Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| November 2022 |
December 2022 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2022 | December 2021 to December 2022 | November to December 2022 | December 2021 to December 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 | 185.9 | 186.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 122.3 | 122.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 113.9 | 114.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 398.4 | 399.4 | ... | 1.0 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 265.6 | 266.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 251.7 | 252.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 14.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 4.3 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 140.1 | 140.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 92.3 | 93.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 87.5 | 88.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 4.2 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 113.7 | 114.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 70.9 | 71.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 78.4 | 74.9 | 1.2 | -3.5 | -5.9 | -4.5 | -7.3 |
| Employment | 74.2 | 70.9 | 1.1 | -3.3 | -6.9 | -4.4 | -8.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 | -4.8 | 37.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 55.2 | 0.9 | -2.6 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 52.3 | 0.8 | -2.4 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 695.1 | 695.7 | ... | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 456.1 | 453.7 | 3.8 | -2.4 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 442.5 | 439.9 | 3.8 | -2.6 | 2.0 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 17.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 191.7 | 192.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 117.2 | 116.8 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 114.1 | 113.4 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 6.3 | -10.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 60.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.1 | 138.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 81.4 | 81.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 78.1 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -9.1 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 58.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,690.2 | 3,694.7 | ... | 4.5 | 43.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,466.8 | 2,490.4 | 9.1 | 23.6 | 42.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,359.9 | 2,384.5 | 9.2 | 24.6 | 68.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 106.9 | 105.9 | 5.4 | -1.0 | -25.8 | -0.9 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,244.2 | 1,246.4 | ... | 2.2 | 25.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 839.9 | 840.7 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 48.5 | 0.1 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 802.5 | 802.6 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 37.4 | 38.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 291.5 | 291.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 197.2 | 198.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 188.2 | 189.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -3.3 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 952.7 | 954.5 | ... | 1.8 | 21.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 642.7 | 642.4 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 36.2 | -0.0 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 614.3 | 613.0 | 5.2 | -1.3 | 33.7 | -0.2 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 28.4 | 29.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 149.3 | 149.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 95.4 | 95.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| Employment | 90.0 | 90.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 96.1 | 95.2 | ... | -0.9 | -3.3 | -0.9 | -3.4 |
| Labour force | 57.5 | 57.4 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 54.5 | 54.2 | 3.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 115.0 | 115.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 70.2 | 66.4 | 1.7 | -3.8 | -2.8 | -5.4 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 68.0 | 64.6 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 2.1 | -5.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -4.9 | -18.2 | -73.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 57.7 | 1.5 | -3.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 56.1 | 1.5 | -3.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 352.9 | 353.4 | ... | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 235.6 | 237.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 223.6 | 226.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 11.1 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -5.0 | -7.5 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,689.3 | 5,699.1 | ... | 9.8 | 99.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,737.4 | 3,747.7 | 12.4 | 10.3 | -73.3 | 0.3 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 3,503.1 | 3,521.0 | 12.4 | 17.9 | -18.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 234.3 | 226.7 | 7.7 | -7.6 | -55.1 | -3.2 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 675.0 | 675.5 | ... | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 444.9 | 440.0 | 3.6 | -4.9 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 422.5 | 418.0 | 3.7 | -4.5 | 5.8 | -1.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 22.4 | 22.0 | 1.6 | -0.4 | -3.4 | -1.8 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 377.3 | 377.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 228.0 | 230.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 215.7 | 218.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 11.7 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -6.1 | -4.9 | -34.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 512.3 | 513.3 | ... | 1.0 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 352.5 | 354.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 331.4 | 333.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 21.1 | 20.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 121.0 | 121.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 83.9 | 84.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 79.5 | 79.3 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 6.0 | -0.3 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 11.4 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.5 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.8 | 144.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 100.6 | 100.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 95.6 | 95.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -14.0 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 478.7 | 479.5 | ... | 0.8 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 312.5 | 310.7 | 2.7 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 294.1 | 292.9 | 2.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 18.5 | 17.9 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 309.9 | 310.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 192.2 | 197.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 175.8 | 181.1 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -2.4 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 16.2 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -1.8 | 17.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 63.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 58.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 184.7 | 184.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 130.2 | 134.8 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 8.2 |
| Employment | 124.0 | 128.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 1.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 72.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 69.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.2 | 146.2 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 88.7 | 89.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 84.6 | 85.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 63.0 | 63.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -4.2 | 0.2 | -6.2 |
| Employment | 59.9 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.7 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -6.7 | -37.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 59.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 717.3 | 718.3 | ... | 1.0 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 481.8 | 481.6 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 5.5 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 458.8 | 459.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 23.0 | 21.9 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -3.2 | -4.8 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 221.9 | 222.5 | ... | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 146.0 | 146.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 139.5 | 139.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 6.2 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 283.1 | 284.0 | ... | 0.9 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 193.6 | 194.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 185.9 | 186.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -3.1 | 0.0 | -28.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 108.6 | 108.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 71.3 | 72.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 68.9 | 70.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -12.0 | -50.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,310.5 | 1,314.3 | ... | 3.8 | 38.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 939.2 | 936.5 | 5.4 | -2.7 | 32.5 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 883.3 | 875.1 | 5.6 | -8.2 | 46.9 | -0.9 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 55.9 | 61.4 | 3.2 | 5.5 | -14.4 | 9.8 | -19.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 66.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,245.6 | 1,249.3 | ... | 3.7 | 38.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 846.5 | 852.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 799.8 | 806.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 46.7 | 46.3 | 2.7 | -0.4 | -9.1 | -0.9 | -16.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 189.6 | 189.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 112.1 | 112.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 106.6 | 107.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 59.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 174.8 | 174.9 | ... | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 116.9 | 113.4 | 1.2 | -3.5 | 1.9 | -3.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 111.5 | 108.4 | 1.2 | -3.1 | 5.0 | -2.8 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -7.4 | -39.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 64.8 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 62.0 | 0.7 | -1.8 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,399.5 | 2,401.4 | ... | 1.9 | 32.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,621.4 | 1,620.7 | 6.6 | -0.7 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 1,550.0 | 1,546.4 | 6.6 | -3.6 | 26.1 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 71.5 | 74.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -19.5 | 3.8 | -20.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 356.7 | 357.1 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 226.3 | 224.9 | 2.2 | -1.4 | 4.8 | -0.6 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 218.3 | 217.2 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 6.5 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -3.8 | -18.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 0.6 | -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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