Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| February 2021 |
March 2021 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2021 | March 2020 to March 2021 | February to March 2021 | March 2020 to March 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 | 181.6 | 181.6 | ... | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 115.1 | 113.5 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -4.9 | -1.4 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 104.3 | 102.7 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -5.6 | -1.5 | -5.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.6 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 376.8 | 377.3 | ... | 0.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 261.2 | 264.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 240.1 | 242.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 21.1 | 21.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 23.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 133.0 | 133.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 88.4 | 89.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 80.2 | 80.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 66.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.1 | 110.1 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 71.2 | 70.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 62.6 | 62.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 2.5 | -11.5 | 48.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 10.9 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.6 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 80.7 | 81.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 76.0 | 76.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 686.6 | 686.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 452.6 | 448.2 | 3.6 | -4.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 429.7 | 426.2 | 3.8 | -3.5 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 22.8 | 22.0 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -11.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 187.4 | 187.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 116.6 | 114.8 | 1.2 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 109.4 | 108.2 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -8.3 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 61.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.9 | 136.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 80.5 | 80.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 75.1 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 0.0 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -5.6 | -7.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 58.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 54.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,631.7 | 3,634.0 | ... | 2.3 | 39.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,394.7 | 2,411.4 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 42.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,198.8 | 2,211.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | -5.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 195.9 | 199.8 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 48.0 | 2.0 | 31.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,202.6 | 1,204.3 | ... | 1.7 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 804.1 | 812.3 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 752.0 | 759.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 52.1 | 52.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 285.2 | 285.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 185.1 | 185.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -2.8 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 171.0 | 172.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -5.2 | 0.6 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.1 | 13.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -4.3 | 21.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 917.4 | 918.8 | ... | 1.4 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 619.0 | 626.8 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 19.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 580.9 | 587.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 38.0 | 39.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 30.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.2 | 143.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 91.6 | 91.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 85.0 | 84.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -0.7 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 29.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 58.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 94.6 | 93.8 | ... | -0.8 | -23.9 | -0.8 | -20.3 |
| Labour force | 59.4 | 58.7 | 3.4 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 55.0 | 52.6 | 3.3 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -4.4 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 38.6 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.6 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 11.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 56.1 | 2.3 | -2.0 | 10.6 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 112.9 | 112.9 | ... | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 65.4 | 66.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| Employment | 57.2 | 59.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 6.2 | 0.9 | -2.0 | 2.4 | -24.4 | 63.2 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.5 | 9.4 | 1.4 | -3.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.7 | 53.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 343.3 | 343.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 225.3 | 222.7 | 2.2 | -2.6 | -6.0 | -1.2 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 207.2 | 205.2 | 2.3 | -2.0 | -5.2 | -1.0 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 17.5 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 64.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 59.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,540.9 | 5,545.8 | ... | 4.9 | 73.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,679.4 | 3,647.0 | 13.0 | -32.4 | 45.1 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 3,272.2 | 3,271.6 | 13.2 | -0.6 | -115.4 | -0.0 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 407.2 | 375.4 | 9.1 | -31.8 | 160.5 | -7.8 | 74.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 10.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 665.2 | 665.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 432.8 | 436.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 401.9 | 408.4 | 4.3 | 6.5 | -3.1 | 1.6 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.9 | 27.7 | 2.4 | -3.2 | 2.5 | -10.4 | 9.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 372.5 | 372.6 | ... | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 207.9 | 212.3 | 2.5 | 4.4 | -3.5 | 2.1 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 182.1 | 186.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | -12.3 | 2.4 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 25.8 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 51.5 |
| Participation rate | 55.8 | 57.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 12.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.9 | 50.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 497.4 | 497.9 | ... | 0.5 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 340.7 | 337.8 | 2.6 | -2.9 | -13.2 | -0.9 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 314.2 | 314.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -15.6 | 0.0 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 26.5 | 23.6 | 1.6 | -2.9 | 2.3 | -10.9 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 67.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.7 | 118.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 79.1 | 81.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 73.1 | 75.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -3.3 | 38.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 68.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 63.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 139.7 | 139.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 93.0 | 96.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 85.7 | 87.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 19.2 | 70.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 68.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 62.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 465.5 | 466.0 | ... | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 293.1 | 295.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 273.0 | 274.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 20.1 | 20.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 26.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 304.5 | 304.6 | ... | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 173.3 | 180.6 | 2.2 | 7.3 | -0.9 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 154.8 | 162.9 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 18.5 | 17.7 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -4.3 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 56.9 | 59.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 9.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.8 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 180.6 | 180.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 122.1 | 123.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -9.3 | 0.8 | -7.0 |
| Employment | 106.2 | 109.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -15.6 | 3.1 | -12.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.9 | 13.6 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 6.3 | -14.5 | 86.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 60.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -9.4 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.5 | 145.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 87.5 | 87.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 0.5 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 79.9 | 80.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -5.1 | 0.8 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -2.6 | 45.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 64.9 | 64.5 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -0.6 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 59.4 | 59.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 25.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 701.6 | 702.1 | ... | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 464.9 | 470.4 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 426.4 | 433.9 | 1.7 | 7.5 | -10.7 | 1.8 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 38.5 | 36.5 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 10.7 | -5.2 | 41.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 214.8 | 215.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 144.8 | 146.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 132.5 | 133.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 271.5 | 272.0 | ... | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 183.1 | 183.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -3.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 167.8 | 168.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -5.0 | 0.4 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 15.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -2.0 | 11.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 67.6 | 67.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 63.0 | 63.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -6.5 | 43.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,259.1 | 1,260.6 | ... | 1.5 | 19.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 901.6 | 894.4 | 4.8 | -7.2 | 18.9 | -0.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 806.3 | 805.4 | 5.3 | -0.9 | 7.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 95.3 | 89.0 | 3.6 | -6.3 | 11.0 | -6.6 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,194.7 | 1,196.2 | ... | 1.5 | 19.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 840.1 | 856.3 | 5.2 | 16.2 | 41.9 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 743.0 | 760.8 | 5.4 | 17.8 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 97.1 | 95.5 | 3.6 | -1.6 | 28.5 | -1.6 | 42.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 71.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 11.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 182.2 | 182.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 117.6 | 115.0 | 1.8 | -2.6 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 111.5 | 109.3 | 1.7 | -2.2 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -6.6 | -19.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 63.0 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 59.9 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.1 | 170.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 115.6 | 117.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 8.2 |
| Employment | 107.0 | 110.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 2.4 | -14.0 | 48.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 69.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,340.6 | 2,341.2 | ... | 0.6 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,580.5 | 1,603.8 | 7.6 | 23.3 | 61.2 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 1,456.2 | 1,474.6 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 124.3 | 129.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 47.8 | 3.9 | 58.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 63.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 343.8 | 344.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 218.4 | 221.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 207.6 | 208.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 21.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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