Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| July 2022 |
August 2022 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 2022 | July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 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 | 184.5 | 184.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 126.4 | 125.3 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 11.7 | -0.9 | 10.3 |
| Employment | 118.8 | 118.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 12.6 | -0.1 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -13.2 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 67.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 392.6 | 394.1 | ... | 1.5 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 266.2 | 265.6 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 253.2 | 251.4 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 13.8 | -0.7 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -4.6 | 9.2 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 63.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 138.1 | 138.6 | ... | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 90.0 | 89.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -5.7 | -0.9 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 85.9 | 84.6 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -4.0 | -1.5 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 12.2 | -27.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.0 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 112.6 | 112.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 68.8 | 69.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 63.4 | 64.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -7.4 | -20.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.4 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 81.4 | 82.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 78.7 | 79.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 3.7 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 692.4 | 693.0 | ... | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 457.8 | 458.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 444.6 | 445.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 12.7 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -7.0 | -3.8 | -35.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 190.6 | 190.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 111.3 | 112.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -6.0 | 1.3 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 107.3 | 109.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -3.6 | 2.0 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -15.0 | -41.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 59.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 57.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.7 | 137.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 78.6 | 79.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -4.3 | 0.8 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 76.2 | 76.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 8.0 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 57.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,672.5 | 3,676.7 | ... | 4.2 | 34.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,438.6 | 2,448.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 | -7.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 2,322.7 | 2,328.2 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 43.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 116.0 | 120.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | -50.9 | 3.4 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,236.0 | 1,237.9 | ... | 1.9 | 25.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 826.1 | 819.3 | 5.3 | -6.8 | -3.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 796.9 | 791.4 | 5.5 | -5.5 | 15.1 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 27.9 | 2.2 | -1.3 | -18.8 | -4.5 | -40.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 290.0 | 290.4 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 195.0 | 194.3 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 6.4 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 188.2 | 187.5 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 8.6 | -0.4 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 946.0 | 947.5 | ... | 1.5 | 21.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 631.1 | 624.9 | 5.0 | -6.2 | -10.2 | -1.0 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 608.7 | 603.9 | 5.2 | -4.8 | 6.5 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.4 | 21.0 | 2.1 | -1.4 | -16.7 | -6.3 | -44.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.1 | 148.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 92.9 | 94.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| Employment | 87.9 | 90.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 12.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -6.0 | -25.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 98.7 | 100.6 | ... | 1.9 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
| Labour force | 63.2 | 63.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 25.8 |
| Employment | 61.0 | 60.2 | 3.2 | -0.8 | 13.2 | -1.3 | 28.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 39.1 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.0 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 8.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 59.8 | 2.7 | -2.0 | 9.0 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.5 | 114.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 72.5 | 71.0 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 3.1 | -2.1 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 68.1 | 66.8 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 3.1 | -1.9 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -4.5 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 62.0 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 58.3 | 1.5 | -1.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 351.3 | 351.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 239.2 | 237.9 | 2.2 | -1.3 | 13.9 | -0.5 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 227.8 | 225.5 | 2.4 | -2.3 | 19.6 | -1.0 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -5.9 | 7.9 | -32.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,655.9 | 5,663.1 | ... | 7.2 | 93.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,807.2 | 3,793.4 | 12.4 | -13.8 | 46.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 3,582.2 | 3,570.7 | 12.4 | -11.5 | 168.1 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 224.9 | 222.8 | 7.7 | -2.1 | -121.4 | -0.9 | -35.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 673.1 | 673.5 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 436.3 | 438.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | -2.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 417.5 | 419.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 18.7 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -12.0 | -0.5 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 376.2 | 376.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 229.7 | 226.1 | 2.7 | -3.6 | 4.9 | -1.6 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 218.5 | 213.0 | 2.9 | -5.5 | 15.4 | -2.5 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | -10.4 | 17.0 | -44.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 56.6 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 509.0 | 509.7 | ... | 0.7 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 353.3 | 356.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 335.2 | 337.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 19.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -3.4 | 5.5 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.6 | 120.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 79.5 | 81.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 76.7 | 78.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 14.8 | -29.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 67.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.0 | 143.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 100.4 | 98.1 | 1.3 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 97.2 | 95.2 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 2.6 | -2.1 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -4.3 | -6.3 | -58.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 68.5 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 66.5 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 475.9 | 476.5 | ... | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 314.2 | 313.3 | 2.7 | -0.9 | 5.3 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 294.9 | 292.7 | 2.8 | -2.2 | 7.9 | -0.7 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.3 | 20.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 6.7 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 308.6 | 308.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 181.8 | 178.7 | 2.5 | -3.1 | -5.1 | -1.7 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 169.9 | 165.3 | 2.6 | -4.6 | 0.7 | -2.7 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -5.8 | 13.6 | -30.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 57.9 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 53.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 183.9 | 184.0 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 128.9 | 127.8 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 4.3 | -0.9 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 121.9 | 121.4 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 6.9 | -0.4 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -2.6 | -8.6 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.5 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.0 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 89.2 | 88.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 85.3 | 84.8 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -4.1 | -12.5 | -53.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 65.3 | 64.3 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 62.3 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 3.3 | -22.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 57.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 713.2 | 714.2 | ... | 1.0 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 478.7 | 479.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 458.7 | 459.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 20.1 | 20.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -12.7 | 3.0 | -38.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 219.7 | 220.2 | ... | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 147.8 | 144.7 | 1.1 | -3.1 | -4.6 | -2.1 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 142.0 | 138.2 | 1.2 | -3.8 | -1.8 | -2.7 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.9 | 10.3 | -31.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -1.6 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 62.8 | 0.5 | -1.8 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 279.8 | 280.6 | ... | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 200.9 | 200.4 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 14.1 | -0.2 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 192.3 | 192.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 12.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -6.7 | -8.1 | -45.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 68.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 107.4 | 107.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 70.9 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 67.1 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 25.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,295.1 | 1,298.6 | ... | 3.5 | 32.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 934.9 | 940.9 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 46.0 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 887.8 | 894.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 47.1 | 46.1 | 3.2 | -1.0 | -36.9 | -2.1 | -44.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.6 | 68.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,230.5 | 1,233.9 | ... | 3.4 | 31.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 851.0 | 846.8 | 4.9 | -4.2 | 7.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 807.7 | 805.4 | 5.2 | -2.3 | 33.4 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 43.3 | 41.4 | 2.7 | -1.9 | -26.0 | -4.4 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 68.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 188.6 | 188.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 117.8 | 116.4 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 113.1 | 111.9 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -4.3 | -26.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.6 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.2 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 174.2 | 174.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 116.6 | 117.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 110.4 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,390.9 | 2,393.3 | ... | 2.4 | 41.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,614.5 | 1,612.0 | 6.6 | -2.5 | -13.8 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 1,538.5 | 1,534.7 | 6.6 | -3.8 | 23.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 76.0 | 77.3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | -37.2 | 1.7 | -32.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 354.8 | 355.3 | ... | 0.5 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 224.6 | 224.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 214.8 | 213.8 | 2.3 | -1.0 | 4.7 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -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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