Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| November 2024 |
December 2024 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 2024 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 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 | 197.1 | 197.5 | ... | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 127.8 | 128.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 119.2 | 120.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 434.6 | 435.5 | ... | 0.9 | 18.5 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 294.0 | 293.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 278.9 | 278.5 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 9.1 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 15.1 | 15.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 154.2 | 154.6 | ... | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Labour force | 101.9 | 102.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 96.6 | 96.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 6.4 | -0.3 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.6 | 120.7 | ... | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 73.3 | 72.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -1.4 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 69.5 | 68.0 | 0.9 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -2.2 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 22.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 59.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 56.3 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 138.6 | 138.7 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 80.3 | 82.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 77.2 | 79.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 59.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 57.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 717.4 | 718.3 | ... | 0.9 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 473.6 | 472.1 | 3.3 | -1.5 | -7.1 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 452.4 | 451.0 | 3.3 | -1.4 | -15.1 | -0.3 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 21.2 | 21.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 61.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 201.4 | 201.8 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 122.2 | 122.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 115.7 | 116.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -3.1 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 142.3 | 142.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 88.9 | 88.7 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 83.3 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -16.1 | 2.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,916.1 | 3,925.5 | ... | 9.4 | 140.9 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 2,602.8 | 2,611.4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 46.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,429.7 | 2,435.9 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 23.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 173.1 | 175.5 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 22.8 | 1.4 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,329.2 | 1,332.5 | ... | 3.3 | 46.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 912.4 | 914.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 23.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 856.2 | 860.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 56.2 | 54.0 | 1.9 | -2.2 | 12.8 | -3.9 | 31.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 301.8 | 302.2 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 198.9 | 198.4 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 186.3 | 186.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | -4.0 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 11.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 2.6 | -7.1 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,027.5 | 1,030.4 | ... | 2.9 | 41.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 713.5 | 715.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 25.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 669.9 | 673.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 43.5 | 42.2 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 10.2 | -3.0 | 31.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 162.6 | 163.0 | ... | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 102.5 | 103.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 96.8 | 97.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 77.1 | 67.8 | ... | -9.3 | -23.3 | -12.1 | -25.6 |
| Labour force | 38.6 | 32.9 | 2.9 | -5.7 | -15.1 | -14.8 | -31.5 |
| Employment | 37.8 | 31.9 | 2.7 | -5.9 | -14.2 | -15.6 | -30.8 |
| Unemployment | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 57.1 | -42.1 |
| Participation rate | 50.1 | 48.5 | 2.5 | -1.6 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.0 | 47.1 | 2.2 | -1.9 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 122.1 | 122.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 68.0 | 70.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -4.8 | 3.1 | -6.4 |
| Employment | 65.1 | 66.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -5.8 | 1.8 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 27.6 | 32.1 |
| Participation rate | 55.7 | 57.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.3 | 54.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 370.4 | 371.1 | ... | 0.7 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 248.0 | 246.4 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 3.1 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 228.7 | 227.0 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 19.4 | 19.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,202.8 | 6,223.5 | ... | 20.7 | 302.6 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 4,098.6 | 4,123.2 | 11.2 | 24.6 | 177.9 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 3,765.6 | 3,775.6 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 94.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 332.9 | 347.6 | 6.4 | 14.7 | 83.2 | 4.4 | 31.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 706.9 | 708.2 | ... | 1.3 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 452.9 | 450.1 | 3.2 | -2.8 | 7.8 | -0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 422.1 | 417.1 | 3.2 | -5.0 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 30.7 | 33.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 33.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 58.9 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 399.8 | 400.7 | ... | 0.9 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 245.3 | 243.4 | 3.0 | -1.9 | 3.6 | -0.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 228.8 | 227.5 | 2.9 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.6 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 15.9 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -3.6 | -8.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 60.7 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 561.4 | 563.4 | ... | 2.0 | 28.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Labour force | 393.3 | 400.6 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 33.5 | 1.9 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 362.9 | 370.1 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 27.1 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 30.4 | 30.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 26.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 71.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 124.9 | 125.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 80.5 | 80.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 75.9 | 76.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -15.2 | 11.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 152.4 | 152.7 | ... | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 101.5 | 102.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -6.3 | 0.9 | -5.8 |
| Employment | 95.4 | 95.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -7.5 | -0.1 | -7.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -7.1 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 518.7 | 520.3 | ... | 1.6 | 23.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 334.9 | 337.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 313.1 | 313.5 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 21.8 | 23.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 29.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 334.0 | 335.0 | ... | 1.0 | 14.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 214.9 | 216.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 15.9 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Employment | 196.3 | 196.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.6 | 19.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 24.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 195.6 | 196.1 | ... | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 133.2 | 133.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 125.5 | 125.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 1.3 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 151.4 | 151.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 90.4 | 89.9 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -3.6 | -0.6 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 85.4 | 85.0 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -0.5 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -2.0 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 110.8 | 111.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 68.5 | 68.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 65.0 | 65.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 32.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.6 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 776.8 | 778.7 | ... | 1.9 | 34.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 526.7 | 527.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 26.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 495.4 | 495.2 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 16.0 | -0.0 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 31.3 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 45.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 242.2 | 242.9 | ... | 0.7 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 161.9 | 164.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 152.6 | 153.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 17.2 | 41.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 309.2 | 310.1 | ... | 0.9 | 13.7 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 221.4 | 221.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 209.7 | 211.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.6 | 10.7 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -7.8 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 119.3 | 119.7 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Labour force | 77.8 | 76.8 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -3.1 | -1.3 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 73.4 | 72.6 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -3.6 | -1.1 | -4.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -4.5 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.2 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 60.7 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,449.0 | 1,454.4 | ... | 5.4 | 74.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Labour force | 1,019.7 | 1,036.6 | 5.6 | 16.9 | 74.0 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 939.2 | 955.6 | 5.6 | 16.4 | 48.5 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 80.5 | 81.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 0.6 | 45.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 71.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,383.7 | 1,389.2 | ... | 5.5 | 74.4 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| Labour force | 949.9 | 952.5 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 38.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 871.3 | 881.9 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 29.6 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 78.6 | 70.5 | 2.7 | -8.1 | 9.1 | -10.3 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 201.3 | 201.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 117.8 | 121.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 112.2 | 115.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 3.4 |
| Participation rate | 58.5 | 60.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 185.5 | 185.9 | ... | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 124.0 | 124.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| Employment | 116.9 | 116.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 47.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,577.5 | 2,583.8 | ... | 6.3 | 104.7 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,708.9 | 1,712.5 | 6.1 | 3.6 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 1,599.1 | 1,603.8 | 6.2 | 4.7 | -9.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 109.7 | 108.7 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 7.2 | -0.9 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 378.7 | 379.5 | ... | 0.8 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 249.4 | 250.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 240.2 | 241.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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