Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2019 |
September 2019 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 2019 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 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 | 186.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 123.4 | 123.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 113.8 | 114.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 9.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -6.2 | -20.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 374.1 | 375.1 | ... | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 258.8 | 257.4 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 6.1 | -0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 244.4 | 242.8 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 8.1 | -0.7 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.4 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 1.4 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 64.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 131.5 | 131.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 86.6 | 86.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 81.9 | 81.3 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.7 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 107.0 | 107.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 71.2 | 71.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 66.1 | 65.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.7 | 133.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 81.0 | 80.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 75.8 | 75.5 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 4.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 687.7 | 688.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 475.6 | 475.1 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 8.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 463.3 | 460.8 | 3.4 | -2.5 | 12.1 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 14.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | -3.7 | 16.3 | -20.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 187.8 | 188.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 118.3 | 117.6 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 112.2 | 111.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 31.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.2 | 135.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 79.3 | 78.2 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -4.6 | -1.4 | -5.6 |
| Employment | 74.9 | 73.8 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -5.2 | -1.5 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 57.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 54.6 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,514.0 | 3,518.8 | ... | 4.8 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,334.7 | 2,344.7 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 24.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 2,202.8 | 2,215.4 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 36.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 131.9 | 129.3 | 4.8 | -2.6 | -11.7 | -2.0 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,172.7 | 1,175.0 | ... | 2.3 | 23.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 815.8 | 825.9 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 50.5 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 777.1 | 789.7 | 4.4 | 12.6 | 49.6 | 1.6 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 38.7 | 36.2 | 1.9 | -2.5 | 1.0 | -6.5 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 67.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 281.5 | 281.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 192.5 | 193.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 184.4 | 185.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 891.3 | 893.3 | ... | 2.0 | 20.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 623.3 | 632.3 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 47.3 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 592.8 | 604.4 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 46.1 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 27.9 | 1.8 | -2.7 | 1.2 | -8.8 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 70.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 67.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.2 | 146.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 93.0 | 92.0 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 86.5 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 62.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.6 | 107.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 64.8 | 63.3 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -6.6 | -2.3 | -9.4 |
| Employment | 62.0 | 60.5 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -5.5 | -2.4 | -8.3 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -28.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 58.7 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -7.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 56.1 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 346.2 | 346.9 | ... | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 231.6 | 227.1 | 1.9 | -4.5 | -8.4 | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 219.9 | 215.3 | 1.9 | -4.6 | -7.0 | -2.1 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -10.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.5 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 62.1 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,570.1 | 5,584.1 | ... | 14.0 | 141.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,713.5 | 3,739.9 | 11.1 | 26.4 | 170.0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 3,495.2 | 3,522.7 | 11.3 | 27.5 | 168.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 218.3 | 217.2 | 6.1 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 679.1 | 680.2 | ... | 1.1 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 439.4 | 440.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 417.9 | 418.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 21.5 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 357.6 | 358.1 | ... | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 209.2 | 211.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -4.9 | 1.2 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 197.1 | 199.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -3.7 | 3.3 | -22.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 449.1 | 450.0 | ... | 0.9 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 317.1 | 318.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 298.5 | 299.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 20.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.2 | 118.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 84.5 | 83.2 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 10.7 | -1.5 | 14.8 |
| Employment | 81.2 | 80.2 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 11.8 | -1.2 | 17.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -9.1 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 70.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 8.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 67.7 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 9.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 139.4 | 139.8 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 99.6 | 98.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 5.0 | -1.4 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 94.3 | 93.1 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -3.8 | 54.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 70.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 66.6 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 447.9 | 448.8 | ... | 0.9 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 261.3 | 265.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -5.3 | 1.4 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 244.9 | 247.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -8.6 | 1.2 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 23.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 59.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 55.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 295.5 | 296.0 | ... | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 178.7 | 179.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 168.0 | 168.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 2.8 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 180.3 | 180.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 125.0 | 125.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 118.6 | 117.7 | 1.7 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.8 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.2 | 141.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 89.5 | 89.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 84.6 | 84.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 6.3 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 65.3 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -0.2 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -7.1 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 697.5 | 698.9 | ... | 1.4 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 469.3 | 468.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 443.5 | 443.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 25.8 | 24.8 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -4.2 | -3.9 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 212.5 | 212.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 152.4 | 151.7 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 144.4 | 143.2 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 7.5 | -11.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 275.8 | 276.5 | ... | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 190.6 | 191.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 179.6 | 180.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.8 | 0.0 | -20.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,275.0 | 1,278.0 | ... | 3.0 | 29.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 948.4 | 946.4 | 4.3 | -2.0 | 44.3 | -0.2 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 879.1 | 879.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 69.3 | 67.0 | 2.5 | -2.3 | -6.0 | -3.3 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 74.4 | 74.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 68.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,187.0 | 1,189.8 | ... | 2.8 | 26.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 849.2 | 844.5 | 3.8 | -4.7 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 786.2 | 783.1 | 4.1 | -3.1 | -9.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 63.0 | 61.4 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 8.5 | -2.5 | 16.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 166.2 | 166.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 111.5 | 112.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 106.6 | 107.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -6.1 | -24.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 157.5 | 157.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 105.0 | 105.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 99.6 | 99.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,272.6 | 2,277.7 | ... | 5.1 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,547.1 | 1,537.6 | 5.8 | -9.5 | 49.2 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 1,478.9 | 1,466.2 | 6.0 | -12.7 | 44.4 | -0.9 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 68.2 | 71.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 7.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 320.9 | 321.6 | ... | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 203.0 | 203.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 196.2 | 197.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -4.4 | -18.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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