Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2020 |
September 2020 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 2020 | August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 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 | 187.7 | 187.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 122.0 | 122.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 109.1 | 110.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -4.7 | 0.8 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 12.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 3.0 | -6.3 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 9.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 382.9 | 383.7 | ... | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 259.6 | 258.6 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 233.5 | 236.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -5.3 | 1.5 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 26.1 | 21.6 | 0.8 | -4.5 | 6.6 | -17.2 | 44.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 8.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 134.0 | 134.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 88.4 | 88.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 82.2 | 81.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 108.1 | 108.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 67.3 | 66.2 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -4.9 | -1.6 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 60.8 | 59.5 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -5.9 | -2.1 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 17.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 61.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.0 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.0 | 132.9 | ... | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 78.9 | 79.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 73.9 | 75.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -14.0 | -14.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 691.3 | 691.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 462.9 | 461.3 | 3.4 | -1.6 | -12.4 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 433.6 | 438.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | -20.9 | 1.1 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 23.0 | 1.5 | -6.2 | 8.4 | -21.2 | 57.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 190.4 | 190.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 119.9 | 119.7 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 110.2 | 110.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 8.9 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 2.4 | -9.2 | 36.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.8 | 135.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 81.6 | 83.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 75.4 | 78.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -14.5 | 23.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 57.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,567.3 | 3,571.4 | ... | 4.1 | 52.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,398.1 | 2,413.1 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 68.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 2,114.1 | 2,154.9 | 9.0 | 40.8 | -59.3 | 1.9 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 284.0 | 258.1 | 5.2 | -25.9 | 127.8 | -9.1 | 98.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 10.7 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 60.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,193.7 | 1,195.0 | ... | 1.3 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 794.0 | 798.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | -27.7 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 721.1 | 730.2 | 4.8 | 9.1 | -60.5 | 1.3 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 72.9 | 68.6 | 2.2 | -4.3 | 32.7 | -5.9 | 91.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 284.5 | 284.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 183.1 | 183.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -9.8 | 0.3 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 168.3 | 168.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -16.4 | 0.3 | -8.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 80.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 909.2 | 910.3 | ... | 1.1 | 17.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 610.9 | 615.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -17.9 | 0.7 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 552.9 | 561.5 | 4.6 | 8.6 | -44.0 | 1.6 | -7.3 |
| Unemployment | 58.0 | 53.8 | 2.1 | -4.2 | 26.1 | -7.2 | 94.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 8.7 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.0 | 148.0 | ... | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 91.5 | 91.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 82.3 | 83.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 0.9 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 8.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -9.8 | 50.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 9.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.8 | 108.8 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 56.9 | 58.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -5.0 | 1.9 | -7.9 |
| Employment | 51.2 | 51.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -8.5 | 0.8 | -14.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 14.0 | 124.1 |
| Participation rate | 52.3 | 53.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.1 | 47.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -8.4 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 352.0 | 352.4 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 232.8 | 237.2 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 206.2 | 214.5 | 2.1 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 4.0 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 26.6 | 22.7 | 1.0 | -3.9 | 10.8 | -14.7 | 90.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 9.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 60.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,690.7 | 5,698.5 | ... | 7.8 | 114.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 3,729.9 | 3,800.0 | 11.9 | 70.1 | 61.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 3,211.8 | 3,313.1 | 11.9 | 101.3 | -209.8 | 3.2 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 518.1 | 487.0 | 7.0 | -31.1 | 271.0 | -6.0 | 125.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 12.8 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 58.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 686.9 | 687.3 | ... | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 434.6 | 429.3 | 4.0 | -5.3 | -12.5 | -1.2 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 391.1 | 391.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | -28.8 | 0.0 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 43.4 | 38.2 | 1.8 | -5.2 | 16.3 | -12.0 | 74.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 62.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 8.9 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 361.3 | 361.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 206.2 | 207.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -5.2 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 182.9 | 189.3 | 2.3 | 6.4 | -10.9 | 3.5 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.3 | 18.0 | 1.0 | -5.3 | 5.7 | -22.7 | 46.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 57.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 8.7 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.6 | 52.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 456.5 | 457.0 | ... | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 310.4 | 312.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -6.7 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 270.6 | 274.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | -25.6 | 1.5 | -8.5 |
| Unemployment | 39.9 | 38.1 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 18.9 | -4.5 | 98.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.9 | 12.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.7 | 119.7 | ... | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 81.0 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 73.1 | 74.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -5.5 | 2.2 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 3.6 | -16.5 | 120.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 68.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 8.1 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.6 | 142.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 99.0 | 98.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 88.0 | 89.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -2.8 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 9.5 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 4.4 | -13.6 | 86.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.0 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 9.6 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 454.7 | 455.1 | ... | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 276.5 | 279.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 250.8 | 255.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 25.7 | 24.8 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 7.8 | -3.5 | 45.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 56.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 299.6 | 299.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 171.3 | 171.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 | -8.7 | -0.1 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 153.9 | 154.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -14.0 | 0.3 | -8.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 16.7 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 5.4 | -3.5 | 47.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.2 | 57.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 9.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.4 | 51.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 183.5 | 183.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 136.5 | 135.7 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 9.8 | -0.6 | 7.8 |
| Employment | 124.0 | 123.0 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 4.5 | -0.8 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 71.6 |
| Participation rate | 74.4 | 73.8 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 66.9 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.0 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 85.1 | 86.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -3.3 | 1.2 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 77.9 | 78.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -5.6 | 1.0 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 43.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 55.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.3 | 104.2 | ... | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 61.0 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -2.6 | 2.5 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 55.5 | 57.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -3.9 | 3.2 | -6.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -7.1 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 60.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 55.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 706.6 | 707.0 | ... | 0.4 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 477.8 | 479.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 428.0 | 434.4 | 1.6 | 6.4 | -9.4 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 49.8 | 45.3 | 0.9 | -4.5 | 20.6 | -9.0 | 83.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 9.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 216.1 | 216.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 145.3 | 147.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -4.1 | 1.2 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 131.8 | 136.2 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -6.6 | 3.3 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 10.9 | 0.6 | -2.6 | 2.5 | -19.3 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 281.8 | 282.2 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 192.1 | 193.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 171.4 | 175.5 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -4.7 | 2.4 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 20.8 | 17.7 | 0.7 | -3.1 | 6.7 | -14.9 | 60.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 9.2 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 62.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,302.6 | 1,304.1 | ... | 1.5 | 26.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 936.2 | 948.0 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 801.3 | 828.3 | 4.9 | 27.0 | -48.9 | 3.4 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 134.9 | 119.7 | 3.2 | -15.2 | 52.4 | -11.3 | 77.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.4 | 12.6 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 63.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,211.6 | 1,213.1 | ... | 1.5 | 23.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 829.4 | 824.7 | 4.5 | -4.7 | -20.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 716.8 | 720.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | -62.9 | 0.5 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 112.6 | 104.2 | 3.1 | -8.4 | 42.1 | -7.5 | 67.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 12.6 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.0 | 170.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 108.8 | 108.0 | 1.6 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 98.9 | 99.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -7.6 | 0.5 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 8.6 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 4.0 | -12.2 | 87.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.4 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 161.9 | 162.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 101.8 | 102.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -2.7 | 0.9 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 93.5 | 94.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -5.7 | 1.1 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -1.2 | 54.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,320.1 | 2,323.5 | ... | 3.4 | 45.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,498.7 | 1,500.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | -37.8 | 0.1 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 1,307.4 | 1,334.5 | 6.5 | 27.1 | -131.3 | 2.1 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 191.3 | 165.9 | 3.7 | -25.4 | 93.6 | -13.3 | 129.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 11.1 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 327.2 | 327.6 | ... | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 210.6 | 210.5 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 189.0 | 191.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | -6.0 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 21.6 | 19.1 | 0.7 | -2.5 | 12.7 | -11.6 | 198.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 9.1 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
...
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 between 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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