Table 3
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.
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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