Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| February 2026 |
March 2026 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2026 | March 2025 to March 2026 | February to March 2026 | March 2025 to March 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 | 208.1 | 208.2 | ... | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 136.7 | 137.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 126.7 | 128.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 9.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -7.0 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 66.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 460.5 | 461.2 | ... | 0.7 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 314.6 | 316.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 295.5 | 296.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 22.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 164.5 | 164.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 108.1 | 107.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 101.5 | 100.1 | 1.0 | -1.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 37.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 60.7 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.7 | 120.7 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 70.4 | 71.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 66.8 | 68.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -31.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 59.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 70.2 | 70.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 65.9 | 66.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 144.1 | 144.1 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 86.1 | 86.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 83.0 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -9.7 | -9.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 756.4 | 756.0 | ... | -0.4 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 533.9 | 530.8 | 4.0 | -3.1 | 39.2 | -0.6 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 519.8 | 516.9 | 4.0 | -2.9 | 47.3 | -0.6 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.2 | 13.9 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -8.2 | -2.1 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 68.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.8 | 208.7 | ... | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 130.2 | 130.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 123.9 | 124.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -11.1 | 1.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.7 | 147.6 | ... | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 92.0 | 91.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 88.5 | 87.2 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 2.6 | -1.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 61.9 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 59.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 91.0 | 91.0 | ... | 0.0 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 25.9 |
| Labour force | 62.0 | 59.6 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 13.7 | -3.9 | 29.8 |
| Employment | 58.6 | 56.3 | 2.6 | -2.3 | 13.6 | -3.9 | 31.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2.9 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 65.5 | 1.8 | -2.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 61.9 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,864.9 | 3,861.9 | ... | -3.0 | 22.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,568.9 | 2,569.8 | 9.1 | 0.9 | -13.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,400.0 | 2,399.2 | 9.3 | -0.8 | -13.9 | -0.0 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 168.9 | 170.6 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,407.4 | 1,410.2 | ... | 2.8 | 27.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 933.4 | 934.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 | -17.0 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 870.9 | 876.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | -20.8 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 62.6 | 57.9 | 2.7 | -4.7 | 3.8 | -7.5 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 310.2 | 310.4 | ... | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 206.7 | 208.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 193.9 | 195.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 19.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,097.2 | 1,099.8 | ... | 2.6 | 22.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 726.7 | 725.5 | 5.6 | -1.2 | -27.4 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 677.0 | 681.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | -29.0 | 0.6 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 49.7 | 44.5 | 2.6 | -5.2 | 1.6 | -10.5 | 3.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.7 | 161.8 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 101.1 | 101.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -3.5 | 0.0 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 95.2 | 94.9 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 5.1 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.2 | 107.3 | ... | 0.1 | 30.9 | 0.1 | 40.4 |
| Labour force | 62.6 | 63.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 29.5 | 1.0 | 87.5 |
| Employment | 56.3 | 58.2 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 26.5 | 3.4 | 83.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 3.1 | -19.4 | 163.2 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 14.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 7.9 | 1.9 | -2.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 54.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 12.7 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 127.9 | 128.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 74.5 | 74.2 | 1.6 | -0.3 | -3.0 | -0.4 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 69.9 | 70.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -13.0 | -42.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.2 | 57.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 54.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 407.5 | 408.5 | ... | 1.0 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 273.5 | 273.4 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 251.3 | 251.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 22.2 | 21.7 | 1.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -2.3 | -4.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,124.4 | 6,118.8 | ... | -5.6 | 38.9 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,075.3 | 4,065.2 | 12.2 | -10.1 | -31.8 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 3,745.6 | 3,734.6 | 12.6 | -11.0 | -7.7 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 329.7 | 330.7 | 7.1 | 1.0 | -24.0 | 0.3 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 727.5 | 728.0 | ... | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 475.4 | 472.4 | 3.7 | -3.0 | 14.2 | -0.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 443.9 | 441.9 | 3.7 | -2.0 | 16.1 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 31.5 | 30.5 | 1.7 | -1.0 | -1.9 | -3.2 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 427.1 | 428.0 | ... | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 254.2 | 255.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -6.3 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 236.1 | 239.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -5.7 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 16.7 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -7.7 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 600.8 | 600.3 | ... | -0.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 426.2 | 425.2 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 389.7 | 388.8 | 2.9 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 36.5 | 36.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.1 | 143.2 | ... | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 94.5 | 94.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 87.0 | 88.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 7.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -21.3 | 1.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.4 | 158.4 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 107.2 | 106.1 | 1.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 100.4 | 99.2 | 1.7 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 62.6 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 538.5 | 538.9 | ... | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 354.6 | 352.1 | 2.9 | -2.5 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 323.2 | 320.1 | 2.8 | -3.1 | -7.8 | -1.0 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 31.3 | 32.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 53.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 59.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 407.4 | 407.9 | ... | 0.5 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 259.9 | 259.0 | 2.7 | -0.9 | -5.9 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 239.3 | 236.9 | 2.7 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 20.7 | 22.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -3.0 | 6.8 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 210.1 | 210.4 | ... | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 145.0 | 143.6 | 2.3 | -1.4 | 3.7 | -1.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 132.8 | 131.5 | 2.3 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.2 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.3 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.5 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 163.7 | 163.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 105.3 | 105.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 98.8 | 99.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -4.6 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.3 | 111.4 | ... | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 73.6 | 72.8 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 5.2 | -1.1 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 69.8 | 68.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 4.1 | -1.3 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 39.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 806.4 | 807.3 | ... | 0.9 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 547.5 | 546.8 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 6.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 513.5 | 513.3 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 34.0 | 33.5 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 236.0 | 236.5 | ... | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 165.9 | 164.8 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 7.3 | -0.7 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 154.5 | 154.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 9.9 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -13.2 | 8.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 69.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 312.2 | 313.0 | ... | 0.8 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 219.5 | 220.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 206.8 | 208.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 12.6 | 11.4 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 1.2 | -9.5 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 118.2 | 118.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 77.4 | 77.2 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 72.1 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.7 | -13.2 | 17.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,552.1 | 1,555.4 | ... | 3.3 | 54.5 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 1,088.8 | 1,107.3 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 37.2 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 1,017.2 | 1,032.9 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 41.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 71.6 | 74.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | -4.4 | 3.9 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 71.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 66.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 94.9 | 95.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 64.2 | 63.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 59.6 | 59.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -13.0 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 66.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.4 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,374.5 | 1,377.8 | ... | 3.3 | 38.6 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 952.0 | 951.4 | 6.3 | -0.6 | 38.3 | -0.1 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 887.0 | 889.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 44.2 | 0.3 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 65.0 | 62.1 | 3.0 | -2.9 | -5.9 | -4.5 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 210.8 | 211.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 135.5 | 133.1 | 2.5 | -2.4 | 16.4 | -1.8 | 14.1 |
| Employment | 126.9 | 123.7 | 2.5 | -3.2 | 13.8 | -2.5 | 12.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.5 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 36.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 63.1 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 58.6 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 103.7 | 103.7 | ... | 0.0 | -19.4 | 0.0 | -15.8 |
| Labour force | 68.7 | 68.5 | 4.2 | -0.2 | -14.8 | -0.3 | -17.8 |
| Employment | 66.2 | 65.8 | 3.9 | -0.4 | -12.6 | -0.6 | -16.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 7.7 | -44.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.5 | 1.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 99.5 | 99.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 63.9 | 63.1 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 59.3 | 59.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -17.4 | -7.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 181.9 | 182.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 123.3 | 123.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 116.3 | 116.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -4.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,702.5 | 2,699.4 | ... | -3.1 | 18.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,797.1 | 1,794.1 | 6.2 | -3.0 | -30.9 | -0.2 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 1,686.4 | 1,682.2 | 6.2 | -4.2 | -21.2 | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 110.7 | 111.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | -9.7 | 1.1 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 380.5 | 380.5 | ... | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 251.3 | 250.1 | 2.3 | -1.2 | -5.9 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 239.9 | 238.7 | 2.4 | -1.2 | -7.8 | -0.5 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 110.8 | 110.8 | ... | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 67.5 | 65.7 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -2.7 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 62.4 | 60.5 | 1.3 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -3.0 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 59.3 | 1.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 54.6 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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