Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| December 2022 |
January 2023 |
Standard error1 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 186.2 | 186.6 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 125.1 | 123.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 4.8 | -1.3 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 116.3 | 115.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 5.5 | -0.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -10.3 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 399.4 | 400.4 | ... | 1.0 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 272.5 | 273.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 258.4 | 261.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 18.3 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.1 | 12.4 | 0.8 | -1.7 | -3.1 | -12.1 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 140.6 | 141.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 94.1 | 94.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 89.2 | 89.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -9.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 114.0 | 114.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 71.9 | 71.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 67.2 | 66.7 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -6.5 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 62.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 76.2 | 74.7 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -7.0 | -2.0 | -8.6 |
| Employment | 71.8 | 71.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -7.3 | -1.0 | -9.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -18.2 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 55.1 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.9 | 52.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 695.7 | 696.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 456.4 | 453.7 | 3.3 | -2.7 | 5.3 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 442.1 | 442.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 10.9 | 1.0 | -3.4 | -1.0 | -23.8 | -8.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 192.0 | 192.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 117.2 | 118.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 113.7 | 114.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.2 | 138.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 80.8 | 80.5 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 78.2 | 77.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -27.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 58.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,694.7 | 3,699.8 | ... | 5.1 | 46.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,502.9 | 2,524.2 | 8.6 | 21.3 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,392.2 | 2,409.8 | 8.8 | 17.6 | 87.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 110.7 | 114.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | -12.0 | 3.3 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,246.4 | 1,248.9 | ... | 2.5 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 845.7 | 849.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 46.9 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 812.1 | 816.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 50.3 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 33.6 | 32.6 | 1.6 | -1.0 | -3.5 | -3.0 | -9.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 291.9 | 292.2 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 200.1 | 198.7 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 9.8 | -0.7 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 192.4 | 190.6 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 10.5 | -0.9 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 3.9 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 954.6 | 956.7 | ... | 2.1 | 21.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 645.7 | 650.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 37.1 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 619.7 | 625.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 39.8 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 25.9 | 24.6 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -5.0 | -9.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 149.6 | 150.0 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 96.1 | 94.5 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 7.3 | -1.7 | 8.4 |
| Employment | 90.7 | 88.9 | 0.9 | -1.8 | 7.0 | -2.0 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 59.3 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 95.5 | 97.6 | ... | 2.1 | -4.1 | 2.2 | -4.0 |
| Labour force | 58.1 | 60.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 55.0 | 57.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 19.4 | 94.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 62.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 115.1 | 115.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 66.8 | 64.7 | 1.7 | -2.1 | -2.0 | -3.1 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 65.2 | 62.5 | 1.7 | -2.7 | 0.7 | -4.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.7 | 37.5 | -55.1 |
| Participation rate | 58.0 | 56.2 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 54.3 | 1.5 | -2.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 353.4 | 353.9 | ... | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 239.6 | 241.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 228.4 | 230.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 10.5 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -5.4 | -7.1 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,699.1 | 5,710.5 | ... | 11.4 | 102.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,797.9 | 3,801.7 | 11.2 | 3.8 | -64.5 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 3,562.5 | 3,572.6 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 235.3 | 229.1 | 6.3 | -6.2 | -73.1 | -2.6 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 675.5 | 676.1 | ... | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 442.9 | 441.7 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 421.9 | 418.8 | 3.1 | -3.1 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 21.0 | 22.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 9.0 | -2.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 61.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 377.6 | 378.0 | ... | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 227.7 | 231.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 216.9 | 221.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 9.9 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -8.6 | -9.2 | -46.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 58.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 513.3 | 514.4 | ... | 1.1 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 358.9 | 358.6 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 8.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 336.3 | 337.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 22.5 | 21.5 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 2.4 | -4.4 | 12.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 121.1 | 121.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 85.5 | 85.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 80.0 | 79.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 23.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.0 | 144.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 100.7 | 100.6 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 96.3 | 96.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -7.0 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 479.5 | 480.4 | ... | 0.9 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 312.0 | 312.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 295.5 | 297.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 15.7 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -4.8 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 310.3 | 310.8 | ... | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 198.7 | 201.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 183.1 | 189.2 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.7 | 12.5 | 1.1 | -3.2 | -4.7 | -20.4 | -27.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 60.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 184.9 | 185.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 134.9 | 140.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 17.9 | 4.0 | 14.6 |
| Employment | 129.0 | 134.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 19.9 | 4.1 | 17.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 3.4 | -23.8 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 75.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.8 | 72.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.2 | 146.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 89.2 | 90.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 85.6 | 87.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -8.3 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 59.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 63.2 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -4.0 | 1.1 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 60.4 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.0 | 1.5 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -7.1 | -43.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 718.3 | 719.4 | ... | 1.1 | 12.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 489.7 | 487.6 | 1.7 | -2.1 | 4.3 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 468.2 | 466.8 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 7.6 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 21.5 | 20.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -3.3 | -13.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 222.5 | 223.2 | ... | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 149.0 | 148.5 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 141.5 | 141.3 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -4.0 | -2.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 283.9 | 284.8 | ... | 0.9 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 196.7 | 198.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 188.4 | 190.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 108.9 | 109.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 74.7 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Employment | 71.8 | 71.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 12.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 6.9 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,314.3 | 1,318.4 | ... | 4.1 | 40.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 938.9 | 933.0 | 5.1 | -5.9 | 27.3 | -0.6 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 879.9 | 871.4 | 5.3 | -8.5 | 36.9 | -1.0 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 59.0 | 61.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -9.6 | 4.4 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,249.3 | 1,253.3 | ... | 4.0 | 39.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 860.6 | 877.1 | 4.7 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 813.5 | 827.7 | 4.8 | 14.2 | 23.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 47.0 | 49.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -6.1 | 5.1 | -11.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 66.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 189.8 | 190.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 113.1 | 114.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 108.3 | 109.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -3.6 | -4.2 | -43.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 174.9 | 175.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 115.7 | 113.4 | 1.2 | -2.3 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 110.2 | 107.2 | 1.2 | -3.0 | 1.2 | -2.7 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 64.8 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 61.2 | 0.7 | -1.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,401.4 | 2,404.0 | ... | 2.6 | 31.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,626.3 | 1,627.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 1,550.0 | 1,552.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 27.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 76.3 | 75.2 | 3.0 | -1.1 | -14.6 | -1.4 | -16.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 357.1 | 357.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 224.4 | 221.5 | 2.0 | -2.9 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 216.8 | 214.2 | 2.1 | -2.6 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -5.3 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 59.9 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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