Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| June 2025 |
July 2025 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2025 | July 2024 to July 2025 | June to July 2025 | July 2024 to July 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 | 206.0 | 206.3 | ... | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 136.3 | 136.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 127.0 | 127.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 455.7 | 456.2 | ... | 0.5 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 310.6 | 311.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 292.4 | 294.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 16.9 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -7.1 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 161.6 | 162.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 106.8 | 107.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 100.4 | 100.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 16.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.0 | 120.2 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 75.0 | 76.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 1.6 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 69.5 | 70.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 1.6 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 63.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 103.8 | 103.9 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 68.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 64.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -4.8 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 143.5 | 143.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 85.8 | 84.5 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 4.4 | -1.5 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 82.1 | 81.1 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 3.4 | -1.2 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -10.5 | 41.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 58.8 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 753.6 | 754.6 | ... | 1.0 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 503.5 | 507.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 19.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 480.8 | 483.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.7 | 23.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 27.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 207.7 | 208.0 | ... | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 123.9 | 125.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -2.8 | 1.0 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 117.4 | 118.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -3.3 | 1.2 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -3.1 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.3 | 147.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 87.7 | 88.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 82.7 | 83.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -2.0 | -15.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 79.1 | 80.4 | ... | 1.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Labour force | 46.9 | 47.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| Employment | 43.6 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -9.1 | 57.9 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.0 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,857.8 | 3,863.7 | ... | 5.9 | 95.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 2,592.6 | 2,577.6 | 8.4 | -15.0 | 78.0 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 2,410.9 | 2,403.7 | 8.7 | -7.2 | 66.5 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 181.8 | 173.9 | 4.8 | -7.9 | 11.5 | -4.3 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,389.9 | 1,392.3 | ... | 2.4 | 32.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 944.2 | 944.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 885.2 | 883.9 | 4.9 | -1.3 | 11.7 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 59.0 | 60.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 306.3 | 306.9 | ... | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 200.7 | 200.3 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 187.6 | 187.1 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,083.6 | 1,085.4 | ... | 1.8 | 27.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 743.5 | 744.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 697.6 | 696.7 | 4.7 | -0.9 | 13.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 45.9 | 47.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.9 | 161.9 | ... | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 101.2 | 100.1 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 93.6 | 93.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.2 | -10.5 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 100.7 | 101.4 | ... | 0.7 | -5.5 | 0.7 | -5.1 |
| Labour force | 59.4 | 61.1 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 55.2 | 56.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 60.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 7.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 55.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 125.8 | 126.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 76.9 | 75.4 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 7.4 | -2.0 | 10.9 |
| Employment | 69.1 | 69.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 3.3 | -24.7 | 132.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 59.8 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | -2.3 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.9 | 55.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 400.0 | 401.0 | ... | 1.0 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 264.3 | 269.7 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 239.6 | 243.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 24.7 | 26.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 54.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,103.8 | 6,109.2 | ... | 5.4 | 151.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,090.5 | 4,084.6 | 11.5 | -5.9 | 107.6 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 3,733.4 | 3,719.0 | 11.9 | -14.4 | 49.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 357.1 | 365.6 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 58.0 | 2.4 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 724.1 | 724.7 | ... | 0.6 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 480.4 | 486.5 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 17.9 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 450.1 | 455.6 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 20.9 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.3 | 30.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -3.2 | 1.7 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 424.4 | 424.7 | ... | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 264.0 | 260.4 | 3.0 | -3.6 | 5.6 | -1.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 245.5 | 242.5 | 3.0 | -3.0 | 7.3 | -1.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 18.5 | 17.9 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -3.2 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 61.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 599.9 | 600.3 | ... | 0.4 | 19.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 425.4 | 419.9 | 2.4 | -5.5 | 9.1 | -1.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 394.7 | 389.2 | 2.5 | -5.5 | 5.4 | -1.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 30.7 | 30.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 69.9 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 64.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.6 | 140.9 | ... | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 94.4 | 96.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 87.9 | 89.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 36.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 68.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 63.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 157.9 | 158.0 | ... | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 103.4 | 104.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | -3.9 | 0.9 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 97.5 | 96.8 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -6.9 | -0.7 | -6.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 66.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 66.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.3 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 538.2 | 538.4 | ... | 0.2 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 348.0 | 347.8 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 323.0 | 325.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 25.0 | 22.5 | 1.1 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -10.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 409.8 | 409.5 | ... | -0.3 | 6.8 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 261.0 | 256.0 | 2.7 | -5.0 | -6.4 | -1.9 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 231.9 | 229.8 | 2.8 | -2.1 | -11.0 | -0.9 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 29.2 | 26.2 | 1.2 | -3.0 | 4.5 | -10.3 | 20.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 62.5 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 209.8 | 209.9 | ... | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 142.5 | 139.3 | 2.0 | -3.2 | 0.9 | -2.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 131.8 | 130.3 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 9.0 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -15.9 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 66.4 | 1.0 | -1.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.1 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.8 | 162.1 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 101.2 | 101.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| Employment | 95.8 | 95.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 7.0 | -0.4 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.9 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.9 | 111.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 68.1 | 68.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 64.4 | 65.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -2.7 | 63.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 798.6 | 799.8 | ... | 1.2 | 22.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 541.9 | 541.1 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 15.7 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 511.8 | 509.9 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 13.7 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.2 | 31.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 6.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 232.2 | 232.7 | ... | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 158.1 | 158.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 150.3 | 149.8 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 14.1 | -11.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 305.4 | 306.3 | ... | 0.9 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 214.4 | 213.4 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 204.5 | 203.7 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 9.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 69.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 116.8 | 117.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 77.6 | 75.6 | 1.2 | -2.0 | -4.8 | -2.6 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 73.6 | 71.3 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -5.0 | -3.1 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 64.6 | 1.0 | -1.8 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 60.9 | 1.0 | -2.1 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,516.9 | 1,521.8 | ... | 4.9 | 73.5 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Labour force | 1,072.6 | 1,075.6 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 44.5 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 992.7 | 993.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 41.0 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 79.8 | 82.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 93.7 | 93.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 65.5 | 64.9 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 5.5 | -0.9 | 9.3 |
| Employment | 61.9 | 61.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 7.1 | -0.8 | 13.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -2.8 | -31.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.1 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,356.2 | 1,357.8 | ... | 1.6 | 31.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 918.9 | 925.9 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 22.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 849.9 | 853.1 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 24.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 69.0 | 72.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -1.1 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 210.3 | 210.5 | ... | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 121.0 | 122.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 113.5 | 116.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -22.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.5 | 58.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 55.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 114.9 | 108.6 | ... | -6.3 | 9.3 | -5.5 | 9.4 |
| Labour force | 82.3 | 77.3 | 3.2 | -5.0 | 11.3 | -6.1 | 17.1 |
| Employment | 74.7 | 69.0 | 3.0 | -5.7 | 6.7 | -7.6 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 124.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.2 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 63.5 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 98.7 | 98.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 62.2 | 60.8 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -3.7 | -2.3 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 58.4 | 57.4 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.7 | -1.7 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -10.5 | -22.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 61.5 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 58.1 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.1 | 181.3 | ... | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 121.0 | 120.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 113.1 | 112.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,694.4 | 2,698.1 | ... | 3.7 | 79.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 1,831.0 | 1,828.3 | 6.1 | -2.7 | 63.7 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 1,717.0 | 1,715.9 | 6.1 | -1.1 | 53.6 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 114.0 | 112.3 | 3.4 | -1.7 | 10.0 | -1.5 | 9.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 380.5 | 380.6 | ... | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 258.0 | 257.3 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 248.0 | 244.9 | 2.3 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 23.0 | 33.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 109.8 | 110.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 68.7 | 69.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 63.6 | 63.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 86.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 63.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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