Table 3
Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted
| August 2026 |
September 2026 |
Standard error1 | 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 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 475.4 | 475.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 268.1 | 271.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 245.0 | 246.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 208.0 | 210.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 37.0 | 36.8 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 23.0 | 24.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -3.6 | 7.0 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 51.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Prince Edward Island | |||||||
| Population | 156.2 | 156.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 103.8 | 104.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 95.6 | 96.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 82.9 | 81.9 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 12.7 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 15.7 | 14.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.6 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -7.3 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 926.4 | 927.1 | ... | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 575.7 | 577.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 540.5 | 540.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 445.9 | 449.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 94.6 | 90.8 | 3.2 | -3.8 | 2.7 | -4.0 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 35.3 | 36.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 730.0 | 731.3 | ... | 1.3 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 440.7 | 440.5 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.0 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 408.6 | 407.9 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 347.4 | 347.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 61.2 | 60.8 | 2.3 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -0.7 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 32.1 | 32.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -2.3 | 1.6 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Quebec | |||||||
| 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 |
| Part-time employment | 873.3 | 867.2 | 19.7 | -6.1 | 21.6 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Ontario | |||||||
| 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 |
| Part-time employment | 1,464.9 | 1,454.7 | 25.1 | -10.2 | 51.9 | -0.7 | 3.7 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | |||||||
| 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 |
| Part-time employment | 132.9 | 125.9 | 4.4 | -7.0 | -0.1 | -5.3 | -0.1 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||
| 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 |
| Part-time employment | 111.2 | 110.3 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 7.8 | -0.8 | 7.6 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| Alberta | |||||||
| 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 |
| Part-time employment | 464.1 | 461.4 | 16.1 | -2.7 | -7.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
| British Columbia | |||||||
| 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 |
| Part-time employment | 595.5 | 591.9 | 15.0 | -3.6 | -17.8 | -0.6 | -2.9 |
| 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 | ... | ... |
...
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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