Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| November 2019 |
December 2019 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 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 | 186.4 | 186.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 124.9 | 124.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 116.5 | 116.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 3.6 | -3.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 376.8 | 377.6 | ... | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 257.2 | 256.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 241.8 | 240.1 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 132.3 | 132.4 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 85.5 | 85.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 80.7 | 81.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -6.3 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 107.4 | 107.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 70.5 | 69.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 64.7 | 64.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -6.9 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 64.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.6 | 133.5 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 80.1 | 79.2 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 75.2 | 74.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 25.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 59.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 55.7 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 688.8 | 689.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 470.7 | 465.9 | 3.4 | -4.8 | 5.5 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 455.3 | 449.8 | 3.4 | -5.5 | 7.3 | -1.2 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 3.9 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.5 | 188.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 118.8 | 118.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 5.8 | -0.6 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 112.5 | 112.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -11.1 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.3 | 135.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 79.5 | 81.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 75.2 | 77.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 60.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 57.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,527.5 | 3,531.7 | ... | 4.2 | 51.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,345.4 | 2,346.1 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 2,209.1 | 2,205.3 | 8.5 | -3.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 136.3 | 140.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,179.3 | 1,181.2 | ... | 1.9 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 837.3 | 835.9 | 4.5 | -1.4 | 60.9 | -0.2 | 7.9 |
| Employment | 800.7 | 799.1 | 4.4 | -1.6 | 62.6 | -0.2 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.6 | 36.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -4.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 282.3 | 282.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 195.7 | 194.4 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 186.5 | 184.7 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 897.0 | 898.6 | ... | 1.6 | 21.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 641.6 | 641.5 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 59.2 | 0.0 | 10.2 |
| Employment | 614.1 | 614.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 27.4 | 27.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 68.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.9 | 147.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 91.7 | 91.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 86.4 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.1 | 108.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 62.4 | 61.7 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -9.9 | -1.1 | -13.8 |
| Employment | 58.6 | 57.2 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -10.8 | -2.4 | -15.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 17.9 | 27.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 57.0 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -10.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 52.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -10.9 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 348.2 | 348.7 | ... | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 223.9 | 226.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | -6.2 | 1.2 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 210.9 | 212.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -6.7 | 0.9 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,609.1 | 5,619.5 | ... | 10.4 | 145.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,742.2 | 3,741.3 | 11.1 | -0.9 | 147.7 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 3,530.6 | 3,529.7 | 11.3 | -0.9 | 152.6 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 211.6 | 211.6 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -4.9 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 682.1 | 682.8 | ... | 0.7 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 448.6 | 449.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 427.0 | 429.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 21.6 | 20.3 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 1.5 | -6.0 | 8.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 359.0 | 359.4 | ... | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 215.6 | 216.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 204.0 | 206.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 10.6 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -8.6 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 451.6 | 452.3 | ... | 0.7 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 322.2 | 322.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 305.5 | 305.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 16.7 | 16.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 4.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.8 | 118.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 81.0 | 80.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 78.5 | 77.6 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 6.4 | -1.1 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 24.0 | -35.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.4 | 140.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 93.0 | 92.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 88.1 | 87.4 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -5.0 | -0.8 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 136.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 450.3 | 450.9 | ... | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 273.7 | 275.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 257.9 | 259.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.8 | 15.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 297.0 | 297.3 | ... | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 180.6 | 180.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 167.9 | 167.2 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 43.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.4 | 181.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 129.4 | 131.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 121.8 | 124.5 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -10.5 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 72.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 68.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.3 | 141.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 88.3 | 89.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 83.1 | 84.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -5.8 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 63.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 59.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.7 | ... | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 65.7 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 62.4 | 63.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 701.0 | 701.8 | ... | 0.8 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 470.2 | 471.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 445.4 | 446.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 24.9 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 0.4 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 213.7 | 214.0 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 149.9 | 149.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 140.9 | 140.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 277.7 | 278.2 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 191.6 | 191.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 181.2 | 181.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,283.6 | 1,286.0 | ... | 2.4 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 942.1 | 936.6 | 4.3 | -5.5 | 25.8 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 876.7 | 870.1 | 4.4 | -6.6 | 27.5 | -0.8 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 65.4 | 66.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.4 | 72.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.3 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,194.9 | 1,197.0 | ... | 2.1 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 852.2 | 859.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 787.0 | 790.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | -11.1 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 65.3 | 68.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 27.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 66.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 167.3 | 167.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 108.8 | 108.1 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 104.7 | 103.7 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 25.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.5 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 61.9 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 158.7 | 159.1 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 106.1 | 106.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 100.9 | 101.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,286.9 | 2,290.9 | ... | 4.0 | 47.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,544.1 | 1,548.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 25.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 1,468.6 | 1,474.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 19.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 75.4 | 74.6 | 3.1 | -0.8 | 6.4 | -1.1 | 9.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 322.9 | 323.4 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 203.7 | 205.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 196.6 | 198.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -2.8 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 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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