Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| September 2022 |
October 2022 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2022 | October 2021 to October 2022 | September to October 2022 | October 2021 to October 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 | 185.2 | 185.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 122.7 | 122.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 116.5 | 115.4 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 5.9 | -0.9 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 16.1 | -4.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 395.7 | 397.2 | ... | 1.5 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 263.9 | 264.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 250.7 | 250.1 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 9.6 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 14.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 9.8 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 139.1 | 139.7 | ... | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 90.2 | 91.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -4.2 | 1.0 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 85.0 | 86.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 1.2 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -26.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 113.2 | 113.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 69.2 | 70.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 66.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -6.1 | -20.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 62.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 83.0 | 81.5 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 4.3 | -1.8 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 79.6 | 77.6 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 4.3 | -2.5 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 17.6 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 57.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 693.7 | 694.5 | ... | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 456.3 | 456.0 | 3.8 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 444.1 | 442.9 | 3.8 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 13.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -3.6 | 7.4 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 191.2 | 191.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 114.9 | 115.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 111.4 | 112.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -14.3 | -36.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.9 | 138.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 80.2 | 80.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 77.2 | 77.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 12.9 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 58.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,681.1 | 3,685.7 | ... | 4.6 | 39.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,450.7 | 2,459.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 34.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 2,331.5 | 2,344.3 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 76.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 119.2 | 115.2 | 5.4 | -4.0 | -42.4 | -3.4 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,239.9 | 1,242.1 | ... | 2.2 | 25.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 830.7 | 833.1 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 32.2 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 796.7 | 797.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 37.0 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.0 | 35.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -4.9 | 3.8 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 290.8 | 291.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 194.4 | 194.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 186.5 | 186.1 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 7.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 949.1 | 950.9 | ... | 1.8 | 21.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 636.2 | 638.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 610.2 | 611.7 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 29.9 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 26.1 | 27.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | -6.3 | 3.4 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.7 | 149.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 94.9 | 95.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| Employment | 90.1 | 90.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 8.3 | -17.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 102.0 | 102.1 | ... | 0.1 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| Labour force | 64.2 | 63.1 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 11.6 | -1.7 | 22.5 |
| Employment | 60.0 | 59.5 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 11.5 | -0.8 | 24.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -11.9 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 61.8 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 7.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.3 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.7 | 114.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 72.4 | 71.0 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 1.7 | -1.9 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 68.3 | 67.6 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -1.0 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -15.0 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 61.8 | 1.5 | -1.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 58.9 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 352.1 | 352.5 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 237.4 | 236.7 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 5.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 224.0 | 223.6 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 13.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -4.3 | -2.2 | -24.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,670.8 | 5,680.0 | ... | 9.2 | 96.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,758.8 | 3,744.0 | 12.4 | -14.8 | -57.3 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 3,534.4 | 3,512.6 | 12.4 | -21.8 | 29.0 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 224.4 | 231.4 | 7.7 | 7.0 | -86.3 | 3.1 | -27.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 673.9 | 674.4 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 441.7 | 443.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 421.5 | 422.3 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 20.2 | 21.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -5.7 | 6.9 | -20.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 376.6 | 377.0 | ... | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 223.6 | 226.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 209.9 | 211.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.7 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -3.3 | 5.8 | -18.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 510.5 | 511.4 | ... | 0.9 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 354.9 | 354.2 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 8.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 334.7 | 333.4 | 2.7 | -1.3 | 9.9 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.2 | 20.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 3.0 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.8 | 120.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 82.0 | 83.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 78.7 | 79.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 17.6 | -31.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 69.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 66.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.4 | 143.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 99.3 | 100.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 95.3 | 95.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 28.2 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 477.1 | 477.9 | ... | 0.8 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 315.0 | 314.3 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 295.0 | 294.0 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 5.7 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 20.0 | 20.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 309.2 | 309.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 179.5 | 185.1 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 164.0 | 169.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 59.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.0 | 54.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 184.2 | 184.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 128.7 | 127.7 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 122.8 | 121.5 | 2.1 | -1.3 | 3.5 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 5.1 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 65.9 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 87.6 | 87.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 83.8 | 83.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 7.9 | -32.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 64.1 | 63.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -1.1 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 60.7 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -2.9 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 715.1 | 716.3 | ... | 1.2 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 480.9 | 483.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 458.8 | 459.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 22.0 | 24.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | -5.1 | 10.9 | -17.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 220.8 | 221.4 | ... | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 143.0 | 144.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -3.9 | 1.2 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 136.8 | 137.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 17.7 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 281.5 | 282.4 | ... | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 199.4 | 197.2 | 1.3 | -2.2 | 8.8 | -1.1 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 191.1 | 189.2 | 1.3 | -1.9 | 14.0 | -1.0 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -5.1 | -3.6 | -38.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 69.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 108.0 | 108.3 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 70.6 | 71.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 67.4 | 68.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -9.4 | -14.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,302.4 | 1,306.6 | ... | 4.2 | 36.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 941.3 | 938.3 | 5.4 | -3.0 | 37.3 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 892.3 | 888.8 | 5.6 | -3.5 | 59.1 | -0.4 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 49.0 | 49.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -21.8 | 1.0 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 71.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,237.6 | 1,241.8 | ... | 4.2 | 35.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 846.4 | 846.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 805.6 | 802.7 | 5.2 | -2.9 | 24.4 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 40.8 | 44.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | -22.5 | 8.1 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 189.1 | 189.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 114.0 | 113.3 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -3.1 | -0.6 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 109.2 | 108.5 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 59.8 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.3 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 174.5 | 174.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 118.6 | 118.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 111.3 | 112.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -12.3 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 64.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,395.4 | 2,397.7 | ... | 2.3 | 37.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,614.8 | 1,618.3 | 6.6 | 3.5 | -5.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 1,542.3 | 1,546.7 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 25.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 72.5 | 71.6 | 3.9 | -0.9 | -30.7 | -1.2 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 355.8 | 356.3 | ... | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 224.1 | 225.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 213.5 | 216.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 9.6 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -9.4 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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