Table 9
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in April 2018 and April 2019, unadjusted for seasonality
Population | Labour force | Employment | Unemployment | Participation rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | % | % | |
Canada | |||||||
2018 | 30,158.3 | 19,540.1 | 18,336.3 | 1,203.9 | 64.8 | 6.2 | 60.8 |
2019 | 30,586.9 | 19,937.2 | 18,726.4 | 1,210.9 | 65.2 | 6.1 | 61.2 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
2018 | 444.5 | 255.9 | 214.2 | 41.7 | 57.6 | 16.3 | 48.2 |
2019 | 441.5 | 254.1 | 220.9 | 33.3 | 57.6 | 13.1 | 50.0 |
Avalon Peninsula | |||||||
2018 | 237.8 | 144.3 | 125.5 | 18.9 | 60.7 | 13.1 | 52.8 |
2019 | 237.5 | 148.9 | 133.7 | 15.3 | 62.7 | 10.3 | 56.3 |
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay | |||||||
2018 | 120.7 | 63.8 | 49.6 | 14.1 | 52.9 | 22.1 | 41.1 |
2019 | 119.1 | 59.1 | 47.5 | 11.6 | 49.6 | 19.6 | 39.9 |
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | |||||||
2018 | 86.0 | 47.9 | 39.1 | 8.7 | 55.7 | 18.2 | 45.5 |
2019 | 84.9 | 46.1 | 39.7 | 6.4 | 54.3 | 13.9 | 46.8 |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||
2018 | 124.9 | 82.1 | 71.2 | 10.9 | 65.7 | 13.3 | 57.0 |
2019 | 127.5 | 82.3 | 72.4 | 9.9 | 64.5 | 12.0 | 56.8 |
Nova Scotia | |||||||
2018 | 796.6 | 484.9 | 444.1 | 40.8 | 60.9 | 8.4 | 55.7 |
2019 | 803.9 | 491.3 | 454.9 | 36.5 | 61.1 | 7.4 | 56.6 |
Cape Breton | |||||||
2018 | 104.7 | 52.7 | 44.5 | 8.2 | 50.3 | 15.6 | 42.5 |
2019 | 104.1 | 55.6 | 47.1 | 8.5 | 53.4 | 15.3 | 45.2 |
North Shore | |||||||
2018 | 127.6 | 72.4 | 65.1 | 7.3 | 56.7 | 10.1 | 51.0 |
2019 | 127.7 | 72.2 | 66.5 | 5.6 | 56.5 | 7.8 | 52.1 |
Annapolis Valley | |||||||
2018 | 103.1 | 61.5 | 55.8 | 5.7 | 59.7 | 9.3 | 54.1 |
2019 | 103.3 | 61.8 | 57.3 | 4.5 | 59.8 | 7.3 | 55.5 |
Southern | |||||||
2018 | 97.5 | 51.9 | 47.6 | 4.3 | 53.2 | 8.3 | 48.8 |
2019 | 97.7 | 54.9 | 50.6 | 4.3 | 56.2 | 7.8 | 51.8 |
Halifax | |||||||
2018 | 363.7 | 246.4 | 231.0 | 15.4 | 67.7 | 6.3 | 63.5 |
2019 | 371.1 | 246.9 | 233.4 | 13.5 | 66.5 | 5.5 | 62.9 |
New Brunswick | |||||||
2018 | 626.5 | 377.9 | 343.0 | 34.9 | 60.3 | 9.2 | 54.7 |
2019 | 629.3 | 381.5 | 345.8 | 35.7 | 60.6 | 9.4 | 54.9 |
Campbellton–Miramichi | |||||||
2018 | 127.5 | 69.9 | 59.7 | 10.1 | 54.8 | 14.4 | 46.8 |
2019 | 126.9 | 66.2 | 55.9 | 10.2 | 52.2 | 15.4 | 44.1 |
Moncton–Richibucto | |||||||
2018 | 181.2 | 115.3 | 105.7 | 9.5 | 63.6 | 8.2 | 58.3 |
2019 | 183.0 | 116.6 | 106.2 | 10.4 | 63.7 | 8.9 | 58.0 |
Saint John–St. Stephen | |||||||
2018 | 142.2 | 81.6 | 75.9 | 5.8 | 57.4 | 7.1 | 53.4 |
2019 | 142.7 | 91.7 | 85.5 | 6.2 | 64.3 | 6.8 | 59.9 |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |||||||
2018 | 112.7 | 72.0 | 65.9 | 6.1 | 63.9 | 8.5 | 58.5 |
2019 | 113.9 | 70.0 | 64.2 | 5.8 | 61.5 | 8.3 | 56.4 |
Edmundston–Woodstock | |||||||
2018 | 63.0 | 39.1 | 35.8 | 3.3 | 62.1 | 8.4 | 56.8 |
2019 | 62.8 | 37.0 | 33.9 | 3.1 | 58.9 | 8.4 | 54.0 |
Quebec | |||||||
2018 | 6,965.3 | 4,471.5 | 4,198.2 | 273.3 | 64.2 | 6.1 | 60.3 |
2019 | 7,031.1 | 4,514.6 | 4,253.4 | 261.2 | 64.2 | 5.8 | 60.5 |
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |||||||
2018 | 76.4 | 41.8 | 35.2 | 6.6 | 54.7 | 15.8 | 46.1 |
2019 | 75.8 | 36.4 | 30.0 | 6.4 | 48.0 | 17.6 | 39.6 |
Bas-Saint-Laurent | |||||||
2018 | 168.2 | 95.1 | 87.8 | 7.3 | 56.5 | 7.7 | 52.2 |
2019 | 167.8 | 97.6 | 89.4 | 8.2 | 58.2 | 8.4 | 53.3 |
Capitale-Nationale | |||||||
2018 | 627.1 | 423.3 | 404.5 | 18.8 | 67.5 | 4.4 | 64.5 |
2019 | 630.1 | 430.6 | 411.4 | 19.2 | 68.3 | 4.5 | 65.3 |
Chaudière-Appalaches | |||||||
2018 | 352.1 | 225.7 | 217.9 | 7.8 | 64.1 | 3.5 | 61.9 |
2019 | 353.5 | 220.9 | 211.5 | 9.4 | 62.5 | 4.3 | 59.8 |
Estrie | |||||||
2018 | 273.7 | 165.0 | 155.4 | 9.6 | 60.3 | 5.8 | 56.8 |
2019 | 276.5 | 165.4 | 158.5 | 6.9 | 59.8 | 4.2 | 57.3 |
Centre-du-Québec | |||||||
2018 | 202.7 | 118.1 | 110.5 | 7.6 | 58.3 | 6.4 | 54.5 |
2019 | 203.8 | 130.5 | 121.3 | 9.2 | 64.0 | 7.0 | 59.5 |
Montérégie | |||||||
2018 | 1,275.2 | 855.8 | 814.9 | 41.0 | 67.1 | 4.8 | 63.9 |
2019 | 1,285.7 | 835.7 | 791.6 | 44.1 | 65.0 | 5.3 | 61.6 |
Montréal | |||||||
2018 | 1,709.6 | 1,113.2 | 1,030.0 | 83.2 | 65.1 | 7.5 | 60.2 |
2019 | 1,743.0 | 1,137.8 | 1,059.7 | 78.1 | 65.3 | 6.9 | 60.8 |
Laval | |||||||
2018 | 361.1 | 249.7 | 235.7 | 14.0 | 69.1 | 5.6 | 65.3 |
2019 | 366.1 | 243.0 | 229.6 | 13.4 | 66.4 | 5.5 | 62.7 |
Lanaudière | |||||||
2018 | 419.8 | 272.9 | 254.4 | 18.5 | 65.0 | 6.8 | 60.6 |
2019 | 422.8 | 262.1 | 249.0 | 13.1 | 62.0 | 5.0 | 58.9 |
Laurentides | |||||||
2018 | 508.6 | 306.5 | 286.2 | 20.3 | 60.3 | 6.6 | 56.3 |
2019 | 514.9 | 341.7 | 326.3 | 15.4 | 66.4 | 4.5 | 63.4 |
Outaouais | |||||||
2018 | 324.0 | 213.8 | 201.0 | 12.8 | 66.0 | 6.0 | 62.0 |
2019 | 327.0 | 219.9 | 205.8 | 14.1 | 67.2 | 6.4 | 62.9 |
Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |||||||
2018 | 120.2 | 81.1 | 77.3 | 3.8 | 67.5 | 4.7 | 64.3 |
2019 | 120.0 | 80.9 | 77.3 | 3.6 | 67.4 | 4.4 | 64.4 |
Mauricie | |||||||
2018 | 225.4 | 117.7 | 109.0 | 8.7 | 52.2 | 7.4 | 48.4 |
2019 | 225.5 | 127.5 | 119.5 | 8.0 | 56.5 | 6.3 | 53.0 |
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | |||||||
2018 | 230.5 | 134.2 | 124.1 | 10.1 | 58.2 | 7.5 | 53.8 |
2019 | 229.5 | 130.4 | 121.5 | 8.9 | 56.8 | 6.8 | 52.9 |
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec | |||||||
2018 | 90.6 | 57.7 | 54.3 | 3.4 | 63.7 | 5.9 | 59.9 |
2019 | 89.3 | 54.2 | 51.1 | 3.1 | 60.7 | 5.7 | 57.2 |
Ontario | |||||||
2018 | 11,829.1 | 7,536.1 | 7,108.4 | 427.6 | 63.7 | 5.7 | 60.1 |
2019 | 12,054.2 | 7,768.2 | 7,304.3 | 463.8 | 64.4 | 6.0 | 60.6 |
Ottawa | |||||||
2018 | 1,135.1 | 743.1 | 709.2 | 33.9 | 65.5 | 4.6 | 62.5 |
2019 | 1,155.4 | 758.4 | 718.2 | 40.2 | 65.6 | 5.3 | 62.2 |
Kingston–Pembroke | |||||||
2018 | 382.6 | 215.0 | 205.1 | 9.9 | 56.2 | 4.6 | 53.6 |
2019 | 386.2 | 233.6 | 221.0 | 12.6 | 60.5 | 5.4 | 57.2 |
Muskoka–Kawarthas | |||||||
2018 | 333.0 | 180.1 | 167.8 | 12.3 | 54.1 | 6.8 | 50.4 |
2019 | 337.4 | 181.6 | 170.3 | 11.3 | 53.8 | 6.2 | 50.5 |
Toronto | |||||||
2018 | 5,637.9 | 3,687.7 | 3,472.4 | 215.4 | 65.4 | 5.8 | 61.6 |
2019 | 5,775.9 | 3,834.2 | 3,587.1 | 247.2 | 66.4 | 6.4 | 62.1 |
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | |||||||
2018 | 1,125.1 | 738.0 | 695.4 | 42.5 | 65.6 | 5.8 | 61.8 |
2019 | 1,149.2 | 777.4 | 734.0 | 43.4 | 67.6 | 5.6 | 63.9 |
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | |||||||
2018 | 1,238.4 | 778.9 | 735.6 | 43.3 | 62.9 | 5.6 | 59.4 |
2019 | 1,257.2 | 782.3 | 744.6 | 37.7 | 62.2 | 4.8 | 59.2 |
London | |||||||
2018 | 570.7 | 349.4 | 329.2 | 20.2 | 61.2 | 5.8 | 57.7 |
2019 | 580.2 | 349.5 | 331.6 | 18.0 | 60.2 | 5.2 | 57.2 |
Windsor–Sarnia | |||||||
2018 | 531.6 | 317.5 | 298.1 | 19.4 | 59.7 | 6.1 | 56.1 |
2019 | 537.0 | 324.2 | 303.4 | 20.9 | 60.4 | 6.4 | 56.5 |
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | |||||||
2018 | 247.7 | 162.1 | 155.0 | 7.1 | 65.4 | 4.4 | 62.6 |
2019 | 249.5 | 151.6 | 142.6 | 8.9 | 60.8 | 5.9 | 57.2 |
Northeast | |||||||
2018 | 455.2 | 257.2 | 239.7 | 17.5 | 56.5 | 6.8 | 52.7 |
2019 | 454.6 | 268.0 | 250.5 | 17.5 | 59.0 | 6.5 | 55.1 |
Northwest | |||||||
2018 | 171.9 | 107.1 | 101.0 | 6.1 | 62.3 | 5.7 | 58.8 |
2019 | 171.7 | 107.4 | 101.2 | 6.2 | 62.6 | 5.8 | 58.9 |
Manitoba | |||||||
2018 | 1,021.5 | 680.0 | 637.0 | 43.0 | 66.6 | 6.3 | 62.4 |
2019 | 1,033.2 | 682.9 | 646.9 | 36.0 | 66.1 | 5.3 | 62.6 |
Southeast | |||||||
2018 | 94.0 | 64.0 | 60.8 | 3.3 | 68.1 | 5.2 | 64.7 |
2019 | 95.2 | 62.5 | 60.1 | 2.4 | 65.7 | 3.8 | 63.1 |
South Central and North Central | |||||||
2018 | 87.0 | 56.3 | 54.6 | 1.7 | 64.7 | 3.0 | 62.8 |
2019 | 87.7 | 58.2 | 55.6 | 2.6 | 66.4 | 4.5 | 63.4 |
Southwest | |||||||
2018 | 89.7 | 57.6 | 54.7 | 2.9 | 64.2 | 5.0 | 61.0 |
2019 | 90.3 | 60.7 | 57.6 | 3.1 | 67.2 | 5.1 | 63.8 |
Winnipeg | |||||||
2018 | 620.5 | 415.0 | 385.5 | 29.5 | 66.9 | 7.1 | 62.1 |
2019 | 631.0 | 421.8 | 398.7 | 23.1 | 66.8 | 5.5 | 63.2 |
Interlake | |||||||
2018 | 76.1 | 48.6 | 45.3 | 3.3 | 63.9 | 6.8 | 59.5 |
2019 | 76.2 | 45.8 | 43.3 | 2.5 | 60.1 | 5.5 | 56.8 |
Parklands and North | |||||||
2018 | 54.2 | 38.5 | 36.1 | 2.4 | 71.0 | 6.2 | 66.6 |
2019 | 52.8 | 34.0 | 31.8 | 2.3 | 64.4 | 6.8 | 60.2 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||
2018 | 882.5 | 597.9 | 558.9 | 39.0 | 67.8 | 6.5 | 63.3 |
2019 | 888.1 | 604.3 | 569.9 | 34.4 | 68.0 | 5.7 | 64.2 |
Regina–Moose Mountain | |||||||
2018 | 271.5 | 194.2 | 183.0 | 11.2 | 71.5 | 5.8 | 67.4 |
2019 | 274.6 | 197.5 | 188.3 | 9.2 | 71.9 | 4.7 | 68.6 |
Swift Current–Moose Jaw | |||||||
2018 | 81.3 | 51.8 | 49.5 | 2.4 | 63.7 | 4.6 | 60.9 |
2019 | 80.7 | 52.2 | 49.3 | 2.9 | 64.7 | 5.6 | 61.1 |
Saskatoon–Biggar | |||||||
2018 | 309.6 | 207.7 | 193.2 | 14.4 | 67.1 | 6.9 | 62.4 |
2019 | 314.9 | 213.9 | 201.1 | 12.8 | 67.9 | 6.0 | 63.9 |
Yorkton–Melville | |||||||
2018 | 60.5 | 37.6 | 34.1 | 3.5 | 62.1 | 9.3 | 56.4 |
2019 | 59.5 | 37.4 | 35.2 | 2.3 | 62.9 | 6.1 | 59.2 |
Prince Albert and Northern | |||||||
2018 | 159.7 | 106.6 | 99.1 | 7.5 | 66.8 | 7.0 | 62.1 |
2019 | 158.4 | 103.3 | 96.1 | 7.2 | 65.2 | 7.0 | 60.7 |
Alberta | |||||||
2018 | 3,454.5 | 2,469.7 | 2,304.2 | 165.5 | 71.5 | 6.7 | 66.7 |
2019 | 3,505.9 | 2,497.0 | 2,320.1 | 176.9 | 71.2 | 7.1 | 66.2 |
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | |||||||
2018 | 230.1 | 151.2 | 142.1 | 9.1 | 65.7 | 6.0 | 61.8 |
2019 | 232.0 | 146.2 | 136.9 | 9.3 | 63.0 | 6.4 | 59.0 |
Camrose–Drumheller | |||||||
2018 | 159.2 | 109.6 | 105.2 | 4.4 | 68.8 | 4.0 | 66.1 |
2019 | 158.7 | 95.9 | 87.0 | 8.9 | 60.4 | 9.3 | 54.8 |
Calgary | |||||||
2018 | 1,323.1 | 963.6 | 891.2 | 72.5 | 72.8 | 7.5 | 67.4 |
2019 | 1,352.2 | 981.5 | 907.6 | 74.0 | 72.6 | 7.5 | 67.1 |
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | |||||||
2018 | 274.8 | 203.1 | 191.2 | 11.9 | 73.9 | 5.9 | 69.6 |
2019 | 273.4 | 198.9 | 188.1 | 10.8 | 72.8 | 5.4 | 68.8 |
Red Deer | |||||||
2018 | 173.8 | 121.9 | 115.7 | 6.2 | 70.1 | 5.1 | 66.6 |
2019 | 175.1 | 119.0 | 111.4 | 7.7 | 68.0 | 6.5 | 63.6 |
Edmonton | |||||||
2018 | 1,177.8 | 830.3 | 774.2 | 56.1 | 70.5 | 6.8 | 65.7 |
2019 | 1,201.4 | 865.8 | 805.2 | 60.6 | 72.1 | 7.0 | 67.0 |
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | |||||||
2018 | 115.7 | 89.9 | 84.6 | 5.4 | 77.7 | 6.0 | 73.1 |
2019 | 113.0 | 89.6 | 84.0 | 5.6 | 79.3 | 6.3 | 74.3 |
British Columbia | |||||||
2018 | 4,012.8 | 2,584.2 | 2,457.0 | 127.1 | 64.4 | 4.9 | 61.2 |
2019 | 4,072.2 | 2,661.0 | 2,537.8 | 123.2 | 65.3 | 4.6 | 62.3 |
Vancouver Island and Coast | |||||||
2018 | 673.9 | 411.8 | 390.3 | 21.6 | 61.1 | 5.2 | 57.9 |
2019 | 682.8 | 398.5 | 383.7 | 14.8 | 58.4 | 3.7 | 56.2 |
Lower Mainland–Southwest | |||||||
2018 | 2,519.7 | 1,660.6 | 1,589.2 | 71.4 | 65.9 | 4.3 | 63.1 |
2019 | 2,566.0 | 1,732.4 | 1,654.8 | 77.6 | 67.5 | 4.5 | 64.5 |
Thompson–Okanagan | |||||||
2018 | 445.1 | 264.7 | 246.0 | 18.7 | 59.5 | 7.1 | 55.3 |
2019 | 450.7 | 280.5 | 265.5 | 15.0 | 62.2 | 5.3 | 58.9 |
Kootenay | |||||||
2018 | 123.2 | 70.5 | 66.7 | 3.8 | 57.2 | 5.4 | 54.1 |
2019 | 123.2 | 78.3 | 73.2 | 5.0 | 63.6 | 6.4 | 59.4 |
Cariboo | |||||||
2018 | 127.9 | 88.6 | 83.4 | 5.2 | 69.3 | 5.9 | 65.2 |
2019 | 127.9 | 85.2 | 79.8 | 5.3 | 66.6 | 6.2 | 62.4 |
North Coast and Nechako | |||||||
2018 | 66.6 | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8 | 70.1 | 8.1 | 64.4 |
2019 | 66.1 | 45.1 | 43.4 | 1.7 | 68.2 | 3.8 | 65.7 |
Northeast | |||||||
2018 | 56.3 | 41.2 | 38.6 | 2.6 | 73.2 | 6.3 | 68.6 |
2019 | 55.5 | 41.1 | 37.5 | 3.7 | 74.1 | 9.0 | 67.6 |
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0293-01 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0122).
Table note 1
For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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