Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| January 2020 |
February 2020 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2020 | February 2019 to February 2020 | January to February 2020 | February 2019 to February 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 186.7 | 186.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 123.8 | 123.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 114.7 | 113.6 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 378.3 | 378.9 | ... | 0.6 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 256.9 | 258.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 240.4 | 241.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 17.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 41.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 132.6 | 132.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 88.1 | 88.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 83.7 | 83.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 107.6 | 107.6 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 68.6 | 68.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 63.5 | 64.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -3.4 | 0.9 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -5.9 | 6.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.5 | 133.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 79.7 | 79.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -4.1 | 27.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 689.5 | 689.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 460.4 | 457.0 | 3.3 | -3.4 | -15.9 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 441.3 | 438.3 | 3.4 | -3.0 | -17.1 | -0.7 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 18.7 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.9 | 189.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 117.8 | 117.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 112.4 | 112.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 83.7 | 84.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 79.3 | 80.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -9.1 | -7.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,536.2 | 3,541.0 | ... | 4.8 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,353.2 | 2,357.1 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,213.0 | 2,227.0 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 35.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 140.2 | 130.1 | 4.6 | -10.1 | -7.0 | -7.2 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,182.9 | 1,184.6 | ... | 1.7 | 24.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 821.8 | 811.1 | 4.5 | -10.7 | 24.1 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 786.5 | 776.0 | 4.5 | -10.5 | 29.2 | -1.3 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.4 | 35.1 | 2.0 | -0.3 | -5.1 | -0.8 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 68.5 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 65.5 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 282.8 | 283.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 190.6 | 189.5 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -0.6 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 181.5 | 180.5 | 1.5 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 900.1 | 901.5 | ... | 1.4 | 21.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 631.2 | 621.6 | 4.3 | -9.6 | 27.5 | -1.5 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 605.0 | 595.5 | 4.3 | -9.5 | 31.6 | -1.6 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 26.3 | 26.1 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -4.1 | -0.8 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.0 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.2 | 147.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 91.9 | 92.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 86.7 | 87.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -7.7 | 2.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.3 | 108.3 | ... | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 60.7 | 60.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -9.6 | -0.2 | -13.7 |
| Employment | 56.1 | 56.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -9.1 | 0.7 | -13.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -13.0 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.0 | 56.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -9.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.6 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 52.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 349.1 | 349.5 | ... | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 229.4 | 233.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 | -3.0 | 2.0 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 214.0 | 217.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | -7.1 | 1.7 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.4 | 16.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 32.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,629.3 | 5,638.6 | ... | 9.3 | 141.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,763.3 | 3,765.9 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 124.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 3,555.9 | 3,562.1 | 11.1 | 6.2 | 149.8 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 207.3 | 203.8 | 6.3 | -3.5 | -25.7 | -1.7 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 683.4 | 684.0 | ... | 0.6 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 448.2 | 449.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 426.7 | 427.9 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 21.5 | 21.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 34.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 359.7 | 359.9 | ... | 0.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 216.2 | 214.6 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 205.0 | 202.9 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -2.8 | 4.5 | -19.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 452.9 | 453.4 | ... | 0.5 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 323.1 | 327.7 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 15.3 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 305.9 | 309.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 18.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 25.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 72.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.0 | 119.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 79.9 | 78.4 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 76.5 | 74.7 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 65.8 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 62.7 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.2 | ... | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 92.4 | 92.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -4.5 | 0.4 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 88.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -7.3 | 0.5 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 135.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 451.5 | 452.0 | ... | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 277.6 | 278.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 263.8 | 264.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 13.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 297.7 | 298.0 | ... | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 180.3 | 182.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 165.3 | 167.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -4.9 | 1.2 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 15.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 52.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.9 | 182.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 132.4 | 134.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| Employment | 125.8 | 129.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 5.8 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -12.1 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 74.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.3 | 141.3 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 89.5 | 90.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 85.0 | 85.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 6.7 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 66.4 | 66.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 63.0 | 63.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 702.6 | 703.4 | ... | 0.8 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 473.6 | 475.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 448.9 | 452.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 23.4 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -5.3 | -9.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 214.3 | 214.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 148.5 | 147.5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -2.3 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 138.5 | 137.8 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -4.7 | -0.5 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 9.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.4 | -2.0 | 32.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 278.8 | 279.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 193.5 | 195.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 182.2 | 183.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 7.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 70.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,288.2 | 1,290.4 | ... | 2.2 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 927.0 | 920.3 | 4.3 | -6.7 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 860.2 | 852.2 | 4.4 | -8.0 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 66.8 | 68.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 71.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,199.0 | 1,200.9 | ... | 1.9 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 859.2 | 856.4 | 3.8 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 789.0 | 789.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -7.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 70.1 | 66.8 | 2.5 | -3.3 | 6.7 | -4.7 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 167.9 | 168.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 108.0 | 109.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 103.5 | 103.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 28.9 | 52.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 159.4 | 159.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 106.4 | 105.6 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 101.2 | 100.7 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -5.7 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,294.6 | 2,298.3 | ... | 3.7 | 49.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,540.9 | 1,538.7 | 5.8 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 1,471.4 | 1,471.0 | 5.9 | -0.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 69.5 | 67.7 | 3.2 | -1.8 | -7.5 | -2.6 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 323.8 | 324.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 208.2 | 208.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 201.0 | 201.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 12.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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