Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| July 2026 |
August 2026 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2026 | August 2025 to August 2026 | July to August 2026 | August 2025 to August 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 | 475.1 | 475.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 268.7 | 268.1 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 243.6 | 245.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 208.3 | 208.0 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 35.3 | 37.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -3.0 | 4.8 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 23.0 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -6.1 | -8.4 | -21.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.6 | 56.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.3 | 51.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 156.1 | 156.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 103.0 | 103.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 96.0 | 95.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 82.7 | 82.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 13.3 | 12.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -4.5 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 925.3 | 926.4 | ... | 1.1 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 573.6 | 575.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 537.9 | 540.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 16.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 443.1 | 445.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 94.7 | 94.6 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 35.7 | 35.3 | 2.6 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 728.9 | 730.0 | ... | 1.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 436.7 | 440.7 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 406.2 | 408.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 344.1 | 347.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 62.1 | 61.2 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 30.4 | 32.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 5.6 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 7,578.3 | 7,575.4 | ... | -2.9 | -24.9 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 4,879.2 | 4,861.5 | 16.3 | -17.7 | -74.7 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 4,607.2 | 4,588.7 | 17.1 | -18.5 | -54.1 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 3,736.6 | 3,715.4 | 20.5 | -21.2 | -53.0 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 870.6 | 873.3 | 19.7 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 272.1 | 272.7 | 13.7 | 0.6 | -20.7 | 0.2 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 13,783.6 | 13,791.9 | ... | 8.3 | 69.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 8,930.5 | 8,917.4 | 22.6 | -13.1 | 41.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 8,324.6 | 8,306.5 | 21.3 | -18.1 | 116.2 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,838.4 | 6,841.6 | 27.7 | 3.2 | 95.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,486.1 | 1,464.9 | 25.1 | -21.2 | 20.9 | -1.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 606.0 | 610.9 | 19.5 | 4.9 | -75.0 | 0.8 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 1,190.2 | 1,191.3 | ... | 1.1 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 795.5 | 795.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 755.6 | 756.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 19.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 619.3 | 623.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 136.2 | 132.9 | 4.4 | -3.3 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 39.9 | 39.6 | 2.9 | -0.3 | -6.1 | -0.8 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 984.9 | 987.0 | ... | 2.1 | 19.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 658.9 | 661.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 619.2 | 621.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 506.4 | 510.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -5.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 112.8 | 111.2 | 3.6 | -1.6 | 6.6 | -1.4 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 39.7 | 39.4 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 8.1 | -0.8 | 25.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 4,150.2 | 4,156.6 | ... | 6.4 | 89.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 2,872.2 | 2,855.4 | 12.8 | -16.8 | 58.2 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,670.0 | 2,661.1 | 13.0 | -8.9 | 92.4 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,202.8 | 2,197.0 | 17.5 | -5.8 | 73.0 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 467.1 | 464.1 | 16.1 | -3.0 | 19.4 | -0.6 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 202.2 | 194.3 | 11.5 | -7.9 | -34.2 | -3.9 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 4,839.5 | 4,840.9 | ... | 1.4 | -5.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 3,151.2 | 3,153.3 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,954.7 | 2,949.2 | 12.1 | -5.5 | 13.8 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,379.8 | 2,353.8 | 16.2 | -26.0 | 19.7 | -1.1 | 0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 574.9 | 595.5 | 15.0 | 20.6 | -5.8 | 3.6 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 196.6 | 204.0 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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