Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| October 2025 |
November 2025 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2025 | November 2024 to November 2025 | October to November 2025 | November 2024 to November 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 | 207.0 | 207.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 138.1 | 137.7 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 6.5 | -0.3 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 127.9 | 127.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 458.0 | 458.8 | ... | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 311.6 | 311.2 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 4.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 293.4 | 293.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 17.6 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -3.3 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 163.1 | 163.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 108.1 | 108.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 100.4 | 101.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -9.0 | 34.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.5 | 120.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 74.5 | 73.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 68.7 | 67.8 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -6.9 | 42.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 60.7 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 56.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 104.3 | 104.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 67.5 | 68.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 63.0 | 64.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 66.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 61.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 144.1 | 144.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 86.0 | 85.2 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 82.0 | 80.9 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 43.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.7 | 59.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 756.7 | 756.9 | ... | 0.2 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 525.7 | 524.1 | 3.4 | -1.6 | 28.5 | -0.3 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 502.7 | 502.3 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 29.9 | -0.1 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 23.0 | 21.8 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -5.2 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.7 | 208.8 | ... | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 130.0 | 130.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 122.8 | 123.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 59.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.8 | 147.8 | ... | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 91.1 | 90.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 87.3 | 86.5 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -7.9 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 60.9 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 58.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 89.5 | 90.9 | ... | 1.4 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 34.3 |
| Labour force | 60.7 | 62.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 22.1 | 3.6 | 54.2 |
| Employment | 57.1 | 59.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 4.7 | 56.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -11.4 | 19.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 69.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 8.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 65.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.2 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,872.3 | 3,871.2 | ... | -1.1 | 61.1 | -0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,569.8 | 2,569.5 | 8.4 | -0.3 | 17.9 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,407.2 | 2,418.0 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 33.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 162.6 | 151.5 | 4.8 | -11.1 | -15.7 | -6.8 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,399.0 | 1,401.0 | ... | 2.0 | 28.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 928.8 | 922.8 | 4.9 | -6.0 | -25.5 | -0.6 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 860.3 | 854.6 | 4.9 | -5.7 | -35.8 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 68.5 | 68.2 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 10.3 | -0.4 | 17.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 308.7 | 309.1 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 205.1 | 206.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 189.9 | 190.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 15.2 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,090.3 | 1,091.9 | ... | 1.6 | 23.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 723.7 | 716.3 | 4.6 | -7.4 | -31.4 | -1.0 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 670.4 | 663.7 | 4.7 | -6.7 | -38.3 | -1.0 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 53.3 | 52.5 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 6.8 | -1.5 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 60.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.9 | 161.8 | ... | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 99.8 | 99.2 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 93.7 | 93.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -8.2 | -3.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 100.6 | 107.0 | ... | 6.4 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 25.9 |
| Labour force | 61.6 | 63.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 20.8 | 2.8 | 48.9 |
| Employment | 56.3 | 57.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 38.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 600.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 59.2 | 2.4 | -2.0 | 9.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 53.9 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 127.0 | 127.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 77.1 | 76.5 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 5.7 | -0.8 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 72.7 | 71.9 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 4.0 | -1.1 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 58.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.1 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.5 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 403.9 | 404.8 | ... | 0.9 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 281.2 | 284.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 22.4 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| Employment | 257.3 | 260.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 23.9 | 24.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 70.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,122.4 | 6,126.1 | ... | 3.7 | 90.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 4,073.7 | 4,091.3 | 11.5 | 17.6 | 75.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 3,720.8 | 3,749.4 | 11.9 | 28.6 | 60.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 352.9 | 341.9 | 7.0 | -11.0 | 14.8 | -3.1 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 726.1 | 726.5 | ... | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 481.0 | 478.2 | 3.5 | -2.8 | 14.2 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 447.2 | 443.4 | 3.6 | -3.8 | 10.2 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 33.8 | 34.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 12.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 425.6 | 425.8 | ... | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 252.5 | 249.9 | 3.0 | -2.6 | -5.9 | -1.0 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 234.2 | 233.2 | 3.0 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 18.3 | 16.6 | 1.3 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -9.3 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 58.7 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 54.8 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 601.0 | 601.3 | ... | 0.3 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 417.1 | 416.8 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 386.5 | 384.5 | 2.5 | -2.0 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 30.6 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 63.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.0 | 142.3 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 99.0 | 96.9 | 1.1 | -2.1 | 7.8 | -2.1 | 8.8 |
| Employment | 89.2 | 88.1 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 3.4 | -11.2 | 64.2 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 68.1 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 9.0 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 61.9 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.3 | 158.4 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 106.2 | 105.7 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 97.3 | 96.8 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -1.1 | 31.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 538.5 | 538.6 | ... | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 355.6 | 357.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 332.4 | 332.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.2 | 24.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 408.3 | 408.0 | ... | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 266.4 | 268.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 240.8 | 246.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 25.6 | 21.7 | 1.2 | -3.9 | -0.5 | -15.2 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.1 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 60.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 209.9 | 209.9 | ... | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 140.6 | 142.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 128.5 | 130.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 11.9 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -1.7 | 41.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 62.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 162.8 | 163.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 101.9 | 101.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 95.2 | 94.8 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 31.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.6 | 111.5 | ... | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 71.8 | 72.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 68.2 | 69.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2.8 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 803.2 | 804.2 | ... | 1.0 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 547.6 | 550.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 511.4 | 515.2 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 36.2 | 35.5 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -1.9 | 10.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 234.1 | 234.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 163.5 | 164.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 153.1 | 153.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 21.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 308.9 | 309.8 | ... | 0.9 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 216.7 | 219.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 204.8 | 207.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 6.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 117.6 | 117.7 | ... | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 79.8 | 80.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 73.3 | 73.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 45.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,535.6 | 1,540.2 | ... | 4.6 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Labour force | 1,076.2 | 1,075.5 | 5.7 | -0.7 | 34.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 991.3 | 997.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 42.2 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 84.9 | 78.2 | 3.2 | -6.7 | -7.8 | -7.9 | -9.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 69.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 94.4 | 94.5 | ... | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 62.6 | 61.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 57.3 | 56.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 59.7 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,359.3 | 1,366.3 | ... | 7.0 | 34.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 941.9 | 945.7 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 29.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 860.5 | 872.7 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 31.9 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 81.4 | 73.0 | 2.8 | -8.4 | -2.5 | -10.3 | -3.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 7.7 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 210.7 | 210.8 | ... | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 147.6 | 147.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 26.3 | 0.1 | 21.6 |
| Employment | 133.9 | 131.7 | 2.4 | -2.2 | 16.4 | -1.6 | 14.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 17.4 | 161.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 62.5 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 104.3 | ... | -2.1 | 3.5 | -2.0 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 73.6 | 70.5 | 3.2 | -3.1 | 8.8 | -4.2 | 14.3 |
| Employment | 66.5 | 64.3 | 3.0 | -2.2 | 4.6 | -3.3 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 4.2 | -12.7 | 210.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 67.6 | 1.5 | -1.6 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 61.6 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 99.1 | 99.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 62.2 | 63.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| Employment | 57.8 | 59.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 73.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 64.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.8 | 181.8 | ... | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 120.4 | 120.0 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 111.8 | 111.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -3.4 | -0.4 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,705.8 | 2,706.2 | ... | 0.4 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,799.7 | 1,803.5 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 21.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 1,685.6 | 1,691.0 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 21.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 114.1 | 112.5 | 3.4 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 381.0 | 381.0 | ... | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 252.4 | 253.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 241.9 | 243.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 10.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.9 | 7.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 110.5 | 110.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 69.4 | 69.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 6.7 | -0.1 | 10.7 |
| Employment | 63.7 | 64.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -19.3 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.7 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 6.6 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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