Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| May 2018 |
June 2018 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2018 | June 2017 to June 2018 | May to June 2018 | June 2017 to June 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 | 185.4 | 185.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 120.2 | 121.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 109.8 | 110.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 364.2 | 364.7 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 248.3 | 248.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 234.2 | 233.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 8.7 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.1 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 5.0 | -12.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 128.8 | 129.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 85.0 | 85.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 79.9 | 79.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 31.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.0 | 106.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 64.7 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -3.8 | 1.5 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 60.4 | 61.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -3.6 | 2.0 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -4.7 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 62.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 58.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.5 | 134.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 79.8 | 79.3 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.6 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 74.9 | 74.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -3.0 | -1.1 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 6.1 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 682.8 | 683.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 481.7 | 478.2 | 3.2 | -3.5 | 20.5 | -0.7 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 463.0 | 460.2 | 3.2 | -2.8 | 23.3 | -0.6 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 18.0 | 1.4 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -3.7 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 67.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 184.6 | 184.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 117.9 | 118.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 112.0 | 113.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -5.1 | -9.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.2 | 134.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 78.9 | 80.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 76.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 2.4 | -17.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 59.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,449.6 | 3,453.7 | ... | 4.1 | 37.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,326.8 | 2,326.5 | 8.3 | -0.3 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,187.2 | 2,187.7 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 40.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 139.6 | 138.8 | 5.0 | -0.8 | -10.7 | -0.6 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,143.0 | 1,145.1 | ... | 2.1 | 21.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 780.1 | 779.3 | 4.6 | -0.8 | 5.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 746.1 | 744.9 | 4.7 | -1.2 | 16.8 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 34.0 | 34.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | -10.9 | 1.2 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 277.6 | 277.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 193.2 | 190.9 | 1.4 | -2.3 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 183.4 | 181.6 | 1.4 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 9.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -5.1 | -10.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 68.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 865.4 | 867.2 | ... | 1.8 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 586.9 | 588.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 562.7 | 563.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 24.2 | 25.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -9.8 | 3.7 | -28.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.0 | 143.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 92.1 | 91.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 87.3 | 86.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 105.8 | 105.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 62.7 | 63.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -2.8 | 1.3 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 61.0 | 61.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | -70.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 60.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 337.7 | 338.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 235.5 | 237.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 224.9 | 227.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 14.1 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 10.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -2.9 | -5.6 | -22.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 70.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,395.5 | 5,407.2 | ... | 11.7 | 125.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,555.1 | 3,564.5 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 3,336.1 | 3,340.3 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 73.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 219.1 | 224.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | -10.2 | 2.3 | -4.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 666.6 | 667.5 | ... | 0.9 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 431.5 | 433.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | -5.1 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 410.6 | 413.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | -3.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 20.9 | 20.1 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -3.8 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 351.5 | 351.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 217.4 | 217.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 203.8 | 203.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 437.9 | 438.7 | ... | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 298.6 | 304.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -3.6 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 281.7 | 285.9 | 2.5 | 4.2 | -5.9 | 1.5 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 16.9 | 18.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 69.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 65.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.0 | 116.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 74.2 | 73.1 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 68.6 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 1.0 | -23.2 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 62.9 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 134.9 | 135.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 91.6 | 91.2 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -4.3 | -0.4 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 87.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -4.5 | -0.7 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 437.5 | 438.2 | ... | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 267.7 | 269.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 253.5 | 254.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 4.2 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 289.0 | 289.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 175.2 | 173.2 | 1.8 | -2.0 | 3.5 | -1.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 165.0 | 163.2 | 1.8 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 10.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -2.9 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 59.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 175.6 | 175.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 119.1 | 119.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 110.3 | 111.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | -4.5 | 0.9 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 8.2 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -6.8 | 18.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.8 | 140.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 86.3 | 86.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 80.3 | 80.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 67.8 | 68.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 64.4 | 64.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -2.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 683.5 | 684.6 | ... | 1.1 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 462.6 | 465.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 431.5 | 434.3 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 31.1 | 31.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 22.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 207.9 | 208.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 150.7 | 151.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 141.2 | 141.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 268.5 | 269.1 | ... | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 185.7 | 187.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 173.0 | 174.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 13.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.4 | 3.1 | -15.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,238.9 | 1,241.3 | ... | 2.4 | 21.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 911.5 | 905.9 | 4.1 | -5.6 | -8.8 | -0.6 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 841.1 | 836.5 | 4.2 | -4.6 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 70.4 | 69.4 | 2.8 | -1.0 | -12.0 | -1.4 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.6 | 73.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,154.8 | 1,156.9 | ... | 2.1 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 820.5 | 827.4 | 3.9 | 6.9 | -2.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 766.8 | 772.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 53.7 | 54.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | -12.4 | 2.0 | -18.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 71.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 161.9 | 162.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 110.1 | 110.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 104.6 | 104.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 44.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 152.5 | 152.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 99.8 | 99.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 95.2 | 95.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 4.3 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,219.8 | 2,223.3 | ... | 3.5 | 31.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,472.9 | 1,463.0 | 5.9 | -9.9 | -15.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 1,412.2 | 1,400.1 | 6.0 | -12.1 | -3.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 60.7 | 62.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -12.2 | 3.6 | -16.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 314.1 | 314.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 207.4 | 208.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 199.4 | 199.1 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 7.7 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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