Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2023 |
May 2023 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 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 | 188.2 | 188.7 | ... | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 122.1 | 123.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 116.1 | 117.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.7 | 1.7 | -30.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 404.2 | 405.8 | ... | 1.6 | 15.7 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 276.8 | 276.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 12.9 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 263.8 | 262.8 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 11.5 | -0.4 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 12.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 142.5 | 143.0 | ... | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 96.0 | 96.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 90.8 | 91.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 39.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 114.9 | 115.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 69.1 | 69.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 65.2 | 66.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -5.3 | -29.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.8 | 135.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 79.6 | 81.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | -2.4 | 2.5 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 76.9 | 78.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | -2.4 | 2.5 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.6 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 58.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 698.1 | 698.8 | ... | 0.7 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 468.4 | 463.6 | 3.3 | -4.8 | 9.1 | -1.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 460.2 | 451.6 | 3.3 | -8.6 | 10.2 | -1.9 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -1.0 | 48.1 | -7.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 193.2 | 193.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 115.3 | 114.6 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 109.7 | 109.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -5.4 | 47.2 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.6 | 138.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 79.8 | 79.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 76.8 | 76.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 19.2 |
| Participation rate | 57.6 | 57.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,716.7 | 3,723.3 | ... | 6.6 | 59.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,536.9 | 2,541.6 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 90.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,415.7 | 2,428.8 | 8.8 | 13.1 | 93.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 121.2 | 112.8 | 4.6 | -8.4 | -3.0 | -6.9 | -2.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,257.8 | 1,261.1 | ... | 3.3 | 29.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 848.2 | 855.7 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 17.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 812.1 | 819.6 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 36.0 | 36.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 7.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 293.3 | 293.7 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 196.4 | 196.1 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 188.0 | 188.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -3.9 | 0.3 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -9.5 | 31.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 964.5 | 967.4 | ... | 2.9 | 24.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 651.8 | 659.6 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 19.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 624.2 | 631.1 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 27.6 | 28.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 151.5 | 152.0 | ... | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 97.3 | 98.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 92.3 | 93.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -16.0 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.9 | 107.4 | ... | 2.5 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 16.2 |
| Labour force | 66.0 | 67.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| Employment | 63.3 | 63.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 33.3 | 414.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 59.5 | 2.4 | -0.8 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 115.9 | 116.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 67.8 | 68.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -2.4 | 1.5 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 63.9 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -3.2 | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 36.1 | 19.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 59.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.0 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 355.8 | 356.4 | ... | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 235.3 | 232.1 | 2.1 | -3.2 | -7.6 | -1.4 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 224.4 | 220.2 | 2.3 | -4.2 | -8.0 | -1.9 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 11.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,756.2 | 5,774.4 | ... | 18.2 | 132.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 3,880.9 | 3,906.9 | 11.2 | 26.0 | 86.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 3,663.4 | 3,675.8 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 92.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 217.5 | 231.1 | 6.3 | 13.6 | -6.0 | 6.3 | -2.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 679.0 | 680.2 | ... | 1.2 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 434.9 | 432.3 | 3.0 | -2.6 | -8.2 | -0.6 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 411.1 | 410.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 | -6.5 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 23.7 | 21.5 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -9.3 | -7.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 379.9 | 380.7 | ... | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 230.3 | 233.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -8.8 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 220.1 | 222.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | -7.0 | 1.0 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 5.0 | -15.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 518.8 | 520.6 | ... | 1.8 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 358.6 | 364.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 14.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 336.6 | 340.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 22.0 | 23.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 121.6 | 121.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 83.9 | 82.7 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 3.6 | -1.4 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 79.7 | 79.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -19.0 | -8.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 67.9 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.0 | 145.4 | ... | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 105.3 | 106.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 101.8 | 101.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 17.1 | -25.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.6 | 72.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 70.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 484.1 | 485.5 | ... | 1.4 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 311.5 | 313.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 297.7 | 299.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -15.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 312.8 | 313.7 | ... | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 204.5 | 205.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| Employment | 190.9 | 191.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -2.2 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 186.2 | 186.6 | ... | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 140.5 | 140.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 134.5 | 134.3 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 11.3 | -0.1 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 8.3 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 75.5 | 75.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.2 | 72.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.7 | 146.9 | ... | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 92.0 | 91.8 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 88.3 | 88.1 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.0 | 107.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 69.0 | 67.9 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 66.3 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -1.5 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 63.4 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 725.2 | 727.7 | ... | 2.5 | 16.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 494.6 | 495.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 470.7 | 471.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 23.8 | 24.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 225.3 | 226.2 | ... | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 151.7 | 151.0 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 144.3 | 144.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -6.8 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 287.8 | 288.9 | ... | 1.1 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 202.3 | 203.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 192.9 | 194.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 110.3 | 110.8 | ... | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 71.7 | 69.7 | 1.1 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 68.2 | 66.0 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -3.2 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 62.9 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 59.6 | 1.0 | -2.2 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,332.8 | 1,338.6 | ... | 5.8 | 49.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 953.2 | 961.9 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 29.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 891.9 | 901.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 30.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 61.3 | 60.9 | 2.9 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,267.5 | 1,273.3 | ... | 5.8 | 49.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 896.1 | 904.4 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 42.5 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 845.0 | 850.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 40.2 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 51.2 | 54.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 71.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 191.3 | 191.8 | ... | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 125.1 | 127.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Employment | 121.1 | 123.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -2.5 | -26.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 66.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 176.1 | 176.6 | ... | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 112.6 | 111.6 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -2.9 | -0.9 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 106.6 | 106.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.5 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -8.3 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,420.1 | 2,427.7 | ... | 7.6 | 42.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,650.0 | 1,651.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 22.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,565.2 | 1,568.2 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 84.8 | 83.7 | 3.0 | -1.1 | 3.7 | -1.3 | 4.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 359.9 | 361.0 | ... | 1.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 219.1 | 219.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -4.9 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 211.8 | 212.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -4.3 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 4.1 | -7.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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