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Young and older workers by province Participation and unemployment rates for young people aged 15 to 24 and 20 to 24, and participation and employment rates for people aged 55 to 64 and 65 and over. Annual averages from the Labour Force Survey, which covers the ten provinces (the territories are surveyed separately and are not in this table).
Reference period 2025 Licence Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01. 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): Ages 15–24, participation rate Ages 15–24, unemployment rate Ages 20–24, unemployment rate Ages 65 and over, participation rate Ages 65 and over, employment rate
Ages 15–24, participation rate (Ages 15–24, participation rate (%)) Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%)) Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%)) Ages 65 and over, participation rate (Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%)) Ages 65 and over, employment rate (Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%))
Young and older workers by province: Ages 15–24, participation rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 15–24, participation rate (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (68.5); lowest: Ontario (60.3); national value 63.0. Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 68.5 68.5 Quebec Quebec: 68.5 68.5 Manitoba Manitoba: 66.0 66.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 65.2 65.2 Alberta Alberta: 64.4 64.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 63.5 63.5 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 63.3 63.3 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 61.2 61.2 Ontario Ontario: 60.3 60.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 60.3 60.3 National 63.0
Young and older workers by province: Ages 15–24, participation rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 15–24, participation rate (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (68.5); lowest: Ontario (60.3); national value 63.0. Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 68.5 68.5 Quebec Quebec: 68.5 68.5 Manitoba Manitoba: 66.0 66.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 65.2 65.2 Alberta Alberta: 64.4 64.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 63.5 63.5 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 63.3 63.3 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 61.2 61.2 Ontario Ontario: 60.3 60.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 60.3 60.3 National 63.0
Ages 15–24, participation rate (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Ages 15–24, participation rate (%). Highest: Prince Edward Island (68.5); lowest: Ontario (60.3); national value 63.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Young and older workers by province: Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (16.4); lowest: Quebec (9.7); national value 13.8. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 16.4 16.4 Ontario Ontario: 16.0 16.0 Alberta Alberta: 15.7 15.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 14.9 14.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 13.4 13.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 13.0 13.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 11.9 11.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 11.9 11.9 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 10.9 10.9 Quebec Quebec: 9.7 9.7 National 13.8
Young and older workers by province: Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (16.4); lowest: Quebec (9.7); national value 13.8. Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 16.4 16.4 Ontario Ontario: 16.0 16.0 Alberta Alberta: 15.7 15.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 14.9 14.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 13.4 13.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 13.0 13.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 11.9 11.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 11.9 11.9 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 10.9 10.9 Quebec Quebec: 9.7 9.7 National 13.8
Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (16.4); lowest: Quebec (9.7); national value 13.8. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Young and older workers by province: Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%). Highest: Ontario (13.0); lowest: Quebec (8.0); national value 10.9. Ontario Ontario: 13.0 13.0 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 12.7 12.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 11.3 11.3 Alberta Alberta: 10.7 10.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 10.4 10.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 10.1 10.1 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 9.6 9.6 Manitoba Manitoba: 8.7 8.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 8.2 8.2 Quebec Quebec: 8.0 8.0 National 10.9
Young and older workers by province: Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%). Highest: Ontario (13.0); lowest: Quebec (8.0); national value 10.9. Ontario Ontario: 13.0 13.0 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 12.7 12.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 11.3 11.3 Alberta Alberta: 10.7 10.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 10.4 10.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 10.1 10.1 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 9.6 9.6 Manitoba Manitoba: 8.7 8.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 8.2 8.2 Quebec Quebec: 8.0 8.0 National 10.9
Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%). Highest: Ontario (13.0); lowest: Quebec (8.0); national value 10.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Young and older workers by province: Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%). Highest: Saskatchewan (19.0); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (11.9); national value 15.2. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 19.0 19.0 Alberta Alberta: 17.3 17.3 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 16.9 16.9 Manitoba Manitoba: 16.5 16.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 15.9 15.9 Ontario Ontario: 15.5 15.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 14.2 14.2 Quebec Quebec: 13.4 13.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 12.4 12.4 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 11.9 11.9 National 15.2
Young and older workers by province: Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%). Highest: Saskatchewan (19.0); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (11.9); national value 15.2. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 19.0 19.0 Alberta Alberta: 17.3 17.3 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 16.9 16.9 Manitoba Manitoba: 16.5 16.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 15.9 15.9 Ontario Ontario: 15.5 15.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 14.2 14.2 Quebec Quebec: 13.4 13.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 12.4 12.4 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 11.9 11.9 National 15.2
Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%). Highest: Saskatchewan (19.0); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (11.9); national value 15.2. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Young and older workers by province: Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%). Highest: Saskatchewan (18.6); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (10.7); national value 14.6. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 18.6 18.6 Alberta Alberta: 16.6 16.6 Manitoba Manitoba: 15.7 15.7 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 15.5 15.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 15.3 15.3 Ontario Ontario: 15.0 15.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 13.6 13.6 Quebec Quebec: 12.7 12.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 11.6 11.6 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 10.7 10.7 National 14.6
Young and older workers by province: Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%) 10 areas ranked by Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%). Highest: Saskatchewan (18.6); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (10.7); national value 14.6. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 18.6 18.6 Alberta Alberta: 16.6 16.6 Manitoba Manitoba: 15.7 15.7 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 15.5 15.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 15.3 15.3 Ontario Ontario: 15.0 15.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 13.6 13.6 Quebec Quebec: 12.7 12.7 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 11.6 11.6 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 10.7 10.7 National 14.6
Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%). Highest: Saskatchewan (18.6); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (10.7); national value 14.6. 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 Ages 15–24, participation rate (%) Ages 15–24, unemployment rate (%) Ages 20–24, unemployment rate (%) Ages 65 and over, participation rate (%) Ages 65 and over, employment rate (%) Canada 63 13.8 10.9 15.2 14.6 Newfoundland and Labrador 61.2 16.4 12.7 11.9 10.7 Prince Edward Island 68.5 10.9 9.6 16.9 15.5 Nova Scotia 65.2 13 10.1 14.2 13.6 New Brunswick 63.5 14.9 11.3 12.4 11.6 Quebec 68.5 9.7 8 13.4 12.7 Ontario 60.3 16 13 15.5 15 Manitoba 66 11.9 8.7 16.5 15.7 Saskatchewan 63.3 11.9 8.2 19 18.6 Alberta 64.4 15.7 10.7 17.3 16.6 British Columbia 60.3 13.4 10.4 15.9 15.3
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01: Labour force characteristics by gender and detailed age group, annual . Reference period: 2025.
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