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Employment rate in Quebec
1995 – 2024 · 30 data points
1 of 10 · Regions of Canada
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
75.3%
−3.5 pp
since 2023
Regions of Canada · 2024
1 of 10
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+3.5 pp
vs Canada
+3.1 pp
Canada: 72.2% · 2024
Employment rate, 1995 – 2024 percent · Quebec · Canada
+3.5 pp since 2014
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1995
2005
2010
2015
2024
Quebec
Canada
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024
The series at a glance Quebec · 1995 – 2024
Latest value
75.3% · 2024
First value
63.3% · 1995
Highest
78.8% · 2023
Lowest
62.7% · 1996
Data points
30
By year
All years · 1995 – 2024
| Year | Quebec | Change | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.3% | −3.5 pp | 72.2% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +1.4 pp | 76.5% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +1.9 pp | 75.8% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +3.1 pp | 73.6% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | −3.5 pp | 70.2% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +0.5 pp | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +0.9 pp | 74.0% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +1.5 pp | 73.5% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.3 pp | 72.5% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.9 pp | 72.6% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | −0.3 pp | 72.3% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +0.5 pp | 72.6% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +0.4 pp | 72.2% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.3 pp | 71.9% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +0.6 pp | 71.5% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | −1.1 pp | 71.5% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +0.3 pp | 73.5% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +1.0 pp | 73.5% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | ±0.0 pp | 72.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | −0.1 pp | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +0.3 pp | 72.5% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +0.7 pp | 72.2% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +1.8 pp | 71.4% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +0.3 pp | 70.8% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +1.2 pp | 70.9% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +1.2 pp | 70.0% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +1.4 pp | 68.9% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | +0.6 pp | 68.0% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | −0.6 pp | 67.3% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | 67.5% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Canada
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quebec | 75.3% | |
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 74.2% | |
| 3 | Alberta | 73.1% | |
| 4 | British Columbia | 72.2% | |
| 5 | Saskatchewan | 71.8% | |
| 6 | Ontario | 71.5% | |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 70.9% | |
| 8 | Manitoba | 70.8% | |
| 9 | New Brunswick | 70.7% | |
| 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 67.6% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
What it means
The share of working-age people who have a job.
How it is calculated
Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.
Economy & jobs
Quebec in numbers
GDP per person
$68,106
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
US$59,980
2024
Gross domestic product
US$2.3T
2025 · Canada
Economic growth
1.7%
2025 · Canada
Inflation
2.1%
2025 · Canada
Unemployment rate
4.5%
2023
Youth unemployment
13.8%
2025 · Canada
Labour force participation
64.5%
2025 · Canada
Household income per person
US$29,768
2023
Income inequality (Gini)
31.5
2022 · Canada