Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| November 2025 |
December 2025 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2025 | December 2024 to December 2025 | November to December 2025 | December 2024 to December 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 | 207.3 | 207.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 137.7 | 137.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 4.6 | -0.3 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 127.5 | 126.7 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.2 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 19.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 458.8 | 459.4 | ... | 0.6 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 311.2 | 312.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 293.6 | 293.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 18.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 163.5 | 163.8 | ... | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 108.6 | 109.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 101.6 | 102.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -11.3 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.6 | 120.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 73.2 | 70.7 | 0.8 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -3.4 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 67.8 | 66.2 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -16.7 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 58.6 | 0.6 | -2.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 54.8 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 104.4 | 104.5 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 68.9 | 69.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 65.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -4.3 | -4.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 144.1 | 144.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 85.2 | 85.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 80.9 | 81.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -4.7 | 17.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 756.9 | 757.0 | ... | 0.1 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 524.1 | 524.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 29.2 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 502.3 | 507.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 34.4 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 21.8 | 17.7 | 1.2 | -4.1 | -5.2 | -18.8 | -22.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.8 | 208.8 | ... | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 130.5 | 131.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 123.6 | 123.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.8 | 147.7 | ... | -0.1 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 90.0 | 90.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 86.5 | 87.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 59.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 90.9 | 91.0 | ... | 0.1 | 20.7 | 0.1 | 29.4 |
| Labour force | 62.9 | 63.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 20.3 | 0.8 | 47.1 |
| Employment | 59.8 | 60.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 20.1 | 1.2 | 49.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 66.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 9.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,871.2 | 3,869.6 | ... | -1.6 | 51.0 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,569.5 | 2,566.2 | 8.4 | -3.3 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,418.0 | 2,416.1 | 8.7 | -1.9 | 20.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 151.5 | 150.1 | 4.8 | -1.4 | -18.0 | -0.9 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,401.0 | 1,402.8 | ... | 1.8 | 27.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 922.8 | 930.7 | 4.9 | 7.9 | -17.8 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 854.6 | 862.1 | 4.9 | 7.5 | -30.9 | 0.9 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 68.2 | 68.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 23.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 309.1 | 309.5 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 206.5 | 207.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 190.9 | 191.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.6 | 15.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -1.3 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,091.9 | 1,093.3 | ... | 1.4 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 716.3 | 723.4 | 4.6 | 7.1 | -25.2 | 1.0 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 663.7 | 670.1 | 4.7 | 6.4 | -34.2 | 1.0 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 52.5 | 53.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.8 | 161.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 99.2 | 100.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -2.0 | 0.9 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 93.7 | 93.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.0 | 107.1 | ... | 0.1 | 32.2 | 0.1 | 43.0 |
| Labour force | 63.3 | 62.0 | 4.3 | -1.3 | 25.7 | -2.1 | 70.8 |
| Employment | 57.7 | 55.4 | 4.1 | -2.3 | 20.3 | -4.0 | 57.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 17.9 | 450.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 57.9 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 9.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 7.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 51.7 | 2.3 | -2.2 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 127.2 | 127.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 76.5 | 76.3 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 71.9 | 71.3 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 35.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.0 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 404.8 | 405.6 | ... | 0.8 | 11.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 284.7 | 281.2 | 2.4 | -3.5 | 20.8 | -1.2 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 260.3 | 257.3 | 2.5 | -3.0 | 17.8 | -1.2 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 24.4 | 24.0 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 3.1 | -1.6 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 69.3 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 63.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,126.1 | 6,128.9 | ... | 2.8 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 4,091.3 | 4,096.5 | 11.5 | 5.2 | 58.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 3,749.4 | 3,762.8 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 341.9 | 333.7 | 7.0 | -8.2 | -5.8 | -2.4 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 726.5 | 726.9 | ... | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 478.2 | 476.2 | 3.5 | -2.0 | 16.6 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 443.4 | 441.5 | 3.6 | -1.9 | 15.5 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 34.7 | 34.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 425.8 | 426.0 | ... | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 249.9 | 250.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 233.2 | 233.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -3.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.6 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 58.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.8 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 601.3 | 601.4 | ... | 0.1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 416.8 | 423.3 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 384.5 | 388.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 32.4 | 34.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 70.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.3 | 142.6 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 96.9 | 96.0 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 6.2 | -0.9 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 88.1 | 87.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 93.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.4 | 158.4 | ... | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 105.7 | 106.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 96.8 | 98.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -4.5 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 538.6 | 538.6 | ... | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 357.7 | 356.9 | 2.5 | -0.8 | 10.0 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 332.7 | 329.8 | 2.5 | -2.9 | 7.7 | -0.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 24.9 | 27.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 408.0 | 407.6 | ... | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 268.0 | 267.6 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 246.3 | 247.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 21.7 | 20.5 | 1.2 | -1.2 | -2.9 | -5.5 | -12.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 209.9 | 209.9 | ... | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 142.0 | 143.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 130.1 | 131.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -1.4 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 44.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 68.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 163.0 | 163.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 101.5 | 102.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Employment | 94.8 | 95.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 32.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.5 | 111.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 72.6 | 73.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 69.1 | 69.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 804.2 | 805.0 | ... | 0.8 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 550.6 | 549.9 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 13.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 515.2 | 515.0 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 11.7 | -0.0 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 35.5 | 34.9 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 4.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 234.6 | 235.1 | ... | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 164.6 | 165.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 153.4 | 153.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.2 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 309.8 | 310.7 | ... | 0.9 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 219.4 | 219.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 207.0 | 206.2 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 28.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 117.7 | 117.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 80.2 | 79.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 5.2 | -1.1 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 73.8 | 73.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -4.7 | 45.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.3 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,540.2 | 1,544.6 | ... | 4.4 | 60.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 1,075.5 | 1,071.3 | 5.7 | -4.2 | 17.2 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 997.2 | 998.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 78.2 | 72.8 | 3.2 | -5.4 | -12.9 | -6.9 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 94.5 | 94.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 61.8 | 63.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 56.4 | 57.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 66.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.7 | 60.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,366.3 | 1,370.6 | ... | 4.3 | 37.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 945.7 | 951.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 35.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 872.7 | 880.7 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 73.0 | 71.1 | 2.8 | -1.9 | 2.6 | -2.6 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 210.8 | 210.7 | ... | -0.1 | 2.4 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 147.8 | 143.8 | 2.4 | -4.0 | 17.7 | -2.7 | 14.0 |
| Employment | 131.7 | 131.5 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 12.0 | -0.2 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 12.3 | 0.8 | -3.9 | 5.7 | -24.1 | 86.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 68.2 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 8.6 | 0.6 | -2.4 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 104.3 | 104.1 | ... | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 70.5 | 70.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 65.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 2.5 | -14.5 | 89.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 7.5 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 99.2 | 99.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 63.9 | 65.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 10.1 |
| Employment | 59.4 | 60.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 41.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 65.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.8 | 181.8 | ... | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 120.0 | 120.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 111.4 | 112.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -3.5 | 29.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,706.2 | 2,706.1 | ... | -0.1 | 42.5 | -0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,803.5 | 1,803.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 1,691.0 | 1,689.5 | 6.1 | -1.5 | 17.9 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 112.5 | 114.4 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 381.0 | 380.9 | ... | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 253.5 | 251.9 | 2.2 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 243.1 | 241.1 | 2.3 | -2.0 | -2.6 | -0.8 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 110.6 | 110.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 69.3 | 69.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| Employment | 64.6 | 65.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 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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