Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2021 |
September 2021 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 2021 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 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 | 181.9 | 182.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 113.0 | 115.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | -2.1 | 2.5 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 105.1 | 108.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -4.2 | -6.4 | -36.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 380.3 | 381.3 | ... | 1.0 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 255.3 | 256.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 236.1 | 238.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 19.2 | 18.0 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -3.4 | -6.3 | -15.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 134.0 | 134.3 | ... | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 94.6 | 95.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| Employment | 88.9 | 89.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 7.0 | -3.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 71.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.5 | 110.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -18.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.5 | ... | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 76.2 | 75.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -4.8 | -0.4 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 72.0 | 71.9 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -4.6 | -0.1 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -4.8 | -4.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 56.0 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 53.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 688.1 | 688.6 | ... | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 455.8 | 461.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 435.8 | 442.0 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.0 | 19.1 | 1.8 | -0.9 | -4.3 | -4.5 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.3 | 188.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 119.1 | 120.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 112.9 | 115.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -3.5 | -12.9 | -39.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.0 | 137.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 84.0 | 82.4 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -2.0 | -1.9 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 79.8 | 78.3 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -23.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 57.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,641.8 | 3,644.2 | ... | 2.4 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,452.5 | 2,433.5 | 9.9 | -19.0 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 2,281.1 | 2,271.3 | 10.5 | -9.8 | 98.5 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 171.3 | 162.2 | 7.0 | -9.1 | -99.2 | -5.3 | -37.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,212.6 | 1,214.6 | ... | 2.0 | 19.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 830.5 | 813.7 | 5.3 | -16.8 | 17.9 | -2.0 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 779.0 | 768.6 | 5.7 | -10.4 | 41.1 | -1.3 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 51.5 | 45.0 | 3.0 | -6.5 | -23.3 | -12.6 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 67.0 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 286.7 | 287.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 188.9 | 188.1 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 179.0 | 179.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | -1.7 | -7.2 | -17.2 | -46.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 925.9 | 927.6 | ... | 1.7 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 641.7 | 625.6 | 5.1 | -16.1 | 11.9 | -2.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 600.0 | 588.7 | 5.4 | -11.3 | 27.9 | -1.9 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 41.6 | 36.9 | 2.9 | -4.7 | -16.0 | -11.3 | -30.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 67.4 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 63.5 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.7 | 144.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 86.0 | 87.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 79.8 | 80.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.2 | 1.6 | -25.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 92.5 | 96.4 | ... | 3.9 | -11.4 | 4.2 | -10.6 |
| Labour force | 50.4 | 54.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 7.5 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 47.0 | 50.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 11.8 | -50.0 |
| Participation rate | 54.5 | 56.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.8 | 52.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 9.0 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.2 | 113.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 67.5 | 68.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| Employment | 63.3 | 64.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -2.4 | 7.1 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 9.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 345.7 | 346.2 | ... | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 222.7 | 229.0 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -1.0 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 204.3 | 211.7 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 18.5 | 17.3 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -4.5 | -6.5 | -20.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,569.7 | 5,576.7 | ... | 7.0 | 64.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,751.6 | 3,794.7 | 14.0 | 43.1 | 105.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 3,403.5 | 3,457.1 | 14.0 | 53.6 | 243.1 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 348.1 | 337.5 | 10.1 | -10.6 | -137.7 | -3.0 | -29.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 62.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 666.9 | 667.5 | ... | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 439.4 | 441.3 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 27.0 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 408.5 | 413.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 38.1 | 1.2 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.9 | 27.8 | 2.5 | -3.1 | -11.1 | -10.0 | -28.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 373.1 | 373.4 | ... | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 223.4 | 228.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 200.1 | 209.3 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 16.3 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.4 | 18.8 | 1.5 | -4.6 | -0.4 | -19.7 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 8.2 | 0.7 | -2.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.6 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 500.4 | 501.1 | ... | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 343.0 | 344.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 319.0 | 320.2 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 21.2 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 24.0 | 24.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -15.9 | 2.9 | -39.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.2 | 119.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 78.6 | 78.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 74.0 | 73.8 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 6.7 | -29.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.9 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.7 | 140.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 100.7 | 100.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 93.4 | 94.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.0 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -3.5 | -17.8 | -36.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 468.3 | 468.9 | ... | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 305.8 | 305.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 19.8 | -0.1 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 281.9 | 283.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 23.8 | 22.4 | 1.6 | -1.4 | -3.8 | -5.9 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 305.3 | 305.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 185.6 | 184.7 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 11.2 | -0.5 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 165.9 | 165.4 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 9.1 | -0.3 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.7 | 19.3 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.5 | 181.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 126.3 | 126.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -5.4 | 0.3 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 117.3 | 118.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -4.6 | -13.3 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.5 | 145.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 89.3 | 89.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 81.5 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -3.8 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 106.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 64.6 | 65.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 60.7 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 5.1 | -21.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 703.8 | 704.4 | ... | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 477.7 | 479.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 443.8 | 448.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 17.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 33.9 | 30.5 | 1.1 | -3.4 | -14.8 | -10.0 | -32.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 215.9 | 216.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 149.7 | 148.5 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 4.4 | -0.8 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 140.4 | 139.6 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 6.5 | -0.6 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -3.2 | -18.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 273.8 | 274.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 185.8 | 187.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 170.8 | 172.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 14.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.3 | -2.0 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 105.2 | 105.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 68.6 | 68.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 65.7 | 65.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 4.7 | -0.5 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.2 | 10.0 | -40.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.0 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,266.4 | 1,268.3 | ... | 1.9 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 890.8 | 894.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | -13.4 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 805.1 | 815.5 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 85.7 | 79.3 | 3.6 | -6.4 | -35.8 | -7.5 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,202.1 | 1,204.0 | ... | 1.9 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 838.9 | 844.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 34.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 770.5 | 775.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 68.8 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| Unemployment | 68.4 | 69.0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -34.6 | 0.9 | -33.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 70.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 184.1 | 184.6 | ... | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 115.6 | 115.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 109.0 | 109.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -3.0 | -6.1 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 171.2 | 171.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 115.7 | 114.5 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 7.2 | -1.0 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 108.9 | 106.6 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 8.3 | -2.1 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 16.2 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.8 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 62.2 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,351.7 | 2,356.0 | ... | 4.3 | 21.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 1,630.0 | 1,627.8 | 7.7 | -2.2 | 105.3 | -0.1 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 1,513.1 | 1,518.0 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 168.3 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| Unemployment | 116.8 | 109.8 | 5.4 | -7.0 | -63.0 | -6.0 | -36.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 347.0 | 347.9 | ... | 0.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 217.0 | 212.5 | 2.4 | -4.5 | -10.2 | -2.1 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 207.9 | 203.5 | 2.4 | -4.4 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -12.0 | -1.1 | -57.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.1 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 58.5 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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