Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 2018 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 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 | 185.5 | 185.5 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 121.4 | 121.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 110.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 364.7 | 365.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 248.7 | 249.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 233.9 | 233.4 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 8.2 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 8.8 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 129.0 | 129.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 85.4 | 84.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 4.9 | -0.6 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 79.8 | 79.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.8 | 35.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.0 | 106.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 65.7 | 66.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -3.4 | 0.9 | -4.9 |
| Employment | 61.6 | 62.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 1.6 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -12.2 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 59.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.4 | 134.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 79.3 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 0.5 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 74.1 | 74.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 683.2 | 683.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 478.2 | 475.2 | 3.2 | -3.0 | 21.1 | -0.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 460.2 | 456.8 | 3.3 | -3.4 | 21.5 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 18.0 | 18.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.2 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 184.8 | 185.1 | ... | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 118.8 | 119.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 113.1 | 113.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -7.1 | -14.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 80.3 | 81.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 76.1 | 77.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -7.1 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,453.7 | 3,458.0 | ... | 4.3 | 38.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,326.5 | 2,330.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,187.7 | 2,189.4 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 33.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 138.8 | 141.1 | 5.0 | 2.3 | -4.2 | 1.7 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,145.1 | 1,147.2 | ... | 2.1 | 21.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 779.3 | 775.9 | 4.5 | -3.4 | 4.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 744.9 | 741.2 | 4.6 | -3.7 | 17.1 | -0.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 34.4 | 34.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -12.5 | 0.9 | -26.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 277.9 | 278.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 190.9 | 189.3 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 181.6 | 180.1 | 1.5 | -1.5 | -2.2 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 867.2 | 869.1 | ... | 1.9 | 19.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 588.4 | 586.6 | 4.3 | -1.8 | 8.0 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 563.3 | 561.1 | 4.3 | -2.2 | 19.3 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 25.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -11.3 | 1.6 | -30.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.2 | 143.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 91.8 | 91.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 86.6 | 86.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 105.9 | 106.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 63.5 | 63.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 0.5 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 61.8 | 61.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -4.0 | 23.5 | -65.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.2 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 338.3 | 338.9 | ... | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 237.8 | 237.6 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 11.4 | -0.1 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 227.7 | 227.2 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 13.9 | -0.2 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 3.0 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,407.2 | 5,419.2 | ... | 12.0 | 128.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,564.5 | 3,577.5 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 3,340.3 | 3,360.9 | 10.5 | 20.6 | 90.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 224.2 | 216.7 | 6.0 | -7.5 | -20.4 | -3.3 | -8.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 667.5 | 668.4 | ... | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 433.7 | 435.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | -7.0 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 413.6 | 415.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | -5.1 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 20.1 | 20.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -2.0 | 3.0 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 351.9 | 352.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 217.6 | 217.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 203.9 | 202.5 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.7 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 438.7 | 439.5 | ... | 0.8 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 304.0 | 310.1 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 285.9 | 292.4 | 2.3 | 6.5 | -1.7 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 17.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -2.2 | 16.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 70.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.2 | 116.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 73.1 | 72.3 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 68.8 | 68.5 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -11.6 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 62.2 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 135.2 | 135.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 91.2 | 92.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -4.4 | 1.4 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 87.1 | 88.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -3.7 | 1.7 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 65.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 438.2 | 438.9 | ... | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 269.5 | 270.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 254.7 | 255.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 14.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 289.5 | 289.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 173.2 | 172.6 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 163.2 | 162.2 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 175.9 | 176.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 119.5 | 122.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -2.2 | 2.3 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 111.3 | 113.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | -3.0 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 10.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 69.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.8 | 140.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 86.4 | 86.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 80.5 | 80.4 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -3.4 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 68.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 684.6 | 685.6 | ... | 1.0 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 465.8 | 468.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 434.3 | 436.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 31.5 | 31.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 24.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 208.3 | 208.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 151.2 | 150.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 141.3 | 140.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 9.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 22.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.6 | 72.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 269.1 | 269.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 187.2 | 189.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 174.2 | 175.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 3.1 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 70.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,241.3 | 1,243.7 | ... | 2.4 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 905.9 | 897.9 | 4.3 | -8.0 | -17.2 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 836.5 | 827.2 | 4.5 | -9.3 | -10.2 | -1.1 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 69.4 | 70.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | -7.0 | 1.9 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 72.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,156.9 | 1,159.0 | ... | 2.1 | 20.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 827.4 | 834.8 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 772.7 | 780.4 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 54.8 | 54.4 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -15.5 | -0.7 | -22.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 72.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 162.2 | 162.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 110.2 | 109.7 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 4.3 | -0.5 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 104.0 | 103.5 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 34.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.7 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 152.9 | 153.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 99.8 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 95.1 | 95.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,223.3 | 2,227.0 | ... | 3.7 | 32.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,463.0 | 1,454.1 | 5.8 | -8.9 | -31.0 | -0.6 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 1,400.1 | 1,390.3 | 5.9 | -9.8 | -21.3 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 62.9 | 63.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -9.7 | 1.4 | -13.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 314.5 | 315.0 | ... | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 208.0 | 208.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 199.1 | 200.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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