Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| April 2026 |
May 2026 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2026 | May 2025 to May 2026 | April to May 2026 | May 2025 to May 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 | 208.5 | 208.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 138.0 | 137.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 128.7 | 127.6 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 461.9 | 462.6 | ... | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 317.3 | 315.8 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 4.2 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 298.4 | 297.7 | 1.6 | -0.7 | 3.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.9 | 18.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -4.2 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 165.2 | 165.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 107.9 | 108.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 99.8 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 42.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.8 | 120.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 73.4 | 74.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 69.4 | 70.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -25.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 104.9 | 105.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 69.6 | 69.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -7.5 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 144.0 | 144.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 85.3 | 85.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 82.5 | 82.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 59.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 755.6 | 755.2 | ... | -0.4 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 531.5 | 526.0 | 4.0 | -5.5 | 23.9 | -1.0 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 514.0 | 506.2 | 4.0 | -7.8 | 27.2 | -1.5 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 17.5 | 19.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | -3.3 | 13.1 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 69.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.7 | 208.6 | ... | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 133.1 | 133.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 0.1 | 7.3 |
| Employment | 127.3 | 127.1 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.6 | 147.5 | ... | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 90.9 | 92.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 86.5 | 86.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 17.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 91.0 | 91.0 | ... | 0.0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 19.4 |
| Labour force | 57.5 | 56.0 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 10.5 | -2.6 | 23.1 |
| Employment | 53.3 | 52.1 | 2.6 | -1.2 | 10.2 | -2.3 | 24.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -7.1 | 11.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 61.5 | 1.8 | -1.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 57.3 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,858.5 | 3,855.3 | ... | -3.2 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,562.3 | 2,568.8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | -17.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 2,380.6 | 2,392.6 | 9.3 | 12.0 | -17.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 181.7 | 176.2 | 4.9 | -5.5 | -0.6 | -3.0 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,412.9 | 1,415.4 | ... | 2.5 | 28.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 945.8 | 955.8 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 886.5 | 896.5 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 59.4 | 59.3 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 310.6 | 310.8 | ... | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 209.8 | 210.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 10.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 196.2 | 196.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 13.6 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,102.3 | 1,104.7 | ... | 2.4 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 736.0 | 745.2 | 5.6 | 9.2 | -2.5 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 690.2 | 699.7 | 5.6 | 9.5 | -3.9 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 45.8 | 45.5 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.8 | 161.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 100.7 | 100.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 94.6 | 94.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 3.3 | -20.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.4 | 107.5 | ... | 0.1 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 15.6 |
| Labour force | 62.1 | 62.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 23.9 |
| Employment | 58.0 | 58.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 20.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 123.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.8 | 58.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 54.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 128.2 | 128.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 74.8 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 1.1 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 70.5 | 71.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -3.7 | 0.0 | -46.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 409.4 | 410.3 | ... | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 278.6 | 281.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 254.9 | 257.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 15.5 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 23.7 | 24.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,114.1 | 6,110.4 | ... | -3.7 | 13.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 4,076.8 | 4,061.6 | 12.2 | -15.2 | -20.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 3,742.1 | 3,750.9 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 25.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 334.7 | 310.7 | 7.1 | -24.0 | -46.3 | -7.2 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.6 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 728.5 | 729.0 | ... | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 473.6 | 481.8 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 442.2 | 448.3 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 31.5 | 33.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 66.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.7 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 428.9 | 429.7 | ... | 0.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 254.1 | 257.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -9.0 | 1.2 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 238.8 | 240.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -6.7 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.3 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -2.2 | 10.5 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.2 | 59.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 600.0 | 599.7 | ... | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 423.1 | 419.9 | 2.8 | -3.2 | -6.2 | -0.8 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 385.0 | 383.5 | 2.9 | -1.5 | -11.7 | -0.4 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 38.1 | 36.4 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 5.5 | -4.5 | 17.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 63.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.3 | 143.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 95.0 | 96.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 89.6 | 90.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 5.6 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 67.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 63.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.4 | 158.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 106.2 | 108.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 99.0 | 100.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 47.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 63.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 539.2 | 539.6 | ... | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 350.5 | 348.0 | 2.9 | -2.5 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 318.3 | 317.7 | 2.8 | -0.6 | -6.9 | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 30.3 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 5.8 | -5.9 | 23.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 408.3 | 408.8 | ... | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 255.3 | 253.1 | 2.7 | -2.2 | -9.5 | -0.9 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 234.5 | 232.4 | 2.7 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 20.8 | 20.7 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -7.9 | -0.5 | -27.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 210.7 | 211.1 | ... | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 143.6 | 141.8 | 2.3 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 130.4 | 129.5 | 2.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.2 | 12.3 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -6.8 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 67.2 | 1.1 | -1.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.7 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 164.1 | 164.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 104.7 | 105.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 98.4 | 98.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 23.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.5 | 111.6 | ... | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 72.7 | 72.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 4.6 | -0.4 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 68.7 | 68.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -5.0 | 26.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 808.2 | 809.2 | ... | 1.0 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 544.0 | 544.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 511.6 | 512.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 32.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 237.1 | 237.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 164.5 | 165.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 155.0 | 155.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 28.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 313.7 | 314.5 | ... | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 221.4 | 220.0 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 6.0 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 209.0 | 206.6 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 35.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 65.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 118.6 | 118.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 77.8 | 77.5 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 73.5 | 73.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -9.1 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.2 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.8 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,558.6 | 1,561.8 | ... | 3.2 | 50.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 1,122.2 | 1,128.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 57.7 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 1,047.1 | 1,049.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 62.4 | 0.2 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 75.1 | 78.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | -4.7 | 4.9 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 72.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 95.3 | 95.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 64.4 | 66.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 60.4 | 61.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 69.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,383.3 | 1,389.6 | ... | 6.3 | 36.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 953.3 | 954.2 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 38.7 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 885.7 | 886.7 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 39.6 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 67.6 | 67.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 211.2 | 211.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 132.5 | 134.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| Employment | 121.9 | 122.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 14.2 | 51.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 103.6 | 103.5 | ... | -0.1 | -16.6 | -0.1 | -13.8 |
| Labour force | 67.5 | 67.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 | -16.9 | -0.3 | -20.1 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 63.3 | 3.9 | -0.9 | -13.9 | -1.4 | -18.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -3.0 | 21.2 | -42.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.0 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.2 | 1.4 | -0.8 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 99.9 | 100.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 62.4 | 62.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 57.9 | 57.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 29.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.8 | 1.3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 182.2 | 182.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 123.1 | 121.7 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 115.1 | 112.2 | 1.1 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -2.5 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 18.8 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.8 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,696.6 | 2,694.3 | ... | -2.3 | 4.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 1,794.0 | 1,801.9 | 6.2 | 7.9 | -23.1 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,677.4 | 1,681.2 | 6.2 | 3.8 | -27.3 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 116.6 | 120.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 380.5 | 380.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 246.6 | 242.2 | 2.3 | -4.4 | -15.3 | -1.8 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 236.0 | 232.2 | 2.4 | -3.8 | -15.6 | -1.6 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 10.0 | 0.8 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -5.7 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 63.6 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 110.9 | 111.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 66.8 | 67.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 61.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 14.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -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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