Canadian Provincial Workforce Snapshot, June 2026

Population aged 15+, labour force, employment and unemployment by province across Canadian provinces; K people, June 2026.

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Canadian Provincial Workforce Snapshot, June 2026: Population aged 15+, labour force, employment and unemployment by province across Canadian provinces; K people, June 2026.

What the Data Shows

Working-age population, labour force, employment and unemployment are compared across Canada’s 10 provinces in June 2026. Every column uses seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey estimates in thousand persons. Ontario had the largest population aged 15 and over at 13,776.2 thousand and the largest employment total at 8,273.0 thousand. Prince Edward Island had the smallest working-age population at 156.1 thousand, making the matrix a scale comparison rather than a rate ranking.

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Data table

Ontario — Population 15+ 13,776.2
Ontario — Labour force 8,893.5
Ontario — Employment 8,273.0
Ontario — Unemployment 620.5
Quebec — Population 15+ 7,582.1
Quebec — Labour force 4,867.5
Quebec — Employment 4,606.5
Quebec — Unemployment 261.0
British Columbia — Population 15+ 4,839.4
British Columbia — Labour force 3,141.8
British Columbia — Employment 2,936.9
British Columbia — Unemployment 204.9
Alberta — Population 15+ 4,143.6
Alberta — Labour force 2,878.5
Alberta — Employment 2,677.3
Alberta — Unemployment 201.2
Manitoba — Population 15+ 1,189.3
Manitoba — Labour force 792.2
Manitoba — Employment 749.7
Manitoba — Unemployment 42.5
Saskatchewan — Population 15+ 983.0
Saskatchewan — Labour force 657.0
Saskatchewan — Employment 616.7
Saskatchewan — Unemployment 40.3

Sources

Source 1: Labour force characteristics by province, seasonally adjusted

Publisher: Statistics Canada

Dataset/table: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

Units: thousand persons

Date checked: 2026-07-16

Evidence: Supports working-age population, labour force, employment and unemployment counts for every province in May and June 2026.

Data notes & caveats

Values are seasonally adjusted Labour Force Survey estimates in thousand persons. Population refers to people aged 15 and over, not the all-age population.

Methodology

The comparison aligns population aged 15+, labour force, employment and unemployment for all 10 provinces and orders rows by population aged 15+.

Source consistency notes

Every cell uses the same Statistics Canada release, June 2026 reference month, thousand-person unit and workforce definition.

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