Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| October 2021 |
November 2021 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 2021 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 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 | 182.2 | 182.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 118.0 | 121.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 110.4 | 112.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 12.0 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 382.4 | 383.4 | ... | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 257.5 | 257.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 240.7 | 241.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.8 | 16.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 134.6 | 134.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 95.7 | 94.9 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 4.7 | -0.8 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 89.2 | 88.3 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 6.3 | -1.0 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -19.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 65.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.8 | 110.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 67.6 | 68.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 62.0 | 62.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -19.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 77.2 | 79.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | -2.4 | 2.8 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 73.4 | 76.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -1.6 | 3.7 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -15.4 | -19.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.0 | 58.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 56.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 689.1 | 689.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 462.4 | 456.1 | 3.6 | -6.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 444.8 | 443.2 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 8.3 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 12.9 | 1.8 | -4.7 | -7.8 | -26.7 | -37.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.8 | 189.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 118.7 | 116.1 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 113.7 | 112.1 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 3.6 | -1.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -3.4 | -22.0 | -46.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 61.4 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.2 | 137.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 81.4 | 80.3 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -5.0 | -1.4 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 77.5 | 76.6 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -3.9 | -1.2 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -5.1 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 58.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 55.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,646.7 | 3,648.9 | ... | 2.2 | 26.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,425.8 | 2,438.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 2,270.0 | 2,296.9 | 10.5 | 26.9 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 155.8 | 141.7 | 7.0 | -14.1 | -66.5 | -9.1 | -31.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,216.7 | 1,218.8 | ... | 2.1 | 20.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 798.2 | 788.2 | 5.3 | -10.0 | 6.3 | -1.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 757.7 | 753.6 | 5.7 | -4.1 | 28.0 | -0.5 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 40.5 | 34.6 | 3.0 | -5.9 | -21.6 | -14.6 | -38.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 64.7 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 287.3 | 287.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 185.7 | 184.7 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 178.5 | 177.8 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 8.1 | -0.4 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -4.2 | -48.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 929.4 | 931.1 | ... | 1.7 | 17.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 612.5 | 603.5 | 5.1 | -9.0 | 4.8 | -1.5 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 579.2 | 575.8 | 5.4 | -3.4 | 19.9 | -0.6 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 33.3 | 27.7 | 2.9 | -5.6 | -15.1 | -16.8 | -35.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 64.8 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.2 | 145.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 87.5 | 87.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 81.6 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -3.4 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 94.3 | 95.8 | ... | 1.5 | -11.9 | 1.6 | -11.0 |
| Labour force | 51.5 | 53.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 2.9 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 48.0 | 48.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | -2.9 | 1.5 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 44.8 |
| Participation rate | 54.6 | 55.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.9 | 50.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.5 | 113.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 69.8 | 71.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| Employment | 64.8 | 65.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 21.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 20.0 | -15.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 62.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 9.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 346.8 | 347.3 | ... | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 234.8 | 239.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 217.3 | 224.9 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 14.8 | 1.2 | -2.7 | -4.0 | -15.4 | -21.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 69.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 64.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,583.9 | 5,591.1 | ... | 7.2 | 65.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,818.9 | 3,827.5 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 72.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 3,499.8 | 3,532.7 | 14.0 | 32.9 | 181.2 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 319.1 | 294.8 | 10.1 | -24.3 | -108.4 | -7.6 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 668.2 | 668.8 | ... | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 439.3 | 434.5 | 4.2 | -4.8 | 20.7 | -1.1 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 412.6 | 409.7 | 4.3 | -2.9 | 29.3 | -0.7 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 26.7 | 24.9 | 2.5 | -1.8 | -8.5 | -6.7 | -25.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 373.6 | 373.9 | ... | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 228.8 | 227.0 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 10.7 | -0.8 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 212.0 | 209.9 | 2.5 | -2.1 | 9.5 | -1.0 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 16.8 | 17.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 501.8 | 502.5 | ... | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 348.1 | 349.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 324.8 | 329.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 19.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.3 | 20.0 | 1.8 | -3.3 | -10.4 | -14.2 | -34.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.4 | 119.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 79.4 | 79.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 73.7 | 73.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 5.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.1 | 141.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 99.4 | 99.2 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 94.3 | 94.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -11.8 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 469.6 | 470.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 306.4 | 308.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 22.2 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Employment | 285.8 | 288.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 26.8 | 0.9 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 20.6 | 19.6 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -4.7 | -4.9 | -19.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 305.8 | 306.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 185.9 | 191.5 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 10.2 |
| Employment | 168.8 | 175.9 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 13.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.1 | 15.6 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -8.8 | -15.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 62.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 57.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.9 | 182.2 | ... | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 126.3 | 126.1 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 119.4 | 120.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -7.9 | -14.7 | -57.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 66.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.6 | 145.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 89.4 | 89.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 83.2 | 84.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -9.7 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 106.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 65.9 | 67.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 61.7 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 4.8 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 63.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 704.9 | 705.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 477.9 | 477.0 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 5.5 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 448.7 | 449.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 17.1 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 27.1 | 1.1 | -2.1 | -11.6 | -7.2 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 216.3 | 216.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 148.6 | 146.5 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 139.6 | 138.4 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -10.0 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 67.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 63.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 274.5 | 274.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 189.1 | 190.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 175.6 | 178.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 12.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -9.6 | -15.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 69.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 105.6 | 105.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 67.7 | 67.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 63.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.8 | 17.1 | -40.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,270.5 | 1,272.9 | ... | 2.4 | 18.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 905.0 | 906.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | -15.6 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 832.4 | 833.0 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 72.7 | 73.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | -26.7 | 1.7 | -26.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,206.2 | 1,208.5 | ... | 2.3 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 844.1 | 850.7 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 40.6 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 776.2 | 785.9 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 69.2 | 1.2 | 9.7 |
| Unemployment | 67.9 | 64.8 | 3.5 | -3.1 | -28.6 | -4.6 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 70.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 65.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 185.1 | 185.6 | ... | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 115.7 | 117.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 110.6 | 111.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 63.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 171.9 | 172.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 114.4 | 112.8 | 1.1 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 105.3 | 103.4 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 65.5 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.0 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,360.7 | 2,365.1 | ... | 4.4 | 26.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 1,621.0 | 1,612.5 | 7.7 | -8.5 | 72.2 | -0.5 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 1,519.8 | 1,517.2 | 7.8 | -2.6 | 102.1 | -0.2 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 101.2 | 95.3 | 5.4 | -5.9 | -30.0 | -5.8 | -23.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 348.9 | 349.7 | ... | 0.8 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 214.1 | 216.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 204.6 | 208.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 8.6 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -5.3 | -9.5 | -38.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 62.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 59.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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