Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| September 2018 |
October 2018 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 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 | 122.5 | 121.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 110.8 | 110.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 11.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -6.8 | 7.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 366.8 | 367.5 | ... | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 251.4 | 251.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 234.5 | 235.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.8 | 16.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 129.5 | 129.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 84.9 | 85.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 79.6 | 80.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -7.5 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.2 | 106.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 67.4 | 68.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 10.8 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.3 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 78.1 | 77.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -1.3 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 73.2 | 72.7 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.7 | -0.7 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -10.2 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 57.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.5 | 54.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 684.4 | 684.8 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 467.8 | 462.9 | 3.2 | -4.9 | 3.7 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 449.9 | 445.1 | 3.3 | -4.8 | 5.5 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 17.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 67.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 185.5 | 185.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 118.3 | 117.1 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 4.6 | -1.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 113.1 | 111.6 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 5.2 | -1.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 9.8 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.5 | 134.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 83.4 | 82.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -0.6 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 79.7 | 78.7 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 7.9 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 58.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,467.1 | 3,471.5 | ... | 4.4 | 42.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,320.8 | 2,317.3 | 8.0 | -3.5 | 10.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,179.8 | 2,180.9 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 26.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 141.0 | 136.4 | 5.0 | -4.6 | -16.2 | -3.3 | -10.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,151.1 | 1,152.8 | ... | 1.7 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 775.7 | 774.0 | 4.5 | -1.7 | 9.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 740.6 | 738.4 | 4.6 | -2.2 | 18.4 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 35.0 | 35.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -9.0 | 1.7 | -20.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 278.7 | 279.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 190.0 | 189.8 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 181.4 | 181.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -2.3 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 872.4 | 873.9 | ... | 1.5 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 585.6 | 584.2 | 4.3 | -1.4 | 9.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 559.2 | 557.0 | 4.3 | -2.2 | 16.0 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 26.4 | 27.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | -6.5 | 3.0 | -19.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.0 | 144.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 92.4 | 91.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 87.3 | 86.9 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.3 | 106.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 69.3 | 71.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 65.4 | 66.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 66.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 340.1 | 340.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 235.0 | 233.9 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 9.9 | -0.5 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 221.8 | 220.3 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 7.5 | -0.7 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 20.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,443.1 | 5,453.7 | ... | 10.6 | 132.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,558.3 | 3,559.3 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 3,342.9 | 3,335.4 | 10.5 | -7.5 | 20.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 215.4 | 223.9 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 670.2 | 670.9 | ... | 0.7 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 431.9 | 433.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | -15.7 | 0.4 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 409.4 | 411.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | -19.5 | 0.6 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 22.5 | 21.9 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -2.7 | 21.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 353.2 | 353.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 217.1 | 216.0 | 2.2 | -1.1 | 6.7 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 200.9 | 200.3 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 5.6 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 15.7 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -3.1 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 441.0 | 441.7 | ... | 0.7 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 316.3 | 315.5 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 13.4 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 300.0 | 299.2 | 2.3 | -0.8 | 13.3 | -0.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 16.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.7 | 116.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 72.2 | 72.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -4.6 | 0.7 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 68.0 | 68.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -5.0 | 0.3 | -6.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 136.2 | 136.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 92.2 | 90.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -6.6 | -1.4 | -6.8 |
| Employment | 88.8 | 88.0 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.8 | -9.1 | -48.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 66.6 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 440.4 | 441.0 | ... | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 270.6 | 269.5 | 2.5 | -1.1 | 13.2 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 256.6 | 256.3 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 15.6 | -0.1 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.0 | 13.2 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -5.7 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 290.8 | 291.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 173.7 | 173.3 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 161.1 | 161.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 12.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -4.8 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 176.9 | 177.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 126.0 | 125.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 118.6 | 119.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -11.0 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 70.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.9 | 140.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 86.4 | 87.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 80.9 | 81.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -5.5 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 58.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.9 | 104.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 68.0 | 67.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 64.4 | 64.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -0.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 687.3 | 687.9 | ... | 0.6 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 470.5 | 471.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 441.1 | 442.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 29.4 | 28.7 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 3.0 | -2.4 | 11.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 209.2 | 209.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 149.5 | 149.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 139.9 | 139.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 29.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 270.5 | 270.9 | ... | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 189.0 | 188.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 175.1 | 175.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 13.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -6.5 | -9.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,248.6 | 1,250.9 | ... | 2.3 | 24.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 901.6 | 909.0 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 827.9 | 834.6 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 73.8 | 74.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,163.4 | 1,165.5 | ... | 2.1 | 22.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 844.2 | 849.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 791.0 | 795.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 24.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 53.2 | 53.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -11.6 | 1.3 | -17.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.6 | 72.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 163.1 | 163.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 108.0 | 105.8 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -3.1 | -2.0 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 101.9 | 100.4 | 1.4 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -14.5 | -19.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 64.7 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 61.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 153.9 | 154.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 99.7 | 100.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 94.9 | 96.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,234.3 | 2,237.3 | ... | 3.0 | 34.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,483.5 | 1,500.8 | 5.8 | 17.3 | 30.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 1,417.0 | 1,436.5 | 5.9 | 19.5 | 27.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 66.5 | 64.2 | 2.9 | -2.3 | 3.0 | -3.5 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 316.0 | 316.4 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 205.1 | 203.2 | 1.7 | -1.9 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 197.1 | 195.4 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 61.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0294-02 (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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