Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| May 2022 |
June 2022 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2022 | June 2021 to June 2022 | May to June 2022 | June 2021 to June 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 | 183.9 | 184.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 124.2 | 125.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| Employment | 115.8 | 117.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -6.0 | -14.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 64.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 390.1 | 391.3 | ... | 1.2 | 12.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 261.5 | 265.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 249.3 | 252.7 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 18.5 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -9.8 | 0.8 | -44.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 137.2 | 137.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 90.3 | 90.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -0.2 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 86.2 | 86.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.3 | -9.5 | -46.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 112.1 | 112.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 69.3 | 69.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.0 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 82.8 | 82.5 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 79.6 | 79.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 9.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -12.5 | -40.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 691.4 | 691.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 452.2 | 455.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 439.5 | 442.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -9.0 | 6.3 | -40.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 190.2 | 190.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 111.5 | 110.8 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -6.0 | -0.6 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 107.8 | 107.0 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.1 | 5.6 | -35.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 58.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.5 | 137.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 81.1 | 79.3 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 78.5 | 76.8 | 1.0 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -3.8 | -32.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 57.6 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 55.8 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,664.3 | 3,668.2 | ... | 3.9 | 30.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,432.3 | 2,433.2 | 9.9 | 0.9 | -17.8 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 2,315.8 | 2,316.8 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 116.5 | 116.4 | 6.2 | -0.1 | -68.5 | -0.1 | -37.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,232.1 | 1,234.1 | ... | 2.0 | 25.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 841.8 | 835.6 | 5.4 | -6.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 805.2 | 805.2 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 36.6 | 30.4 | 2.7 | -6.2 | -31.6 | -16.9 | -51.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 289.3 | 289.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 198.2 | 197.3 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 13.2 | -0.5 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 193.0 | 191.7 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 18.8 | -0.7 | 10.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -5.6 | 7.7 | -50.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 942.8 | 944.4 | ... | 1.6 | 21.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 643.5 | 638.3 | 5.1 | -5.2 | -13.7 | -0.8 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 612.2 | 613.5 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 31.4 | 24.8 | 2.6 | -6.6 | -26.0 | -21.0 | -51.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 67.6 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.5 | 147.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 88.7 | 90.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 83.2 | 85.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -3.6 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 92.8 | 96.4 | ... | 3.6 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| Labour force | 58.7 | 60.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 25.3 |
| Employment | 57.0 | 59.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 16.0 | 3.9 | 37.0 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -29.4 | -76.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 62.7 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -8.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.3 | 114.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 70.9 | 71.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 66.7 | 67.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 350.5 | 350.9 | ... | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 240.8 | 240.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 228.7 | 229.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 27.2 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 11.9 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -7.1 | -1.7 | -37.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,642.0 | 5,649.0 | ... | 7.0 | 90.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 3,818.2 | 3,819.9 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 160.9 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 3,581.6 | 3,585.3 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 280.7 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 236.6 | 234.7 | 9.1 | -1.9 | -119.7 | -0.8 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 672.4 | 672.8 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 436.5 | 437.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 414.3 | 417.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.2 | 20.2 | 2.1 | -2.0 | -14.3 | -9.0 | -41.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 375.8 | 376.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 243.6 | 238.9 | 2.7 | -4.7 | 22.8 | -1.9 | 10.6 |
| Employment | 231.4 | 228.2 | 2.8 | -3.2 | 36.6 | -1.4 | 19.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 10.7 | 1.4 | -1.5 | -13.8 | -12.3 | -56.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 63.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 60.7 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 9.3 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 507.6 | 508.3 | ... | 0.7 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 347.5 | 349.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 328.7 | 331.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 18.0 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -4.1 | -3.7 | -18.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.4 | 120.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 78.4 | 78.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 75.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -13.9 | -36.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.7 | 142.8 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 105.3 | 102.9 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 3.3 | -2.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 99.7 | 98.3 | 1.5 | -1.4 | 7.8 | -1.4 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -4.5 | -19.3 | -49.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 72.1 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.9 | 68.8 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 474.7 | 475.3 | ... | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 312.5 | 313.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 296.4 | 294.8 | 3.3 | -1.6 | 14.2 | -0.5 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 16.1 | 18.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | -11.5 | 13.0 | -38.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 308.1 | 308.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 186.5 | 183.6 | 2.8 | -2.9 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 175.6 | 173.6 | 2.8 | -2.0 | 10.4 | -1.1 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 10.0 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -11.6 | -8.3 | -53.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 59.5 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 183.5 | 183.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 131.6 | 131.0 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 7.8 | -0.5 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 122.9 | 123.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 7.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -9.2 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 90.5 | 90.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 86.5 | 86.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -42.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 66.5 | 65.4 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 63.8 | 62.6 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 1.8 | -1.9 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 3.7 | -36.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 58.7 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 711.2 | 712.2 | ... | 1.0 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 482.8 | 481.4 | 1.6 | -1.4 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 457.1 | 457.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 25.7 | 23.6 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -13.9 | -8.2 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 218.7 | 219.2 | ... | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 151.8 | 151.0 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 143.2 | 143.1 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -8.1 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 68.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 278.4 | 279.1 | ... | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 204.0 | 202.7 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 16.8 | -0.6 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 194.4 | 193.9 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 21.6 | -0.3 | 12.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 8.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -4.7 | -7.3 | -34.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.3 | 72.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.8 | 69.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 107.0 | 107.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 70.3 | 70.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 66.8 | 66.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,288.8 | 1,291.9 | ... | 3.1 | 28.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 922.1 | 926.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 861.6 | 875.1 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 67.3 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| Unemployment | 60.5 | 51.4 | 3.5 | -9.1 | -30.1 | -15.0 | -36.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,224.3 | 1,227.3 | ... | 3.0 | 27.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 851.8 | 854.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 798.7 | 804.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 44.3 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 53.1 | 50.8 | 3.1 | -2.3 | -31.9 | -4.3 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 187.9 | 188.3 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 117.4 | 117.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 112.1 | 112.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -11.3 | -26.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 59.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 173.8 | 174.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 115.8 | 116.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 110.8 | 111.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -22.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 64.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,385.5 | 2,388.4 | ... | 2.9 | 42.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,624.0 | 1,619.5 | 7.1 | -4.5 | 12.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 1,539.9 | 1,539.2 | 7.2 | -0.7 | 52.5 | -0.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 84.1 | 80.4 | 4.7 | -3.7 | -39.5 | -4.4 | -32.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 353.8 | 354.3 | ... | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 224.6 | 223.9 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 215.7 | 214.8 | 2.4 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -2.7 | 2.2 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 63.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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