Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| January 2023 |
February 2023 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 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 | 186.6 | 187.1 | ... | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 123.5 | 122.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.1 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 115.7 | 115.0 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -16.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 400.4 | 401.5 | ... | 1.1 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 273.4 | 274.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 261.1 | 262.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 17.3 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 4.0 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.5 | ... | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 94.4 | 95.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 89.5 | 90.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 114.2 | 114.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 71.0 | 70.2 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 66.7 | 65.7 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 4.7 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 61.4 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 57.4 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.6 | 135.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 74.7 | 75.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -6.9 | 1.2 | -8.4 |
| Employment | 71.1 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -6.5 | 1.8 | -8.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -11.1 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 55.1 | 55.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.4 | 53.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 696.3 | 696.9 | ... | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 453.7 | 457.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 442.9 | 448.7 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 8.7 | 1.0 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -20.2 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 192.3 | 192.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 118.2 | 118.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 114.3 | 113.6 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 20.5 | 38.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.3 | 138.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 80.5 | 79.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 77.9 | 77.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 3.8 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 55.7 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,699.8 | 3,705.2 | ... | 5.4 | 49.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,524.2 | 2,533.8 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 90.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,409.8 | 2,413.6 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 97.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 114.3 | 120.3 | 4.6 | 6.0 | -7.2 | 5.2 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,248.9 | 1,251.6 | ... | 2.7 | 25.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 849.0 | 846.1 | 4.6 | -2.9 | 34.6 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 816.4 | 811.7 | 4.7 | -4.7 | 38.2 | -0.6 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 32.6 | 34.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -3.6 | 5.5 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 292.2 | 292.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 198.7 | 195.4 | 1.4 | -3.3 | 4.2 | -1.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 190.6 | 186.8 | 1.5 | -3.8 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 956.7 | 959.0 | ... | 2.3 | 21.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 650.3 | 650.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 30.4 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 625.8 | 624.9 | 4.5 | -0.9 | 34.1 | -0.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 24.6 | 25.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -3.8 | 4.9 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 150.0 | 150.4 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 94.5 | 94.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 88.9 | 89.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -5.5 | -5.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 97.6 | 101.9 | ... | 4.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 60.9 | 65.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 14.1 |
| Employment | 57.2 | 62.2 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 10.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -2.7 | 140.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 64.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 61.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 115.2 | 115.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 64.7 | 65.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -2.7 | 0.5 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 62.5 | 62.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 22.7 | -30.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 56.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.0 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 353.9 | 354.4 | ... | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 241.4 | 242.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 230.8 | 231.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -4.4 | 4.8 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,710.5 | 5,723.6 | ... | 13.1 | 105.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 3,801.7 | 3,822.6 | 11.2 | 20.9 | -34.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 3,572.6 | 3,602.4 | 11.3 | 29.8 | 40.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 229.1 | 220.2 | 6.3 | -8.9 | -74.2 | -3.9 | -25.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 676.1 | 676.9 | ... | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 441.7 | 438.7 | 3.0 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 418.8 | 414.1 | 3.1 | -4.7 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 22.9 | 24.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 2.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 378.0 | 378.5 | ... | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 231.0 | 231.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 221.0 | 221.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -5.9 | 0.0 | -37.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 514.4 | 515.7 | ... | 1.3 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 358.6 | 356.9 | 2.2 | -1.7 | 8.6 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 337.0 | 336.5 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 21.5 | 20.4 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -5.1 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 121.2 | 121.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 85.3 | 84.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 6.1 | -0.6 | 7.8 |
| Employment | 79.6 | 79.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -15.5 | 19.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 69.9 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.2 | 144.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 100.6 | 101.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 96.6 | 97.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -2.5 | -20.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 70.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 480.4 | 481.5 | ... | 1.1 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 312.9 | 314.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 297.2 | 298.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 15.7 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 310.8 | 311.4 | ... | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 201.8 | 201.2 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 189.2 | 190.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 11.2 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -5.8 | -10.4 | -34.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 185.1 | 185.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 140.3 | 141.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 18.6 | 0.9 | 15.1 |
| Employment | 134.3 | 135.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 22.2 | 1.2 | 19.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.6 | -8.2 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 75.8 | 76.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.6 | 73.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 11.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.3 | 146.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 90.3 | 91.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 87.0 | 88.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 9.1 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.7 | 106.7 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 63.9 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -1.6 | 3.9 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 61.3 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 3.8 | -32.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 62.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 59.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 719.4 | 720.9 | ... | 1.5 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 487.6 | 489.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 466.8 | 467.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 20.8 | 22.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 6.3 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 223.2 | 223.8 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 148.5 | 150.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 141.3 | 143.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 5.6 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 284.8 | 285.8 | ... | 1.0 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 198.1 | 199.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 190.0 | 191.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 3.7 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 109.2 | 109.6 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 75.0 | 74.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 4.9 | -0.5 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 71.9 | 71.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 6.6 | -0.4 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,318.4 | 1,322.8 | ... | 4.4 | 42.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 933.0 | 928.7 | 5.1 | -4.3 | 11.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 871.4 | 867.8 | 5.3 | -3.6 | 18.0 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 61.6 | 61.0 | 2.9 | -0.6 | -6.8 | -1.0 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,253.3 | 1,257.6 | ... | 4.3 | 41.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 877.1 | 886.6 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 31.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 827.7 | 838.3 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 39.0 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 49.4 | 48.3 | 2.4 | -1.1 | -7.3 | -2.2 | -13.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 70.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 190.0 | 190.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 114.4 | 117.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 109.8 | 112.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -10.9 | -45.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 61.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 59.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 175.1 | 175.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 113.4 | 112.6 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 107.2 | 105.9 | 1.2 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 36.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,404.0 | 2,407.8 | ... | 3.8 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,627.4 | 1,636.3 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 19.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,552.2 | 1,557.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 25.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 75.2 | 78.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -5.5 | 4.1 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 357.6 | 358.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 221.5 | 220.3 | 2.0 | -1.2 | -4.0 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 214.2 | 213.1 | 2.1 | -1.1 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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