Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| August 2026 |
September 2026 |
Standard error2 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 2026 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 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 | 7,575.4 | 7,577.2 | ... | 1.8 | -24.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 4,861.5 | 4,827.7 | 16.3 | -33.8 | -84.0 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 4,588.7 | 4,539.3 | 17.1 | -49.4 | -94.6 | -1.1 | -2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 3,715.4 | 3,672.1 | 20.5 | -43.3 | -116.2 | -1.2 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 272.7 | 288.4 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 59.9 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,003.1 | 1,003.3 | ... | 0.2 | -7.9 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 693.0 | 672.5 | 8.6 | -20.5 | -4.2 | -3.0 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 630.7 | 605.8 | 8.1 | -24.9 | -5.1 | -3.9 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 62.3 | 66.7 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 67.0 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 60.4 | 0.8 | -2.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,283.5 | 3,283.9 | ... | 0.4 | -10.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 2,213.8 | 2,200.1 | 9.4 | -13.7 | -52.7 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 2,080.7 | 2,075.1 | 10.4 | -5.6 | -57.6 | -0.3 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 133.1 | 125.0 | 8.8 | -8.1 | 4.9 | -6.1 | 4.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,288.7 | 3,290.0 | ... | 1.3 | -5.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 1,954.7 | 1,955.1 | 9.4 | 0.4 | -27.1 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 1,877.3 | 1,858.4 | 9.9 | -18.9 | -31.9 | -1.0 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 77.3 | 96.7 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 4.8 | 25.1 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,791.9 | 13,798.4 | ... | 6.5 | 65.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 8,917.4 | 8,910.6 | 22.6 | -6.8 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 8,306.5 | 8,286.5 | 21.3 | -20.0 | 86.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,841.6 | 6,831.8 | 27.7 | -9.8 | 34.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 610.9 | 624.1 | 19.5 | 13.2 | -78.8 | 2.2 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,017.8 | 2,012.7 | ... | -5.1 | -62.1 | -0.3 | -3.0 |
| Labour force | 1,206.9 | 1,193.7 | 13.6 | -13.2 | -57.3 | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 1,033.4 | 1,012.0 | 11.9 | -21.4 | -18.5 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 173.4 | 181.7 | 11.3 | 8.3 | -38.8 | 4.8 | -17.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.2 | 50.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,775.6 | 5,780.6 | ... | 5.0 | 61.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 4,085.1 | 4,087.9 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 41.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 3,848.3 | 3,850.5 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 64.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 236.8 | 237.4 | 10.9 | 0.6 | -23.0 | 0.3 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,998.6 | 6,005.0 | ... | 6.4 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 3,625.5 | 3,629.0 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 3,424.8 | 3,424.0 | 11.8 | -0.8 | 40.5 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 200.7 | 205.0 | 10.4 | 4.3 | -17.0 | 2.1 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,191.3 | 1,191.8 | ... | 0.5 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 795.7 | 791.5 | 3.5 | -4.2 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 756.1 | 751.7 | 3.5 | -4.4 | 12.3 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 623.2 | 625.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 39.6 | 39.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | -9.3 | 0.5 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 187.2 | 186.8 | ... | -0.4 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| Labour force | 125.2 | 124.7 | 2.0 | -0.5 | -3.6 | -0.4 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 110.8 | 109.6 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -1.1 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.4 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 4.9 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 501.3 | 501.7 | ... | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 361.8 | 361.1 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 5.2 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 347.8 | 349.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.0 | 12.0 | 1.6 | -2.0 | -4.5 | -14.3 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 502.9 | 503.3 | ... | 0.4 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 308.7 | 305.7 | 2.0 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 297.6 | 293.0 | 2.1 | -4.6 | 4.9 | -1.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -3.5 | 14.4 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 987.0 | 988.8 | ... | 1.8 | 19.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 661.2 | 657.7 | 2.9 | -3.5 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 621.8 | 622.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 510.6 | 511.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | -5.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 39.4 | 35.7 | 2.4 | -3.7 | -4.0 | -9.4 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 155.8 | 156.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 97.3 | 97.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -3.6 | 0.1 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 84.1 | 86.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 2.6 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 11.1 | 1.4 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -16.5 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 11.4 | 1.3 | -2.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 55.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 414.4 | 415.2 | ... | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 301.5 | 300.9 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 287.5 | 287.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.0 | 13.6 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -3.1 | -2.9 | -18.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 72.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 416.8 | 417.4 | ... | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 262.4 | 259.4 | 1.6 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 250.2 | 248.4 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 11.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 1.6 | -9.8 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,156.6 | 4,164.0 | ... | 7.4 | 87.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,855.4 | 2,868.3 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 41.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,661.1 | 2,684.2 | 13.0 | 23.1 | 75.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 2,197.0 | 2,222.8 | 17.5 | 25.8 | 83.5 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 194.3 | 184.2 | 11.5 | -10.1 | -34.0 | -5.2 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 633.0 | 634.2 | ... | 1.2 | 12.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 400.6 | 398.3 | 7.4 | -2.3 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 339.4 | 348.6 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 61.1 | 49.7 | 6.4 | -11.4 | -8.2 | -18.7 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 62.8 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.3 | 12.5 | 1.5 | -2.8 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.6 | 55.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,752.1 | 1,755.2 | ... | 3.1 | 36.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,321.5 | 1,329.4 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 17.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,254.0 | 1,255.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 30.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 67.5 | 74.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | -12.6 | 9.6 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 75.4 | 75.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.6 | 71.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,771.5 | 1,774.7 | ... | 3.2 | 38.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,133.3 | 1,140.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 1,067.7 | 1,080.1 | 7.5 | 12.4 | 35.7 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 65.6 | 60.5 | 6.6 | -5.1 | -13.2 | -7.8 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,840.9 | 4,844.2 | ... | 3.3 | -3.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 3,153.3 | 3,130.5 | 12.2 | -22.8 | -13.9 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 2,949.2 | 2,929.0 | 12.1 | -20.2 | -14.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 2,353.8 | 2,337.1 | 16.2 | -16.7 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 204.0 | 201.5 | 10.4 | -2.5 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 655.2 | 654.2 | ... | -1.0 | -19.2 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| Labour force | 412.8 | 395.9 | 7.3 | -16.9 | -7.5 | -4.1 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 358.3 | 344.9 | 6.8 | -13.4 | -2.4 | -3.7 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 54.5 | 50.9 | 6.1 | -3.6 | -5.2 | -6.6 | -9.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 60.5 | 1.1 | -2.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.2 | 12.9 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 52.7 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,040.6 | 2,042.4 | ... | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 1,432.7 | 1,425.8 | 6.0 | -6.9 | -13.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 1,343.9 | 1,333.1 | 6.4 | -10.8 | -27.5 | -0.8 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 88.8 | 92.8 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 69.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,145.1 | 2,147.6 | ... | 2.5 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 1,307.8 | 1,308.8 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 1,247.0 | 1,251.0 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 60.8 | 57.8 | 5.7 | -3.0 | -8.4 | -4.9 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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