Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| April 2026 |
May 2026 |
Standard error2 | 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 | |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,006.7 | 1,005.7 | ... | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 701.9 | 691.5 | 8.3 | -10.4 | 7.8 | -1.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 638.9 | 635.4 | 7.7 | -3.5 | 20.9 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 63.0 | 56.1 | 6.6 | -6.9 | -13.1 | -11.0 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 68.8 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,288.0 | 3,286.8 | ... | -1.2 | 5.2 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 2,212.1 | 2,213.1 | 8.8 | 1.0 | -29.7 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 2,081.3 | 2,089.0 | 9.8 | 7.7 | -24.6 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 130.7 | 124.2 | 8.2 | -6.5 | -5.0 | -5.0 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,291.3 | 3,290.8 | ... | -0.5 | 7.0 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 1,968.3 | 1,959.8 | 9.2 | -8.5 | -30.5 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 1,858.7 | 1,867.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | -33.4 | 0.5 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 109.6 | 92.1 | 6.9 | -17.5 | 3.0 | -16.0 | 3.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,036.5 | 2,031.7 | ... | -4.8 | -54.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,227.3 | 1,220.1 | 13.8 | -7.2 | -33.1 | -0.6 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 1,010.4 | 1,033.8 | 12.2 | 23.4 | -25.9 | 2.3 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 216.9 | 186.3 | 11.5 | -30.6 | -7.1 | -14.1 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 17.7 | 15.3 | 0.8 | -2.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.6 | 50.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,751.4 | 5,756.5 | ... | 5.1 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 4,075.9 | 4,072.0 | 11.5 | -3.9 | 28.9 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 3,840.6 | 3,845.5 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 79.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 235.3 | 226.5 | 10.9 | -8.8 | -50.2 | -3.7 | -18.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,972.9 | 5,978.1 | ... | 5.2 | 66.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 3,617.5 | 3,618.3 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 3,396.8 | 3,410.4 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 38.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 220.7 | 207.9 | 10.5 | -12.8 | -24.0 | -5.8 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 187.7 | 187.5 | ... | -0.2 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 124.3 | 124.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 111.5 | 110.1 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 14.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 10.9 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 58.7 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 498.8 | 499.4 | ... | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 360.8 | 361.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 346.4 | 345.9 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 8.0 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.4 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 72.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 500.1 | 500.7 | ... | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 303.9 | 306.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 291.3 | 293.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 13.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -2.1 | 4.8 | -13.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 153.7 | 154.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 98.7 | 95.2 | 1.7 | -3.5 | 3.5 | -3.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 86.9 | 82.6 | 1.5 | -4.3 | -2.1 | -4.9 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 61.8 | 1.1 | -2.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 53.6 | 1.0 | -2.9 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 411.1 | 411.7 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 299.7 | 299.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 284.7 | 284.1 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 26.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.9 | 72.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 69.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 413.8 | 414.4 | ... | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 258.4 | 259.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 248.2 | 247.1 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -3.8 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 22.5 | 54.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 628.8 | 629.8 | ... | 1.0 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 394.0 | 394.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 336.0 | 335.2 | 6.5 | -0.8 | 6.4 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 58.0 | 59.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | -8.2 | 2.1 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.6 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.7 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,740.2 | 1,743.2 | ... | 3.0 | 37.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,328.0 | 1,324.2 | 6.5 | -3.8 | 35.9 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 1,247.4 | 1,258.2 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 37.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 80.6 | 66.1 | 6.5 | -14.5 | -1.4 | -18.0 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 76.3 | 76.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.7 | 72.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,758.5 | 1,761.7 | ... | 3.2 | 41.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,134.5 | 1,139.7 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 53.8 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 1,073.2 | 1,077.1 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 60.7 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 61.3 | 62.6 | 6.4 | 1.3 | -7.0 | 2.1 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 661.3 | 659.7 | ... | -1.6 | -15.6 | -0.2 | -2.3 |
| Labour force | 387.2 | 400.0 | 6.8 | 12.8 | -29.1 | 3.3 | -6.8 |
| Employment | 331.6 | 338.8 | 6.4 | 7.2 | -18.9 | 2.2 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 55.6 | 61.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | -10.2 | 10.1 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 60.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 51.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,037.9 | 2,038.1 | ... | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 1,417.4 | 1,424.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | -17.4 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 1,340.9 | 1,343.5 | 6.2 | 2.6 | -22.6 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 76.5 | 80.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,139.3 | 2,140.2 | ... | 0.9 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,310.0 | 1,317.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 24.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 1,231.3 | 1,246.8 | 6.9 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 78.6 | 70.4 | 5.5 | -8.2 | 12.4 | -10.4 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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