Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2025 |
May 2025 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 2025 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 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 | 205.3 | 205.7 | ... | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 133.7 | 135.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 124.2 | 126.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -4.2 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 454.5 | 455.1 | ... | 0.6 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 311.0 | 312.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 293.7 | 294.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 17.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 160.8 | 161.1 | ... | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 105.0 | 105.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 99.4 | 99.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 119.8 | 119.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 72.6 | 73.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -6.0 | 1.2 | -7.5 |
| Employment | 66.8 | 68.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -5.5 | 1.8 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -5.2 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 103.5 | 103.6 | ... | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 68.1 | 68.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 64.0 | 64.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 143.2 | 143.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 87.2 | 86.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 7.0 | -0.3 | 8.8 |
| Employment | 83.4 | 82.8 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -0.7 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 135.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 751.4 | 752.5 | ... | 1.1 | 17.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 492.6 | 499.5 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 471.7 | 476.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | -3.0 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 20.9 | 22.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 36.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 207.1 | 207.4 | ... | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 123.8 | 123.6 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -4.2 | -0.2 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 118.2 | 117.9 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -4.5 | -0.3 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.0 | 147.1 | ... | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 88.3 | 87.5 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 83.7 | 83.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.4 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 74.3 | 76.2 | ... | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 44.7 | 45.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 41.2 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | -2.1 | 0.7 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 80.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 59.1 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 54.5 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,845.6 | 3,851.5 | ... | 5.9 | 106.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,590.5 | 2,586.9 | 8.2 | -3.6 | 103.7 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 2,416.7 | 2,409.7 | 8.7 | -7.0 | 75.0 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 173.8 | 177.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 28.9 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,385.0 | 1,387.3 | ... | 2.3 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 950.4 | 949.6 | 4.3 | -0.8 | 26.3 | -0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 898.6 | 894.7 | 4.4 | -3.9 | 24.0 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 51.8 | 54.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 305.5 | 305.8 | ... | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 197.9 | 199.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 187.0 | 186.9 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 16.5 | 15.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,079.5 | 1,081.5 | ... | 2.0 | 30.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 752.5 | 749.9 | 4.1 | -2.6 | 28.8 | -0.3 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 711.6 | 707.8 | 4.2 | -3.8 | 28.3 | -0.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 40.9 | 42.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.6 | 161.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 104.4 | 102.4 | 0.9 | -2.0 | 3.6 | -1.9 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 96.9 | 94.7 | 0.9 | -2.2 | 1.6 | -2.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 35.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.3 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 58.5 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 86.0 | 93.0 | ... | 7.0 | -12.0 | 8.1 | -11.4 |
| Labour force | 42.0 | 50.7 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 20.7 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 41.2 | 48.5 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 17.7 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 162.5 | -16.0 |
| Participation rate | 48.8 | 54.5 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.9 | 52.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 8.7 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 125.6 | 125.6 | ... | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 77.2 | 77.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| Employment | 68.9 | 69.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 200.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 398.1 | 399.0 | ... | 0.9 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 264.3 | 265.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 241.9 | 241.0 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -6.0 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 22.5 | 24.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 73.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,089.0 | 6,096.9 | ... | 7.9 | 186.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 4,098.2 | 4,091.0 | 10.7 | -7.2 | 116.1 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 3,745.4 | 3,730.6 | 10.9 | -14.8 | 67.6 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 352.8 | 360.4 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 48.5 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 722.7 | 723.4 | ... | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 460.2 | 469.6 | 3.2 | 9.4 | -0.7 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 428.0 | 438.1 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 31.5 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 64.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 60.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 423.5 | 424.0 | ... | 0.5 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 267.4 | 267.2 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 18.6 | -0.1 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 249.1 | 248.0 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 19.5 | -0.4 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.3 | 19.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 4.4 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 598.3 | 599.2 | ... | 0.9 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 425.3 | 427.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 392.2 | 396.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 33.1 | 31.4 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 5.6 | -5.1 | 21.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 66.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.0 | 140.2 | ... | 0.2 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 90.8 | 92.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 84.9 | 86.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -1.1 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 34.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 66.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 157.5 | 157.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 105.6 | 104.1 | 1.4 | -1.5 | -7.3 | -1.4 | -6.6 |
| Employment | 99.8 | 99.0 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -8.0 | -0.8 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -12.1 | 15.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 62.8 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 537.0 | 537.8 | ... | 0.8 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 349.0 | 348.9 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 326.5 | 324.8 | 2.4 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 22.5 | 24.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 409.4 | 409.8 | ... | 0.4 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 266.4 | 263.0 | 2.5 | -3.4 | 6.3 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 237.7 | 234.6 | 2.7 | -3.1 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 28.6 | 28.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 8.4 | -0.7 | 42.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 209.3 | 209.6 | ... | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 142.2 | 142.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 130.5 | 130.4 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 39.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.5 | 161.6 | ... | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 99.6 | 100.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 94.3 | 95.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 8.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.9 | 112.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 67.1 | 67.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 64.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 795.6 | 797.1 | ... | 1.5 | 26.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 542.3 | 542.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 512.1 | 512.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 22.4 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 30.1 | 29.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 231.1 | 231.7 | ... | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 157.6 | 157.1 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 149.4 | 149.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.2 | -12.2 | -30.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 303.6 | 304.5 | ... | 0.9 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 212.8 | 213.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 202.4 | 203.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 9.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -4.8 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 116.3 | 116.6 | ... | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 77.6 | 78.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.9 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 73.3 | 74.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.4 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,506.4 | 1,511.6 | ... | 5.2 | 79.8 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Labour force | 1,065.9 | 1,070.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 32.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 986.7 | 987.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 34.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 79.3 | 83.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -1.8 | 5.4 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 93.4 | 93.5 | ... | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 65.8 | 66.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| Employment | 60.4 | 62.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 13.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -24.1 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 71.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | -2.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 66.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,344.8 | 1,352.7 | ... | 7.9 | 33.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 912.4 | 911.9 | 5.2 | -0.5 | 14.0 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 846.3 | 845.7 | 5.3 | -0.6 | 10.7 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 66.2 | 66.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 209.8 | 210.1 | ... | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 115.1 | 119.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | -3.4 | 3.6 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 107.2 | 110.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -6.6 | 3.4 | -5.6 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 59.6 |
| Participation rate | 54.9 | 56.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 52.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 125.4 | 120.1 | ... | -5.3 | 23.4 | -4.2 | 24.2 |
| Labour force | 88.3 | 86.3 | 2.5 | -2.0 | 20.9 | -2.3 | 32.0 |
| Employment | 82.7 | 79.0 | 2.5 | -3.7 | 17.0 | -4.5 | 27.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 30.4 | 114.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 71.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 98.5 | 98.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 63.9 | 63.2 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 60.1 | 59.6 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -5.1 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.1 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.4 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 180.6 | 180.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 120.2 | 121.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 112.0 | 113.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 23.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,685.9 | 2,690.3 | ... | 4.4 | 93.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 1,825.4 | 1,826.2 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 1,705.4 | 1,709.1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 34.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 119.9 | 117.1 | 3.2 | -2.8 | 16.0 | -2.3 | 15.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 379.9 | 380.2 | ... | 0.3 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 258.6 | 258.2 | 2.1 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 249.1 | 248.7 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 1.1 | -20.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 109.5 | 109.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 66.0 | 67.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 2.3 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 61.8 | 62.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -4.8 | 1.3 | -7.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 19.5 | 88.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 61.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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