Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| March 2021 |
April 2021 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 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 | 181.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 113.5 | 111.8 | 1.0 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -1.5 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 102.7 | 101.4 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -1.3 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 10.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -3.7 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 55.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 377.3 | 377.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 264.1 | 262.9 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 20.9 | -0.5 | 8.6 |
| Employment | 242.5 | 241.7 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 21.7 | -0.3 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 21.6 | 21.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 133.1 | 133.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 89.0 | 90.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 80.5 | 82.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -5.9 | 31.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 68.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.1 | 110.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 70.5 | 70.1 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 62.8 | 63.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -11.7 | 4.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.6 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 9.7 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.6 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 81.0 | 80.8 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 76.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 7.2 | -0.1 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.6 | -2.1 | -49.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 686.9 | 687.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 448.2 | 447.2 | 3.6 | -1.0 | 8.6 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 426.2 | 424.8 | 3.8 | -1.4 | 27.9 | -0.3 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 22.0 | 22.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -19.3 | 1.8 | -46.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 187.5 | 187.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 114.8 | 115.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 108.2 | 109.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -5.3 | -13.6 | -48.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.9 | 137.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 80.3 | 80.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 75.1 | 76.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -4.3 | -21.6 | -51.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,634.0 | 3,635.9 | ... | 1.9 | 38.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,411.4 | 2,421.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 95.1 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 2,211.6 | 2,235.0 | 9.9 | 23.4 | 154.1 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 199.8 | 186.1 | 6.7 | -13.7 | -59.0 | -6.9 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,204.3 | 1,206.0 | ... | 1.7 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 812.3 | 822.5 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 43.8 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 759.7 | 767.3 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 42.9 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 52.7 | 55.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 285.4 | 285.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 185.6 | 185.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 172.1 | 173.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 12.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -4.5 | -8.9 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 918.8 | 920.3 | ... | 1.5 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 626.8 | 636.7 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 42.6 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 587.5 | 593.9 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 37.4 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 39.2 | 42.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.4 | 143.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 91.4 | 90.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 5.5 | -1.3 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 84.4 | 83.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 | 5.6 | -1.5 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 62.8 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 57.8 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 93.8 | 94.3 | ... | 0.5 | -14.8 | 0.5 | -13.6 |
| Labour force | 58.7 | 57.4 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 1.2 | -2.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 52.6 | 50.6 | 3.3 | -2.0 | 3.3 | -3.8 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 13.1 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 60.9 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 9.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 53.7 | 2.3 | -2.4 | 10.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 112.9 | 113.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 66.0 | 67.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| Employment | 59.8 | 62.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 17.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -27.4 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 59.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 7.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 6.7 | 1.4 | -2.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 55.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 343.7 | 344.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 222.7 | 219.7 | 2.2 | -3.0 | -4.1 | -1.3 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 205.2 | 202.8 | 2.3 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 16.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -2.8 | -3.4 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 58.9 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,545.8 | 5,551.1 | ... | 5.3 | 71.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,647.0 | 3,621.4 | 13.0 | -25.6 | 143.0 | -0.7 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 3,271.6 | 3,276.5 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 375.4 | 344.9 | 9.1 | -30.5 | 72.4 | -8.1 | 26.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 665.4 | 665.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 436.1 | 447.8 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 408.4 | 415.0 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 20.6 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.7 | 32.8 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 372.6 | 372.7 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 212.3 | 218.3 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 186.5 | 192.6 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 25.9 | 25.6 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 4.6 | -1.2 | 21.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 58.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 11.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.1 | 51.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 497.9 | 498.5 | ... | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 337.8 | 338.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 314.2 | 317.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 23.6 | 20.9 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -6.0 | -11.4 | -22.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.8 | 118.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 81.0 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 75.2 | 76.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -10.3 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 139.9 | 140.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 96.4 | 98.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 89.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 466.0 | 466.5 | ... | 0.5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 295.1 | 302.8 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 27.1 | 2.6 | 9.8 |
| Employment | 274.3 | 277.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 26.6 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| Unemployment | 20.8 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 64.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 304.6 | 304.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 180.6 | 185.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 14.4 | 2.7 | 8.4 |
| Employment | 162.9 | 165.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.7 | 19.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | -2.4 | 10.7 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 54.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 180.8 | 180.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 123.1 | 121.6 | 1.7 | -1.5 | -9.0 | -1.2 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 109.5 | 111.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -7.4 | 1.8 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 10.1 | 1.3 | -3.5 | -1.6 | -25.7 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.2 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | -2.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.5 | 145.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 87.9 | 89.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 80.5 | 81.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 64.5 | 64.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 59.2 | 59.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -3.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 702.1 | 702.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 470.4 | 477.1 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 433.9 | 441.5 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 16.9 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 36.5 | 35.7 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 0.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 215.1 | 215.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 146.0 | 148.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 133.4 | 135.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 272.0 | 272.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 183.5 | 184.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 168.5 | 170.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 14.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -3.9 | -5.3 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 67.5 | 66.9 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 63.2 | 62.0 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 1.3 | -1.9 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 14.0 | 22.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 59.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,260.6 | 1,261.9 | ... | 1.3 | 18.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 894.4 | 887.9 | 4.8 | -6.5 | 33.8 | -0.7 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 805.4 | 805.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 89.0 | 82.3 | 3.6 | -6.7 | -12.4 | -7.5 | -13.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 70.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 9.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,196.2 | 1,197.5 | ... | 1.3 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 856.3 | 851.7 | 5.2 | -4.6 | 65.5 | -0.5 | 8.3 |
| Employment | 760.8 | 762.3 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 95.5 | 89.4 | 3.6 | -6.1 | 8.4 | -6.4 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 182.4 | 182.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 115.0 | 114.1 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 1.8 | -0.8 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 109.3 | 107.6 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 4.7 | -1.6 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -2.8 | 14.0 | -30.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.5 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 58.9 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.2 | 170.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 117.8 | 117.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| Employment | 110.3 | 111.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -12.2 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,341.2 | 2,342.2 | ... | 1.0 | 19.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,603.8 | 1,599.4 | 7.6 | -4.4 | 114.6 | -0.3 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 1,474.6 | 1,481.4 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 107.2 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 129.1 | 118.0 | 5.2 | -11.1 | 7.4 | -8.6 | 6.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 344.1 | 344.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 221.3 | 222.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 208.7 | 208.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 10.3 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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