Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2019 |
May 2019 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 2019 | April to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 186.0 | 186.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 126.4 | 126.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 116.4 | 116.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 6.4 | -0.2 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 371.1 | 371.7 | ... | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 249.7 | 252.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 237.0 | 239.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 3.9 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 130.6 | 130.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 86.9 | 87.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 81.8 | 82.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 63.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.5 | 106.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 71.5 | 70.7 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 5.9 | -1.1 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 67.3 | 66.6 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 6.0 | -1.0 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -2.4 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.5 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.9 | 133.8 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 76.9 | 78.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 2.3 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 73.3 | 75.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -11.1 | -34.7 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 56.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 686.3 | 686.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 480.0 | 484.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 464.2 | 470.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.8 | 13.7 | 1.3 | -2.1 | -4.9 | -13.3 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 70.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 68.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 187.0 | 187.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 115.8 | 116.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 111.9 | 113.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 2.6 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.9 | 134.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 80.6 | 82.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 76.1 | 78.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,496.9 | 3,500.7 | ... | 3.8 | 51.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,334.1 | 2,322.9 | 8.1 | -11.2 | -3.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,207.5 | 2,196.6 | 8.4 | -10.9 | 10.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 126.6 | 126.3 | 4.9 | -0.3 | -13.8 | -0.2 | -9.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,164.2 | 1,166.2 | ... | 2.0 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 790.6 | 790.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 | 11.6 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 747.1 | 747.0 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 43.5 | 42.9 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 8.9 | -1.4 | 26.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 280.4 | 280.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 193.1 | 192.5 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 182.3 | 182.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 10.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -5.6 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 883.8 | 885.5 | ... | 1.7 | 20.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 597.4 | 597.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 564.8 | 564.7 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 32.6 | 32.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 34.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.1 | 145.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 92.7 | 93.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 88.4 | 89.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -4.7 | -16.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.1 | 107.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 66.6 | 66.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 62.6 | 62.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.5 | 105.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 343.7 | 344.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 237.7 | 237.2 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 226.2 | 224.6 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 17.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,519.6 | 5,531.3 | ... | 11.7 | 135.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,687.6 | 3,687.1 | 10.7 | -0.5 | 132.4 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 3,442.5 | 3,456.4 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 121.8 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 245.1 | 230.7 | 5.9 | -14.4 | 10.6 | -5.9 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 675.4 | 676.2 | ... | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 434.4 | 433.6 | 3.4 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 417.4 | 415.1 | 3.4 | -2.3 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 18.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 8.8 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 355.7 | 356.1 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 210.2 | 207.0 | 2.4 | -3.2 | -10.0 | -1.5 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 196.5 | 195.0 | 2.4 | -1.5 | -8.1 | -0.8 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.7 | 12.1 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -11.7 | -12.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 58.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 54.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 445.8 | 446.5 | ... | 0.7 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 318.0 | 321.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 20.6 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 302.5 | 305.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 22.1 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 15.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 1.3 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 117.6 | 117.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 81.5 | 83.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
| Employment | 77.4 | 79.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 9.8 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 71.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 67.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 8.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 138.1 | 138.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 98.4 | 100.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| Employment | 94.5 | 95.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 72.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 69.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 444.8 | 445.5 | ... | 0.7 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 260.6 | 256.9 | 2.7 | -3.7 | -11.4 | -1.4 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 248.0 | 244.1 | 2.6 | -3.9 | -9.9 | -1.6 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 1.6 | -10.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 57.7 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 54.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 293.6 | 294.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 186.0 | 186.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 175.6 | 175.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 178.9 | 179.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 123.3 | 124.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 114.8 | 115.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 92.3 | 91.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 5.2 | -0.7 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 87.3 | 86.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -6.0 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.4 | -0.5 | -5.0 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -15.4 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 693.4 | 694.4 | ... | 1.0 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 469.6 | 470.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 445.2 | 446.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 24.4 | 24.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -7.0 | -0.8 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 211.3 | 211.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 150.0 | 150.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 143.2 | 144.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 273.9 | 274.3 | ... | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 191.6 | 191.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 180.0 | 180.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,264.0 | 1,266.4 | ... | 2.4 | 27.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 937.7 | 939.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 31.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 866.9 | 873.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 34.4 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 70.8 | 66.1 | 2.6 | -4.7 | -3.2 | -6.6 | -4.6 |
| Participation rate | 74.2 | 74.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.6 | 69.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,177.1 | 1,179.4 | ... | 2.3 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 856.3 | 854.8 | 4.0 | -1.5 | 31.9 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 797.5 | 796.4 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 27.4 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 58.8 | 58.4 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -0.7 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 72.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 67.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 164.8 | 165.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 110.8 | 111.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 105.9 | 106.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -4.1 | -17.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 155.9 | 156.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 104.6 | 105.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 98.8 | 99.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,255.2 | 2,258.8 | ... | 3.6 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,546.2 | 1,545.1 | 5.8 | -1.1 | 74.4 | -0.1 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 1,477.8 | 1,480.8 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 71.3 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 68.4 | 64.4 | 2.9 | -4.0 | 3.2 | -5.8 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 318.7 | 319.2 | ... | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 197.1 | 199.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -8.1 | 1.2 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 191.0 | 192.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -7.2 | 0.6 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 18.0 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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