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Canada Labour Force by Province, Gender and Age — Unemployment, Employment and Participation Rates (Statistics Canada LFS)

Monthly Labour Force Survey estimates, seasonally adjusted, for Canada and every province: unemployment rate, employment rate, participation rate, employment (total, full-time, part-time), unemployment, labour force and population, by gender (total, men+, women+) and age group (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55+). Rates in %, levels in thousands of persons. Options for series: region: CA, NL, PE, NS, NB, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC; measure: unemployment-rate, employment-rate, participation-rate, employment, full-time, part-time, unemployment, labour-force, population; gender: total, men, women; age: 15-plus, 15-24, 25-54, 55-plus.

Call it (no API key)

GET https://api.agentdatahub.de/api/v1/call/canada-labour-force-by-province?region=CA&measure=unemployment-rate&gender=total&age=15-plus&compact=1

Full metadata: without compact=1 · Markdown: format=llm · Only some fields: add &fields=a,b.c · MCP: tool call_api with {"apiId":"canada-labour-force-by-province"}

Parameters

regionCanada or province code (required): CA, NL, PE, NS, NB, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC
measureLabour force measure (required): unemployment-rate, employment-rate, participation-rate, employment, full-time, part-time, unemployment, labour-force, population
gendertotal, men or women (required): total, men, women
ageAge group (required): 15-plus, 15-24, 25-54, 55-plus
fromOptional start YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD
toOptional end YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD
lastNumber of most recent periods when no from/to is given, 1-500 (default: 13)

Example response (live, compact)

{
  "apiId": "canada-labour-force-by-province",
  "data_freshness": "live",
  "data": {
    "region": "CA",
    "measure": "unemployment-rate",
    "gender": "total",
    "age": "15-plus",
    "series": "Canada — Unemployment rate — Total - Gender — 15 years and over (SA)",
    "unit": "%",
    "frequency": "M",
    "latest": {
      "period": "2026-09",
      "value": 6.5
    },
    "history": [
      {
        "period": "2025-09",
        "value": 7.1
      },
      {
        "period": "2025-10",
        "value": 6.9
      },
      {
        "period": "2025-11",
        "value": 6.6
      },
      {
        "period": "2025-12",
        "value": 6.8
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-01",
        "value": 6.5
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-02",
        "value": 6.7
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-03",
        "value": 6.7
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-04",
        "value": 6.9
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-05",
        "value": 6.6
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-06",
        "value": 6.5
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-07",
        "value": 6.4
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-08",
        "value": 6.4
      },
      {
        "period": "2026-09",
        "value": 6.5
      }
    ],
    "available": {
      "from": "1976-01",
      "to": "2026-09",
      "points": 609
    },
    "verification": {
      "checked_at": "2026-10-31T14:07:17.136Z",
      "checks": [
        {
          "period": "2026-09",
          "field": "value",
          "expected": 6.5,
          "ok": true,
          "evidence": "Statistics Canada, The Daily 2026-10-09, Labour Force Survey September 2026: unemployment rate 6.5 %"
        }
      ]
    },
    "source": {
      "publisher": "Statistics Canada",
      "licence": "Statistics Canada Open Licence",
      "licence_url": "https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence",
      "series_title": "Canada;Unemployment rate;Total - Gender;15 years and over;Estimate;Seasonally adjusted"
    },
    "attribution": "Source: Statistics Canada (Open Licence). Not an endorsement by Statistics Canada."
  },
  "source": "Statistics Canada",
  "license": "Statistics Canada Open Licence"
}

Source & license

SourceStatistics Canada
LicenseStatistics Canada Open Licence
Source URLhttps://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence
Termshttps://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence
CategoryFinance & Markets › Official National Statistics (US, UK, Canada, Australia)