Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2019 | July 2018 to July 2019 | June to July 2019 | July 2018 to July 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 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 125.2 | 124.0 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 115.1 | 114.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 9.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -5.9 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 372.4 | 373.2 | ... | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 256.3 | 257.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 243.0 | 244.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.7 | 0.8 | -16.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 131.0 | 131.3 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 87.9 | 87.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 82.5 | 82.1 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -5.7 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.8 | 106.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 70.5 | 71.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 66.4 | 66.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 17.1 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.8 | 133.8 | ... | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 80.2 | 80.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 76.5 | 76.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 16.2 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 686.8 | 687.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 483.3 | 480.8 | 3.4 | -2.5 | 7.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 471.6 | 469.7 | 3.4 | -1.9 | 14.6 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 11.1 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -7.1 | -5.9 | -39.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 68.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 187.4 | 187.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 119.2 | 118.7 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 114.7 | 113.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.0 | 135.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 82.2 | 81.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 77.5 | 76.9 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 17.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,504.8 | 3,509.3 | ... | 4.5 | 51.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,322.7 | 2,324.9 | 8.3 | 2.2 | -3.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 2,194.4 | 2,189.4 | 8.5 | -5.0 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 128.3 | 135.5 | 4.8 | 7.2 | -6.1 | 5.6 | -4.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,168.3 | 1,170.6 | ... | 2.3 | 23.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 794.4 | 802.6 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 27.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 751.7 | 764.0 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 23.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 42.7 | 38.6 | 1.9 | -4.1 | 3.8 | -9.6 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 280.9 | 281.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 191.6 | 191.5 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 182.6 | 183.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -10.0 | -11.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 887.4 | 889.4 | ... | 2.0 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 602.8 | 611.1 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 25.3 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 569.1 | 580.6 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.7 | 30.5 | 1.8 | -3.2 | 4.8 | -9.5 | 18.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.6 | 145.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 94.0 | 93.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 89.7 | 88.7 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.8 | -1.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 4.7 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.3 | 107.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 66.2 | 65.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 62.6 | 62.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -5.7 | 32.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 61.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 344.9 | 345.5 | ... | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 236.0 | 234.9 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 224.0 | 222.6 | 1.9 | -1.4 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 15.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,543.7 | 5,556.7 | ... | 13.0 | 137.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,683.8 | 3,693.0 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 113.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 3,466.0 | 3,482.7 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 119.9 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 217.8 | 210.3 | 6.1 | -7.5 | -6.1 | -3.4 | -2.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 677.1 | 678.1 | ... | 1.0 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 436.3 | 436.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 415.5 | 414.9 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 20.8 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 356.6 | 357.1 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 207.1 | 207.0 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -10.2 | 0.0 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 195.3 | 195.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -6.4 | 0.0 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 11.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -3.7 | -0.8 | -24.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 54.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 447.3 | 448.2 | ... | 0.9 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 321.6 | 318.2 | 2.4 | -3.4 | 7.6 | -1.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 306.2 | 300.6 | 2.4 | -5.6 | 7.5 | -1.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 17.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 71.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 67.1 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 117.9 | 118.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 84.6 | 85.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 17.6 |
| Employment | 80.6 | 81.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 18.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -5.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 72.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.9 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 138.8 | 139.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 101.1 | 100.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 7.6 | -0.3 | 8.2 |
| Employment | 95.6 | 95.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -7.3 | 30.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 72.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 68.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 446.3 | 447.1 | ... | 0.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 255.7 | 255.6 | 2.7 | -0.1 | -14.6 | 0.0 | -5.4 |
| Employment | 243.2 | 240.8 | 2.7 | -2.4 | -14.7 | -1.0 | -5.8 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 57.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.5 | 53.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 294.5 | 294.9 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 183.8 | 180.6 | 1.6 | -3.2 | 7.4 | -1.7 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 173.4 | 170.1 | 1.7 | -3.3 | 7.6 | -1.9 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 57.7 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 179.6 | 179.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 125.1 | 124.9 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 117.2 | 118.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.9 | -16.3 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 90.5 | 89.7 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 3.4 | -0.9 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 85.7 | 85.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 4.5 | -0.6 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -6.3 | -21.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 64.8 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -3.3 | 0.3 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 695.3 | 696.4 | ... | 1.1 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 470.8 | 470.1 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 446.1 | 444.9 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 7.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 25.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -5.9 | 2.0 | -19.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 211.8 | 212.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 152.5 | 152.1 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 145.6 | 144.1 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 3.6 | -1.0 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -1.6 | 15.9 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 71.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 67.9 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 274.8 | 275.3 | ... | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 190.7 | 190.5 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 179.2 | 179.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 11.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -17.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,269.2 | 1,272.1 | ... | 2.9 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 947.3 | 946.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 49.4 | -0.1 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 881.1 | 881.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 66.2 | 65.2 | 2.5 | -1.0 | -5.0 | -1.5 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 74.6 | 74.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,181.8 | 1,184.4 | ... | 2.6 | 25.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 856.1 | 854.4 | 3.8 | -1.7 | 17.3 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 795.8 | 790.1 | 4.1 | -5.7 | 7.3 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 60.2 | 64.2 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 18.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.4 | 72.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 165.4 | 165.8 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 111.1 | 111.0 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 106.3 | 106.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -2.0 | -22.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 156.7 | 157.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 106.6 | 106.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 5.8 | -0.6 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 100.7 | 100.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,263.0 | 2,267.7 | ... | 4.7 | 40.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,545.9 | 1,546.8 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 87.6 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 1,483.4 | 1,484.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 90.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 62.5 | 61.9 | 3.1 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 319.7 | 320.3 | ... | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 202.0 | 202.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 0.0 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 193.9 | 194.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -5.1 | 0.2 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -4.9 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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