Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| December 2021 |
January 2022 |
Standard error1 | December 2021 to January 2022 | January 2021 to January 2022 | December 2021 to January 2022 | January 2021 to January 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 182.5 | 182.8 | ... | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 118.6 | 117.4 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 109.9 | 108.9 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 2.6 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -19.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 384.4 | 385.5 | ... | 1.1 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 257.6 | 256.3 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 241.7 | 241.2 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 3.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.9 | 15.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -4.4 | -4.4 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 135.2 | 135.6 | ... | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 92.6 | 91.1 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 86.6 | 85.3 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 4.4 | -1.5 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -30.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 67.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 62.9 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 111.1 | 111.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 68.5 | 69.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 62.9 | 63.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -5.4 | -36.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 57.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 80.8 | 81.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 77.8 | 78.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.9 | 10.3 | -37.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 689.8 | 690.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 449.6 | 448.4 | 3.9 | -1.2 | -8.5 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 437.9 | 434.9 | 4.0 | -3.0 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -8.5 | 15.4 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 189.2 | 189.3 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 113.9 | 112.7 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -4.1 | -1.1 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 110.0 | 109.5 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -4.0 | -15.8 | -55.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.3 | 137.3 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 80.5 | 80.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 76.5 | 76.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 58.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,651.4 | 3,653.7 | ... | 2.3 | 24.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,447.5 | 2,445.4 | 9.9 | -2.1 | 42.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,315.8 | 2,319.1 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 122.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 131.7 | 126.3 | 6.2 | -5.4 | -79.8 | -4.1 | -38.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,221.0 | 1,223.3 | ... | 2.3 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 792.2 | 796.2 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 757.2 | 758.6 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 35.0 | 37.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -18.4 | 7.7 | -32.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 287.9 | 288.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 186.1 | 188.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 177.9 | 179.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -4.3 | 14.6 | -31.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 933.1 | 935.1 | ... | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 606.2 | 607.8 | 5.1 | 1.6 | -4.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 579.3 | 579.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | -14.1 | 5.2 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.8 | 146.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 87.4 | 86.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.2 | -0.6 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 81.8 | 81.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -8.9 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 59.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 98.5 | 101.3 | ... | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 57.0 | 58.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 53.9 | 56.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -25.8 | -14.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 57.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 55.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.7 | 113.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 69.2 | 66.6 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 3.6 | -3.8 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 62.5 | 60.9 | 1.8 | -1.6 | 5.8 | -2.6 | 10.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -13.4 | -26.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 58.5 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 8.7 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 53.5 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 347.9 | 348.5 | ... | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 237.6 | 236.7 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 11.2 | -0.4 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 221.5 | 221.2 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 15.1 | -0.1 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 16.1 | 15.6 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -3.1 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,599.6 | 5,608.4 | ... | 8.8 | 72.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 3,821.0 | 3,816.3 | 13.7 | -4.7 | 102.4 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 3,539.2 | 3,523.6 | 13.7 | -15.6 | 224.6 | -0.4 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 281.8 | 292.8 | 9.1 | 11.0 | -122.2 | 3.9 | -29.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 669.5 | 670.2 | ... | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 437.7 | 439.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 412.2 | 415.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 25.4 | 24.1 | 2.1 | -1.3 | -6.4 | -5.1 | -21.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 374.3 | 374.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 224.2 | 228.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 16.4 | 1.7 | 7.8 |
| Employment | 206.4 | 210.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 23.2 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| Unemployment | 17.8 | 17.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -6.8 | 0.0 | -27.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 503.4 | 504.3 | ... | 0.9 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 349.6 | 348.8 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 7.9 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 330.3 | 330.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 18.0 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.3 | 18.3 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -10.2 | -5.2 | -35.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.7 | 119.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 79.3 | 78.6 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 73.3 | 73.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -15.0 | -10.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.6 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.6 | 141.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 100.4 | 101.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 12.1 |
| Employment | 96.4 | 97.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 5.0 | -28.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 71.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.1 | 68.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 8.0 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 471.0 | 471.8 | ... | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 311.4 | 311.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 20.2 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 292.3 | 292.1 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 24.6 | -0.1 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 19.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -4.4 | 2.1 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 306.5 | 306.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 197.3 | 199.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 29.0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| Employment | 183.5 | 183.1 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 30.4 | -0.2 | 19.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 16.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 18.8 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.7 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 9.5 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 182.4 | 182.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 124.6 | 122.6 | 1.9 | -2.0 | -3.2 | -1.6 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 117.8 | 114.5 | 2.0 | -3.3 | 6.1 | -2.8 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -9.4 | 20.9 | -53.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.1 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -7.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 62.7 | 1.1 | -1.9 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.8 | 145.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 89.1 | 90.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 84.0 | 85.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.3 | -5.9 | -32.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.5 | 106.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 67.3 | 68.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 62.8 | 63.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 705.9 | 706.7 | ... | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 476.1 | 476.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 450.9 | 452.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 30.3 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 23.7 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -16.7 | -5.6 | -41.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 216.7 | 217.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 146.2 | 147.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 137.9 | 139.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -4.8 | -28.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 275.3 | 275.8 | ... | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 192.8 | 196.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 182.0 | 186.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 19.1 | 2.2 | 11.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 10.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -5.5 | -4.6 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 71.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 67.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 105.9 | 106.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 67.9 | 67.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 63.4 | 62.5 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 15.9 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 58.9 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,275.4 | 1,277.9 | ... | 2.5 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 904.0 | 903.0 | 5.5 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 828.2 | 826.0 | 5.7 | -2.2 | 16.5 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 75.8 | 77.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | -20.5 | 1.6 | -21.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,211.0 | 1,213.6 | ... | 2.6 | 20.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 850.5 | 853.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 795.1 | 797.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 55.4 | 56.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 | -41.6 | 2.3 | -42.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 186.1 | 186.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 114.8 | 113.2 | 1.8 | -1.6 | -4.2 | -1.4 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 108.3 | 105.0 | 1.8 | -3.3 | -6.4 | -3.0 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 26.2 | 34.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 60.7 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 56.3 | 1.0 | -1.9 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 172.5 | 172.8 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 111.5 | 110.4 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 103.4 | 104.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 | -2.2 | -2.7 | -26.8 | -31.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -2.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,369.2 | 2,372.6 | ... | 3.4 | 32.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,614.0 | 1,609.6 | 7.1 | -4.4 | 36.4 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 1,520.3 | 1,517.9 | 7.2 | -2.4 | 68.5 | -0.2 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 93.7 | 91.7 | 4.7 | -2.0 | -32.2 | -2.1 | -26.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 350.5 | 351.3 | ... | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 220.1 | 223.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 210.7 | 214.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 8.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -6.4 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 63.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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