Table 7 
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
  May
2020
June
2020
Standard error1 May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 2020 May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 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 187.3 187.4 ... 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.8
Labour force 117.2 117.8 0.9 0.6 -7.4 0.5 -5.9
Employment 105.0 104.1 0.9 -0.9 -11.2 -0.9 -9.7
Unemployment 12.3 13.7 0.5 1.4 3.8 11.4 38.4
Participation rate 62.6 62.9 0.5 0.3 -4.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 11.6 0.4 1.1 3.7 ... ...
Employment rate 56.1 55.5 0.5 -0.6 -6.5 ... ...
Halifax, Nova Scotia              
Population 380.9 381.5 ... 0.6 9.1 0.2 2.4
Labour force 241.6 245.8 1.4 4.2 -11.3 1.7 -4.4
Employment 216.3 216.6 1.4 0.3 -26.8 0.1 -11.0
Unemployment 25.3 29.2 0.7 3.9 15.5 15.4 113.1
Participation rate 63.4 64.4 0.4 1.0 -4.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 11.9 0.3 1.4 6.6 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.8 0.4 0.0 -8.6 ... ...
Moncton, New Brunswick              
Population 133.4 133.6 ... 0.2 2.6 0.1 2.0
Labour force 86.6 88.1 0.9 1.5 0.6 1.7 0.7
Employment 79.1 80.1 0.9 1.0 -2.2 1.3 -2.7
Unemployment 7.6 8.0 0.4 0.4 2.8 5.3 53.8
Participation rate 64.9 65.9 0.7 1.0 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 9.1 0.4 0.3 3.2 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 60.0 0.7 0.7 -2.8 ... ...
Saint John, New Brunswick               
Population 107.9 107.9 ... 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.0
Labour force 64.8 65.2 0.8 0.4 -5.5 0.6 -7.8
Employment 57.6 57.6 0.8 0.0 -8.8 0.0 -13.3
Unemployment 7.2 7.5 0.4 0.3 3.2 4.2 74.4
Participation rate 60.1 60.4 0.7 0.3 -5.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.1 11.5 0.5 0.4 5.4 ... ...
Employment rate 53.4 53.4 0.7 0.0 -8.8 ... ...
Saguenay, Quebec              
Population 133.2 133.1 ... -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.5
Labour force 76.7 77.0 0.9 0.3 -3.3 0.4 -4.1
Employment 66.5 67.2 0.9 0.7 -9.2 1.1 -12.0
Unemployment 10.2 9.9 0.3 -0.3 6.0 -2.9 153.8
Participation rate 57.6 57.9 0.7 0.3 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.3 12.9 0.4 -0.4 8.0 ... ...
Employment rate 49.9 50.5 0.7 0.6 -6.6 ... ...
Québec, Quebec              
Population 690.6 690.8 ... 0.2 4.0 0.0 0.6
Labour force 435.5 442.3 3.3 6.8 -39.8 1.6 -8.3
Employment 383.6 389.5 3.4 5.9 -81.0 1.5 -17.2
Unemployment 51.9 52.8 1.3 0.9 41.2 1.7 355.2
Participation rate 63.1 64.0 0.5 0.9 -6.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.9 11.9 0.3 0.0 9.5 ... ...
Employment rate 55.5 56.4 0.5 0.9 -12.1 ... ...
Sherbrooke, Quebec              
Population 189.8 190.0 ... 0.2 2.6 0.1 1.4
Labour force 116.4 117.2 1.1 0.8 -1.8 0.7 -1.5
Employment 103.7 103.6 1.1 -0.1 -10.9 -0.1 -9.5
Unemployment 12.7 13.6 0.4 0.9 9.0 7.1 195.7
Participation rate 61.3 61.7 0.6 0.4 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.9 11.6 0.4 0.7 7.7 ... ...
Employment rate 54.6 54.5 0.6 -0.1 -6.6 ... ...
Trois-Rivières, Quebec               
Population 135.7 135.7 ... 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.5
Labour force 80.3 79.2 0.8 -1.1 -2.7 -1.4 -3.3
Employment 70.0 69.2 0.9 -0.8 -8.0 -1.1 -10.4
Unemployment 10.4 10.0 0.3 -0.4 5.3 -3.8 112.8
Participation rate 59.2 58.4 0.6 -0.8 -2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.0 12.6 0.4 -0.4 6.9 ... ...
Employment rate 51.6 51.0 0.6 -0.6 -6.2 ... ...
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,555.5 3,559.7 ... 4.2 54.9 0.1 1.6
Labour force 2,265.5 2,297.1 8.3 31.6 -26.5 1.4 -1.1
Employment 1,947.5 1,949.2 8.5 1.7 -245.1 0.1 -11.2
Unemployment 318.0 347.9 4.6 29.9 218.6 9.4 169.1
Participation rate 63.7 64.5 0.2 0.8 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.0 15.1 0.2 1.1 9.5 ... ...
Employment rate 54.8 54.8 0.2 0.0 -7.8 ... ...
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec               
Population 1,189.7 1,191.0 ... 1.3 22.7 0.1 1.9
Labour force 770.7 768.8 4.5 -1.9 -29.5 -0.2 -3.7
Employment 705.6 696.0 4.5 -9.6 -60.3 -1.4 -8.0
Unemployment 65.1 72.8 2.0 7.7 30.8 11.8 73.3
Participation rate 64.8 64.6 0.4 -0.2 -3.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.4 9.5 0.2 1.1 4.2 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 58.4 0.4 -0.9 -6.3 ... ...
Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec              
Population 283.9 284.1 ... 0.2 3.2 0.1 1.1
Labour force 181.1 178.6 1.5 -2.5 -13.2 -1.4 -6.9
Employment 161.2 159.0 1.5 -2.2 -23.9 -1.4 -13.1
Unemployment 19.9 19.6 0.6 -0.3 10.8 -1.5 122.7
Participation rate 63.8 62.9 0.5 -0.9 -5.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 11.0 0.3 0.0 6.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.0 0.5 -0.8 -9.1 ... ...
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec              
Population 905.8 907.0 ... 1.2 19.6 0.1 2.2
Labour force 589.6 590.2 4.3 0.6 -16.4 0.1 -2.7
Employment 544.4 537.0 4.3 -7.4 -36.4 -1.4 -6.3
Unemployment 45.2 53.2 1.9 8.0 20.0 17.7 60.2
Participation rate 65.1 65.1 0.5 0.0 -3.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 9.0 0.3 1.3 3.5 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 59.2 0.5 -0.9 -5.4 ... ...
Kingston, Ontario              
Population 147.7 147.8 ... 0.1 2.2 0.1 1.5
Labour force 86.8 88.1 0.8 1.3 -5.6 1.5 -6.0
Employment 77.4 77.2 0.8 -0.2 -12.1 -0.3 -13.5
Unemployment 9.4 10.9 0.3 1.5 6.5 16.0 147.7
Participation rate 58.8 59.6 0.6 0.8 -4.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.8 12.4 0.3 1.6 7.7 ... ...
Employment rate 52.4 52.2 0.6 -0.2 -9.1 ... ...
Peterborough, Ontario              
Population 108.6 108.6 ... 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.2
Labour force 53.8 55.5 1.3 1.7 -10.4 3.2 -15.8
Employment 48.7 50.3 1.3 1.6 -12.1 3.3 -19.4
Unemployment 5.1 5.3 0.5 0.2 1.8 3.9 51.4
Participation rate 49.5 51.1 1.2 1.6 -10.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.5 0.7 0.0 4.2 ... ...
Employment rate 44.8 46.3 1.2 1.5 -11.9 ... ...
Oshawa, Ontario              
Population 350.9 351.2 ... 0.3 6.3 0.1 1.8
Labour force 224.5 221.7 2.0 -2.8 -12.4 -1.2 -5.3
Employment 201.9 195.6 2.0 -6.3 -26.5 -3.1 -11.9
Unemployment 22.6 26.1 0.9 3.5 14.1 15.5 117.5
Participation rate 64.0 63.1 0.6 -0.9 -4.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 11.8 0.4 1.7 6.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 55.7 0.6 -1.8 -8.7 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,667.6 5,675.2 ... 7.6 131.5 0.1 2.4
Labour force 3,481.3 3,497.7 11.0 16.4 -191.3 0.5 -5.2
Employment 3,089.7 3,022.6 11.1 -67.1 -449.8 -2.2 -13.0
Unemployment 391.5 475.1 6.3 83.6 258.4 21.4 119.2
Participation rate 61.4 61.6 0.2 0.2 -4.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.2 13.6 0.2 2.4 7.7 ... ...
Employment rate 54.5 53.3 0.2 -1.2 -9.3 ... ...
Hamilton, Ontario              
Population 685.7 686.1 ... 0.4 9.0 0.1 1.3
Labour force 426.1 422.0 3.5 -4.1 -15.0 -1.0 -3.4
Employment 382.0 371.0 3.7 -11.0 -45.3 -2.9 -10.9
Unemployment 44.0 51.0 1.4 7.0 30.3 15.9 146.4
Participation rate 62.1 61.5 0.5 -0.6 -3.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 12.1 0.3 1.8 7.4 ... ...
Employment rate 55.7 54.1 0.5 -1.6 -7.4 ... ...
St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario               
Population 360.8 360.9 ... 0.1 4.3 0.0 1.2
Labour force 195.9 195.4 2.2 -0.5 -12.0 -0.3 -5.8
Employment 171.3 170.0 2.2 -1.3 -25.7 -0.8 -13.1
Unemployment 24.6 25.3 0.9 0.7 13.6 2.8 116.2
Participation rate 54.3 54.1 0.6 -0.2 -4.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.6 12.9 0.4 0.3 7.3 ... ...
Employment rate 47.5 47.1 0.6 -0.4 -7.8 ... ...
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario              
Population 455.2 455.6 ... 0.4 8.3 0.1 1.9
Labour force 301.1 297.2 2.4 -3.9 -24.1 -1.3 -7.5
Employment 270.0 260.9 2.4 -9.1 -44.6 -3.4 -14.6
Unemployment 31.1 36.3 1.1 5.2 20.5 16.7 129.7
Participation rate 66.1 65.2 0.5 -0.9 -6.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 12.2 0.3 1.9 7.3 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 57.3 0.5 -2.0 -11.0 ... ...
Brantford, Ontario              
Population 119.4 119.5 ... 0.1 1.6 0.1 1.4
Labour force 78.0 79.3 0.8 1.3 -5.6 1.7 -6.6
Employment 69.2 69.3 0.9 0.1 -11.5 0.1 -14.2
Unemployment 8.8 10.0 0.4 1.2 6.0 13.6 150.0
Participation rate 65.3 66.4 0.7 1.1 -5.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.3 12.6 0.5 1.3 7.9 ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 58.0 0.7 0.0 -10.5 ... ...
Guelph, Ontario              
Population 142.0 142.2 ... 0.2 3.4 0.1 2.4
Labour force 96.2 97.7 1.1 1.5 -2.4 1.6 -2.4
Employment 83.8 83.1 1.2 -0.7 -11.9 -0.8 -12.5
Unemployment 12.4 14.6 0.5 2.2 9.5 17.7 186.3
Participation rate 67.7 68.7 0.8 1.0 -3.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.9 14.9 0.5 2.0 9.8 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 58.4 0.8 -0.6 -10.0 ... ...
London, Ontario              
Population 453.5 453.9 ... 0.4 7.6 0.1 1.7
Labour force 266.7 266.3 2.6 -0.4 9.5 -0.1 3.7
Employment 235.4 232.7 2.6 -2.7 -11.0 -1.1 -4.5
Unemployment 31.3 33.6 1.1 2.3 20.5 7.3 156.5
Participation rate 58.8 58.7 0.6 -0.1 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.7 12.6 0.4 0.9 7.5 ... ...
Employment rate 51.9 51.3 0.6 -0.6 -3.3 ... ...
Windsor, Ontario              
Population 298.9 299.1 ... 0.2 4.6 0.1 1.6
Labour force 162.5 161.4 1.9 -1.1 -21.8 -0.7 -11.9
Employment 135.4 136.9 1.9 1.5 -35.8 1.1 -20.7
Unemployment 27.1 24.5 0.9 -2.6 14.0 -9.6 133.3
Participation rate 54.4 54.0 0.7 -0.4 -8.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 16.7 15.2 0.5 -1.5 9.5 ... ...
Employment rate 45.3 45.8 0.7 0.5 -12.8 ... ...
Barrie, Ontario              
Population 182.9 183.1 ... 0.2 3.5 0.1 1.9
Labour force 131.5 131.1 2.0 -0.4 5.6 -0.3 4.5
Employment 116.2 116.9 1.9 0.7 -0.7 0.6 -0.6
Unemployment 15.3 14.2 0.9 -1.1 6.2 -7.2 77.5
Participation rate 71.9 71.6 1.1 -0.3 1.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.6 10.8 0.7 -0.8 4.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 63.8 1.1 0.3 -1.7 ... ...
Greater Sudbury, Ontario              
Population 141.2 141.1 ... -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1
Labour force 83.0 82.2 0.8 -0.8 -7.9 -1.0 -8.8
Employment 76.0 74.6 0.8 -1.4 -10.8 -1.8 -12.6
Unemployment 7.0 7.7 0.4 0.7 2.9 10.0 60.4
Participation rate 58.8 58.3 0.6 -0.5 -5.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.4 9.4 0.4 1.0 4.1 ... ...
Employment rate 53.8 52.9 0.6 -0.9 -7.7 ... ...
Thunder Bay, Ontario              
Population 104.5 104.4 ... -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3
Labour force 59.7 58.6 0.6 -1.1 -6.3 -1.8 -9.7
Employment 53.5 52.1 0.6 -1.4 -9.2 -2.6 -15.0
Unemployment 6.2 6.5 0.2 0.3 2.9 4.8 80.6
Participation rate 57.1 56.1 0.6 -1.0 -5.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.4 11.1 0.4 0.7 5.6 ... ...
Employment rate 51.2 49.9 0.5 -1.3 -8.6 ... ...
Winnipeg, Manitoba              
Population 705.5 705.7 ... 0.2 10.4 0.0 1.5
Labour force 458.4 459.8 1.4 1.4 -10.6 0.3 -2.3
Employment 411.2 406.1 1.5 -5.1 -39.7 -1.2 -8.9
Unemployment 47.2 53.6 0.8 6.4 29.0 13.6 117.9
Participation rate 65.0 65.2 0.2 0.2 -2.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.3 11.7 0.2 1.4 6.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 57.5 0.2 -0.8 -6.6 ... ...
Regina, Saskatchewan              
Population 215.6 215.8 ... 0.2 4.0 0.1 1.9
Labour force 139.1 139.5 1.0 0.4 -12.7 0.3 -8.3
Employment 124.4 123.4 1.0 -1.0 -21.7 -0.8 -15.0
Unemployment 14.7 16.2 0.5 1.5 9.1 10.2 128.2
Participation rate 64.5 64.6 0.5 0.1 -7.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.6 11.6 0.3 1.0 6.9 ... ...
Employment rate 57.7 57.2 0.5 -0.5 -11.3 ... ...
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan              
Population 280.8 281.1 ... 0.3 6.3 0.1 2.3
Labour force 189.2 187.3 1.1 -1.9 -3.2 -1.0 -1.7
Employment 165.8 160.8 1.1 -5.0 -18.3 -3.0 -10.2
Unemployment 23.4 26.5 0.6 3.1 15.1 13.2 132.5
Participation rate 67.4 66.6 0.4 -0.8 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.4 14.1 0.3 1.7 8.1 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 57.2 0.4 -1.8 -8.0 ... ...
Calgary, Alberta              
Population 1,297.1 1,299.0 ... 1.9 29.8 0.1 2.3
Labour force 876.3 881.7 4.3 5.4 -62.1 0.6 -6.6
Employment 758.5 744.2 4.4 -14.3 -135.0 -1.9 -15.4
Unemployment 117.8 137.5 2.6 19.7 72.9 16.7 112.8
Participation rate 67.6 67.9 0.3 0.3 -6.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.4 15.6 0.3 2.2 8.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.5 57.3 0.3 -1.2 -12.0 ... ...
Edmonton, Alberta              
Population 1,206.8 1,208.4 ... 1.6 26.6 0.1 2.3
Labour force 781.5 791.7 3.8 10.2 -63.2 1.3 -7.4
Employment 675.4 667.4 4.1 -8.0 -127.0 -1.2 -16.0
Unemployment 106.1 124.3 2.5 18.2 63.8 17.2 105.5
Participation rate 64.8 65.5 0.3 0.7 -6.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.6 15.7 0.3 2.1 8.6 ... ...
Employment rate 56.0 55.2 0.3 -0.8 -12.0 ... ...
Kelowna, British Columbia               
Population 169.1 169.3 ... 0.2 3.9 0.1 2.4
Labour force 105.3 106.4 1.4 1.1 -4.6 1.0 -4.1
Employment 95.2 95.6 1.5 0.4 -10.6 0.4 -10.0
Unemployment 10.1 10.8 0.6 0.7 6.0 6.9 125.0
Participation rate 62.3 62.8 0.9 0.5 -4.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.6 10.2 0.5 0.6 5.9 ... ...
Employment rate 56.3 56.5 0.9 0.2 -7.7 ... ...
Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia              
Population 160.9 161.2 ... 0.3 4.5 0.2 2.9
Labour force 98.2 97.4 0.9 -0.8 -9.2 -0.8 -8.6
Employment 90.8 88.9 0.9 -1.9 -11.9 -2.1 -11.8
Unemployment 7.4 8.6 0.4 1.2 2.8 16.2 48.3
Participation rate 61.0 60.4 0.6 -0.6 -7.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 8.8 0.3 1.3 3.4 ... ...
Employment rate 56.4 55.1 0.6 -1.3 -9.2 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,309.8 2,313.0 ... 3.2 50.0 0.1 2.2
Labour force 1,412.2 1,419.6 5.8 7.4 -126.2 0.5 -8.2
Employment 1,260.5 1,233.8 5.9 -26.7 -248.4 -2.1 -16.8
Unemployment 151.7 185.9 3.2 34.2 122.3 22.5 192.3
Participation rate 61.1 61.4 0.3 0.3 -6.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.7 13.1 0.2 2.4 9.0 ... ...
Employment rate 54.6 53.3 0.3 -1.3 -12.2 ... ...
Victoria, British Columbia               
Population 325.7 326.2 ... 0.5 6.5 0.2 2.0
Labour force 199.3 200.4 1.8 1.1 -1.8 0.6 -0.9
Employment 179.2 178.4 1.7 -0.8 -15.8 -0.4 -8.1
Unemployment 20.1 22.0 0.6 1.9 14.0 9.5 175.0
Participation rate 61.2 61.4 0.5 0.2 -1.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 11.0 0.3 0.9 7.0 ... ...
Employment rate 55.0 54.7 0.5 -0.3 -6.0 ... ...
...
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).
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