Table 9 
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in October 2025 and October 2026, unadjusted for seasonality 

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Labour force characteristics by province and economic region, three-month moving average ending in October 2025 and October 2026, unadjusted for seasonality
  Population Labour force Employment Unemployment Participation rate Unemployment rate Employment rate
  thousandsthousandsthousandsthousands %%%
Canada              
2025 34,670.5 22,661.5 21,083.8 1,577.6 65.4 7.0 60.8
2026 34,856.4 22,666.5 21,180.8 1,485.8 65.0 6.6 60.8
Newfoundland and Labrador              
2025 471.9 273.9 249.1 24.8 58.0 9.1 52.8
2026 475.7 274.6 253.6 21.0 57.7 7.6 53.3
Avalon Peninsula              
2025 261.2 163.3 150.9 12.4 62.5 7.6 57.8
2026 264.2 167.1 156.1 11.0 63.2 6.6 59.1
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central–Bonavista Bay               
2025 122.6 60.0 52.7 7.3 48.9 12.2 43.0
2026 122.6 58.5 52.5 5.9 47.7 10.1 42.8
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador              
2025 88.1 50.6 45.5 5.1 57.4 10.1 51.6
2026 88.8 49.1 45.0 4.1 55.3 8.4 50.7
Prince Edward Island              
2025 154.7 103.7 96.5 7.2 67.0 6.9 62.4
2026 156.4 104.9 98.4 6.5 67.1 6.2 62.9
Nova Scotia              
2025 915.4 560.6 524.5 36.1 61.2 6.4 57.3
2026 927.1 578.8 543.4 35.4 62.4 6.1 58.6
Cape Breton              
2025 120.2 62.8 57.3 5.5 52.2 8.8 47.7
2026 121.2 65.5 60.8 4.6 54.0 7.0 50.2
North Shore              
2025 138.2 77.0 71.4 5.6 55.7 7.3 51.7
2026 139.3 83.4 77.7 5.7 59.9 6.8 55.8
Annapolis Valley              
2025 113.8 64.8 61.6 3.2 56.9 4.9 54.1
2026 115.3 67.5 64.6 2.9 58.5 4.3 56.0
Southern              
2025 105.5 57.8 53.9 3.9 54.8 6.7 51.1
2026 105.7 55.9 51.0 5.0 52.9 8.9 48.2
Halifax              
2025 437.8 298.1 280.3 17.8 68.1 6.0 64.0
2026 445.6 306.5 289.2 17.2 68.8 5.6 64.9
New Brunswick              
2025 722.6 442.8 410.5 32.2 61.3 7.3 56.8
2026 731.3 445.9 414.4 31.5 61.0 7.1 56.7
Campbellton–Miramichi              
2025 137.9 77.8 69.7 8.1 56.4 10.4 50.5
2026 138.3 72.7 65.7 7.0 52.6 9.6 47.5
Moncton–Richibucto              
2025 226.2 146.4 135.8 10.6 64.7 7.2 60.0
2026 231.6 147.5 137.0 10.5 63.7 7.1 59.2
Saint John–St. Stephen              
2025 159.9 97.0 90.5 6.5 60.7 6.7 56.6
2026 161.2 100.3 94.4 6.0 62.2 6.0 58.6
Fredericton–Oromocto              
2025 130.7 81.2 76.2 5.1 62.1 6.3 58.3
2026 132.1 84.6 79.0 5.6 64.0 6.6 59.8
Edmundston–Woodstock              
2025 67.9 40.3 38.4 1.9 59.4 4.7 56.6
2026 68.2 40.8 38.3 2.5 59.8 6.1 56.2
Quebec              
2025 7,601.4 4,941.5 4,671.7 269.9 65.0 5.5 61.5
2026 7,576.3 4,854.3 4,581.6 272.7 64.1 5.6 60.5
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine              
2025 79.1 40.3 38.0 2.3 50.9 5.7 48.0
2026 78.6 39.7 35.7 4.0 50.5 10.1 45.4
Bas-Saint-Laurent              
2025 176.8 96.8 92.8 4.1 54.8 4.2 52.5
2026 176.7 95.2 91.1 4.1 53.9 4.3 51.6
Capitale-Nationale              
2025 684.2 471.0 451.6 19.4 68.8 4.1 66.0
2026 680.5 445.3 424.5 20.8 65.4 4.7 62.4
Chaudière-Appalaches              
2025 382.7 260.5 252.7 7.8 68.1 3.0 66.0
2026 383.7 240.9 235.3 5.6 62.8 2.3 61.3
Estrie              
2025 307.6 188.3 178.6 9.8 61.2 5.2 58.1
2026 307.7 185.6 178.8 6.8 60.3 3.7 58.1
Centre-du-Québec              
2025 220.7 140.4 135.3 5.1 63.6 3.6 61.3
2026 220.6 136.6 131.9 4.7 61.9 3.4 59.8
Montérégie              
2025 1,398.5 915.0 874.9 40.1 65.4 4.4 62.6
2026 1,402.4 907.1 868.5 38.6 64.7 4.3 61.9
Montréal              
2025 1,871.1 1,240.2 1,140.6 99.6 66.3 8.0 61.0
2026 1,830.3 1,254.1 1,139.4 114.7 68.5 9.1 62.3
Laval              
2025 388.7 263.5 245.2 18.3 67.8 6.9 63.1
2026 390.7 252.0 232.1 19.9 64.5 7.9 59.4
Lanaudière              
2025 468.2 287.3 274.9 12.4 61.4 4.3 58.7
2026 475.0 295.3 286.6 8.7 62.2 2.9 60.3
Laurentides              
2025 571.5 379.2 364.3 14.9 66.4 3.9 63.7
2026 576.0 360.8 344.7 16.1 62.6 4.5 59.8
Outaouais              
2025 355.3 231.7 214.0 17.7 65.2 7.6 60.2
2026 357.9 222.1 207.9 14.2 62.1 6.4 58.1
Abitibi-Témiscamingue              
2025 121.6 75.4 72.3 3.1 62.0 4.1 59.5
2026 121.5 74.7 72.8 1.9 61.5 2.5 59.9
Mauricie              
2025 244.9 150.5 143.9 6.5 61.5 4.3 58.8
2026 244.8 140.4 134.4 6.0 57.4 4.3 54.9
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean              
2025 241.5 144.6 139.0 5.7 59.9 3.9 57.6
2026 240.9 148.0 142.6 5.4 61.4 3.6 59.2
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec              
2025 89.0 56.8 53.6 3.1 63.8 5.5 60.2
2026 89.0 56.4 55.3 x 63.4 x 62.1
Ontario              
2025 13,732.5 8,926.4 8,223.9 702.5 65.0 7.9 59.9
2026 13,801.1 8,941.7 8,299.5 642.2 64.8 7.2 60.1
Ottawa              
2025 1,339.6 871.6 808.6 63.0 65.1 7.2 60.4
2026 1,369.4 879.6 809.1 70.4 64.2 8.0 59.1
Kingston–Pembroke              
2025 442.2 251.4 235.6 15.8 56.9 6.3 53.3
2026 445.4 263.2 245.3 17.9 59.1 6.8 55.1
Muskoka–Kawarthas              
2025 391.3 208.9 199.3 9.6 53.4 4.6 50.9
2026 395.9 219.6 208.5 11.1 55.5 5.1 52.7
Toronto              
2025 6,416.1 4,271.7 3,890.9 380.8 66.6 8.9 60.6
2026 6,395.5 4,273.7 3,950.5 323.2 66.8 7.6 61.8
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie              
2025 1,405.3 940.7 871.1 69.6 66.9 7.4 62.0
2026 1,413.2 959.2 897.0 62.3 67.9 6.5 63.5
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula              
2025 1,424.1 919.5 855.6 63.9 64.6 6.9 60.1
2026 1,446.3 924.7 859.9 64.8 63.9 7.0 59.5
London              
2025 696.5 463.9 432.9 31.0 66.6 6.7 62.2
2026 703.5 443.3 409.7 33.6 63.0 7.6 58.2
Windsor–Sarnia              
2025 621.4 398.5 363.0 35.5 64.1 8.9 58.4
2026 626.7 387.6 357.0 30.6 61.8 7.9 57.0
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula              
2025 293.8 177.9 170.2 7.7 60.6 4.3 57.9
2026 298.0 168.2 161.8 6.4 56.4 3.8 54.3
Northeast              
2025 518.4 308.8 288.6 20.2 59.6 6.5 55.7
2026 522.7 310.9 292.1 18.8 59.5 6.0 55.9
Northwest              
2025 184.0 113.6 108.2 5.4 61.7 4.8 58.8
2026 184.4 111.9 108.6 3.3 60.7 2.9 58.9
Manitoba              
2025 1,178.6 787.2 738.0 49.2 66.8 6.3 62.6
2026 1,191.6 794.9 753.9 41.0 66.7 5.2 63.3
Southeast              
2025 114.9 77.8 75.1 2.8 67.7 3.6 65.4
2026 117.7 80.5 77.2 3.3 68.4 4.1 65.6
South Central and North Central              
2025 98.6 63.0 59.8 3.2 63.9 5.1 60.6
2026 99.8 65.6 62.7 2.9 65.7 4.4 62.8
Southwest              
2025 100.4 64.8 61.1 3.7 64.5 5.7 60.9
2026 101.8 65.1 61.3 3.8 63.9 5.8 60.2
Winnipeg              
2025 724.4 494.6 460.1 34.5 68.3 7.0 63.5
2026 730.9 499.6 471.8 27.8 68.4 5.6 64.6
Interlake              
2025 84.6 51.9 48.8 3.1 61.3 6.0 57.7
2026 86.2 54.5 52.9 1.6 63.2 2.9 61.4
Parklands and North              
2025 55.6 35.1 33.2 1.9 63.1 5.4 59.7
2026 55.2 29.6 27.9 1.7 53.6 5.7 50.5
Saskatchewan              
2025 969.4 657.9 623.0 34.9 67.9 5.3 64.3
2026 988.7 664.5 626.4 38.1 67.2 5.7 63.4
Regina–Moose Mountain              
2025 296.8 206.1 193.6 12.6 69.4 6.1 65.2
2026 303.8 208.4 197.9 10.5 68.6 5.0 65.1
Swift Current–Moose Jaw              
2025 86.9 53.7 51.4 2.3 61.8 4.3 59.1
2026 87.3 55.0 51.6 3.4 63.0 6.2 59.1
Saskatoon–Biggar              
2025 351.2 246.5 233.8 12.7 70.2 5.2 66.6
2026 360.9 250.0 234.9 15.1 69.3 6.0 65.1
Yorkton–Melville              
2025 65.3 43.6 41.6 2.0 66.8 4.6 63.7
2026 65.5 40.5 38.6 2.0 61.8 4.9 58.9
Prince Albert and Northern              
2025 169.2 108.0 102.6 5.3 63.8 4.9 60.6
2026 171.2 110.7 103.4 7.2 64.7 6.5 60.4
Alberta              
2025 4,076.5 2,820.8 2,604.6 216.2 69.2 7.7 63.9
2026 4,163.6 2,863.9 2,669.9 194.1 68.8 6.8 64.1
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat              
2025 264.7 173.1 158.2 14.9 65.4 8.6 59.8
2026 267.2 167.2 156.7 10.5 62.6 6.3 58.6
Camrose–Drumheller              
2025 171.9 115.5 109.1 6.4 67.2 5.5 63.5
2026 172.3 108.5 98.9 9.5 63.0 8.8 57.4
Calgary              
2025 1,634.2 1,137.9 1,051.2 86.8 69.6 7.6 64.3
2026 1,677.7 1,182.4 1,104.2 78.3 70.5 6.6 65.8
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River               
2025 290.0 201.9 189.8 12.2 69.6 6.0 65.4
2026 291.6 195.3 184.3 11.0 67.0 5.6 63.2
Red Deer              
2025 191.9 133.1 123.2 9.9 69.4 7.4 64.2
2026 194.5 135.7 128.5 7.2 69.8 5.3 66.1
Edmonton              
2025 1,408.6 973.7 893.4 80.3 69.1 8.2 63.4
2026 1,443.3 987.3 914.8 72.5 68.4 7.3 63.4
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake              
2025 115.3 85.6 79.8 5.8 74.2 6.8 69.2
2026 117.0 87.5 82.5 4.9 74.8 5.6 70.5
British Columbia              
2025 4,847.7 3,146.7 2,942.0 204.7 64.9 6.5 60.7
2026 4,844.5 3,142.9 2,939.6 203.3 64.9 6.5 60.7
Vancouver Island and Coast              
2025 807.9 498.4 472.2 26.2 61.7 5.3 58.4
2026 812.1 482.6 457.4 25.2 59.4 5.2 56.3
Lower Mainland–Southwest              
2025 3,071.7 2,036.1 1,902.8 133.4 66.3 6.6 61.9
2026 3,058.1 2,069.5 1,926.6 142.9 67.7 6.9 63.0
Thompson–Okanagan              
2025 552.0 351.0 325.5 25.5 63.6 7.3 59.0
2026 554.3 332.7 310.9 21.8 60.0 6.6 56.1
Kootenay              
2025 150.6 93.2 87.3 5.9 61.9 6.3 58.0
2026 151.7 85.8 82.3 3.5 56.6 4.1 54.3
Cariboo              
2025 141.6 85.4 77.5 7.9 60.3 9.3 54.7
2026 143.0 89.6 84.1 5.5 62.7 6.1 58.8
North Coast and Nechako              
2025 69.7 43.2 40.3 2.9 62.0 6.7 57.8
2026 70.7 45.3 42.8 2.5 64.1 5.5 60.5
Northeast              
2025 54.2 39.4 36.4 3.0 72.7 7.6 67.2
2026 54.6 37.4 35.5 1.9 68.5 5.1 65.0
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0462-02.

Table note 1

For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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