Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| October 2022 |
November 2022 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2022 | November 2021 to November 2022 | October to November 2022 | November 2021 to November 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 | 185.5 | 185.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 122.6 | 122.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 115.4 | 113.9 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 397.2 | 398.4 | ... | 1.2 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 264.6 | 265.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 250.1 | 251.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 13.9 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -4.1 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 139.7 | 140.1 | ... | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 91.1 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 1.3 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 86.0 | 87.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -5.9 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 113.5 | 113.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 70.7 | 70.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 66.1 | 66.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 81.5 | 78.4 | 1.2 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 77.6 | 74.2 | 1.1 | -3.4 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 57.8 | 0.9 | -2.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 54.7 | 0.8 | -2.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 694.5 | 695.1 | ... | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 456.0 | 456.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 442.9 | 442.5 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 10.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 191.5 | 191.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 115.9 | 117.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 112.9 | 114.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 6.7 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.0 | 138.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 80.7 | 81.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 77.2 | 78.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -5.7 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 58.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,685.7 | 3,690.2 | ... | 4.5 | 41.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,459.5 | 2,466.8 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 28.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,344.3 | 2,359.9 | 9.2 | 15.6 | 63.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 115.2 | 106.9 | 5.4 | -8.3 | -35.3 | -7.2 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,242.1 | 1,244.2 | ... | 2.1 | 25.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 833.1 | 839.9 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 45.5 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 797.7 | 802.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 44.4 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.3 | 37.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 291.2 | 291.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 194.4 | 197.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 186.1 | 188.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 28.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 950.9 | 952.7 | ... | 1.8 | 21.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 638.7 | 642.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 33.5 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 611.7 | 614.3 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 34.4 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 27.0 | 28.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 5.2 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 149.0 | 149.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 95.9 | 95.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 7.9 | -0.5 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 90.8 | 90.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 8.6 | -0.9 | 10.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 3.8 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 63.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 102.1 | 96.1 | ... | -6.0 | 0.3 | -5.9 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 63.1 | 57.5 | 3.2 | -5.6 | 4.5 | -8.9 | 8.5 |
| Employment | 59.5 | 54.5 | 3.2 | -5.0 | 5.8 | -8.4 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -18.9 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 59.8 | 2.7 | -2.0 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.2 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 56.7 | 2.7 | -1.6 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.8 | 115.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 71.0 | 70.2 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 67.6 | 68.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -3.8 | -35.3 | -63.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.0 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 352.5 | 352.9 | ... | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 236.7 | 235.6 | 2.2 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 223.6 | 223.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 12.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.0 | -8.4 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,680.0 | 5,689.3 | ... | 9.3 | 98.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,744.0 | 3,737.4 | 12.4 | -6.6 | -74.0 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 3,512.6 | 3,503.1 | 12.4 | -9.5 | -10.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 231.4 | 234.3 | 7.7 | 2.9 | -64.0 | 1.3 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 674.4 | 675.0 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 443.9 | 444.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 422.3 | 422.5 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 21.6 | 22.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -3.4 | 3.7 | -13.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 377.0 | 377.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 226.2 | 228.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 211.7 | 215.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 12.3 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -5.8 | -15.2 | -32.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 57.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 511.4 | 512.3 | ... | 0.9 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 354.2 | 352.5 | 2.7 | -1.7 | 4.7 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 333.4 | 331.4 | 2.7 | -2.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.8 | 21.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.9 | 121.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 83.8 | 83.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 79.8 | 79.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 6.2 | -0.4 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 10.0 | -29.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.7 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.6 | 143.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 100.1 | 100.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 95.1 | 95.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 70.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 477.9 | 478.7 | ... | 0.8 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 314.3 | 312.5 | 2.7 | -1.8 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 294.0 | 294.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 20.3 | 18.5 | 1.3 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -8.9 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 309.5 | 309.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 185.1 | 192.2 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 169.3 | 175.8 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.8 | 16.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 56.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 184.4 | 184.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 127.7 | 130.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 121.5 | 124.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 70.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 67.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.1 | 146.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 87.8 | 88.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 83.7 | 84.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 63.4 | 63.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 60.1 | 59.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.2 | -0.3 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -9.1 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 716.3 | 717.3 | ... | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 483.6 | 481.8 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 4.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 459.1 | 458.8 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 8.8 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 24.4 | 23.0 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -4.4 | -5.7 | -16.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 221.4 | 221.9 | ... | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 144.7 | 146.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 137.4 | 139.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -11.0 | -20.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 282.4 | 283.1 | ... | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 197.2 | 193.6 | 1.3 | -3.6 | 4.2 | -1.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 189.2 | 185.9 | 1.3 | -3.3 | 8.6 | -1.7 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -4.4 | -3.8 | -36.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 68.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 108.3 | 108.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 71.4 | 71.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 68.5 | 68.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -13.8 | -34.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,306.6 | 1,310.5 | ... | 3.9 | 37.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 938.3 | 939.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 38.5 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 888.8 | 883.3 | 5.6 | -5.5 | 57.0 | -0.6 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 49.5 | 55.9 | 3.2 | 6.4 | -18.6 | 12.9 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,241.8 | 1,245.6 | ... | 3.8 | 37.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 846.7 | 846.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 | -6.3 | -0.0 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 802.7 | 799.8 | 5.2 | -2.9 | 10.9 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 44.1 | 46.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -17.2 | 5.9 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 189.4 | 189.6 | ... | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 113.3 | 112.1 | 1.9 | -1.2 | -5.0 | -1.1 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 108.5 | 106.6 | 2.0 | -1.9 | -4.7 | -1.8 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 12.2 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 56.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 174.7 | 174.8 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 118.7 | 116.9 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 4.7 | -1.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 112.3 | 111.5 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 8.6 | -0.7 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.9 | -15.6 | -41.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 66.9 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 63.8 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,397.7 | 2,399.5 | ... | 1.8 | 34.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 1,618.3 | 1,621.4 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,546.7 | 1,550.0 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 30.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 71.6 | 71.5 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -26.0 | -0.1 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 356.3 | 356.7 | ... | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 225.6 | 226.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 216.0 | 218.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 8.0 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -16.7 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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