Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| October 2023 |
November 2023 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2023 | November 2022 to November 2023 | October to November 2023 | November 2022 to November 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 | 191.6 | 192.0 | ... | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 125.0 | 123.2 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 116.7 | 114.9 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 59.8 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 414.1 | 415.6 | ... | 1.5 | 17.2 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 281.0 | 282.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 263.6 | 265.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 16.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.3 | -5.7 | 16.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.5 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 95.2 | 95.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 89.2 | 89.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 | -5.0 | 26.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 116.7 | 116.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 73.6 | 73.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 69.3 | 69.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -9.3 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 62.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.4 | 136.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 76.5 | 76.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 0.4 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 73.9 | 74.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -8.0 | -46.5 |
| Participation rate | 56.1 | 56.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 703.0 | 704.0 | ... | 1.0 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 471.5 | 477.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 18.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 458.1 | 465.0 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 19.7 | 1.5 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 12.9 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 195.3 | 195.7 | ... | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 117.9 | 119.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 112.9 | 113.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 20.4 | 73.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 61.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 139.6 | 139.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 86.0 | 87.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
| Employment | 82.2 | 84.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 39.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,765.0 | 3,775.1 | ... | 10.1 | 84.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,567.6 | 2,571.5 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 84.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,428.5 | 2,424.9 | 8.8 | -3.6 | 49.9 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 139.1 | 146.6 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 35.0 | 5.4 | 31.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,278.8 | 1,282.2 | ... | 3.4 | 37.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 890.5 | 890.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 44.2 | -0.0 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 847.0 | 848.9 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 43.5 | 41.2 | 1.6 | -2.3 | 6.5 | -5.3 | 18.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 295.7 | 296.1 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 198.0 | 200.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 190.0 | 191.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 983.1 | 986.1 | ... | 3.0 | 33.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 692.6 | 689.8 | 4.2 | -2.8 | 43.3 | -0.4 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 657.0 | 657.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 35.5 | 32.7 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 6.1 | -7.9 | 22.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 155.1 | 155.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 95.9 | 95.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 91.3 | 90.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 21.7 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 101.2 | 94.9 | ... | -6.3 | -1.4 | -6.2 | -1.5 |
| Labour force | 61.3 | 55.4 | 3.0 | -5.9 | -2.4 | -9.6 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 57.2 | 52.7 | 2.7 | -4.5 | -2.7 | -7.9 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -32.5 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 58.4 | 2.1 | -2.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 55.5 | 2.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 117.6 | 117.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 72.1 | 73.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 70.7 | 71.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 21.4 | -19.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 62.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 360.2 | 360.9 | ... | 0.7 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 239.5 | 242.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 222.9 | 224.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 16.6 | 17.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 45.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,878.8 | 5,900.0 | ... | 21.2 | 210.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 3,947.1 | 3,954.2 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 157.8 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 3,684.5 | 3,691.8 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 135.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 262.6 | 262.4 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 22.8 | -0.1 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 686.9 | 688.2 | ... | 1.3 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 440.0 | 443.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 417.3 | 420.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -4.7 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.7 | 23.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 385.4 | 386.3 | ... | 0.9 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 245.1 | 245.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 19.5 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| Employment | 228.1 | 227.7 | 2.8 | -0.4 | 13.0 | -0.2 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 17.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 57.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 530.6 | 532.6 | ... | 2.0 | 20.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 364.8 | 364.6 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 7.5 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 343.8 | 342.2 | 2.1 | -1.6 | 7.1 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 20.9 | 22.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.8 | 68.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 122.6 | 122.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 80.5 | 81.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -4.2 | 0.6 | -4.9 |
| Employment | 77.2 | 77.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 0.6 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 3.0 | -32.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.2 | 147.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 104.7 | 107.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 98.4 | 101.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 34.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 68.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 493.7 | 495.4 | ... | 1.7 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 334.0 | 332.9 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 19.9 | -0.3 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 314.4 | 313.5 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 18.0 | -0.3 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.5 | 19.4 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 318.6 | 319.6 | ... | 1.0 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 199.4 | 199.3 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 6.5 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 185.2 | 184.2 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 7.9 | -0.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 15.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 7.0 | -7.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 188.9 | 189.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 130.4 | 129.7 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 124.4 | 123.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.3 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.0 | 148.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 91.2 | 92.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 86.5 | 87.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 18.8 | 58.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.0 | 108.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 67.1 | 66.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.7 | -0.4 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 64.1 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 61.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 58.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 739.7 | 742.0 | ... | 2.3 | 24.7 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 502.2 | 502.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 476.0 | 478.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 26.2 | 23.7 | 0.9 | -2.5 | 1.4 | -9.5 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 230.5 | 231.3 | ... | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 157.8 | 160.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| Employment | 149.4 | 152.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.4 | 23.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 69.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 294.5 | 295.5 | ... | 1.0 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 212.0 | 212.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| Employment | 200.5 | 201.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 11.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 3.2 | -1.7 | 39.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 71.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.1 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 113.2 | 113.6 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 74.2 | 77.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 70.5 | 73.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -10.8 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 67.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 64.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,369.5 | 1,375.0 | ... | 5.5 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Labour force | 971.2 | 964.2 | 5.5 | -7.0 | 18.5 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 915.0 | 905.7 | 5.8 | -9.3 | 17.8 | -1.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 56.2 | 58.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,304.0 | 1,309.5 | ... | 5.5 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 909.1 | 912.2 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 55.8 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 854.1 | 855.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 46.2 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 55.0 | 56.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 194.4 | 194.8 | ... | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 116.8 | 113.2 | 2.0 | -3.6 | 0.9 | -3.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 113.3 | 108.8 | 2.0 | -4.5 | 1.5 | -4.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 29.4 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 58.1 | 1.1 | -2.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 55.9 | 1.0 | -2.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 178.9 | 179.3 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 113.9 | 114.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -4.6 | 0.3 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 107.0 | 109.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -4.1 | 1.9 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -24.6 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -1.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,465.8 | 2,472.6 | ... | 6.8 | 73.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 1,701.4 | 1,710.6 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 82.9 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 1,602.4 | 1,611.0 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 56.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 99.1 | 99.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 0.6 | 35.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 365.9 | 366.7 | ... | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 244.3 | 242.9 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 17.1 | -0.6 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 235.0 | 233.1 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 15.4 | -0.8 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 22.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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