Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| December 2020 |
January 2021 |
Standard error1 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 181.4 | 181.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 118.7 | 118.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 108.8 | 107.9 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -3.0 | -0.8 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 375.9 | 376.4 | ... | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 255.4 | 258.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 236.5 | 238.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.0 | 19.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 132.8 | 132.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 89.8 | 88.7 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 81.6 | 80.5 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 78.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 60.6 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.0 | 110.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 69.5 | 71.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 61.6 | 62.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.4 | 1.1 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 65.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 64.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.7 | 135.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 80.8 | 79.7 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 74.7 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -2.0 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 58.7 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.0 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 686.1 | 686.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 458.6 | 458.1 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 439.0 | 436.7 | 3.8 | -2.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.6 | 21.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 187.0 | 187.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 116.5 | 116.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 109.8 | 109.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.8 | 136.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 83.0 | 80.9 | 0.9 | -2.1 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 78.2 | 75.5 | 0.9 | -2.7 | -4.5 | -3.5 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 59.1 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 55.1 | 0.7 | -2.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,626.2 | 3,629.0 | ... | 2.8 | 41.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,411.4 | 2,398.6 | 9.4 | -12.8 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,215.2 | 2,194.5 | 9.9 | -20.7 | -62.4 | -0.9 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 196.2 | 204.1 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 65.5 | 4.0 | 47.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,199.6 | 1,201.0 | ... | 1.4 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 781.3 | 790.5 | 5.1 | 9.2 | -24.7 | 1.2 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 728.1 | 737.7 | 5.4 | 9.6 | -42.2 | 1.3 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 53.2 | 52.9 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 17.6 | -0.6 | 49.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 284.7 | 284.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 183.4 | 183.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -6.4 | 0.0 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 170.5 | 170.0 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -10.7 | -0.3 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 47.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 914.9 | 916.1 | ... | 1.2 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 597.9 | 607.2 | 4.8 | 9.3 | -18.3 | 1.6 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 557.5 | 567.7 | 5.1 | 10.2 | -31.5 | 1.8 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 40.4 | 39.4 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 13.2 | -2.5 | 50.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 66.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.9 | 143.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 89.7 | 90.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 84.5 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 102.5 | 97.8 | ... | -4.7 | -22.3 | -4.6 | -18.6 |
| Labour force | 54.8 | 56.1 | 3.4 | 1.3 | -4.4 | 2.4 | -7.3 |
| Employment | 53.1 | 53.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | -2.3 | 0.6 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -2.1 | 58.8 | -43.8 |
| Participation rate | 53.5 | 57.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.8 | 54.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 8.2 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 112.8 | 112.8 | ... | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 62.5 | 63.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 54.5 | 55.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 1.1 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 55.4 | 56.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 12.8 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.3 | 48.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 342.7 | 343.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 233.1 | 228.7 | 2.2 | -4.4 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 215.0 | 209.4 | 2.3 | -5.6 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 19.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 28.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 66.7 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 61.0 | 0.7 | -1.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,531.5 | 5,536.1 | ... | 4.6 | 78.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,750.7 | 3,722.6 | 13.0 | -28.1 | 70.6 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 3,348.3 | 3,310.5 | 13.2 | -37.8 | -140.0 | -1.1 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 402.4 | 412.1 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 210.6 | 2.4 | 104.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 59.8 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 664.8 | 665.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 425.1 | 427.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | -9.2 | 0.5 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 391.3 | 398.0 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -16.9 | 1.7 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 33.8 | 29.1 | 2.4 | -4.7 | 7.8 | -13.9 | 36.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 372.3 | 372.4 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 216.6 | 210.9 | 2.5 | -5.7 | -10.2 | -2.6 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 196.7 | 186.6 | 2.4 | -10.1 | -22.7 | -5.1 | -10.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.8 | 24.2 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 22.2 | 105.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 56.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.8 | 50.1 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 496.4 | 496.9 | ... | 0.5 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 342.8 | 342.6 | 2.6 | -0.2 | -4.8 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 314.0 | 314.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -14.8 | 0.1 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 28.8 | 28.3 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 10.1 | -1.7 | 55.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.6 | 118.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 79.5 | 78.3 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 74.2 | 72.9 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 54.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.0 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 61.5 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 139.5 | 139.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 91.0 | 90.2 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 85.9 | 84.5 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 29.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 60.5 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 464.7 | 465.1 | ... | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 288.3 | 291.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 266.0 | 269.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 22.3 | 22.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 67.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 304.2 | 304.4 | ... | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 171.3 | 170.4 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -11.2 | -0.5 | -6.2 |
| Employment | 152.1 | 152.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -13.5 | 0.5 | -8.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.2 | 17.6 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 2.3 | -8.3 | 15.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 56.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.0 | 50.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 180.4 | 180.5 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 127.2 | 123.5 | 1.7 | -3.7 | -6.1 | -2.9 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 112.0 | 106.0 | 2.0 | -6.0 | -17.1 | -5.4 | -13.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 17.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 11.0 | 14.4 | 169.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 68.4 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 9.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 58.7 | 1.1 | -3.4 | -10.3 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.6 | 145.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 88.2 | 87.2 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -4.2 | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 81.5 | 80.3 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -6.5 | -1.5 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 59.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.7 | 106.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 60.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.9 | -1.3 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 52.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 56.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 700.9 | 701.1 | ... | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 466.7 | 463.4 | 1.7 | -3.3 | -6.5 | -0.7 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 426.7 | 422.6 | 1.7 | -4.1 | -22.9 | -1.0 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 40.0 | 40.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 2.0 | 67.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 214.3 | 214.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 145.7 | 145.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 136.4 | 134.5 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 20.7 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 270.7 | 271.1 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 182.6 | 182.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 167.6 | 167.2 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -6.6 | -0.2 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 15.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 38.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 104.5 | 104.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 68.0 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 61.9 | 62.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 2.7 | -15.4 | 96.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.0 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 8.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,256.1 | 1,257.6 | ... | 1.5 | 20.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 917.8 | 909.1 | 4.8 | -8.7 | 23.3 | -0.9 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 821.1 | 813.1 | 5.3 | -8.0 | -6.6 | -1.0 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 96.7 | 96.0 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 29.9 | -0.7 | 45.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 72.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 64.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,191.7 | 1,193.1 | ... | 1.4 | 20.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 816.1 | 829.6 | 5.2 | 13.5 | -5.5 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 723.2 | 731.0 | 5.4 | 7.8 | -34.6 | 1.1 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 93.0 | 98.5 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 29.0 | 5.9 | 41.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 69.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.8 | 182.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 119.9 | 118.4 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 114.4 | 113.0 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.1 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.0 | 170.0 | ... | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 113.8 | 114.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 104.3 | 105.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 8.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 3.4 | -5.3 | 61.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,339.6 | 2,340.2 | ... | 0.6 | 24.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,553.5 | 1,570.9 | 7.6 | 17.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 1,439.4 | 1,448.4 | 7.8 | 9.0 | -51.5 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 114.1 | 122.5 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 51.4 | 7.4 | 72.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 343.1 | 343.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 215.8 | 217.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | -4.0 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 203.2 | 206.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | -6.8 | 1.5 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 10.8 | 1.1 | -1.8 | 2.9 | -14.3 | 36.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0380-02.
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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