Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| September 2019 |
October 2019 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 2019 | September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 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 | 186.1 | 186.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 123.6 | 124.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 114.5 | 115.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 375.1 | 376.0 | ... | 0.9 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 257.4 | 258.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 242.8 | 242.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.6 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 4.8 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 131.8 | 132.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 86.0 | 85.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 81.3 | 80.6 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 107.2 | 107.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 71.3 | 71.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 65.7 | 65.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.8 | 34.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.7 | 133.6 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 80.6 | 80.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 3.7 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 75.5 | 75.4 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 16.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 688.1 | 688.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 475.1 | 472.7 | 3.4 | -2.4 | 10.0 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 460.8 | 458.6 | 3.4 | -2.2 | 14.0 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 14.1 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -4.0 | -1.4 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.1 | 188.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 117.6 | 118.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 111.0 | 111.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 25.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 63.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.2 | 135.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 78.2 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -3.8 | 0.1 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 73.8 | 74.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 0.5 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 57.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,518.8 | 3,523.2 | ... | 4.4 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,344.7 | 2,346.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 27.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,215.4 | 2,218.1 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 36.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 129.3 | 127.9 | 4.8 | -1.4 | -9.0 | -1.1 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,175.0 | 1,177.2 | ... | 2.2 | 24.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 825.9 | 834.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 60.8 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| Employment | 789.7 | 799.4 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 61.4 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| Unemployment | 36.2 | 35.4 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 281.8 | 282.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 193.6 | 195.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 185.3 | 186.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 893.3 | 895.1 | ... | 1.8 | 21.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 632.3 | 639.6 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 55.8 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| Employment | 604.4 | 612.9 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 56.7 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 26.7 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -4.3 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 71.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 68.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.5 | 146.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 92.0 | 91.6 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 86.5 | 86.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.8 | 107.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 63.3 | 62.7 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -8.8 | -0.9 | -12.3 |
| Employment | 60.5 | 59.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -7.3 | -1.0 | -10.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -34.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -9.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.5 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -7.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 346.9 | 347.5 | ... | 0.6 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 227.1 | 224.3 | 1.9 | -2.8 | -9.8 | -1.2 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 215.3 | 212.6 | 1.9 | -2.7 | -8.0 | -1.3 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -12.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 64.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,584.1 | 5,596.8 | ... | 12.7 | 143.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,739.9 | 3,736.5 | 11.1 | -3.4 | 169.7 | -0.1 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 3,522.7 | 3,523.7 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 180.6 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 217.2 | 212.8 | 6.1 | -4.4 | -10.9 | -2.0 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 680.2 | 681.2 | ... | 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 440.8 | 448.3 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 418.6 | 426.8 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 22.2 | 21.6 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.7 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 358.1 | 358.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 211.8 | 213.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 199.3 | 201.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 11.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -3.9 | -5.6 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 59.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 450.0 | 450.8 | ... | 0.8 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 318.3 | 321.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 299.1 | 304.1 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 19.3 | 17.2 | 1.0 | -2.1 | 1.1 | -10.9 | 6.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 71.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.4 | 118.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 83.2 | 81.6 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 8.5 | -1.9 | 11.6 |
| Employment | 80.2 | 79.0 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 10.4 | -1.5 | 15.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -13.3 | -42.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 68.8 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 66.6 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 7.9 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 139.8 | 140.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 98.2 | 95.5 | 1.1 | -2.7 | 3.8 | -2.7 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 93.1 | 90.2 | 1.2 | -2.9 | 1.5 | -3.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 68.2 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 64.4 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 448.8 | 449.6 | ... | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 265.0 | 269.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 247.8 | 252.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -3.5 | 1.9 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 17.2 | 16.8 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -2.3 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 59.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 56.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 296.0 | 296.5 | ... | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 179.7 | 181.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 168.6 | 169.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 180.7 | 181.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 125.1 | 128.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 117.7 | 120.8 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -2.7 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 70.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.2 | 141.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 89.3 | 88.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 84.3 | 83.4 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 62.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -2.1 | 0.3 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 61.0 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.1 | 1.0 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -7.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 698.9 | 699.9 | ... | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 468.2 | 468.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 443.4 | 444.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 24.8 | 24.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -4.0 | -1.6 | -14.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 212.9 | 213.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 151.7 | 151.0 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 143.2 | 143.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 3.6 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -8.1 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 276.5 | 277.1 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 191.2 | 191.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 180.2 | 180.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 10.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -3.6 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,278.0 | 1,280.8 | ... | 2.8 | 29.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 946.4 | 944.0 | 4.3 | -2.4 | 34.8 | -0.3 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 879.3 | 876.4 | 4.4 | -2.9 | 40.5 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 67.0 | 67.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | -5.7 | 0.9 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 74.1 | 73.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.8 | 68.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,189.8 | 1,192.4 | ... | 2.6 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 844.5 | 844.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -4.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 783.1 | 784.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | -11.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 61.4 | 60.2 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 6.5 | -2.0 | 12.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 70.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 166.5 | 166.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 112.2 | 111.5 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 5.7 | -0.6 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 107.6 | 106.9 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 6.3 | -0.7 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.8 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 157.9 | 158.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 105.0 | 105.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 99.7 | 100.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 10.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,277.7 | 2,282.3 | ... | 4.6 | 45.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,537.6 | 1,541.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 37.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 1,466.2 | 1,464.7 | 6.0 | -1.5 | 25.7 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 71.4 | 76.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 17.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 321.6 | 322.3 | ... | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 203.6 | 203.2 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 197.1 | 196.7 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -17.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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