Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| September 2021 |
October 2021 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 2021 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 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 | 182.1 | 182.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 115.8 | 118.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 108.4 | 110.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.5 | 2.7 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 381.3 | 382.4 | ... | 1.1 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 256.7 | 257.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 238.7 | 240.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 18.0 | 16.8 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -3.1 | -6.7 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 134.3 | 134.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 95.8 | 95.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 89.6 | 89.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 7.2 | -0.4 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 8.2 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.6 | 110.8 | ... | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 67.7 | 67.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -5.1 | -18.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 75.9 | 77.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -4.4 | 1.7 | -5.4 |
| Employment | 71.9 | 73.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -4.4 | 2.1 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2.5 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 56.0 | 57.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.1 | 54.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 688.6 | 689.1 | ... | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 461.2 | 462.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 442.0 | 444.8 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 17.6 | 1.8 | -1.5 | -3.9 | -7.9 | -18.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.6 | 188.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 120.4 | 118.7 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 115.0 | 113.7 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 5.5 | -1.1 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -7.4 | -39.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 62.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.1 | 137.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 82.4 | 81.4 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -3.7 | -1.2 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 78.3 | 77.5 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -1.0 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -7.1 | -26.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,644.2 | 3,646.7 | ... | 2.5 | 28.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,433.5 | 2,425.8 | 9.9 | -7.7 | -15.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 2,271.3 | 2,270.0 | 10.5 | -1.3 | 65.0 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 162.2 | 155.8 | 7.0 | -6.4 | -80.5 | -3.9 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,214.6 | 1,216.7 | ... | 2.1 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 813.7 | 798.2 | 5.3 | -15.5 | 9.8 | -1.9 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 768.6 | 757.7 | 5.7 | -10.9 | 33.6 | -1.4 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 45.0 | 40.5 | 3.0 | -4.5 | -23.9 | -10.0 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 287.0 | 287.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 188.1 | 185.7 | 1.6 | -2.4 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 179.9 | 178.5 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 10.5 | -0.8 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -7.9 | -12.2 | -52.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 64.6 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 927.6 | 929.4 | ... | 1.8 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 625.6 | 612.5 | 5.1 | -13.1 | 7.2 | -2.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 588.7 | 579.2 | 5.4 | -9.5 | 23.2 | -1.6 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 36.9 | 33.3 | 2.9 | -3.6 | -16.0 | -9.8 | -32.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 65.9 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 62.3 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.9 | 145.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 87.1 | 87.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 80.8 | 81.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -6.3 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 96.4 | 94.3 | ... | -2.1 | -16.4 | -2.2 | -14.8 |
| Labour force | 54.2 | 51.5 | 3.3 | -2.7 | -5.5 | -5.0 | -9.6 |
| Employment | 50.5 | 48.0 | 3.3 | -2.5 | -2.7 | -5.0 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -2.8 | -7.9 | -44.4 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 54.6 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 | -0.2 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.4 | 50.9 | 2.8 | -1.5 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.3 | 113.5 | ... | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 68.7 | 69.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 64.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 20.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -2.3 | 11.1 | -31.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 7.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 9.4 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 346.2 | 346.8 | ... | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 229.0 | 234.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 211.7 | 217.3 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 17.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -9.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 67.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,576.7 | 5,583.9 | ... | 7.2 | 64.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,794.7 | 3,818.9 | 14.0 | 24.2 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 3,457.1 | 3,499.8 | 14.0 | 42.7 | 199.7 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 337.5 | 319.1 | 10.1 | -18.4 | -114.4 | -5.5 | -26.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 667.5 | 668.2 | ... | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 441.3 | 439.3 | 4.2 | -2.0 | 29.5 | -0.5 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 413.5 | 412.6 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 41.9 | -0.2 | 11.3 |
| Unemployment | 27.8 | 26.7 | 2.5 | -1.1 | -12.4 | -4.0 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 373.4 | 373.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 228.0 | 228.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 209.3 | 212.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 16.8 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -10.6 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 501.1 | 501.8 | ... | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 344.9 | 348.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 320.2 | 324.8 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 19.4 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 23.3 | 1.8 | -1.4 | -13.0 | -5.7 | -35.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.3 | 119.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 78.6 | 79.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 73.8 | 73.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 18.8 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.9 | 141.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 100.8 | 99.4 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 3.8 | -1.4 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 94.8 | 94.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 6.7 | -0.5 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -3.0 | -15.0 | -37.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 70.4 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 66.8 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 468.9 | 469.6 | ... | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 305.5 | 306.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 283.1 | 285.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| Unemployment | 22.4 | 20.6 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -5.2 | -8.0 | -20.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 305.6 | 305.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 184.7 | 185.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 165.4 | 168.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 19.3 | 17.1 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -11.4 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 9.2 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 55.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.7 | 181.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 126.7 | 126.3 | 1.9 | -0.4 | -3.5 | -0.3 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 118.9 | 119.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -5.1 | -12.8 | -42.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.6 | 145.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 89.7 | 89.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 82.1 | 83.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -17.3 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 6.9 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 106.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 65.2 | 65.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 61.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 704.4 | 704.9 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 479.3 | 477.9 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 448.7 | 448.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 30.5 | 29.2 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -12.3 | -4.3 | -29.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 216.1 | 216.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 148.5 | 148.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 139.6 | 139.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 274.2 | 274.5 | ... | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 187.5 | 189.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 172.8 | 175.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.7 | 13.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -8.2 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 105.4 | 105.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 68.7 | 67.7 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 65.4 | 64.2 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 3.7 | -1.8 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -3.0 | 6.1 | -46.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 60.8 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,268.3 | 1,270.5 | ... | 2.2 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 894.8 | 905.0 | 5.1 | 10.2 | -10.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 815.5 | 832.4 | 5.4 | 16.9 | 21.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 79.3 | 72.7 | 3.6 | -6.6 | -31.7 | -8.3 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 71.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,204.0 | 1,206.2 | ... | 2.2 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 844.3 | 844.1 | 5.1 | -0.2 | 33.0 | -0.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 775.3 | 776.2 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 64.2 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 69.0 | 67.9 | 3.5 | -1.1 | -31.2 | -1.6 | -31.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 184.6 | 185.1 | ... | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 115.6 | 115.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 109.4 | 110.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -17.7 | -30.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 171.5 | 171.9 | ... | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 114.5 | 114.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 5.1 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 106.6 | 105.3 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 5.7 | -1.2 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 15.2 | -6.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,356.0 | 2,360.7 | ... | 4.7 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 1,627.8 | 1,621.0 | 7.7 | -6.8 | 91.4 | -0.4 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 1,518.0 | 1,519.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 141.3 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 109.8 | 101.2 | 5.4 | -8.6 | -49.9 | -7.8 | -33.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 347.9 | 348.9 | ... | 1.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 212.5 | 214.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | -6.8 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 203.5 | 204.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -7.7 | 5.6 | -44.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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