Employment
+54,000
▲ 0.3% Increase
Driven by part-time work
Unemployment Rate
6.5%
▼ 0.4 pts (Improvement)
Down from 7.1% in Sept
Avg Hourly Wage
$37.00
▲ 3.6% Year-over-Year
+$1.27 increase
Who is Getting Hired? (Age Groups)
*Growth concentrated almost entirely in Youth (15-24). Core-aged and 55+ saw little change.
Part-Time vs Full-Time
*17.9% of part-time work was involuntary (economic reasons).
Industry Winners & Losers (Nov '25)
Provincial Highlights
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Alberta: +29,000 Jobs
Unemployment fell to 6.5%. Leading the country.
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New Brunswick: +5,500 Jobs
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Manitoba: +4,500 Jobs
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Ontario & Quebec: Little Change
Stagnant net growth since Jan.
Worker Sentiment (Spotlight)
73.6% Feel Secure
▼ 4.1% from 2023
42.8% Confident in finding new job
▼ 6.2% from 2023
Lowest security felt in Public Admin and Education sectors.