Table 5
Labour force characteristics by province, age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
| September 2026 |
October 2026 |
Standard error2 | September to October 2026 | October 2025 to October 2026 | September to October 2026 | October 2025 to October 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 | 7,577.2 | 7,576.3 | ... | -0.9 | -25.8 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 4,827.7 | 4,819.6 | 16.3 | -8.1 | -92.8 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 4,539.3 | 4,546.8 | 17.1 | 7.5 | -105.5 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 3,672.1 | 3,672.6 | 20.5 | 0.5 | -109.1 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 288.4 | 272.8 | 13.7 | -15.6 | 12.7 | -5.4 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 1,003.3 | 1,003.0 | ... | -0.3 | -7.8 | -0.0 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 672.5 | 683.8 | 8.6 | 11.3 | -12.1 | 1.7 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 605.8 | 619.0 | 8.1 | 13.2 | -12.1 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 66.7 | 64.8 | 6.6 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 68.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 9.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,283.9 | 3,283.3 | ... | -0.6 | -11.7 | -0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,200.1 | 2,193.8 | 9.4 | -6.3 | -52.0 | -0.3 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 2,075.1 | 2,077.6 | 10.4 | 2.5 | -60.5 | 0.1 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 125.0 | 116.2 | 8.8 | -8.8 | 8.5 | -7.0 | 7.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 3,290.0 | 3,290.0 | ... | 0.0 | -6.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 1,955.1 | 1,942.0 | 9.4 | -13.1 | -28.7 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 1,858.4 | 1,850.2 | 9.9 | -8.2 | -32.9 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 96.7 | 91.8 | 7.7 | -4.9 | 4.2 | -5.1 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,798.4 | 13,813.1 | ... | 14.7 | 71.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 8,910.6 | 8,926.2 | 22.6 | 15.6 | -2.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 8,286.5 | 8,277.9 | 21.3 | -8.6 | 25.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,831.8 | 6,828.6 | 27.7 | -3.2 | 41.3 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 624.1 | 648.4 | 19.5 | 24.3 | -27.4 | 3.9 | -4.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 59.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 2,012.7 | 2,009.6 | ... | -3.1 | -61.1 | -0.2 | -3.0 |
| Labour force | 1,193.7 | 1,193.3 | 13.6 | -0.4 | -55.8 | -0.0 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 1,012.0 | 1,000.7 | 11.9 | -11.3 | -50.1 | -1.1 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 181.7 | 192.6 | 11.3 | 10.9 | -5.7 | 6.0 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.2 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.3 | 49.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 5,780.6 | 5,788.6 | ... | 8.0 | 63.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 4,087.9 | 4,087.6 | 11.5 | -0.3 | 33.8 | -0.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 3,850.5 | 3,839.2 | 11.6 | -11.3 | 32.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 237.4 | 248.4 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 6,005.0 | 6,014.9 | ... | 9.9 | 69.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,629.0 | 3,645.4 | 12.2 | 16.4 | 19.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 3,424.0 | 3,438.0 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 43.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 205.0 | 207.4 | 10.4 | 2.4 | -23.2 | 1.2 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,191.8 | 1,191.7 | ... | -0.1 | 11.9 | -0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 791.5 | 791.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 751.7 | 752.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 625.9 | 620.9 | 4.6 | -5.0 | 10.8 | -0.8 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 39.8 | 39.5 | 2.9 | -0.3 | -6.5 | -0.8 | -14.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 186.8 | 186.4 | ... | -0.4 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| Labour force | 124.7 | 125.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 109.6 | 111.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 13.8 | 1.7 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -8.6 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 11.0 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 59.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 501.7 | 501.8 | ... | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 361.1 | 361.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 349.1 | 347.6 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 14.2 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 72.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.6 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 503.3 | 503.4 | ... | 0.1 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 305.7 | 305.6 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 293.0 | 293.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 12.0 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -4.0 | -5.5 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 988.8 | 990.4 | ... | 1.6 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 657.7 | 663.8 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 622.1 | 624.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 511.8 | 511.4 | 3.9 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 35.7 | 39.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 156.2 | 156.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 97.4 | 101.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 86.3 | 86.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 30.6 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 64.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 14.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 415.2 | 415.9 | ... | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 300.9 | 300.8 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 287.3 | 288.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 11.9 | 1.5 | -1.7 | -2.2 | -12.5 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 69.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 417.4 | 417.9 | ... | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 259.4 | 261.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 248.4 | 249.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 24.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,164.0 | 4,170.0 | ... | 6.0 | 84.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,868.3 | 2,870.1 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 35.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,684.2 | 2,659.9 | 13.0 | -24.3 | 41.3 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 2,222.8 | 2,218.2 | 17.5 | -4.6 | 83.8 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 184.2 | 210.2 | 11.5 | 26.0 | -5.9 | 14.1 | -2.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 63.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 634.2 | 635.0 | ... | 0.8 | 12.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 398.3 | 393.2 | 7.4 | -5.1 | -10.7 | -1.3 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 348.6 | 333.4 | 6.9 | -15.2 | -10.3 | -4.4 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 49.7 | 59.8 | 6.4 | 10.1 | -0.4 | 20.3 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 61.9 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 52.5 | 1.1 | -2.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,755.2 | 1,757.7 | ... | 2.5 | 35.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,329.4 | 1,327.4 | 6.9 | -2.0 | 11.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,255.4 | 1,248.9 | 7.5 | -6.5 | 21.4 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 74.0 | 78.4 | 6.8 | 4.4 | -10.3 | 5.9 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 75.7 | 75.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.5 | 71.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 1,774.7 | 1,777.3 | ... | 2.6 | 37.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,140.6 | 1,149.6 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 35.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 1,080.1 | 1,077.6 | 7.5 | -2.5 | 30.2 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 60.5 | 72.0 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 19.0 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| Total - gender, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 4,844.2 | 4,848.4 | ... | 4.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Labour force | 3,130.5 | 3,138.8 | 12.2 | 8.3 | -10.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 2,929.0 | 2,941.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 2,337.1 | 2,335.4 | 16.2 | -1.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 201.5 | 197.5 | 10.4 | -4.0 | -11.4 | -2.0 | -5.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Total - gender, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 654.2 | 653.3 | ... | -0.9 | -18.9 | -0.1 | -2.8 |
| Labour force | 395.9 | 397.9 | 7.3 | 2.0 | -6.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 344.9 | 346.9 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 50.9 | 51.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 | -10.5 | 0.2 | -17.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.9 | 12.8 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 53.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Men+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,042.4 | 2,044.5 | ... | 2.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 1,425.8 | 1,427.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 | -19.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,333.1 | 1,341.5 | 6.4 | 8.4 | -21.9 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 92.8 | 85.6 | 5.7 | -7.2 | 2.6 | -7.8 | 3.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Women+, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 2,147.6 | 2,150.6 | ... | 3.0 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,308.8 | 1,313.7 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,251.0 | 1,252.9 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 18.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 57.8 | 60.8 | 5.7 | 3.0 | -3.6 | 5.2 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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