Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| March 2025 |
April 2025 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2025 | April 2024 to April 2025 | March to April 2025 | April 2024 to April 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 204.9 | 205.3 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 132.5 | 133.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 123.0 | 124.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 453.8 | 454.5 | ... | 0.7 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 309.4 | 311.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 294.2 | 293.7 | 1.6 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 15.2 | 17.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 160.4 | 160.8 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 104.9 | 105.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 99.6 | 99.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -0.2 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 119.7 | 119.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 72.2 | 72.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -6.1 | 0.6 | -7.8 |
| Employment | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -6.6 | -0.1 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 9.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 103.3 | 103.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 68.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 17.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 143.1 | 143.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 87.6 | 87.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 7.1 | -0.5 | 8.9 |
| Employment | 84.5 | 83.4 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 5.2 | -1.3 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 26.7 | 100.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 750.4 | 751.4 | ... | 1.0 | 18.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 488.8 | 492.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | -6.5 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 466.9 | 471.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -11.2 | 1.0 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 21.9 | 20.9 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 4.8 | -4.6 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 206.8 | 207.1 | ... | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 124.4 | 123.8 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 119.1 | 118.2 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 146.8 | 147.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 89.2 | 88.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 85.2 | 83.7 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 56.9 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 72.3 | 74.3 | ... | 2.0 | -0.8 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| Labour force | 45.7 | 44.7 | 1.8 | -1.0 | -1.7 | -2.2 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 42.5 | 41.2 | 1.8 | -1.3 | -3.4 | -3.1 | -7.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 100.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 60.2 | 1.9 | -3.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 55.5 | 1.9 | -3.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,839.6 | 3,845.6 | ... | 6.0 | 111.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 2,581.2 | 2,590.5 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 108.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 2,414.1 | 2,416.7 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 79.4 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 167.2 | 173.8 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 29.2 | 3.9 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,382.5 | 1,385.0 | ... | 2.5 | 36.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 952.7 | 950.4 | 4.3 | -2.3 | 24.0 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 901.1 | 898.6 | 4.4 | -2.5 | 22.0 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 51.6 | 51.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 305.1 | 305.5 | ... | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 197.9 | 197.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -6.7 | 0.0 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 187.6 | 187.0 | 1.5 | -0.6 | -7.3 | -0.3 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,077.4 | 1,079.5 | ... | 2.1 | 31.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 754.8 | 752.5 | 4.1 | -2.3 | 30.6 | -0.3 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 713.5 | 711.6 | 4.2 | -1.9 | 29.3 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 41.4 | 40.9 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.5 | 161.6 | ... | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 104.2 | 104.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 97.7 | 96.9 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 5.7 | -0.8 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 15.4 | 19.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 76.4 | 86.0 | ... | 9.6 | -19.2 | 12.6 | -18.3 |
| Labour force | 33.7 | 42.0 | 3.2 | 8.3 | -2.8 | 24.6 | -6.3 |
| Employment | 31.7 | 41.2 | 3.1 | 9.5 | -1.3 | 30.0 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -57.9 | -63.6 |
| Participation rate | 44.1 | 48.8 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -3.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.5 | 47.9 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 125.4 | 125.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 77.0 | 77.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| Employment | 70.1 | 68.9 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 18.6 | 107.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 54.9 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 397.2 | 398.1 | ... | 0.9 | 12.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 268.3 | 264.3 | 2.1 | -4.0 | 2.9 | -1.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 245.8 | 241.9 | 2.2 | -3.9 | -4.8 | -1.6 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 22.6 | 22.5 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 7.8 | -0.4 | 53.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.4 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 60.8 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,079.9 | 6,089.0 | ... | 9.1 | 202.4 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 4,101.7 | 4,098.2 | 10.7 | -3.5 | 144.3 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 3,746.3 | 3,745.4 | 10.9 | -0.9 | 96.9 | -0.0 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 355.3 | 352.8 | 6.7 | -2.5 | 47.4 | -0.7 | 15.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 721.9 | 722.7 | ... | 0.8 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 455.2 | 460.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | -6.3 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 422.1 | 428.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 | -6.8 | 1.4 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 32.2 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -2.4 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 59.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 423.0 | 423.5 | ... | 0.5 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 261.4 | 267.4 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 19.8 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 244.4 | 249.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 21.6 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 18.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 7.6 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 63.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 597.3 | 598.3 | ... | 1.0 | 26.9 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 423.8 | 425.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 19.9 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 388.7 | 392.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.1 | 33.1 | 1.2 | -2.0 | 7.6 | -5.7 | 29.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 139.7 | 140.0 | ... | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 89.9 | 90.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 84.4 | 84.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 28.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 157.4 | 157.5 | ... | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 107.4 | 105.6 | 1.4 | -1.8 | -6.7 | -1.7 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 100.5 | 99.8 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -7.8 | -0.7 | -7.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -15.9 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.0 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.4 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 536.3 | 537.0 | ... | 0.7 | 18.4 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 348.9 | 349.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 328.3 | 326.5 | 2.4 | -1.8 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 20.6 | 22.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | -0.1 | 9.2 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 409.2 | 409.4 | ... | 0.2 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 267.2 | 266.4 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 14.5 | -0.3 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 242.3 | 237.7 | 2.7 | -4.6 | 5.4 | -1.9 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 24.9 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 46.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 209.1 | 209.3 | ... | 0.2 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 141.6 | 142.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 131.5 | 130.5 | 2.0 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 15.8 | 25.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.4 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.3 | 161.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 97.6 | 99.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 92.0 | 94.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -7.1 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 58.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.9 | 111.9 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 67.6 | 67.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 64.8 | 64.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 793.9 | 795.6 | ... | 1.7 | 28.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 540.5 | 542.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 28.8 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 508.6 | 512.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 24.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 31.8 | 30.1 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 4.5 | -5.3 | 17.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 230.5 | 231.1 | ... | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 157.4 | 157.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 148.1 | 149.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 8.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -11.8 | -14.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 302.6 | 303.6 | ... | 1.0 | 12.6 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 211.5 | 212.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 201.4 | 202.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 70.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 116.1 | 116.3 | ... | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 76.8 | 77.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 72.9 | 73.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 7.7 | -10.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,500.9 | 1,506.4 | ... | 5.5 | 82.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Labour force | 1,068.5 | 1,065.9 | 5.3 | -2.6 | 42.1 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 991.4 | 986.7 | 5.5 | -4.7 | 42.5 | -0.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 77.1 | 79.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 93.2 | 93.4 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 64.4 | 65.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| Employment | 59.0 | 60.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 31.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 70.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,339.2 | 1,344.8 | ... | 5.6 | 30.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 910.5 | 912.4 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 844.7 | 846.3 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 65.8 | 66.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 209.5 | 209.8 | ... | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 116.4 | 115.1 | 2.4 | -1.3 | -8.6 | -1.1 | -7.0 |
| Employment | 109.5 | 107.2 | 2.4 | -2.3 | -10.8 | -2.1 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 16.2 | 38.6 |
| Participation rate | 55.6 | 54.9 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.3 | 51.1 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 123.1 | 125.4 | ... | 2.3 | 29.1 | 1.9 | 30.2 |
| Labour force | 83.3 | 88.3 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 23.4 | 6.0 | 36.1 |
| Employment | 78.6 | 82.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 20.7 | 5.2 | 33.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 93.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 70.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 65.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 98.3 | 98.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 63.4 | 63.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 59.2 | 60.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -7.1 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 61.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 180.3 | 180.6 | ... | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 119.2 | 120.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 111.9 | 112.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 22.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,680.7 | 2,685.9 | ... | 5.2 | 100.2 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 1,827.2 | 1,825.4 | 6.2 | -1.8 | 52.0 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 1,704.0 | 1,705.4 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 29.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 123.2 | 119.9 | 3.2 | -3.3 | 22.5 | -2.7 | 23.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 379.5 | 379.9 | ... | 0.4 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 255.5 | 258.6 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 246.1 | 249.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 1.1 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 68.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 109.3 | 109.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 65.4 | 66.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -4.9 | 0.9 | -6.9 |
| Employment | 61.5 | 61.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -7.2 | 0.5 | -10.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 115.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -8.0 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0459-02.
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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