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Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026 Unemployment rates in October 2026 for young people aged 15 to 24, core-age workers 25 to 54 and people 55 and over, and employment rates for those aged 15 to 24 and 55 and over. 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 Licence 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). Chart (5 options): Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026
Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%)) Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%)) Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%)) Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%)) Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%))
Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (17.5); lowest: Quebec (9.5); national value 13.7. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 17.5 17.5 Ontario Ontario: 16.1 16.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 15.7 15.7 Alberta Alberta: 15.2 15.2 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 14.3 14.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 12.8 12.8 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 12.0 12.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 11.0 11.0 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 10.8 10.8 Quebec Quebec: 9.5 9.5 National 13.7
Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (17.5); lowest: Quebec (9.5); national value 13.7. Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 17.5 17.5 Ontario Ontario: 16.1 16.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 15.7 15.7 Alberta Alberta: 15.2 15.2 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 14.3 14.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 12.8 12.8 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 12.0 12.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 11.0 11.0 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 10.8 10.8 Quebec Quebec: 9.5 9.5 National 13.7
Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (17.5); lowest: Quebec (9.5); national value 13.7. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (6.2); lowest: Manitoba (3.9); national value 5.6. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 6.2 6.2 Ontario Ontario: 6.1 6.1 Alberta Alberta: 6.1 6.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 5.6 5.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 5.4 5.4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 5.3 5.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 5.2 5.2 Quebec Quebec: 4.8 4.8 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 4.5 4.5 Manitoba Manitoba: 3.9 3.9 National 5.6
Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (6.2); lowest: Manitoba (3.9); national value 5.6. Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 6.2 6.2 Ontario Ontario: 6.1 6.1 Alberta Alberta: 6.1 6.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 5.6 5.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 5.4 5.4 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 5.3 5.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 5.2 5.2 Quebec Quebec: 4.8 4.8 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 4.5 4.5 Manitoba Manitoba: 3.9 3.9 National 5.6
Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (6.2); lowest: Manitoba (3.9); national value 5.6. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (10.8); lowest: Manitoba (3.8); national value 5.5. Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 10.8 10.8 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 10.4 10.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 7.4 7.4 British Columbia British Columbia: 5.9 5.9 Quebec Quebec: 5.8 5.8 Alberta Alberta: 5.8 5.8 Ontario Ontario: 5.1 5.1 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 5.0 5.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 4.0 4.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 3.8 3.8 National 5.5
Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (10.8); lowest: Manitoba (3.8); national value 5.5. Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 10.8 10.8 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 10.4 10.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 7.4 7.4 British Columbia British Columbia: 5.9 5.9 Quebec Quebec: 5.8 5.8 Alberta Alberta: 5.8 5.8 Ontario Ontario: 5.1 5.1 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 5.0 5.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 4.0 4.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 3.8 3.8 National 5.5
Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (10.8); lowest: Manitoba (3.8); national value 5.5. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (62.0); lowest: Ontario (49.8); national value 54.0. Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 62.0 62.0 Quebec Quebec: 61.7 61.7 Manitoba Manitoba: 59.7 59.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 59.0 59.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 55.4 55.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 54.4 54.4 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 53.9 53.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 53.1 53.1 Alberta Alberta: 52.5 52.5 Ontario Ontario: 49.8 49.8 National 54.0
Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (62.0); lowest: Ontario (49.8); national value 54.0. Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 62.0 62.0 Quebec Quebec: 61.7 61.7 Manitoba Manitoba: 59.7 59.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 59.0 59.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 55.4 55.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 54.4 54.4 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 53.9 53.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 53.1 53.1 Alberta Alberta: 52.5 52.5 Ontario Ontario: 49.8 49.8 National 54.0
Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (62.0); lowest: Ontario (49.8); national value 54.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Alberta (37.5); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (25.8); national value 33.1. Alberta Alberta: 37.5 37.5 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 35.1 35.1 Ontario Ontario: 34.4 34.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 33.9 33.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 33.2 33.2 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 32.7 32.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 30.9 30.9 Quebec Quebec: 30.1 30.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 29.4 29.4 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 25.8 25.8 National 33.1
Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026: Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%) 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Alberta (37.5); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (25.8); national value 33.1. Alberta Alberta: 37.5 37.5 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 35.1 35.1 Ontario Ontario: 34.4 34.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 33.9 33.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 33.2 33.2 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 32.7 32.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 30.9 30.9 Quebec Quebec: 30.1 30.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 29.4 29.4 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 25.8 25.8 National 33.1
Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%), 2026-10, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%). Highest: Alberta (37.5); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (25.8); national value 33.1. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province Unemployment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%) Unemployment rate, ages 25–54, Oct 2026 (%) Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%) Employment rate, ages 15–24, Oct 2026 (%) Employment rate, ages 55 and over, Oct 2026 (%) Canada 13.7 5.6 5.5 54 33.1 Newfoundland and Labrador 17.5 6.2 10.4 53.9 25.8 Prince Edward Island 10.8 5.3 10.8 62 32.7 Nova Scotia 12 5.4 5 59 30.9 New Brunswick 15.7 5.6 7.4 54.4 29.4 Quebec 9.5 4.8 5.8 61.7 30.1 Ontario 16.1 6.1 5.1 49.8 34.4 Manitoba 11 3.9 3.8 59.7 33.9 Saskatchewan 14.3 4.5 4 55.4 35.1 Alberta 15.2 6.1 5.8 52.5 37.5 British Columbia 12.8 5.2 5.9 53.1 33.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01: Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle . Reference period: 2026-10.
Cite this table Source agency Statistics Canada Dataset Table 14-10-0287-01 Table Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026 Data last updated 2026-11-10 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-labour-force-by-age-monthly/ Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026 (Canada, 2026-10). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01. Retrieved 2026-11-10 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-labour-force-by-age-monthly/
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