Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| March 2020 |
April 2020 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 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 | 187.0 | 187.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 122.6 | 118.7 | 0.9 | -3.9 | -7.6 | -3.2 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 112.4 | 107.2 | 0.9 | -5.2 | -9.2 | -4.6 | -7.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 12.7 | 16.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 63.4 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 57.3 | 0.5 | -2.8 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 379.6 | 380.3 | ... | 0.7 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 256.0 | 248.2 | 1.4 | -7.8 | -2.3 | -3.0 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 238.5 | 226.0 | 1.4 | -12.5 | -11.5 | -5.2 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 22.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 26.9 | 70.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -2.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 59.4 | 0.4 | -3.4 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 133.0 | 133.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 87.8 | 86.0 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -2.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 82.8 | 80.0 | 0.9 | -2.8 | -1.7 | -3.4 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 20.0 | 17.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 64.6 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 60.1 | 0.7 | -2.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 107.7 | 107.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 68.6 | 66.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -5.2 | -2.9 | -7.2 |
| Employment | 63.6 | 60.3 | 0.8 | -3.3 | -7.2 | -5.2 | -10.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 46.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 61.8 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 55.9 | 0.7 | -3.2 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.4 | 133.3 | ... | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 79.8 | 77.6 | 0.9 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -2.8 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 74.6 | 69.0 | 0.9 | -5.6 | -4.8 | -7.5 | -6.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 65.4 | 132.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 58.2 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 51.8 | 0.7 | -4.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 690.1 | 690.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 451.4 | 441.8 | 3.3 | -9.6 | -38.0 | -2.1 | -7.9 |
| Employment | 426.6 | 400.0 | 3.4 | -26.6 | -64.6 | -6.2 | -13.9 |
| Unemployment | 24.9 | 41.8 | 1.3 | 16.9 | 26.6 | 67.9 | 175.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 57.9 | 0.5 | -3.9 | -9.8 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 189.4 | 189.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 118.2 | 115.9 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 111.7 | 105.1 | 1.1 | -6.6 | -6.9 | -5.9 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 67.2 | 174.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.1 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 55.4 | 0.6 | -3.6 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 84.6 | 82.7 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 2.5 | -2.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 79.2 | 74.6 | 0.9 | -4.6 | -1.2 | -5.8 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 52.8 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 55.0 | 0.6 | -3.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,546.1 | 3,551.0 | ... | 4.9 | 54.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,330.0 | 2,290.0 | 8.3 | -40.0 | -41.6 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 2,180.2 | 2,049.6 | 8.5 | -130.6 | -154.9 | -6.0 | -7.0 |
| Unemployment | 149.8 | 240.4 | 4.6 | 90.6 | 113.3 | 60.5 | 89.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 64.5 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 57.7 | 0.2 | -3.8 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,186.5 | 1,188.2 | ... | 1.7 | 24.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 799.5 | 783.5 | 4.5 | -16.0 | -9.2 | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 758.8 | 729.6 | 4.5 | -29.2 | -19.9 | -3.8 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 40.7 | 53.9 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 32.4 | 24.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 283.4 | 283.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 189.5 | 186.2 | 1.5 | -3.3 | -6.9 | -1.7 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 178.6 | 169.7 | 1.5 | -8.9 | -12.8 | -5.0 | -7.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 51.4 | 55.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 59.8 | 0.5 | -3.2 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 903.1 | 904.5 | ... | 1.4 | 20.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 610.0 | 597.3 | 4.3 | -12.7 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 580.2 | 559.9 | 4.3 | -20.3 | -7.1 | -3.5 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 29.8 | 37.4 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 25.5 | 14.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 61.9 | 0.5 | -2.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.4 | 147.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 91.1 | 88.4 | 0.8 | -2.7 | -4.2 | -3.0 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 85.9 | 81.4 | 0.8 | -4.5 | -6.8 | -5.2 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 34.6 | 59.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 59.9 | 0.6 | -1.9 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 55.1 | 0.6 | -3.2 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.4 | 108.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 58.1 | 56.1 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -10.5 | -3.4 | -15.8 |
| Employment | 54.2 | 51.8 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -10.8 | -4.4 | -17.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 53.6 | 51.7 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -10.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.0 | 47.7 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -10.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 350.0 | 350.5 | ... | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 235.4 | 231.3 | 2.0 | -4.1 | -5.5 | -1.7 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 217.0 | 211.6 | 2.0 | -5.4 | -13.5 | -2.5 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 18.3 | 19.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 68.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.0 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,649.2 | 5,658.8 | ... | 9.6 | 139.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,712.4 | 3,581.1 | 11.0 | -131.3 | -108.4 | -3.5 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 3,489.5 | 3,298.9 | 11.1 | -190.6 | -149.0 | -5.5 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 223.0 | 282.2 | 6.3 | 59.2 | 40.6 | 26.5 | 16.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 63.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 58.3 | 0.2 | -3.5 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 684.6 | 685.2 | ... | 0.6 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 449.4 | 440.4 | 3.5 | -9.0 | 5.7 | -2.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 424.0 | 407.4 | 3.7 | -16.6 | -10.1 | -3.9 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 25.4 | 32.9 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 29.5 | 91.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 64.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 59.5 | 0.5 | -2.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 360.2 | 360.5 | ... | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 210.2 | 203.5 | 2.2 | -6.7 | -5.9 | -3.2 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 193.7 | 183.3 | 2.2 | -10.4 | -12.7 | -5.4 | -6.5 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 20.2 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 22.4 | 51.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.8 | 50.8 | 0.6 | -3.0 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 454.0 | 454.6 | ... | 0.6 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 326.1 | 314.7 | 2.4 | -11.4 | -3.6 | -3.5 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 306.6 | 290.2 | 2.4 | -16.4 | -12.5 | -5.3 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.5 | 24.5 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 25.6 | 58.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 69.2 | 0.5 | -2.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -3.7 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.2 | 119.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 77.6 | 77.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -4.8 | -0.4 | -5.8 |
| Employment | 73.0 | 70.0 | 0.9 | -3.0 | -8.1 | -4.1 | -10.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 58.7 | 78.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 58.6 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -7.8 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.5 | 141.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 93.5 | 93.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -4.6 | 0.4 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 88.5 | 85.8 | 1.2 | -2.7 | -8.9 | -3.1 | -9.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 62.0 | 107.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 60.6 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -8.0 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 452.6 | 453.1 | ... | 0.5 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 278.9 | 270.6 | 2.6 | -8.3 | 10.6 | -3.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 262.7 | 246.4 | 2.6 | -16.3 | -1.0 | -6.2 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.3 | 24.1 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 47.9 | 89.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 59.7 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 54.4 | 0.6 | -3.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 298.3 | 298.6 | ... | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 180.2 | 169.6 | 1.9 | -10.6 | -16.3 | -5.9 | -8.8 |
| Employment | 161.2 | 147.8 | 1.9 | -13.4 | -27.5 | -8.3 | -15.7 |
| Unemployment | 19.0 | 21.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 14.7 | 105.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 56.8 | 0.7 | -3.6 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 49.5 | 0.7 | -4.5 | -10.2 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 182.4 | 182.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 135.7 | 134.9 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 10.9 | -0.6 | 8.8 |
| Employment | 128.0 | 122.6 | 1.9 | -5.4 | 7.2 | -4.2 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 59.7 | 43.0 |
| Participation rate | 74.4 | 73.8 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 67.1 | 1.1 | -3.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.3 | 141.2 | ... | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 88.6 | 85.2 | 0.8 | -3.4 | -6.4 | -3.8 | -7.0 |
| Employment | 83.6 | 79.4 | 0.8 | -4.2 | -7.2 | -5.0 | -8.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 18.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -2.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 56.2 | 0.6 | -3.0 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.6 | 104.6 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 65.2 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -3.8 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 61.2 | 57.5 | 0.6 | -3.7 | -3.6 | -6.0 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 30.0 | 36.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 59.9 | 0.6 | -2.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 55.0 | 0.5 | -3.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 704.3 | 704.9 | ... | 0.6 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 475.3 | 465.4 | 1.4 | -9.9 | -4.0 | -2.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 449.3 | 429.5 | 1.5 | -19.8 | -15.6 | -4.4 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 26.0 | 35.8 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 37.7 | 47.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.0 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 60.9 | 0.2 | -2.9 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 215.0 | 215.4 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 146.3 | 142.5 | 1.0 | -3.8 | -7.7 | -2.6 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 135.8 | 130.2 | 1.0 | -5.6 | -13.0 | -4.1 | -9.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 16.2 | 74.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 60.4 | 0.5 | -2.8 | -7.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 279.9 | 280.4 | ... | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 196.2 | 192.2 | 1.1 | -4.0 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 182.3 | 173.3 | 1.1 | -9.0 | -6.6 | -4.9 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 36.0 | 64.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 68.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 61.8 | 0.4 | -3.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,292.8 | 1,295.0 | ... | 2.2 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 914.1 | 888.2 | 4.3 | -25.9 | -48.1 | -2.8 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 835.1 | 792.4 | 4.4 | -42.7 | -75.1 | -5.1 | -8.7 |
| Unemployment | 79.0 | 95.7 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 26.9 | 21.1 | 39.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 68.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 61.2 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -7.4 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,203.0 | 1,204.9 | ... | 1.9 | 27.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 834.4 | 803.6 | 3.8 | -30.8 | -51.9 | -3.7 | -6.1 |
| Employment | 768.3 | 723.6 | 4.1 | -44.7 | -72.5 | -5.8 | -9.1 |
| Unemployment | 66.1 | 80.0 | 2.5 | 13.9 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 34.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 66.7 | 0.3 | -2.7 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 60.1 | 0.3 | -3.8 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 168.5 | 168.8 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 108.2 | 105.1 | 1.4 | -3.1 | -5.8 | -2.9 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 101.9 | 96.6 | 1.5 | -5.3 | -9.5 | -5.2 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 32.8 | 77.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 62.3 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 57.2 | 0.9 | -3.3 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 160.1 | 160.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 103.7 | 100.7 | 0.9 | -3.0 | -4.1 | -2.9 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 98.9 | 94.8 | 0.9 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -4.1 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 22.9 | 1.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -2.1 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 59.1 | 0.6 | -2.7 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,302.5 | 2,306.4 | ... | 3.9 | 51.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,514.5 | 1,458.0 | 5.8 | -56.5 | -87.7 | -3.7 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 1,434.1 | 1,348.8 | 5.9 | -85.3 | -128.4 | -5.9 | -8.7 |
| Unemployment | 80.4 | 109.2 | 3.2 | 28.8 | 40.8 | 35.8 | 59.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 58.5 | 0.3 | -3.8 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 324.8 | 325.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 207.5 | 202.2 | 1.8 | -5.3 | 4.8 | -2.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 197.9 | 187.7 | 1.7 | -10.2 | -3.6 | -5.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 14.5 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 51.0 | 137.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 62.2 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 57.7 | 0.5 | -3.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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