Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| January 2022 |
February 2022 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2022 | February 2021 to February 2022 | January to February 2022 | February 2021 to February 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 | 182.8 | 183.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 117.4 | 118.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 108.9 | 110.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.2 | 1.2 | -20.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 385.5 | 386.7 | ... | 1.2 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 256.3 | 256.1 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -3.9 | -0.1 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 241.2 | 241.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.2 | 14.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -6.7 | -4.6 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 136.0 | ... | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 91.1 | 90.0 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 85.3 | 84.5 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 3.4 | -0.9 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -5.2 | -32.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 111.3 | 111.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 69.2 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 63.9 | 64.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.3 | -3.8 | -39.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 81.4 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 78.3 | 78.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 12.5 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 690.1 | 690.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 448.4 | 446.2 | 3.9 | -2.2 | -7.2 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 434.9 | 433.8 | 4.0 | -1.1 | 3.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 12.4 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -10.6 | -8.1 | -46.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 189.3 | 189.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 112.7 | 112.5 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 109.5 | 109.4 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -4.1 | -3.1 | -56.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.3 | 137.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 80.2 | 80.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 76.1 | 76.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -24.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,653.7 | 3,655.9 | ... | 2.2 | 24.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,445.4 | 2,441.0 | 9.9 | -4.4 | 40.9 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,319.1 | 2,314.0 | 10.3 | -5.1 | 113.2 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 126.3 | 127.0 | 6.2 | 0.7 | -72.3 | 0.6 | -36.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,223.3 | 1,225.7 | ... | 2.4 | 23.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 796.2 | 807.5 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 758.6 | 767.5 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 37.7 | 39.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | -15.3 | 5.8 | -27.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 288.2 | 288.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 188.5 | 191.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 179.1 | 182.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 8.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -5.4 | -6.4 | -38.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 66.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 63.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 935.1 | 937.2 | ... | 2.1 | 19.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 607.8 | 616.3 | 5.1 | 8.5 | -5.8 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 579.4 | 585.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 28.3 | 31.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | -9.9 | 9.9 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.1 | 146.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 86.9 | 87.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -3.7 | 0.3 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 81.8 | 82.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -25.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 101.3 | 98.7 | ... | -2.6 | 4.1 | -2.6 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 58.4 | 55.8 | 3.5 | -2.6 | -3.6 | -4.5 | -6.1 |
| Employment | 56.1 | 54.4 | 3.4 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -3.1 | -43.5 | -70.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 56.5 | 2.9 | -1.2 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -1.6 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.1 | 3.0 | -0.3 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.8 | 114.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 66.6 | 68.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 60.9 | 64.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -4.1 | -31.0 | -50.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 59.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 5.9 | 1.2 | -2.8 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 56.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 348.5 | 349.1 | ... | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 236.7 | 235.7 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 12.3 | -0.4 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 221.2 | 220.7 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 15.8 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.6 | 15.0 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -3.5 | -3.8 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,608.4 | 5,618.0 | ... | 9.6 | 77.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 3,816.3 | 3,816.0 | 13.7 | -0.3 | 136.0 | -0.0 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 3,523.6 | 3,533.9 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 261.6 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 292.8 | 282.1 | 9.1 | -10.7 | -125.7 | -3.7 | -30.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 670.2 | 670.8 | ... | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 439.6 | 437.9 | 4.1 | -1.7 | 7.5 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 415.6 | 415.1 | 4.2 | -0.5 | 16.7 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 24.1 | 22.9 | 2.1 | -1.2 | -9.1 | -5.0 | -28.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 374.6 | 375.0 | ... | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 228.0 | 233.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 23.8 | 2.5 | 11.3 |
| Employment | 210.2 | 218.8 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 34.7 | 4.1 | 18.8 |
| Unemployment | 17.8 | 14.8 | 1.4 | -3.0 | -10.8 | -16.9 | -42.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 62.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 58.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 8.9 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 504.3 | 505.2 | ... | 0.9 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 348.8 | 347.1 | 2.9 | -1.7 | 6.5 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 330.5 | 328.9 | 2.8 | -1.6 | 15.2 | -0.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 18.3 | 18.2 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -8.7 | -0.5 | -32.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.9 | 120.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 78.6 | 78.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 73.4 | 74.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -15.7 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.8 | 142.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 101.9 | 102.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| Employment | 97.7 | 98.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 13.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.9 | 4.8 | -39.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 69.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 471.8 | 472.6 | ... | 0.8 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 311.6 | 309.8 | 3.2 | -1.8 | 17.0 | -0.6 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 292.1 | 291.9 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 20.5 | -0.1 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 19.5 | 17.9 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -3.5 | -8.2 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 306.8 | 307.2 | ... | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 199.5 | 198.1 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 25.0 | -0.7 | 14.4 |
| Employment | 183.1 | 181.7 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 26.9 | -0.8 | 17.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 8.3 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 182.7 | 182.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 122.6 | 122.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 114.5 | 113.2 | 2.0 | -1.3 | 5.2 | -1.1 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -6.5 | 16.0 | -40.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 61.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.8 | 145.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 90.4 | 89.8 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 85.6 | 85.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -3.8 | -18.8 | -49.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.5 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.5 | 106.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 68.0 | 68.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 63.6 | 64.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -11.1 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 60.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 706.7 | 707.7 | ... | 1.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 476.6 | 477.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 452.9 | 454.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 28.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 23.7 | 23.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -15.0 | -2.1 | -39.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 217.0 | 217.4 | ... | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 147.8 | 149.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 139.9 | 141.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 2.5 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 69.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 275.8 | 276.4 | ... | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 196.3 | 199.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 16.5 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 186.0 | 190.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 13.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 9.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -5.9 | -6.8 | -38.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 72.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 68.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 106.1 | 106.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 67.6 | 68.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 62.5 | 63.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,277.9 | 1,280.5 | ... | 2.6 | 21.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 903.0 | 914.6 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 826.0 | 841.1 | 5.7 | 15.1 | 35.5 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 77.0 | 73.5 | 3.5 | -3.5 | -23.3 | -4.5 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,213.6 | 1,216.1 | ... | 2.5 | 21.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 853.7 | 845.2 | 5.0 | -8.5 | 6.3 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 797.0 | 786.9 | 5.3 | -10.1 | 45.1 | -1.3 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 56.7 | 58.2 | 3.1 | 1.5 | -38.9 | 2.6 | -40.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 69.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 64.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 186.5 | 186.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 113.2 | 112.2 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -4.5 | -0.9 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 105.0 | 104.2 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -6.1 | -0.8 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.4 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 55.8 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 172.8 | 173.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 110.4 | 111.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -3.2 | 0.9 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 104.3 | 106.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -3.8 | -21.7 | -44.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,372.6 | 2,376.0 | ... | 3.4 | 35.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,609.6 | 1,610.3 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 28.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,517.9 | 1,522.6 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 66.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 91.7 | 87.6 | 4.7 | -4.1 | -37.4 | -4.5 | -29.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 351.3 | 351.9 | ... | 0.6 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 223.6 | 226.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 214.8 | 216.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -1.7 | 9.1 | -15.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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