Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2022 |
May 2022 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2022 | May 2021 to May 2022 | April to May 2022 | May 2021 to May 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 | 183.6 | 183.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 123.0 | 124.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| Employment | 114.5 | 115.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 8.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 388.9 | 390.1 | ... | 1.2 | 12.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 258.0 | 261.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 245.5 | 249.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 13.2 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 12.2 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -10.5 | -3.2 | -46.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 136.8 | 137.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 89.8 | 90.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -2.4 | 0.6 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 85.3 | 86.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.4 | -6.7 | -44.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 111.9 | 112.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 64.5 | 64.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 2.0 | -18.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 83.3 | 82.8 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 80.0 | 79.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 6.2 | -0.5 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -3.0 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 58.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 691.0 | 691.4 | ... | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 448.2 | 452.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 437.2 | 439.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -9.5 | 15.5 | -42.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 189.9 | 190.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 113.0 | 111.5 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -4.5 | -1.3 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 109.8 | 107.8 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 9.1 | -36.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 58.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 56.7 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.5 | 137.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 82.3 | 81.1 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 79.5 | 78.5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -7.1 | -27.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 59.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,660.8 | 3,664.3 | ... | 3.5 | 27.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,434.0 | 2,432.3 | 9.9 | -1.7 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,317.0 | 2,315.8 | 10.3 | -1.2 | 74.6 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 117.0 | 116.5 | 6.2 | -0.5 | -73.3 | -0.4 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,230.0 | 1,232.1 | ... | 2.1 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 833.6 | 841.8 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 795.5 | 805.2 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 36.0 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 38.0 | 36.6 | 2.7 | -1.4 | -25.4 | -3.7 | -41.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 289.0 | 289.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 197.1 | 198.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| Employment | 191.9 | 193.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 20.5 | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -6.2 | 0.0 | -54.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 941.0 | 942.8 | ... | 1.8 | 21.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 636.5 | 643.5 | 5.1 | 7.0 | -3.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 603.6 | 612.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 32.9 | 31.4 | 2.6 | -1.5 | -19.3 | -4.6 | -38.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.2 | 147.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 88.4 | 88.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 82.9 | 83.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 1.8 | -22.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 90.5 | 92.8 | ... | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 54.1 | 58.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 52.4 | 57.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 18.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -4.3 | 0.0 | -71.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 63.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -0.2 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 61.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 9.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.2 | 114.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 71.0 | 70.9 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 68.2 | 66.7 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -2.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 50.0 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 58.4 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 350.1 | 350.5 | ... | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 237.5 | 240.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 225.8 | 228.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -5.9 | 3.4 | -32.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 65.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,634.7 | 5,642.0 | ... | 7.3 | 86.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,821.9 | 3,818.2 | 13.7 | -3.7 | 176.8 | -0.1 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 3,579.6 | 3,581.6 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 284.3 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 242.3 | 236.6 | 9.1 | -5.7 | -107.4 | -2.4 | -31.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 671.9 | 672.4 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 434.6 | 436.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 | -5.7 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 412.0 | 414.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 22.6 | 22.2 | 2.1 | -0.4 | -11.2 | -1.8 | -33.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 375.6 | 375.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 245.5 | 243.6 | 2.7 | -1.9 | 23.5 | -0.8 | 10.7 |
| Employment | 232.6 | 231.4 | 2.8 | -1.2 | 34.4 | -0.5 | 17.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 12.2 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -10.9 | -4.7 | -47.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 64.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 506.8 | 507.6 | ... | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 345.8 | 347.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 326.7 | 328.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 19.2 | 18.7 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -5.2 | -2.6 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.3 | 120.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 78.6 | 78.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -5.3 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.5 | 142.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 104.1 | 105.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 98.9 | 99.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -3.2 | 7.5 | -36.0 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 73.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.4 | 69.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 474.0 | 474.7 | ... | 0.7 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 309.8 | 312.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 295.0 | 296.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 17.2 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 16.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -13.1 | 8.8 | -44.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 307.9 | 308.1 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 189.5 | 186.5 | 2.8 | -3.0 | 1.5 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 177.4 | 175.6 | 2.8 | -1.8 | 10.1 | -1.0 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 10.9 | 1.3 | -1.2 | -8.7 | -9.9 | -44.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 60.5 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 183.4 | 183.5 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 128.8 | 131.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 119.6 | 122.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 8.7 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -5.4 | -7.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 67.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 90.3 | 90.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 87.1 | 86.5 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 4.3 | -0.7 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 25.0 | -43.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 67.2 | 66.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 64.4 | 63.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -0.9 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -43.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 59.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 710.0 | 711.2 | ... | 1.2 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 483.1 | 482.8 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 457.5 | 457.1 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 12.2 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 25.6 | 25.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -11.3 | 0.4 | -30.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 218.3 | 218.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 151.8 | 151.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 142.7 | 143.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -5.5 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 277.7 | 278.4 | ... | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 203.0 | 204.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 194.0 | 194.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 21.3 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -4.2 | 6.7 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 73.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.9 | 69.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 106.7 | 107.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 69.6 | 70.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 65.8 | 66.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -7.9 | -22.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,285.9 | 1,288.8 | ... | 2.9 | 25.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 923.7 | 922.1 | 5.5 | -1.6 | 36.4 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 857.1 | 861.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 53.2 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 66.7 | 60.5 | 3.5 | -6.2 | -16.8 | -9.3 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,221.4 | 1,224.3 | ... | 2.9 | 25.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 844.9 | 851.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 786.8 | 798.7 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 35.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 58.1 | 53.1 | 3.1 | -5.0 | -34.1 | -8.6 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 187.6 | 187.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 115.5 | 117.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 109.5 | 112.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -13.1 | -11.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 173.5 | 173.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 114.3 | 115.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -2.7 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 109.2 | 110.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,382.5 | 2,385.5 | ... | 3.0 | 41.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,622.6 | 1,624.0 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,535.4 | 1,539.9 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 54.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 87.2 | 84.1 | 4.7 | -3.1 | -36.4 | -3.6 | -30.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 353.2 | 353.8 | ... | 0.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 228.1 | 224.6 | 2.3 | -3.5 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 218.0 | 215.7 | 2.4 | -2.3 | 6.3 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 8.9 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -4.3 | -11.9 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.5 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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