Unemployment and employment rates by province, Canada, October 2026
Unemployment rate, employment rate and participation rate for people aged 15 and over in October 2026, with the unemployment rate a year earlier and the change in employment over the year (thousands, derived). Monthly Labour Force Survey estimates, seasonally adjusted; the survey covers the ten provinces (territories are surveyed separately). Month-to-month and year-over-year changes are derived by Quadranac and are subject to sampling variability: Statistics Canada publishes standard errors with each estimate.
Reference period
2026-10
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Unemployment rate, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (8.7); lowest: Manitoba (5.0); national value 6.7. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.
Employment rate, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Alberta (63.8); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (52.4); national value 60.5. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.
Participation rate, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Participation rate, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Alberta (68.8); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (57.4); national value 64.8. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.
Unemployment rate, Oct 2025 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, Oct 2025 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (10.2); lowest: Quebec (5.3); national value 6.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.
Employment, Oct 2026 (thousands), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Employment, Oct 2026 (thousands). Highest: Ontario (8,278); lowest: Prince Edward Island (95.3). Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.
Change in employment since Oct 2025 (thousands, derived), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Change in employment since Oct 2025 (thousands, derived). Highest: Alberta (41.3); lowest: Quebec (-106); national value 16.5. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.
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Canada
6.7
60.5
64.8
6.9
21,100.1
16.5
Newfoundland and Labrador
8.7
52.4
57.4
10.2
249.7
4.5
Prince Edward Island
7.4
60.8
65.7
8.2
95.3
1.8
Nova Scotia
6.2
58.5
62.4
6.7
543
21.6
New Brunswick
7.4
55.8
60.3
7.7
409.1
4.6
Quebec
5.7
60
63.6
5.3
4,546.8
-105.5
Ontario
7.3
59.9
64.6
7.6
8,277.9
25.4
Manitoba
5
63.1
66.5
5.9
752.5
15.9
Saskatchewan
5.9
63.1
67
5.5
624.6
6.2
Alberta
7.3
63.8
68.8
7.6
2,659.9
41.3
British Columbia
6.3
60.7
64.7
6.6
2,941.3
0.8
Column headers are shortened: Unemployment, Oct 2026 (%) = Unemployment rate, Oct 2026 (%); Employment rate, Oct 2026 (%) = Employment rate, Oct 2026 (%); Participation, Oct 2026 (%) = Participation rate, Oct 2026 (%); Unemployment, Oct 2025 (%) = Unemployment rate, Oct 2025 (%); Employed, Oct 2026 (000s) = Employment, Oct 2026 (thousands); Change since Oct 2025 (000s, derived) = Change in employment since Oct 2025 (thousands, derived).
