Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| November 2018 |
December 2018 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 2018 | November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 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 | 185.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 121.2 | 121.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 111.3 | 111.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 9.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -7.1 | -11.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 368.1 | 368.7 | ... | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 251.7 | 250.6 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 8.9 | -0.4 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 236.2 | 236.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 14.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -8.4 | -15.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 129.7 | 129.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 85.9 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 81.4 | 82.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.2 | 106.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 69.7 | 69.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 65.7 | 65.4 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.2 | ... | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 75.9 | 76.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 71.7 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 0.8 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -4.9 | -17.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.5 | 56.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 685.2 | 685.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 457.4 | 459.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | -6.4 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 440.0 | 441.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | -5.9 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.4 | 17.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -2.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 186.0 | 186.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 114.8 | 112.4 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -3.3 | -2.1 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 108.6 | 106.2 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -2.2 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 57.0 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.7 | 134.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 80.5 | 79.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 74.9 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -2.3 | 23.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 58.7 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 55.6 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,475.9 | 3,480.3 | ... | 4.4 | 46.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 2,335.3 | 2,342.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 29.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,198.5 | 2,203.4 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 30.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 136.8 | 139.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,154.7 | 1,156.6 | ... | 1.9 | 23.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 773.0 | 774.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 737.5 | 736.4 | 4.6 | -1.1 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 35.5 | 38.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -4.0 | 7.6 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 279.2 | 279.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 190.4 | 192.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 181.7 | 183.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 6.9 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 875.5 | 877.1 | ... | 1.6 | 20.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 582.7 | 582.1 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 555.8 | 553.3 | 4.3 | -2.5 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 26.8 | 28.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -3.8 | 7.8 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.3 | 144.4 | ... | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 92.0 | 91.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 86.9 | 85.8 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -3.2 | -1.3 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.5 | 106.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 72.4 | 71.5 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 5.5 | -1.2 | 8.3 |
| Employment | 68.6 | 67.8 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 4.9 | -1.2 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 63.6 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 341.1 | 341.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 233.4 | 232.6 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 11.5 | -0.3 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 220.2 | 219.2 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 10.2 | -0.5 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,464.0 | 5,474.5 | ... | 10.5 | 134.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,583.8 | 3,595.2 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 3,360.2 | 3,377.9 | 10.5 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 223.6 | 217.3 | 6.0 | -6.3 | 2.2 | -2.8 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 671.7 | 672.4 | ... | 0.7 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 436.7 | 439.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 | -6.2 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 416.1 | 420.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | -4.8 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.6 | 19.1 | 1.4 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -7.3 | -6.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 353.9 | 354.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 214.6 | 214.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 199.5 | 199.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 14.9 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 442.4 | 443.0 | ... | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 313.7 | 312.7 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 13.6 | -0.3 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 297.5 | 296.7 | 2.3 | -0.8 | 13.7 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 16.1 | 16.0 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.9 | 117.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 74.1 | 75.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -3.0 | 1.9 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 68.9 | 70.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -4.1 | 2.6 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -7.7 | 29.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 64.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 60.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 136.7 | 137.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 91.9 | 94.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -3.2 | 2.4 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 89.2 | 92.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -3.8 | -21.4 | -63.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 68.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 67.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 441.6 | 442.3 | ... | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 266.2 | 265.4 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 4.9 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 253.4 | 252.2 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 7.8 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 3.9 | -18.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 291.6 | 292.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 175.3 | 176.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 164.6 | 167.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 9.5 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -10.4 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 177.5 | 177.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 125.0 | 123.9 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 1.7 | -0.9 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 118.8 | 118.0 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -3.2 | 46.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 69.7 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.4 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 87.9 | 88.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 82.5 | 82.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 66.9 | 65.8 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 63.5 | 62.4 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 62.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 59.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 688.6 | 689.4 | ... | 0.8 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 470.4 | 471.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 442.7 | 443.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.7 | 27.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 209.7 | 210.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 148.7 | 148.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 139.2 | 139.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 8.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2.0 | -7.4 | 29.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 271.3 | 271.8 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 190.1 | 189.9 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 178.5 | 179.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 10.6 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -3.5 | -8.6 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 66.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,253.0 | 1,255.2 | ... | 2.2 | 26.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 914.6 | 911.0 | 4.3 | -3.6 | 9.6 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 842.3 | 842.0 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 72.3 | 69.0 | 2.7 | -3.3 | 1.7 | -4.6 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 72.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,167.5 | 1,169.4 | ... | 1.9 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 851.3 | 855.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 21.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 798.8 | 801.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 27.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 52.6 | 54.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | -6.3 | 2.7 | -10.4 |
| Participation rate | 72.9 | 73.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 163.6 | 163.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 104.9 | 105.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -2.7 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 100.7 | 101.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -14.6 | -47.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 154.4 | 154.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 101.8 | 101.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 97.1 | 97.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 4.0 | -0.1 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,240.2 | 2,243.0 | ... | 2.8 | 36.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,514.4 | 1,522.1 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 36.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,451.8 | 1,454.7 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 30.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 62.6 | 67.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 316.8 | 317.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 201.8 | 200.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 194.2 | 192.9 | 1.7 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -6.6 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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