Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2018 |
May 2018 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 2018 | April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 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 | 185.3 | 185.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 119.1 | 120.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 108.8 | 109.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 363.7 | 364.2 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 249.0 | 248.3 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 6.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 235.0 | 234.2 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 8.8 | -0.3 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.0 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 0.7 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 128.6 | 128.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 85.8 | 85.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 4.6 | -0.9 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 80.9 | 79.9 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 105.9 | 106.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 64.4 | 64.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -5.5 | 0.5 | -7.8 |
| Employment | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -5.8 | 0.3 | -8.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.5 | 134.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 79.8 | 79.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 75.3 | 74.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 6.5 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 682.5 | 682.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 478.6 | 481.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 460.7 | 463.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 22.8 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -2.6 | 4.5 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 184.4 | 184.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 117.2 | 117.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 110.7 | 112.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -9.2 | -11.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.2 | 134.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 78.4 | 78.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 0.6 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 74.1 | 74.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -4.7 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 55.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,445.7 | 3,449.6 | ... | 3.9 | 36.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,329.2 | 2,326.8 | 8.3 | -2.4 | 42.8 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,187.4 | 2,187.2 | 8.7 | -0.2 | 53.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 141.8 | 139.6 | 5.0 | -2.2 | -10.8 | -1.6 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,141.0 | 1,143.0 | ... | 2.0 | 20.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 778.8 | 780.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 744.9 | 746.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 20.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 34.0 | 34.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -9.9 | 0.0 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 277.3 | 277.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 193.7 | 193.2 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 184.4 | 183.4 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 5.4 | -5.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 863.6 | 865.4 | ... | 1.8 | 18.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 585.1 | 586.9 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 560.4 | 562.7 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 17.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 24.2 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -9.3 | -2.0 | -27.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.8 | 143.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 92.2 | 92.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 87.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 6.7 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 105.6 | 105.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 64.0 | 62.7 | 1.4 | -1.3 | -3.1 | -2.0 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 61.6 | 61.0 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.1 | -29.2 | -64.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 59.3 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 57.7 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 337.1 | 337.7 | ... | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 229.8 | 235.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 219.6 | 224.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 15.4 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 4.9 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 69.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 66.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,384.0 | 5,395.5 | ... | 11.5 | 123.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 3,553.6 | 3,555.1 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 3,342.2 | 3,336.1 | 10.4 | -6.1 | 71.1 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 211.4 | 219.1 | 6.1 | 7.7 | -22.3 | 3.6 | -9.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 665.8 | 666.6 | ... | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 431.8 | 431.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 | -6.0 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 409.1 | 410.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | -4.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.7 | 20.9 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -7.9 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 351.0 | 351.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 215.1 | 217.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 202.6 | 203.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 8.8 | -8.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 437.2 | 437.9 | ... | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 295.6 | 298.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | -6.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 279.5 | 281.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | -6.8 | 0.8 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.1 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 115.9 | 116.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 75.4 | 74.2 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 70.0 | 68.6 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 59.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 134.6 | 134.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 92.1 | 91.6 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 87.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -2.6 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -13.6 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 67.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 436.8 | 437.5 | ... | 0.7 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 267.2 | 267.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 252.1 | 253.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 14.2 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -6.0 | -12.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 288.6 | 289.0 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 174.5 | 175.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 164.8 | 165.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 175.3 | 175.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 118.7 | 119.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 108.6 | 110.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -4.0 | 1.6 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 2.3 | -12.0 | 35.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.7 | 140.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 86.3 | 86.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 80.2 | 80.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -3.2 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 67.2 | 67.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 63.7 | 64.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 682.5 | 683.5 | ... | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 460.9 | 462.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 430.8 | 431.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 31.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 18.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 207.5 | 207.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 149.4 | 150.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 140.9 | 141.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 35.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 72.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 267.9 | 268.5 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 184.9 | 185.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 172.5 | 173.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.6 | 2.4 | -17.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,236.6 | 1,238.9 | ... | 2.3 | 20.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 915.1 | 911.5 | 4.1 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 841.7 | 841.1 | 4.2 | -0.6 | 14.1 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 73.4 | 70.4 | 2.8 | -3.0 | -14.2 | -4.1 | -16.8 |
| Participation rate | 74.0 | 73.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.1 | 67.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,152.8 | 1,154.8 | ... | 2.0 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 816.3 | 820.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -11.6 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 762.5 | 766.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 53.8 | 53.7 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -12.9 | -0.2 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 71.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 161.7 | 161.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 108.9 | 110.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 103.7 | 104.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 19.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 68.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 152.2 | 152.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 99.8 | 99.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 95.4 | 95.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 4.5 | -14.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,216.5 | 2,219.8 | ... | 3.3 | 30.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,488.1 | 1,472.9 | 5.9 | -15.2 | 8.2 | -1.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 1,426.4 | 1,412.2 | 6.0 | -14.2 | 23.2 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 61.7 | 60.7 | 2.9 | -1.0 | -15.0 | -1.6 | -19.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 63.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 313.6 | 314.1 | ... | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 204.3 | 207.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 195.7 | 199.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -7.0 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 66.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0294-01 (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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