Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2024 |
May 2024 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 194.3 | 194.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 129.0 | 129.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 119.8 | 119.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 49.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 423.7 | 425.3 | ... | 1.6 | 19.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 293.4 | 296.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 19.7 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 278.4 | 279.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 17.2 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 149.6 | 150.3 | ... | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 98.0 | 97.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 93.0 | 92.8 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 118.3 | 118.7 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 78.4 | 79.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| Employment | 73.2 | 73.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 21.6 | 63.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.2 | 137.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 77.1 | 76.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -4.2 | -0.5 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 75.4 | 75.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -2.7 | -0.1 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -17.6 | -51.7 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 55.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 54.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 708.7 | 709.9 | ... | 1.2 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 481.1 | 478.7 | 3.4 | -2.4 | 14.5 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 466.1 | 463.3 | 3.4 | -2.8 | 11.4 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 15.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 25.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 197.8 | 198.3 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 124.0 | 124.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 117.9 | 119.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -12.9 | 8.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 140.6 | 140.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 85.4 | 84.5 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 80.7 | 80.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -0.7 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -6.4 | 41.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,828.2 | 3,840.6 | ... | 12.4 | 117.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 2,525.7 | 2,530.0 | 9.0 | 4.3 | -11.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,382.1 | 2,383.0 | 9.3 | 0.9 | -46.0 | 0.0 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 143.6 | 147.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 34.2 | 2.4 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,301.3 | 1,305.3 | ... | 4.0 | 44.2 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 886.2 | 883.6 | 4.6 | -2.6 | 25.3 | -0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 840.1 | 835.4 | 4.7 | -4.7 | 14.3 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 46.1 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 29.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 298.2 | 298.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 203.2 | 200.5 | 1.5 | -2.7 | 4.3 | -1.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 193.1 | 189.8 | 1.6 | -3.3 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 39.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 63.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,003.2 | 1,006.6 | ... | 3.4 | 39.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 683.0 | 683.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 647.1 | 645.7 | 4.4 | -1.4 | 13.1 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 35.9 | 37.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 26.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.5 | 159.1 | ... | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 96.9 | 98.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 90.6 | 92.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -8.1 | 32.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 97.4 | 97.1 | ... | -0.3 | -10.3 | -0.3 | -9.6 |
| Labour force | 41.4 | 44.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -22.9 | 7.7 | -33.9 |
| Employment | 39.4 | 42.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -21.6 | 7.4 | -33.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 20.0 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 42.5 | 45.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -16.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.5 | 43.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -15.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.6 | 119.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 70.0 | 68.8 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 65.9 | 65.7 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -26.2 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 57.4 | 1.2 | -1.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 54.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 364.7 | 365.5 | ... | 0.8 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 246.5 | 245.6 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 13.7 | -0.4 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 233.1 | 232.8 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 12.8 | -0.1 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 12.8 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -4.5 | 7.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,021.5 | 6,047.1 | ... | 25.6 | 272.7 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 4,008.4 | 4,037.1 | 11.4 | 28.7 | 126.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 3,698.8 | 3,719.9 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 42.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 309.5 | 317.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 83.8 | 2.5 | 35.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 695.7 | 697.2 | ... | 1.5 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 454.6 | 459.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 26.3 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 424.5 | 426.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 30.1 | 32.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 51.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 391.7 | 392.8 | ... | 1.1 | 12.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 233.1 | 233.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 214.7 | 215.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | -8.5 | 0.3 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 18.4 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 67.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 54.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 544.2 | 546.6 | ... | 2.4 | 26.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Labour force | 383.6 | 386.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 360.0 | 362.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 21.2 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 23.6 | 23.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 123.6 | 123.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 83.7 | 84.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 79.5 | 80.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -2.4 | 24.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 149.5 | 149.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 109.8 | 109.2 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 105.0 | 104.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -4.2 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.4 | 72.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.2 | 69.8 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 504.7 | 506.7 | ... | 2.0 | 21.2 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 334.3 | 336.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 21.4 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 313.0 | 315.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 21.3 | 21.2 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 6.6 | -0.5 | 45.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 325.4 | 326.6 | ... | 1.2 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 204.2 | 207.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 187.2 | 190.2 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.1 | 17.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 32.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 63.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 191.9 | 192.4 | ... | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 133.2 | 131.4 | 1.6 | -1.8 | -9.3 | -1.4 | -6.6 |
| Employment | 124.5 | 123.4 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -10.8 | -0.9 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -8.0 | 23.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 68.3 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -7.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -7.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 149.5 | 149.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 88.7 | 87.5 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -4.1 | -1.4 | -4.5 |
| Employment | 84.1 | 82.8 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -5.0 | -1.5 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 58.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 55.3 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 109.2 | 109.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 64.9 | 65.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 62.2 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -18.5 | -15.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 755.8 | 758.8 | ... | 3.0 | 31.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 503.2 | 507.2 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 479.1 | 481.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 24.1 | 25.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 235.5 | 236.4 | ... | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 161.8 | 162.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 151.4 | 151.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 65.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 300.8 | 302.0 | ... | 1.2 | 13.1 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 212.7 | 212.0 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 201.6 | 200.7 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 115.8 | 116.3 | ... | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Labour force | 82.4 | 83.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 19.1 |
| Employment | 77.0 | 78.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 18.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -9.4 | 29.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 67.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,403.7 | 1,409.7 | ... | 6.0 | 71.1 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Labour force | 1,013.3 | 1,026.1 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 64.4 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 935.3 | 942.6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 40.6 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 77.9 | 83.5 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 23.8 | 7.2 | 39.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,338.2 | 1,344.3 | ... | 6.1 | 71.0 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Labour force | 917.0 | 916.0 | 5.1 | -1.0 | 12.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 858.3 | 855.2 | 5.2 | -3.1 | 4.0 | -0.4 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 58.6 | 60.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 197.4 | 198.0 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 119.7 | 118.3 | 2.1 | -1.4 | -7.6 | -1.2 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 113.8 | 113.2 | 2.0 | -0.6 | -8.6 | -0.5 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -13.6 | 27.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 59.7 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.8 | 182.3 | ... | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 119.1 | 120.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| Employment | 112.8 | 113.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 66.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,514.1 | 2,523.1 | ... | 9.0 | 95.4 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 1,710.5 | 1,714.9 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 1,619.4 | 1,617.6 | 6.1 | -1.8 | 48.8 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 91.1 | 97.3 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 14.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 371.5 | 372.5 | ... | 1.0 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 244.0 | 250.8 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 29.0 | 2.8 | 13.1 |
| Employment | 232.9 | 239.2 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 25.4 | 2.7 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.1 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 46.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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