Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2018 |
September 2018 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 2018 | August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 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 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 122.6 | 122.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 5.4 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 110.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 16.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 366.0 | 366.8 | ... | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 250.7 | 251.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 233.7 | 234.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 16.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 129.3 | 129.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 84.7 | 84.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 79.0 | 79.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -7.0 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.1 | 106.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 66.7 | 67.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -2.3 | 1.0 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 63.1 | 63.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -2.0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 79.5 | 78.1 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -4.3 | -1.8 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 74.2 | 73.2 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -3.7 | -1.3 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -7.5 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 58.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 54.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 683.9 | 684.4 | ... | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 471.5 | 467.8 | 3.2 | -3.7 | 12.6 | -0.8 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 453.9 | 449.9 | 3.3 | -4.0 | 12.4 | -0.9 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 17.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 185.3 | 185.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 118.7 | 118.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 6.6 | -0.3 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 113.4 | 113.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 6.9 | -0.3 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.4 | 134.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 82.8 | 83.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 78.9 | 79.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,462.5 | 3,467.1 | ... | 4.6 | 41.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,327.6 | 2,320.8 | 8.0 | -6.8 | 19.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 2,187.2 | 2,179.8 | 8.5 | -7.4 | 26.7 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 140.4 | 141.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -7.1 | 0.4 | -4.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,149.2 | 1,151.1 | ... | 1.9 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 775.7 | 775.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 739.6 | 740.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 19.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 36.1 | 35.0 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -9.6 | -3.0 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 278.4 | 278.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 189.8 | 190.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 180.8 | 181.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -5.5 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 870.8 | 872.4 | ... | 1.6 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 585.8 | 585.6 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 558.8 | 559.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 27.0 | 26.4 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -6.9 | -2.2 | -20.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.8 | 144.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 91.7 | 92.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 86.2 | 87.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -7.3 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.2 | 106.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 66.2 | 69.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 62.9 | 65.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 21.9 | -15.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 65.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 61.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 339.5 | 340.1 | ... | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 236.0 | 235.0 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 11.9 | -0.4 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 224.5 | 221.8 | 1.9 | -2.7 | 9.4 | -1.2 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.5 | 13.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 14.8 | 22.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,431.3 | 5,443.1 | ... | 11.8 | 131.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,566.3 | 3,558.3 | 10.4 | -8.0 | 52.0 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 3,350.3 | 3,342.9 | 10.5 | -7.4 | 50.2 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 216.0 | 215.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 669.3 | 670.2 | ... | 0.9 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 433.9 | 431.9 | 3.3 | -2.0 | -18.2 | -0.5 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 412.1 | 409.4 | 3.4 | -2.7 | -21.8 | -0.7 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 21.8 | 22.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 18.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 352.8 | 353.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 217.1 | 217.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 201.0 | 200.9 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.1 | 16.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 17.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 440.3 | 441.0 | ... | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 315.3 | 316.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 298.0 | 300.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 16.2 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -6.4 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.5 | 116.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 71.7 | 72.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -3.2 | 0.7 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 68.2 | 68.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -3.3 | -0.3 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 135.9 | 136.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 92.3 | 92.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -5.1 | -0.1 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 88.5 | 88.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -2.8 | 0.3 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -13.2 | -42.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 439.7 | 440.4 | ... | 0.7 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 270.0 | 270.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 256.0 | 256.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 14.1 | 14.0 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 290.4 | 290.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 172.1 | 173.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 160.7 | 161.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -3.6 | 0.2 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 176.6 | 176.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 124.7 | 126.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 116.4 | 118.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 7.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -12.0 | -2.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 71.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 67.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.9 | 140.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 86.2 | 86.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 80.4 | 80.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -5.2 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.9 | 104.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 68.1 | 68.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 64.5 | 64.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 686.5 | 687.3 | ... | 0.8 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 471.1 | 470.5 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 9.9 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 440.6 | 441.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 30.5 | 29.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 4.1 | -3.6 | 16.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 208.9 | 209.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 150.0 | 149.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 140.4 | 139.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 270.1 | 270.5 | ... | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 189.2 | 189.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 175.6 | 175.1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -6.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,246.2 | 1,248.6 | ... | 2.4 | 23.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 896.3 | 901.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 | -7.8 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 822.9 | 827.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | -5.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 73.4 | 73.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 | -2.2 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 72.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,161.2 | 1,163.4 | ... | 2.2 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 842.1 | 844.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 788.0 | 791.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 25.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 54.1 | 53.2 | 2.4 | -0.9 | -15.1 | -1.7 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 68.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 162.8 | 163.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 108.6 | 108.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 102.1 | 101.9 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -4.6 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 153.6 | 153.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 99.4 | 99.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 94.4 | 94.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -4.0 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,230.7 | 2,234.3 | ... | 3.6 | 34.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,467.7 | 1,483.5 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 1,398.6 | 1,417.0 | 5.9 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 69.2 | 66.5 | 2.9 | -2.7 | 1.0 | -3.9 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 315.5 | 316.0 | ... | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 206.3 | 205.1 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 197.4 | 197.1 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -10.1 | -9.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 64.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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