Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| July 2023 |
August 2023 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2023 | August 2022 to August 2023 | July to August 2023 | August 2022 to August 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 | 189.9 | 190.5 | ... | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 124.2 | 125.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 117.0 | 118.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 409.2 | 410.9 | ... | 1.7 | 16.8 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 278.4 | 279.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 259.6 | 259.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 18.9 | 19.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 47.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 144.2 | 144.8 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 96.2 | 95.7 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 5.1 | -0.5 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 91.1 | 90.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 26.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 115.8 | 116.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 70.6 | 72.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 66.6 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 12.5 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.0 | 136.1 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 80.9 | 78.1 | 1.0 | -2.8 | -3.7 | -3.5 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 77.6 | 74.8 | 1.0 | -2.8 | -4.3 | -3.6 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 25.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 57.4 | 0.8 | -2.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 55.0 | 0.8 | -2.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 700.1 | 700.9 | ... | 0.8 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 466.6 | 470.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 450.2 | 455.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 14.9 | 1.0 | -1.6 | 2.2 | -9.7 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 65.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 194.1 | 194.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 112.7 | 112.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 108.9 | 108.7 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -7.9 | 12.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 139.0 | 139.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 79.6 | 79.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 76.4 | 76.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 57.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,737.5 | 3,745.6 | ... | 8.1 | 68.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,551.8 | 2,557.5 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 93.7 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 2,433.2 | 2,428.0 | 8.8 | -5.2 | 85.8 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 118.6 | 129.6 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 6.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,267.8 | 1,271.4 | ... | 3.6 | 33.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 872.6 | 880.0 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 51.7 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 832.9 | 837.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 40.6 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 39.7 | 42.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 34.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 69.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 294.4 | 294.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 193.8 | 194.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 185.5 | 185.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 973.4 | 976.6 | ... | 3.2 | 29.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 678.8 | 685.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 53.2 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| Employment | 647.4 | 651.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 43.7 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 31.4 | 33.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 39.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 153.2 | 153.9 | ... | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 97.6 | 97.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 94.1 | 93.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 8.6 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 60.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.6 | 111.3 | ... | -0.3 | 10.3 | -0.3 | 10.2 |
| Labour force | 71.7 | 71.6 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 7.8 | -0.1 | 12.2 |
| Employment | 64.4 | 64.1 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -0.5 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 167.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.6 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 116.7 | 117.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 70.3 | 70.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 65.5 | 67.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | -2.0 | -0.9 | -41.7 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | -2.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 57.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 357.8 | 358.6 | ... | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 234.0 | 235.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -4.2 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 221.3 | 223.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | -2.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 12.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -5.5 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,812.4 | 5,834.0 | ... | 21.6 | 170.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 3,960.1 | 3,953.8 | 11.1 | -6.3 | 142.3 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 3,705.8 | 3,698.6 | 11.0 | -7.2 | 107.9 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 254.4 | 255.2 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 34.4 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 682.6 | 684.0 | ... | 1.4 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 437.8 | 437.5 | 2.9 | -0.3 | -3.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 414.4 | 414.1 | 3.0 | -0.3 | -8.5 | -0.1 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 23.4 | 23.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 30.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 382.4 | 383.3 | ... | 0.9 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 230.1 | 231.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 216.3 | 215.9 | 2.8 | -0.4 | -4.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 37.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 524.2 | 526.3 | ... | 2.1 | 16.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 370.3 | 369.3 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 348.6 | 348.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 21.7 | 20.5 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -5.5 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 122.1 | 122.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 80.3 | 79.9 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 76.9 | 76.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -1.0 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.1 | 146.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 104.5 | 103.6 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 99.9 | 99.2 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -4.3 | 69.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 70.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 67.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 488.5 | 490.2 | ... | 1.7 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 320.8 | 327.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 304.6 | 308.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 17.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 18.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -3.4 | 12.3 | -15.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 315.5 | 316.5 | ... | 1.0 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 201.0 | 202.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 23.7 | 0.6 | 13.3 |
| Employment | 189.7 | 190.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 4.4 | -10.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 187.4 | 187.9 | ... | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 140.0 | 136.8 | 1.7 | -3.2 | 3.7 | -2.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 133.7 | 130.6 | 1.8 | -3.1 | 3.8 | -2.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 74.7 | 72.8 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.3 | 69.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.3 | 147.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 89.9 | 88.8 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 85.7 | 84.8 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -4.8 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 57.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.4 | 107.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 66.7 | 66.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 63.8 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 10.7 | -6.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 732.1 | 734.6 | ... | 2.5 | 20.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 494.6 | 496.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 470.2 | 470.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 7.2 | -0.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 24.4 | 26.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 15.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 227.8 | 228.7 | ... | 0.9 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 155.5 | 155.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 148.7 | 148.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 8.9 | -0.4 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 23.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 291.0 | 292.2 | ... | 1.2 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 207.3 | 209.8 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 197.6 | 198.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 15.3 | 34.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 111.8 | 112.3 | ... | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 69.0 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 65.2 | 66.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -2.2 | 1.8 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,351.0 | 1,357.4 | ... | 6.4 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 974.8 | 983.0 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 37.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 913.3 | 925.8 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 27.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 61.5 | 57.2 | 2.7 | -4.3 | 10.0 | -7.0 | 21.2 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,285.4 | 1,291.9 | ... | 6.5 | 58.0 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 906.6 | 904.6 | 4.8 | -2.0 | 46.6 | -0.2 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 852.0 | 849.4 | 4.8 | -2.6 | 38.8 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 54.6 | 55.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 16.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 65.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 192.9 | 193.4 | ... | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 123.0 | 122.8 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 119.5 | 119.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -8.6 | -34.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.5 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 177.5 | 178.0 | ... | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 112.6 | 113.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 106.9 | 106.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 59.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,443.0 | 2,450.9 | ... | 7.9 | 57.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,665.0 | 1,673.1 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 60.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 1,572.8 | 1,575.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 36.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 92.2 | 97.7 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 24.6 | 6.0 | 33.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 363.0 | 364.0 | ... | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 224.9 | 231.8 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 217.0 | 223.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 2.5 | -19.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 63.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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