Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2024 |
September 2024 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2024 | September 2023 to September 2024 | August to September 2024 | September 2023 to September 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 | 195.8 | 196.2 | ... | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 127.8 | 127.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 118.7 | 118.4 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 8.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -4.4 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 430.4 | 432.0 | ... | 1.6 | 19.4 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 295.2 | 294.2 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 13.8 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 278.3 | 278.1 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 17.0 | -0.1 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 16.8 | 16.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -4.2 | -16.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 152.6 | 153.3 | ... | 0.7 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Labour force | 100.9 | 100.7 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 94.9 | 95.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -8.3 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 119.9 | 120.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 77.8 | 76.4 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 2.8 | -1.8 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 72.4 | 72.1 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -20.4 | -4.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 63.6 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.0 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.0 | 138.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 77.7 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 74.6 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 56.3 | 56.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 54.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 713.8 | 715.1 | ... | 1.3 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 468.5 | 469.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 449.9 | 449.1 | 3.3 | -0.8 | -8.5 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 18.6 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 52.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 199.9 | 200.4 | ... | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 123.9 | 122.9 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 8.1 | -0.8 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 117.5 | 116.0 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 5.5 | -1.3 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 64.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 57.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 141.6 | 141.9 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 86.4 | 87.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 80.6 | 81.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 65.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,880.1 | 3,893.6 | ... | 13.5 | 138.9 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 2,566.5 | 2,577.0 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,391.6 | 2,406.0 | 9.2 | 14.4 | -24.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 174.9 | 170.9 | 4.7 | -4.0 | 38.7 | -2.3 | 29.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,317.4 | 1,321.7 | ... | 4.3 | 46.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 904.2 | 910.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 26.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 844.7 | 851.9 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 59.5 | 58.6 | 1.9 | -0.9 | 15.9 | -1.5 | 37.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 300.2 | 300.8 | ... | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 200.3 | 199.8 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 186.7 | 186.0 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 13.7 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 70.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,017.1 | 1,020.8 | ... | 3.7 | 41.0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 703.9 | 710.6 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 23.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 658.0 | 665.8 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 45.9 | 44.8 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 10.1 | -2.4 | 29.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.0 | 161.6 | ... | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 97.1 | 97.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 90.9 | 91.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 53.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 95.6 | 91.6 | ... | -4.0 | -15.5 | -4.2 | -14.5 |
| Labour force | 52.9 | 49.6 | 2.9 | -3.3 | -16.9 | -6.2 | -25.4 |
| Employment | 49.8 | 47.7 | 2.7 | -2.1 | -12.3 | -4.2 | -20.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -4.7 | -41.9 | -72.3 |
| Participation rate | 55.3 | 54.1 | 2.5 | -1.2 | -8.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.1 | 52.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 121.0 | 121.4 | ... | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 66.6 | 66.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -5.4 | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| Employment | 63.6 | 63.3 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -6.6 | -0.5 | -9.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 63.2 |
| Participation rate | 55.0 | 54.7 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.6 | 52.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 368.0 | 368.9 | ... | 0.9 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 244.1 | 246.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 225.1 | 226.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 19.0 | 19.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 40.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,125.5 | 6,153.5 | ... | 28.0 | 297.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 4,072.0 | 4,082.2 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 132.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 3,745.7 | 3,754.2 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 326.3 | 328.0 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 68.5 | 0.5 | 26.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 702.1 | 703.8 | ... | 1.7 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 457.0 | 453.0 | 3.2 | -4.0 | 14.3 | -0.9 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 426.2 | 424.9 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 10.0 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 28.1 | 1.3 | -2.7 | 4.3 | -8.8 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 396.3 | 397.6 | ... | 1.3 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 241.6 | 243.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 223.4 | 226.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 17.0 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 1.1 | -6.1 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 554.1 | 556.7 | ... | 2.6 | 28.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Labour force | 387.5 | 384.6 | 2.1 | -2.9 | 17.4 | -0.7 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 359.9 | 355.3 | 2.1 | -4.6 | 7.8 | -1.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.6 | 29.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 48.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 63.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 124.4 | 124.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 81.7 | 80.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 76.0 | 74.7 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -1.8 | 43.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 64.4 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 151.1 | 151.6 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 104.7 | 102.6 | 1.3 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 99.8 | 97.2 | 1.3 | -2.6 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 67.7 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 64.1 | 0.9 | -1.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 512.7 | 514.9 | ... | 2.2 | 23.0 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 329.9 | 330.1 | 2.3 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 308.3 | 309.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 21.5 | 21.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 330.3 | 331.7 | ... | 1.4 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 212.2 | 212.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 192.8 | 193.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 19.5 | 18.9 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 6.5 | -3.1 | 52.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 194.0 | 194.6 | ... | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 131.7 | 132.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 123.0 | 125.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.8 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -9.3 | 30.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 150.6 | 150.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 90.4 | 91.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 85.0 | 86.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -3.7 | 23.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 110.1 | 110.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 67.3 | 67.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 64.8 | 64.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 20.0 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 768.4 | 771.6 | ... | 3.2 | 34.5 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 519.3 | 522.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 23.6 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 490.4 | 492.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 28.8 | 30.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 239.3 | 240.4 | ... | 1.1 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 161.4 | 160.8 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 3.6 | -0.4 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 151.0 | 150.7 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 10.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 21.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 305.6 | 306.9 | ... | 1.3 | 13.5 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 219.1 | 220.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 207.5 | 208.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.7 | 71.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.9 | 68.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 117.8 | 118.3 | ... | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Labour force | 82.1 | 80.3 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 7.7 | -2.2 | 10.6 |
| Employment | 78.1 | 76.2 | 1.3 | -1.9 | 7.5 | -2.4 | 10.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 67.9 | 1.1 | -1.8 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 64.4 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,429.6 | 1,436.5 | ... | 6.9 | 72.9 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Labour force | 1,019.5 | 1,017.3 | 5.6 | -2.2 | 40.4 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 943.2 | 942.2 | 5.6 | -1.0 | 22.8 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 76.3 | 75.2 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 17.7 | -1.4 | 30.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,364.1 | 1,371.0 | ... | 6.9 | 73.0 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Labour force | 928.4 | 936.6 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 27.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 848.6 | 852.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 79.7 | 84.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 27.8 | 5.4 | 49.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 199.7 | 200.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 116.9 | 116.0 | 2.3 | -0.9 | -5.4 | -0.8 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 111.4 | 110.5 | 2.3 | -0.9 | -7.8 | -0.8 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 77.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 57.9 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 55.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 184.0 | 184.5 | ... | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 123.6 | 124.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 10.5 |
| Employment | 115.4 | 116.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 23.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,551.5 | 2,561.3 | ... | 9.8 | 102.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,691.7 | 1,698.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 1,592.5 | 1,591.2 | 6.2 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 99.2 | 106.8 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 375.7 | 376.8 | ... | 1.1 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 252.5 | 251.0 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 13.0 | -0.6 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 244.2 | 242.6 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 13.8 | -0.7 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 2.4 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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