Table 9 
Labour force characteristics by province and economic region,1 three-month moving average ending in July 2023 and July 2024, unadjusted for seasonality 

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Labour force characteristics by province and economic region, three-month moving average ending in July 2023 and July 2024, unadjusted for seasonality
  Population Labour force Employment Unemployment Participation rate Unemployment rate Employment rate
  thousandsthousandsthousandsthousands %%%
Canada              
2023 32,448.8 21,589.7 20,416.4 1,173.4 66.5 5.4 62.9
2024 33,569.4 22,181.0 20,759.9 1,421.1 66.1 6.4 61.8
Newfoundland and Labrador              
2023 455.0 268.0 244.4 23.6 58.9 8.8 53.7
2024 461.0 275.7 251.5 24.3 59.8 8.8 54.6
Avalon Peninsula              
2023 245.1 152.7 142.1 10.6 62.3 6.9 58.0
2024 250.7 156.8 144.7 12.1 62.5 7.7 57.7
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay               
2023 121.5 61.7 54.6 7.1 50.8 11.5 44.9
2024 121.5 64.2 57.7 6.5 52.8 10.1 47.5
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador              
2023 88.3 53.6 47.7 5.9 60.7 11.0 54.0
2024 88.8 54.8 49.1 5.6 61.7 10.2 55.3
Prince Edward Island              
2023 144.5 99.2 92.9 6.4 68.7 6.5 64.3
2024 150.6 103.5 96.4 7.0 68.7 6.8 64.0
Nova Scotia              
2023 862.7 539.1 504.7 34.3 62.5 6.4 58.5
2024 889.4 555.3 519.8 35.5 62.4 6.4 58.4
Cape Breton              
2023 111.8 56.0 51.0 5.0 50.1 8.9 45.6
2024 114.9 60.9 56.0 4.9 53.0 8.0 48.7
North Shore              
2023 130.7 75.0 70.9 4.1 57.4 5.5 54.2
2024 132.0 72.5 68.9 3.6 54.9 5.0 52.2
Annapolis Valley              
2023 110.6 68.6 65.8 2.8 62.0 4.1 59.5
2024 112.8 69.5 65.6 3.9 61.6 5.6 58.2
Southern              
2023 100.5 57.8 54.5 3.2 57.5 5.5 54.2
2024 101.1 54.0 48.5 5.6 53.4 10.4 48.0
Halifax              
2023 409.2 281.7 262.5 19.2 68.8 6.8 64.1
2024 428.8 298.5 280.8 17.7 69.6 5.9 65.5
New Brunswick              
2023 682.4 421.6 397.0 24.6 61.8 5.8 58.2
2024 705.9 439.6 409.9 29.7 62.3 6.8 58.1
Campbellton–Miramichi              
2023 133.6 77.5 70.9 6.5 58.0 8.4 53.1
2024 135.5 70.3 63.8 6.4 51.9 9.1 47.1
Moncton–Richibucto              
2023 202.9 133.7 126.4 7.3 65.9 5.5 62.3
2024 212.9 138.4 130.6 7.8 65.0 5.6 61.3
Saint John–St. Stephen              
2023 153.3 91.6 86.9 4.7 59.8 5.1 56.7
2024 157.9 103.5 95.6 7.9 65.5 7.6 60.5
Fredericton–Oromocto              
2023 126.3 80.2 76.0 4.1 63.5 5.1 60.2
2024 131.8 85.5 79.8 5.7 64.9 6.7 60.5
Edmundston–Woodstock              
2023 66.3 38.7 36.8 1.9 58.4 4.9 55.5
2024 67.8 41.9 40.1 1.9 61.8 4.5 59.1
Quebec              
2023 7,249.4 4,762.0 4,565.8 196.2 65.7 4.1 63.0
2024 7,424.4 4,831.2 4,572.2 259.0 65.1 5.4 61.6
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine              
2023 76.6 44.1 42.4 1.7 57.6 3.9 55.4
2024 76.9 41.8 39.6 2.1 54.4 5.0 51.5
Bas-Saint-Laurent              
2023 166.0 97.0 93.0 4.0 58.4 4.1 56.0
2024 166.9 108.9 105.0 4.0 65.2 3.7 62.9
Capitale-Nationale              
2023 634.4 418.9 406.9 12.0 66.0 2.9 64.1
2024 645.1 428.0 410.4 17.6 66.3 4.1 63.6
Chaudière-Appalaches              
2023 362.0 235.4 229.6 5.9 65.0 2.5 63.4
2024 365.7 240.9 235.0 5.9 65.9 2.4 64.3
Estrie              
2023 285.3 163.4 158.0 5.4 57.3 3.3 55.4
2024 291.1 178.6 170.7 7.8 61.4 4.4 58.6
Centre-du-Québec              
2023 211.6 130.2 128.0 2.3 61.5 1.8 60.5
2024 214.3 141.2 136.1 5.1 65.9 3.6 63.5
Montérégie              
2023 1,350.5 881.1 845.3 35.8 65.2 4.1 62.6
2024 1,373.0 911.2 866.7 44.5 66.4 4.9 63.1
Montréal              
2023 1,807.5 1,254.0 1,182.9 71.0 69.4 5.7 65.4
2024 1,904.4 1,246.0 1,151.9 94.1 65.4 7.6 60.5
Laval              
2023 374.0 255.9 241.8 14.2 68.4 5.5 64.7
2024 380.1 247.3 230.7 16.6 65.1 6.7 60.7
Lanaudière              
2023 436.7 292.1 279.2 13.0 66.9 4.5 63.9
2024 442.4 294.0 272.4 21.7 66.5 7.4 61.6
Laurentides              
2023 543.4 368.9 357.7 11.2 67.9 3.0 65.8
2024 553.3 367.9 353.9 14.0 66.5 3.8 64.0
Outaouais              
2023 337.5 219.4 211.5 7.9 65.0 3.6 62.7
2024 343.0 226.7 213.3 13.4 66.1 5.9 62.2
Abitibi-Témiscamingue              
2023 118.7 74.5 71.9 2.6 62.8 3.5 60.6
2024 119.1 78.5 76.5 2.1 65.9 2.7 64.2
Mauricie              
2023 229.2 131.8 128.6 3.3 57.5 2.5 56.1
2024 231.5 132.3 127.5 4.8 57.1 3.6 55.1
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean              
2023 229.7 139.7 135.4 4.3 60.8 3.1 58.9
2024 231.7 131.6 128.4 3.2 56.8 2.4 55.4
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec              
2023 86.3 55.6 53.7 1.8 64.4 3.2 62.2
2024 85.9 56.3 54.1 2.1 65.5 3.7 63.0
Ontario              
2023 12,784.2 8,523.6 8,016.9 506.7 66.7 5.9 62.7
2024 13,274.8 8,776.4 8,149.4 627.0 66.1 7.1 61.4
Ottawa              
2023 1,246.0 854.6 815.6 38.9 68.6 4.6 65.5
2024 1,287.1 887.3 831.0 56.3 68.9 6.3 64.6
Kingston–Pembroke              
2023 407.7 241.7 227.3 14.4 59.3 6.0 55.8
2024 417.5 242.6 228.1 14.5 58.1 6.0 54.6
Muskoka–Kawarthas              
2023 358.0 215.2 206.1 9.1 60.1 4.2 57.6
2024 365.5 195.5 188.5 7.1 53.5 3.6 51.6
Toronto              
2023 6,065.5 4,171.1 3,887.3 283.7 68.8 6.8 64.1
2024 6,352.4 4,304.4 3,954.8 349.7 67.8 8.1 62.3
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie              
2023 1,269.5 906.4 860.3 46.1 71.4 5.1 67.8
2024 1,317.5 916.4 863.7 52.6 69.6 5.7 65.6
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula              
2023 1,315.3 823.8 779.9 43.9 62.6 5.3 59.3
2024 1,354.3 861.1 799.6 61.5 63.6 7.1 59.0
London              
2023 635.6 413.1 388.7 24.3 65.0 5.9 61.2
2024 660.5 433.4 403.6 29.8 65.6 6.9 61.1
Windsor–Sarnia              
2023 574.6 356.0 335.7 20.3 62.0 5.7 58.4
2024 595.4 382.8 352.3 30.5 64.3 8.0 59.2
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula              
2023 272.2 163.6 156.4 7.1 60.1 4.3 57.5
2024 276.7 169.8 165.1 4.8 61.4 2.8 59.7
Northeast              
2023 464.4 268.2 254.8 13.4 57.8 5.0 54.9
2024 469.8 276.3 260.2 16.2 58.8 5.9 55.4
Northwest              
2023 175.4 110.2 104.7 5.4 62.8 4.9 59.7
2024 178.0 106.5 102.5 4.1 59.8 3.8 57.6
Manitoba              
2023 1,086.9 738.8 702.9 35.9 68.0 4.9 64.7
2024 1,126.0 761.0 720.6 40.4 67.6 5.3 64.0
Southeast              
2023 103.4 72.7 70.2 2.5 70.3 3.4 67.9
2024 106.2 73.0 70.1 2.9 68.7 4.0 66.0
South Central and North Central              
2023 94.3 67.0 64.0 3.0 71.0 4.5 67.9
2024 96.7 62.6 59.8 2.8 64.7 4.5 61.8
Southwest              
2023 92.3 61.4 58.2 3.2 66.5 5.2 63.1
2024 94.5 65.3 62.2 3.0 69.1 4.6 65.8
Winnipeg              
2023 663.6 454.6 430.4 24.3 68.5 5.3 64.9
2024 694.0 476.1 448.7 27.4 68.6 5.8 64.7
Interlake              
2023 78.5 47.3 45.6 1.7 60.3 3.6 58.1
2024 79.8 49.3 47.3 2.0 61.8 4.1 59.3
Parklands and North              
2023 54.9 35.8 34.5 1.3 65.2 3.6 62.8
2024 54.7 34.8 32.5 2.3 63.6 6.6 59.4
Saskatchewan              
2023 922.9 626.9 598.2 28.8 67.9 4.6 64.8
2024 950.3 651.2 616.0 35.2 68.5 5.4 64.8
Regina–Moose Mountain              
2023 288.3 201.1 191.6 9.5 69.8 4.7 66.5
2024 299.2 207.7 195.4 12.3 69.4 5.9 65.3
Swift Current–Moose Jaw              
2023 83.9 49.9 48.2 1.7 59.5 3.4 57.4
2024 85.2 53.4 50.7 2.8 62.7 5.2 59.5
Saskatoon–Biggar              
2023 329.4 235.9 225.5 10.3 71.6 4.4 68.5
2024 342.3 246.3 233.7 12.6 72.0 5.1 68.3
Yorkton–Melville              
2023 61.9 39.9 38.2 1.7 64.5 4.3 61.7
2024 62.4 37.8 36.3 1.5 60.6 4.0 58.2
Prince Albert and Northern              
2023 159.4 100.3 94.6 5.6 62.9 5.6 59.3
2024 161.1 105.9 99.9 6.0 65.7 5.7 62.0
Alberta              
2023 3,748.3 2,644.0 2,491.1 152.9 70.5 5.8 66.5
2024 3,925.8 2,746.1 2,553.5 192.7 70.0 7.0 65.0
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat              
2023 249.5 161.9 152.4 9.5 64.9 5.9 61.1
2024 258.7 178.1 168.8 9.3 68.8 5.2 65.2
Camrose–Drumheller              
2023 165.9 109.1 105.0 4.2 65.8 3.8 63.3
2024 169.9 109.8 104.8 5.0 64.6 4.6 61.7
Calgary              
2023 1,441.4 1,040.8 977.5 63.2 72.2 6.1 67.8
2024 1,515.6 1,077.8 999.3 78.5 71.1 7.3 65.9
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River               
2023 285.2 202.2 191.9 10.3 70.9 5.1 67.3
2024 294.0 223.2 212.9 10.3 75.9 4.6 72.4
Red Deer              
2023 185.0 117.6 111.0 6.7 63.6 5.7 60.0
2024 191.4 127.8 117.8 10.0 66.8 7.8 61.5
Edmonton              
2023 1,313.5 933.0 878.0 54.9 71.0 5.9 66.8
2024 1,385.0 947.3 872.7 74.5 68.4 7.9 63.0
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake              
2023 108.0 79.4 75.2 4.1 73.5 5.2 69.6
2024 111.1 82.1 77.2 5.0 73.9 6.1 69.5
British Columbia              
2023 4,512.5 2,966.4 2,802.5 163.9 65.7 5.5 62.1
2024 4,661.2 3,041.0 2,870.6 170.3 65.2 5.6 61.6
Vancouver Island and Coast              
2023 777.3 460.9 439.3 21.6 59.3 4.7 56.5
2024 797.0 496.5 476.8 19.7 62.3 4.0 59.8
Lower Mainland–Southwest              
2023 2,796.0 1,910.3 1,801.8 108.5 68.3 5.7 64.4
2024 2,905.5 1,952.7 1,835.2 117.5 67.2 6.0 63.2
Thompson–Okanagan              
2023 526.1 333.9 317.1 16.7 63.5 5.0 60.3
2024 539.4 320.6 302.6 18.0 59.4 5.6 56.1
Kootenay              
2023 142.5 87.0 82.1 4.8 61.1 5.5 57.6
2024 144.8 90.6 85.2 5.4 62.6 6.0 58.8
Cariboo              
2023 144.8 92.0 84.6 7.4 63.5 8.0 58.4
2024 147.5 91.7 87.3 4.4 62.2 4.8 59.2
North Coast and Nechako              
2023 69.8 44.2 41.3 2.9 63.3 6.6 59.2
2024 70.1 49.4 46.5 2.9 70.5 5.9 66.3
Northeast              
2023 56.0 38.2 36.2 2.0 68.2 5.2 64.6
2024 56.8 39.5 37.0 2.5 69.5 6.3 65.1
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0387-02.

Table note 1

For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G).
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