Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| December 2025 |
January 2026 |
Standard error1 | December 2025 to January 2026 | January 2025 to January 2026 | December 2025 to January 2026 | January 2025 to January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 207.6 | 207.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 137.0 | 136.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 126.3 | 125.9 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 10.7 | 10.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 16.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 459.4 | 460.0 | ... | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 311.9 | 312.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 293.9 | 294.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 18.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 163.8 | 164.1 | ... | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 109.3 | 108.8 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 103.0 | 102.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -3.2 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.7 | 120.7 | ... | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 70.1 | 69.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 65.9 | 65.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -0.8 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -7.1 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 57.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 54.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 104.5 | 104.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 69.5 | 70.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 65.2 | 66.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -4.7 | -18.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 67.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 144.1 | 144.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 85.3 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -2.3 | 0.4 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 81.3 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 1.0 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -14.6 | 29.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 59.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 57.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 757.0 | 756.8 | ... | -0.2 | 8.6 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 527.0 | 531.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 36.5 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 509.4 | 515.5 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 43.5 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 15.9 | 1.4 | -1.7 | -7.0 | -9.7 | -30.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 68.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.8 | 208.8 | ... | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 131.4 | 130.4 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 6.0 | -0.8 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 124.1 | 123.7 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 5.6 | -0.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 6.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -9.5 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 62.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.7 | 147.7 | ... | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 91.2 | 92.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 88.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 2.9 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 91.0 | 91.0 | ... | 0.0 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 26.6 |
| Labour force | 64.2 | 63.3 | 2.7 | -0.9 | 17.0 | -1.4 | 36.7 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 60.3 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 16.8 | -1.3 | 38.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 69.6 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 66.3 | 1.7 | -0.8 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,869.6 | 3,867.6 | ... | -2.0 | 41.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,565.9 | 2,572.6 | 9.1 | 6.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 2,413.8 | 2,416.0 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 152.1 | 156.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | -11.0 | 3.0 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,402.8 | 1,404.9 | ... | 2.1 | 27.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 930.4 | 929.3 | 5.9 | -1.1 | -20.2 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 862.7 | 864.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | -31.4 | 0.2 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 67.8 | 64.7 | 2.7 | -3.1 | 11.3 | -4.6 | 21.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 309.5 | 309.8 | ... | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 206.8 | 205.8 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 191.9 | 192.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 13.7 | 0.7 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -8.7 | 22.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,093.3 | 1,095.0 | ... | 1.7 | 21.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 723.6 | 723.5 | 5.6 | -0.1 | -26.6 | -0.0 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 670.8 | 672.5 | 5.6 | 1.7 | -35.4 | 0.3 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 52.8 | 51.0 | 2.6 | -1.8 | 8.8 | -3.4 | 20.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.8 | 161.7 | ... | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 100.1 | 100.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -2.4 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 93.9 | 94.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -3.2 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.1 | 107.1 | ... | 0.0 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 51.1 |
| Labour force | 62.0 | 61.7 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 29.3 | -0.5 | 90.4 |
| Employment | 55.4 | 55.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 25.8 | 0.2 | 86.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 3.5 | -6.1 | 129.6 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 57.6 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 11.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.0 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.7 | 51.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 9.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 127.4 | 127.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 76.3 | 75.6 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 71.3 | 70.6 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 59.2 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.3 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 405.6 | 406.6 | ... | 1.0 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 280.8 | 275.2 | 2.7 | -5.6 | 12.2 | -2.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 256.8 | 252.8 | 2.7 | -4.0 | 11.8 | -1.6 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 24.0 | 22.4 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -6.7 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.2 | 67.7 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,128.9 | 6,128.1 | ... | -0.8 | 68.1 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 4,091.4 | 4,080.4 | 12.2 | -11.0 | 6.9 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 3,761.2 | 3,758.9 | 12.6 | -2.3 | 43.8 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 330.2 | 321.5 | 7.1 | -8.7 | -37.0 | -2.6 | -10.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 726.9 | 727.2 | ... | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 477.0 | 477.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 442.6 | 441.8 | 3.7 | -0.8 | 16.4 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.4 | 35.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 426.0 | 426.4 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 250.1 | 252.0 | 3.1 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 232.4 | 233.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | -4.5 | 0.5 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 17.7 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 17.8 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 54.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 601.4 | 601.2 | ... | -0.2 | 6.5 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 421.6 | 424.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 386.5 | 389.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 35.1 | 35.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.6 | 142.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 96.2 | 95.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 5.3 | -1.2 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 87.3 | 86.7 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 3.5 | -6.7 | 72.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.5 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.7 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.4 | 158.4 | ... | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 106.1 | 105.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 97.8 | 98.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 7.4 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -10.8 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.5 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 538.6 | 538.5 | ... | -0.1 | 3.9 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 356.8 | 355.6 | 2.9 | -1.2 | 6.3 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 329.2 | 326.3 | 2.8 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.5 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 23.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 407.6 | 407.3 | ... | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 266.9 | 263.4 | 2.7 | -3.5 | -2.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 246.7 | 242.1 | 2.7 | -4.6 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 20.2 | 21.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -3.4 | 5.4 | -13.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 64.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 59.4 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 209.9 | 209.9 | ... | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 144.1 | 144.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 131.8 | 132.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 12.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -2.4 | 46.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 69.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 163.2 | 163.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 103.0 | 104.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 96.1 | 97.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 22.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.4 | 111.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 73.5 | 73.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 70.0 | 70.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 805.0 | 805.7 | ... | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 549.0 | 549.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 514.9 | 515.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.1 | 34.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 235.1 | 235.6 | ... | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 165.5 | 166.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 153.9 | 154.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.5 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 310.7 | 311.5 | ... | 0.8 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 219.9 | 220.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 206.0 | 206.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 13.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -4.3 | 31.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 117.9 | 118.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 79.6 | 78.8 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 73.6 | 72.9 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -3.3 | 48.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.7 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 61.7 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,544.6 | 1,548.5 | ... | 3.9 | 58.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 1,070.9 | 1,075.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 998.3 | 1,003.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 19.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 72.6 | 71.6 | 3.4 | -1.0 | -11.1 | -1.4 | -13.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 94.7 | 94.8 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 63.1 | 64.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 57.4 | 58.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -8.8 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 62.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,370.6 | 1,372.6 | ... | 2.0 | 35.8 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 952.0 | 951.2 | 6.3 | -0.8 | 38.0 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 881.1 | 886.4 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 40.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 71.0 | 64.9 | 3.0 | -6.1 | -2.7 | -8.6 | -4.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 210.7 | 210.7 | ... | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 143.7 | 139.6 | 2.5 | -4.1 | 14.3 | -2.9 | 11.4 |
| Employment | 131.8 | 130.2 | 2.5 | -1.6 | 10.9 | -1.2 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 9.5 | 0.9 | -2.4 | 3.5 | -20.2 | 58.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 66.3 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 6.8 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 61.8 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 104.1 | 103.9 | ... | -0.2 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -4.1 |
| Labour force | 70.5 | 68.7 | 4.2 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -2.6 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 65.3 | 65.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -0.7 | -36.5 | -17.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 66.1 | 1.4 | -1.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 4.8 | 1.0 | -2.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 99.3 | 99.3 | ... | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 65.3 | 65.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| Employment | 60.4 | 60.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -4.1 | 14.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.8 | 181.8 | ... | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 120.8 | 121.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 112.5 | 114.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 7.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -6.1 | 16.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,706.1 | 2,704.8 | ... | -1.3 | 35.3 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,802.0 | 1,803.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,688.0 | 1,690.5 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 113.9 | 113.1 | 3.6 | -0.8 | -4.6 | -0.7 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 380.9 | 380.7 | ... | -0.2 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 251.6 | 250.4 | 2.3 | -1.2 | -4.4 | -0.5 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 240.8 | 239.5 | 2.4 | -1.3 | -6.0 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.8 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 18.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 110.7 | 110.7 | ... | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 69.5 | 68.5 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -1.4 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 65.0 | 64.1 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 4.0 | -1.4 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 61.9 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 57.9 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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