Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2023 |
September 2023 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 2023 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 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 | 190.5 | 191.0 | ... | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 125.6 | 125.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 118.0 | 116.9 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 17.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 410.9 | 412.6 | ... | 1.7 | 16.9 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 279.8 | 280.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 259.9 | 260.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 19.9 | 19.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 6.1 | -0.5 | 44.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 144.8 | 145.4 | ... | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 95.7 | 95.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 90.4 | 90.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 19.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 116.1 | 116.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 72.6 | 73.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 68.1 | 68.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.1 | 136.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 78.1 | 77.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -4.6 | -0.4 | -5.6 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 74.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 0.0 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -11.8 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 57.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 54.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 700.9 | 701.9 | ... | 1.0 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 470.7 | 472.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 455.7 | 458.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 13.9 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -6.7 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 194.5 | 194.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 112.2 | 114.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -1.8 | 1.7 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 108.7 | 110.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -2.6 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.7 | 58.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 139.2 | 139.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 79.9 | 82.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 76.7 | 79.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 13.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.4 | 59.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 57.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,745.6 | 3,754.7 | ... | 9.1 | 73.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,557.5 | 2,564.2 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 92.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 2,428.0 | 2,431.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 80.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 129.6 | 132.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,271.4 | 1,275.0 | ... | 3.6 | 35.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 880.0 | 882.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 44.1 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 837.5 | 838.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 34.7 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 42.5 | 43.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 27.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 294.8 | 295.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 194.6 | 195.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 185.9 | 187.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -5.7 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 976.6 | 979.8 | ... | 3.2 | 30.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 685.4 | 686.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 44.8 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 651.6 | 651.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 35.7 | -0.0 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 33.8 | 35.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 34.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 153.9 | 154.5 | ... | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 97.5 | 96.8 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 93.7 | 92.7 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 7.9 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 62.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.3 | 107.1 | ... | -4.2 | 4.7 | -3.8 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 71.6 | 66.5 | 3.0 | -5.1 | 2.3 | -7.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 64.1 | 60.0 | 2.7 | -4.1 | -1.0 | -6.4 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 3.2 | -13.3 | 97.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 62.1 | 2.1 | -2.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 9.8 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 56.0 | 2.0 | -1.6 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 117.0 | 117.3 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 70.3 | 71.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 67.5 | 69.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -39.3 | -52.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 59.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 358.6 | 359.4 | ... | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 235.9 | 237.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 223.8 | 224.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,834.0 | 5,856.1 | ... | 22.1 | 185.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 3,953.8 | 3,945.3 | 11.1 | -8.5 | 146.7 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 3,698.6 | 3,687.5 | 11.0 | -11.1 | 113.0 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 255.2 | 257.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 33.6 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 684.0 | 685.5 | ... | 1.5 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 437.5 | 438.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 414.1 | 414.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -8.4 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 23.4 | 23.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 29.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 383.3 | 384.3 | ... | 1.0 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 231.8 | 237.9 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 215.9 | 222.0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 15.9 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 35.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 61.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 526.3 | 528.4 | ... | 2.1 | 17.9 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 369.3 | 367.3 | 2.0 | -2.0 | 9.9 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 348.8 | 347.8 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.5 | 19.5 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -4.9 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 69.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 65.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 122.3 | 122.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 79.9 | 80.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -2.8 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 76.1 | 76.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -3.0 | 0.3 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.4 | 146.8 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 103.6 | 103.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 99.2 | 98.3 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 50.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 67.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 490.2 | 491.9 | ... | 1.7 | 14.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 327.1 | 331.9 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 308.9 | 312.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 9.3 | -4.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 316.5 | 317.5 | ... | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 202.2 | 200.2 | 2.1 | -2.0 | 22.7 | -1.0 | 12.8 |
| Employment | 190.3 | 188.1 | 2.1 | -2.2 | 25.8 | -1.2 | 15.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.8 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 1.7 | -21.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 59.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 187.9 | 188.4 | ... | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 136.8 | 133.1 | 1.7 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -2.7 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 130.6 | 127.1 | 1.8 | -3.5 | 0.2 | -2.7 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -3.2 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 70.6 | 0.9 | -2.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.5 | 67.5 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.5 | 147.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 88.8 | 89.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 84.8 | 85.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.6 | 107.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 63.8 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -11.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 734.6 | 737.1 | ... | 2.5 | 22.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 496.5 | 499.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 470.1 | 472.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 26.3 | 26.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 12.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 228.7 | 229.6 | ... | 0.9 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 155.9 | 156.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 148.1 | 148.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 34.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 292.2 | 293.4 | ... | 1.2 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 209.8 | 210.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 198.5 | 198.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.3 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 39.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 112.3 | 112.7 | ... | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 70.3 | 71.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 66.4 | 67.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 63.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 60.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,357.4 | 1,363.6 | ... | 6.2 | 61.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 983.0 | 977.3 | 5.5 | -5.7 | 31.0 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 925.8 | 919.7 | 5.8 | -6.1 | 24.6 | -0.7 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 57.2 | 57.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 12.3 |
| Participation rate | 72.4 | 71.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,291.9 | 1,298.0 | ... | 6.1 | 60.4 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Labour force | 904.6 | 907.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 47.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 849.4 | 852.3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 40.1 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 55.2 | 54.8 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 7.1 | -0.7 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 193.4 | 193.9 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 122.8 | 121.9 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 7.5 | -0.7 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 119.6 | 118.9 | 2.0 | -0.7 | 9.3 | -0.6 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -6.3 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 62.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 178.0 | 178.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 113.2 | 112.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -6.0 | -0.8 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 106.5 | 105.7 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -5.5 | -0.8 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -4.4 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 62.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 59.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,450.9 | 2,458.5 | ... | 7.6 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,673.1 | 1,689.6 | 5.6 | 16.5 | 70.9 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 1,575.4 | 1,590.4 | 5.6 | 15.0 | 41.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 97.7 | 99.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 29.6 | 1.6 | 42.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 364.0 | 365.0 | ... | 1.0 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 231.8 | 237.5 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 223.8 | 228.5 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 11.1 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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