Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2026 | July 2025 to July 2026 | June to July 2026 | July 2025 to July 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 | 474.7 | 475.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 265.6 | 268.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -6.0 | 1.2 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 243.8 | 243.6 | 1.6 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 207.2 | 208.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 36.6 | 35.3 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -3.9 | -3.6 | -9.9 |
| Unemployment | 21.9 | 25.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | -3.9 | 14.6 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 56.0 | 56.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.4 | 51.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 156.1 | 156.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 104.4 | 103.0 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 96.6 | 96.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 83.5 | 82.7 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 13.0 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.7 | -11.4 | -19.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 924.2 | 925.3 | ... | 1.1 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 570.6 | 573.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 533.3 | 537.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 442.4 | 443.1 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 90.9 | 94.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 37.2 | 35.7 | 2.6 | -1.5 | -3.3 | -4.0 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 728.0 | 728.9 | ... | 0.9 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 437.9 | 436.7 | 2.1 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 406.0 | 406.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 344.9 | 344.1 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 61.1 | 62.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 1.6 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 31.9 | 30.4 | 1.8 | -1.5 | -2.7 | -4.7 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 55.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,582.1 | 7,578.3 | ... | -3.8 | -15.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 4,867.5 | 4,879.2 | 16.3 | 11.7 | -24.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 4,606.5 | 4,607.2 | 17.1 | 0.7 | -27.8 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 3,707.3 | 3,736.6 | 20.5 | 29.3 | -46.8 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 899.2 | 870.6 | 19.7 | -28.6 | 19.1 | -3.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 261.0 | 272.1 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,776.2 | 13,783.6 | ... | 7.4 | 68.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 8,893.5 | 8,930.5 | 22.6 | 37.0 | 17.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 8,273.0 | 8,324.6 | 21.3 | 51.6 | 108.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,851.6 | 6,838.4 | 27.7 | -13.2 | 111.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,421.4 | 1,486.1 | 25.1 | 64.7 | -3.3 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 620.5 | 606.0 | 19.5 | -14.5 | -90.4 | -2.3 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,189.3 | 1,190.2 | ... | 0.9 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 792.2 | 795.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 749.7 | 755.6 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 618.2 | 619.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 131.4 | 136.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 42.5 | 39.9 | 2.9 | -2.6 | -3.6 | -6.1 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 983.0 | 984.9 | ... | 1.9 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 657.0 | 658.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 616.7 | 619.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | -3.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 509.3 | 506.4 | 3.9 | -2.9 | -11.5 | -0.6 | -2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 107.4 | 112.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 40.3 | 39.7 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 6.5 | -1.5 | 19.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,143.6 | 4,150.2 | ... | 6.6 | 89.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 2,878.5 | 2,872.2 | 12.8 | -6.3 | 72.2 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 2,677.3 | 2,670.0 | 13.0 | -7.3 | 91.0 | -0.3 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,211.3 | 2,202.8 | 17.5 | -8.5 | 94.9 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 466.1 | 467.1 | 16.1 | 1.0 | -4.0 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 201.2 | 202.2 | 11.5 | 1.0 | -18.9 | 0.5 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,839.4 | 4,839.5 | ... | 0.1 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 3,141.8 | 3,151.2 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,936.9 | 2,954.7 | 12.1 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 2,347.3 | 2,379.8 | 16.2 | 32.5 | 36.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 589.6 | 574.9 | 15.0 | -14.7 | -33.8 | -2.5 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 204.9 | 196.6 | 10.4 | -8.3 | 9.4 | -4.1 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.1 | 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
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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