6 2.3
Part-time employment 1,426.3 1,427.5 25.9 1.2 -61.8 0.1 -4.1
Unemployment 672.9 620.7 19.4 -52.2 -81.4 -7.8 -11.6
Participation rate 64.8 64.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.0 0.2 -0.5 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 59.9 60.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Manitoba              
Population 1,186.6 1,187.6 ... 1.0 15.3 0.1 1.3
Labour force 788.9 792.9 3.5 4.0 16.7 0.5 2.2
Employment 749.3 749.6 3.5 0.3 18.8 0.0 2.6
Full-time employment 609.8 615.3 4.6 5.5 5.9 0.9 1.0
Part-time employment 139.5 134.3 4.4 -5.2 12.9 -3.7 10.6
Unemployment 39.7 43.4 2.8 3.7 -2.0 9.3 -4.4
Participation rate 66.5 66.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.5 0.4 0.5 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 63.1 63.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 ... ...
Saskatchewan              
Population 978.6 980.3 ... 1.7 16.2 0.2 1.7
Labour force 656.7 654.7 2.9 -2.0 9.4 -0.3 1.5
Employment 619.9 613.8 2.9 -6.1 -4.1 -1.0 -0.7
Full-time employment 507.0 507.0 4.0 0.0 -2.7 0.0 -0.5
Part-time employment 112.9 106.9 3.7 -6.0 -1.2 -5.3 -1.1
Unemployment 36.9 40.8 2.4 3.9 13.3 10.6 48.4
Participation rate 67.1 66.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 6.2 0.4 0.6 1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 63.3 62.6 0.3 -0.7 -1.5 ... ...
Alberta              
Population 4,127.4 4,134.7 ... 7.3 93.5 0.2 2.3
Labour force 2,856.5 2,858.3 12.1 1.8 87.7 0.1 3.2
Employment 2,656.6 2,670.5 12.4 13.9 104.4 0.5 4.1
Full-time employment 2,190.0 2,215.7 17.0 25.7 118.2 1.2 5.6
Part-time employment 466.6 454.8 15.3 -11.8 -13.8 -2.5 -2.9
Unemployment 199.9 187.8 11.2 -12.1 -16.7 -6.1 -8.2
Participation rate 69.2 69.1 0.3 -0.1 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 64.6 0.3 0.2 1.1 ... ...
British Columbia              
Population 4,838.5 4,838.0 ... -0.5 6.1 -0.0 0.1
Labour force 3,114.6 3,141.3 11.6 26.7 -22.1 0.9 -0.7
Employment 2,903.9 2,929.1 11.5 25.2 -29.6 0.9 -1.0
Full-time employment 2,308.5 2,342.1 15.4 33.6 -38.7 1.5 -1.6
Part-time employment 595.4 587.0 14.5 -8.4 9.1 -1.4 1.6
Unemployment 210.7 212.2 10.0 1.5 7.5 0.7 3.7
Participation rate 64.4 64.9 0.2 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 60.0 60.5 0.2 0.5 -0.7 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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