Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| March 2023 |
April 2023 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2023 | April 2022 to April 2023 | March to April 2023 | April 2022 to April 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 | 187.6 | 188.2 | ... | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 121.9 | 122.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 115.2 | 116.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -11.8 | -31.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 402.9 | 404.2 | ... | 1.3 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 275.6 | 276.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 263.2 | 263.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 142.0 | 142.5 | ... | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 95.8 | 96.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 90.8 | 90.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 35.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 114.7 | 114.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 69.6 | 69.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 65.8 | 65.2 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 2.7 | -24.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.7 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.8 | 135.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 76.6 | 79.6 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -5.2 | 3.9 | -6.1 |
| Employment | 73.8 | 76.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -4.8 | 4.2 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -3.6 | -12.9 |
| Participation rate | 56.4 | 58.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 56.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 697.5 | 698.1 | ... | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 464.3 | 468.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 18.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 456.6 | 460.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 21.3 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -3.2 | 5.2 | -28.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 192.9 | 193.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 117.0 | 115.3 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 111.8 | 109.7 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 64.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 59.7 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 56.8 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.5 | 138.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 79.4 | 79.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 76.4 | 76.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 57.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.2 | 55.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,711.1 | 3,716.7 | ... | 5.6 | 55.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,535.6 | 2,536.9 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 85.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 2,414.7 | 2,415.7 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 82.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 121.0 | 121.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,254.8 | 1,257.8 | ... | 3.0 | 27.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 847.3 | 848.2 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 812.5 | 812.1 | 4.7 | -0.4 | 14.9 | -0.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.8 | 36.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 293.0 | 293.3 | ... | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 194.3 | 196.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 185.6 | 188.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -3.6 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -3.4 | 55.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 961.8 | 964.5 | ... | 2.7 | 23.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 652.9 | 651.8 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 17.8 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 626.9 | 624.2 | 4.5 | -2.7 | 18.6 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 26.1 | 27.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 5.7 | -2.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 151.0 | 151.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 95.8 | 97.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 90.6 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -3.8 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.2 | 104.9 | ... | 0.7 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| Labour force | 67.1 | 66.0 | 3.0 | -1.1 | 10.7 | -1.6 | 19.3 |
| Employment | 63.7 | 63.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 16.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -20.6 | 200.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 62.9 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.3 | 2.4 | -0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 115.6 | 115.9 | ... | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 66.4 | 67.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -2.7 | 2.1 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 62.9 | 64.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | -3.6 | 2.1 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 58.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 55.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 355.1 | 355.8 | ... | 0.7 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 238.6 | 235.3 | 2.1 | -3.3 | -3.2 | -1.4 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 227.7 | 224.4 | 2.3 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,739.7 | 5,756.2 | ... | 16.5 | 121.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 3,861.0 | 3,880.9 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 51.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 3,638.5 | 3,663.4 | 11.3 | 24.9 | 78.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 222.5 | 217.5 | 6.3 | -5.0 | -27.2 | -2.2 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 677.9 | 679.0 | ... | 1.1 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 437.7 | 434.9 | 3.0 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 412.9 | 411.1 | 3.1 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 24.8 | 23.7 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -4.4 | -3.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 379.2 | 379.9 | ... | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 231.2 | 230.3 | 2.8 | -0.9 | -11.9 | -0.4 | -4.9 |
| Employment | 221.8 | 220.1 | 2.8 | -1.7 | -9.2 | -0.8 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -2.9 | 8.6 | -22.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 57.9 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 517.2 | 518.8 | ... | 1.6 | 12.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 355.9 | 358.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 334.7 | 336.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 21.1 | 22.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 20.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 121.4 | 121.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 84.2 | 83.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 79.7 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -6.7 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.7 | 145.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 103.3 | 105.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 99.4 | 101.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.9 | -10.3 | -35.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 72.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 70.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 482.8 | 484.1 | ... | 1.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 311.7 | 311.5 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 296.7 | 297.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 13.8 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -8.0 | -6.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 312.1 | 312.8 | ... | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 203.7 | 204.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 192.0 | 190.9 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 13.5 | -0.6 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 13.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 16.2 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 185.8 | 186.2 | ... | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 141.8 | 140.5 | 2.0 | -1.3 | 11.5 | -0.9 | 8.9 |
| Employment | 136.1 | 134.5 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 14.7 | -1.2 | 12.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 5.3 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 76.3 | 75.5 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 73.3 | 72.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.5 | 146.7 | ... | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 92.1 | 92.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 88.4 | 88.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 62.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.8 | 107.0 | ... | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 68.1 | 69.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 65.3 | 66.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -3.6 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 722.9 | 725.2 | ... | 2.3 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 492.5 | 494.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 469.6 | 470.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 22.9 | 23.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 3.9 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 224.6 | 225.3 | ... | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 151.1 | 151.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 143.5 | 144.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -2.6 | -23.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 286.8 | 287.8 | ... | 1.0 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 202.3 | 202.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 193.3 | 192.9 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 11.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 110.0 | 110.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 74.0 | 71.7 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 0.3 | -3.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 70.6 | 68.2 | 1.1 | -2.4 | 0.6 | -3.4 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 65.0 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 61.8 | 1.0 | -2.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,327.8 | 1,332.8 | ... | 5.0 | 46.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 938.1 | 953.2 | 5.1 | 15.1 | 20.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 876.3 | 891.9 | 5.3 | 15.6 | 23.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 61.8 | 61.3 | 2.9 | -0.5 | -3.6 | -0.8 | -5.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 71.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,262.5 | 1,267.5 | ... | 5.0 | 46.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 894.0 | 896.1 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 39.7 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 845.4 | 845.0 | 4.8 | -0.4 | 43.7 | -0.0 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 48.6 | 51.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -3.8 | 5.3 | -6.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 190.8 | 191.3 | ... | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 120.5 | 125.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 116.5 | 121.1 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 65.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 63.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 175.7 | 176.1 | ... | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 112.9 | 112.6 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 106.5 | 106.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -7.7 | 17.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 63.9 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,413.5 | 2,420.1 | ... | 6.6 | 37.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,643.3 | 1,650.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 20.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,562.8 | 1,565.2 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 80.5 | 84.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 359.0 | 359.9 | ... | 0.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 220.2 | 219.1 | 2.0 | -1.1 | -7.5 | -0.5 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 213.1 | 211.8 | 2.1 | -1.3 | -6.1 | -0.6 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 2.8 | -16.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 58.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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