Labour-Market Rates Across Canadian Provinces, June 2026

Canadian provinces by participation, unemployment and employment rates; %, June 2026.

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Labour-Market Rates Across Canadian Provinces, June 2026: Canadian provinces by participation, unemployment and employment rates; %, June 2026.

What the Data Shows

Participation, unemployment and employment rates are compared across Canada’s 10 provinces in June 2026. All three columns are seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey percentages, with participation and employment based on the population aged 15 and over and unemployment based on the labour force. Alberta had the highest participation rate at 69.5% and the highest employment rate at 64.6%. Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest unemployment rate at 8.2%, while the minimum was 5.4%.

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Data table

Alberta — Participation rate 69.5%
Alberta — Unemployment rate 7.0%
Alberta — Employment rate 64.6%
Prince Edward Island — Participation rate 66.9%
Prince Edward Island — Unemployment rate 7.6%
Prince Edward Island — Employment rate 61.9%
Saskatchewan — Participation rate 66.8%
Saskatchewan — Unemployment rate 6.1%
Saskatchewan — Employment rate 62.7%
Manitoba — Participation rate 66.6%
Manitoba — Unemployment rate 5.4%
Manitoba — Employment rate 63.0%
British Columbia — Participation rate 64.9%
British Columbia — Unemployment rate 6.5%
British Columbia — Employment rate 60.7%
Ontario — Participation rate 64.6%
Ontario — Unemployment rate 7.0%
Ontario — Employment rate 60.1%
Quebec — Participation rate 64.2%
Quebec — Unemployment rate 5.4%
Quebec — Employment rate 60.8%
Nova Scotia — Participation rate 61.7%
Nova Scotia — Unemployment rate 6.5%
Nova Scotia — Employment rate 57.7%

Data notes & caveats

Participation and employment rates use the population aged 15 and over; unemployment uses the labour force. Values are seasonally adjusted estimates.

Methodology

The comparison aligns the three published labour-market rates for all 10 provinces.

Source consistency notes

Every cell uses the same Statistics Canada release, June 2026 reference month and percent unit, with each rate retaining its official denominator.

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