Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| October 2018 |
November 2018 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 185.6 | 185.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 121.8 | 121.2 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 110.8 | 111.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 9.8 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -10.9 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 367.5 | 368.1 | ... | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 251.9 | 251.7 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 10.0 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 235.2 | 236.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.7 | 15.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -7.2 | -11.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 129.6 | 129.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 85.2 | 85.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 80.4 | 81.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -8.2 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.2 | 106.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 69.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 65.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 61.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 77.1 | 75.9 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -3.8 | -1.6 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 72.7 | 71.7 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -3.2 | -1.4 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -6.8 | -14.6 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 56.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 53.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 684.8 | 685.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 462.9 | 457.4 | 3.2 | -5.5 | -5.5 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 445.1 | 440.0 | 3.3 | -5.1 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 17.4 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 185.7 | 186.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 117.1 | 114.8 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 111.6 | 108.6 | 1.2 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 10.7 | -4.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 61.7 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 58.4 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.6 | 134.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 82.9 | 80.5 | 0.8 | -2.4 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 78.7 | 76.2 | 0.8 | -2.5 | 0.4 | -3.2 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 59.8 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 56.6 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,471.5 | 3,475.9 | ... | 4.4 | 44.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,317.3 | 2,335.3 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 25.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 2,180.9 | 2,198.5 | 8.5 | 17.6 | 37.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 136.4 | 136.8 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -11.7 | 0.3 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,152.8 | 1,154.7 | ... | 1.9 | 22.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 774.0 | 773.0 | 4.5 | -1.0 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 738.4 | 737.5 | 4.6 | -0.9 | 14.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.6 | 35.5 | 1.9 | -0.1 | -8.3 | -0.3 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 279.0 | 279.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 189.8 | 190.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 181.4 | 181.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -13.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 873.9 | 875.5 | ... | 1.6 | 19.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 584.2 | 582.7 | 4.3 | -1.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 557.0 | 555.8 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 10.8 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 27.2 | 26.8 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -6.9 | -1.5 | -20.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.2 | 144.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 91.9 | 92.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 86.9 | 86.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 106.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 71.2 | 72.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| Employment | 66.8 | 68.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -13.6 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 68.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 64.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 340.6 | 341.1 | ... | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 233.9 | 233.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 10.0 | -0.2 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 220.3 | 220.2 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -2.2 | 9.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,453.7 | 5,464.0 | ... | 10.3 | 133.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,559.3 | 3,583.8 | 10.4 | 24.5 | 37.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 3,335.4 | 3,360.2 | 10.5 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 223.9 | 223.6 | 6.0 | -0.3 | 12.4 | -0.1 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 670.9 | 671.7 | ... | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 433.7 | 436.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | -10.5 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 411.8 | 416.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | -12.2 | 1.0 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 21.9 | 20.6 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -5.9 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 353.6 | 353.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 216.0 | 214.6 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 5.7 | -0.6 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 200.3 | 199.5 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 5.2 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.7 | 15.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 2.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 441.7 | 442.4 | ... | 0.7 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 315.5 | 313.7 | 2.2 | -1.8 | 13.0 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 299.2 | 297.5 | 2.3 | -1.7 | 12.9 | -0.6 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 16.3 | 16.1 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 70.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 67.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.8 | 116.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 72.7 | 74.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -3.6 | 1.9 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 68.2 | 68.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -5.0 | 1.0 | -6.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 40.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 63.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 136.5 | 136.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 90.9 | 91.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -5.9 | 1.1 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 88.0 | 89.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -6.7 | -56.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 65.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 441.0 | 441.6 | ... | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 269.5 | 266.2 | 2.5 | -3.3 | 6.3 | -1.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 256.3 | 253.4 | 2.5 | -2.9 | 9.4 | -1.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 12.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -3.2 | -3.8 | -20.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 291.2 | 291.6 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 173.3 | 175.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 161.4 | 164.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 10.6 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -11.7 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 177.2 | 177.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 125.5 | 125.0 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 119.0 | 118.8 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -4.6 | 47.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.9 | 141.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 87.0 | 87.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 81.7 | 82.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.9 | 104.8 | ... | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 67.6 | 66.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 64.0 | 63.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -5.6 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 687.9 | 688.6 | ... | 0.7 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 471.1 | 470.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 10.7 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 442.4 | 442.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 28.7 | 27.7 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -3.5 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 209.4 | 209.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 149.3 | 148.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 139.2 | 139.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 9.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -5.9 | 33.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 70.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 270.9 | 271.3 | ... | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 188.9 | 190.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 175.9 | 178.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 11.6 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -10.8 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 70.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,250.9 | 1,253.0 | ... | 2.1 | 25.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 909.0 | 914.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 834.6 | 842.3 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 74.3 | 72.3 | 2.7 | -2.0 | 3.4 | -2.7 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 73.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 67.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,165.5 | 1,167.5 | ... | 2.0 | 23.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 849.2 | 851.3 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 17.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 795.4 | 798.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 26.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 53.9 | 52.6 | 2.4 | -1.3 | -9.1 | -2.4 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.9 | 72.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 163.4 | 163.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 105.8 | 104.9 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 100.4 | 100.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -22.6 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 154.2 | 154.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 100.7 | 101.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 96.0 | 97.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -4.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,237.3 | 2,240.2 | ... | 2.9 | 35.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,500.8 | 1,514.4 | 5.8 | 13.6 | 36.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,436.5 | 1,451.8 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 35.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 64.2 | 62.6 | 2.9 | -1.6 | 0.8 | -2.5 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 316.4 | 316.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 203.2 | 201.8 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 195.4 | 194.2 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -3.8 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0294-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0135).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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