Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| June 2021 |
July 2021 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 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 | 181.7 | 181.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 111.0 | 112.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -5.5 | 1.2 | -4.7 |
| Employment | 101.2 | 103.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 9.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -5.3 | -5.1 | -36.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 378.7 | 379.4 | ... | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 255.5 | 253.8 | 1.6 | -1.7 | 8.2 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 232.9 | 231.7 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 13.1 | -0.5 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 22.6 | 22.1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -4.8 | -2.2 | -17.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 133.6 | 133.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 93.9 | 94.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 86.6 | 87.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -13.7 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 6.7 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.3 | 110.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 69.2 | 68.4 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 63.5 | 62.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 5.3 | -15.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 56.5 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 77.3 | 76.5 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 72.3 | 72.0 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -10.0 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 56.5 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.4 | 53.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 687.5 | 687.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 444.0 | 445.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | -5.8 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 421.5 | 427.2 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 22.5 | 17.9 | 1.8 | -4.6 | -21.2 | -20.4 | -54.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.0 | 188.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 116.0 | 116.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 110.1 | 110.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -4.6 | 3.4 | -43.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 59.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.0 | 137.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 82.0 | 83.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 78.4 | 79.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 5.6 | -52.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,638.2 | 3,639.7 | ... | 1.5 | 33.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,452.8 | 2,463.5 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 86.3 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 2,263.3 | 2,278.4 | 10.5 | 15.1 | 209.2 | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 189.4 | 185.1 | 7.0 | -4.3 | -122.8 | -2.3 | -39.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,209.0 | 1,210.6 | ... | 1.6 | 17.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 841.5 | 842.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 775.9 | 782.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| Unemployment | 65.6 | 60.2 | 3.0 | -5.4 | -12.1 | -8.2 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 286.1 | 286.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 185.3 | 187.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 173.7 | 176.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 14.4 | 1.8 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 10.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -6.6 | -10.3 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 922.9 | 924.3 | ... | 1.4 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 656.2 | 655.4 | 5.1 | -0.8 | 55.1 | -0.1 | 9.2 |
| Employment | 602.2 | 605.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 60.6 | 0.5 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 54.0 | 49.9 | 2.9 | -4.1 | -5.4 | -7.6 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.2 | 144.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 85.0 | 84.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 77.4 | 77.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -5.3 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 58.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 53.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 88.8 | 89.0 | ... | 0.2 | -7.5 | 0.2 | -7.8 |
| Labour force | 48.2 | 49.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 43.2 | 44.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -14.0 | -14.0 |
| Participation rate | 54.3 | 55.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 8.8 | 2.8 | -1.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 48.6 | 50.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.1 | 113.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 69.5 | 69.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 20.6 |
| Employment | 65.4 | 65.0 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 13.7 | -0.6 | 26.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 9.8 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.5 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 11.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 344.8 | 345.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 216.4 | 218.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 197.0 | 200.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 19.4 | 18.4 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -9.5 | -5.2 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,559.0 | 5,563.6 | ... | 4.6 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,645.5 | 3,693.9 | 14.0 | 48.4 | 180.0 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 3,288.5 | 3,332.9 | 14.0 | 44.4 | 337.7 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| Unemployment | 357.1 | 361.0 | 10.1 | 3.9 | -157.7 | 1.1 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 666.2 | 666.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 442.3 | 436.0 | 4.2 | -6.3 | 19.6 | -1.4 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 406.3 | 403.8 | 4.3 | -2.5 | 35.7 | -0.6 | 9.7 |
| Unemployment | 36.0 | 32.2 | 2.5 | -3.8 | -16.1 | -10.6 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 372.8 | 372.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 215.5 | 215.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 190.7 | 192.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 24.8 | 22.9 | 1.5 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -7.7 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 57.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 10.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.2 | 51.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 499.3 | 499.8 | ... | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 340.7 | 341.6 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 318.5 | 317.7 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 31.3 | -0.3 | 10.9 |
| Unemployment | 22.2 | 23.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -17.5 | 7.7 | -42.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.0 | 119.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 78.8 | 78.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 73.7 | 73.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.7 | -5.9 | -43.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.3 | 140.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 99.1 | 100.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 89.8 | 92.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -5.4 | -9.7 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 71.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 8.4 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 65.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 467.3 | 467.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 310.5 | 308.0 | 3.3 | -2.5 | 32.0 | -0.8 | 11.6 |
| Employment | 279.3 | 280.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 33.6 | 0.3 | 13.6 |
| Unemployment | 31.2 | 28.0 | 1.6 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -10.3 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 9.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 305.0 | 305.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 185.0 | 184.0 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 13.8 | -0.5 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 163.3 | 163.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 21.8 | 20.4 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -6.4 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 11.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 53.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.1 | 181.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 123.0 | 126.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -5.6 | 3.2 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 112.8 | 117.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -2.1 | 4.1 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 9.5 | 1.4 | -0.8 | -3.5 | -7.8 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 70.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.5 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 64.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.5 | 145.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 88.6 | 88.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 81.6 | 81.1 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 8.6 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.5 | 106.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 64.5 | 64.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 60.0 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -13.0 | -37.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 702.9 | 703.2 | ... | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 480.2 | 478.6 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 11.4 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 442.5 | 443.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 28.3 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 37.7 | 35.5 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -16.9 | -5.8 | -32.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 215.6 | 215.7 | ... | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 151.1 | 149.6 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 9.8 | -1.0 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 140.8 | 140.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 15.7 | -0.3 | 12.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 9.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -6.0 | -11.7 | -39.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 273.1 | 273.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 185.4 | 185.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 171.8 | 170.9 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 12.6 | -0.5 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -8.3 | 8.1 | -36.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 105.1 | 105.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 65.8 | 67.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 61.9 | 64.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -23.1 | -46.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 64.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 61.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,263.8 | 1,264.9 | ... | 1.1 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 886.1 | 889.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 804.4 | 802.5 | 5.4 | -1.9 | 57.2 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 81.8 | 86.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | -50.4 | 6.0 | -36.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,199.4 | 1,200.5 | ... | 1.1 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 839.1 | 837.9 | 5.1 | -1.2 | 38.0 | -0.1 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 757.5 | 764.1 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 12.5 |
| Unemployment | 81.7 | 73.8 | 3.5 | -7.9 | -46.9 | -9.7 | -38.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 8.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 183.3 | 183.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 111.7 | 113.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -3.5 | 1.6 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 104.8 | 107.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -5.3 | -10.0 | -45.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.6 | 170.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 115.8 | 116.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 10.7 |
| Employment | 109.3 | 109.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 14.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.9 | -4.5 | -31.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,345.5 | 2,348.2 | ... | 2.7 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,608.5 | 1,623.7 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 133.6 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 1,487.7 | 1,499.6 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 212.0 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| Unemployment | 120.7 | 124.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | -78.4 | 2.8 | -38.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 8.6 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 345.5 | 346.2 | ... | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 224.2 | 219.8 | 2.4 | -4.4 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 212.2 | 210.5 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 18.1 | -0.8 | 9.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 9.4 | 1.2 | -2.6 | -15.9 | -21.7 | -62.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 63.5 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -7.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 60.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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