Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| May 2026 |
June 2026 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2026 | June 2025 to June 2026 | May to June 2026 | June 2025 to June 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 | 208.7 | 209.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 137.2 | 136.4 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 127.6 | 126.8 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 462.6 | 463.5 | ... | 0.9 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 315.8 | 315.0 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 297.7 | 297.5 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 5.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 17.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 165.6 | 166.0 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 108.8 | 108.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 100.0 | 100.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 30.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 120.9 | 120.9 | ... | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 74.2 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 70.2 | 70.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -24.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 62.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 105.0 | 105.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 69.1 | 68.6 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 65.4 | 64.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -2.7 | -12.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.3 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 61.8 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 144.0 | 144.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 85.0 | 85.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 82.2 | 82.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 3.6 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 59.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 57.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 755.2 | 754.9 | ... | -0.3 | 1.3 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 526.0 | 517.4 | 4.0 | -8.6 | 10.0 | -1.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 506.2 | 495.4 | 4.0 | -10.8 | 11.0 | -2.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 19.8 | 22.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 11.1 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 68.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.6 | 208.5 | ... | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 133.2 | 133.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 127.1 | 126.9 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.5 | 147.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 92.1 | 92.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 86.8 | 86.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -1.9 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 91.0 | 91.0 | ... | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| Labour force | 56.0 | 55.3 | 2.7 | -0.7 | 8.0 | -1.3 | 16.9 |
| Employment | 52.1 | 51.5 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 7.5 | -1.2 | 17.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 60.8 | 1.8 | -0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 56.6 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,855.3 | 3,852.6 | ... | -2.7 | -5.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,568.8 | 2,589.4 | 9.1 | 20.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 2,392.6 | 2,416.2 | 9.3 | 23.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 176.2 | 173.2 | 4.9 | -3.0 | -5.4 | -1.7 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,415.4 | 1,418.3 | ... | 2.9 | 28.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 955.8 | 961.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 896.5 | 896.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 59.3 | 64.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 7.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 310.8 | 311.0 | ... | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 210.6 | 208.0 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 7.3 | -1.2 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 196.8 | 195.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 | 7.4 | -0.9 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 13.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -5.8 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 66.9 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,104.7 | 1,107.3 | ... | 2.6 | 23.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 745.2 | 753.4 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 699.7 | 701.7 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 45.5 | 51.7 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 13.6 | 10.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 161.9 | 162.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 100.8 | 99.9 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 94.6 | 94.1 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -6.5 | -23.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 61.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 107.5 | 107.7 | ... | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| Labour force | 62.8 | 62.7 | 4.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 58.2 | 58.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -10.6 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.4 | 58.2 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.7 | 1.9 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 54.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 128.4 | 128.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 75.6 | 76.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 71.3 | 72.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.1 | 14.0 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 59.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 56.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 410.3 | 411.3 | ... | 1.0 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 281.3 | 285.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 20.1 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| Employment | 257.3 | 261.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 20.3 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 24.0 | 24.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 63.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,110.4 | 6,107.2 | ... | -3.2 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 4,061.6 | 4,052.4 | 12.2 | -9.2 | -28.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 3,750.9 | 3,760.4 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 34.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 310.7 | 292.0 | 7.1 | -18.7 | -62.3 | -6.0 | -17.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 729.0 | 729.6 | ... | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 481.8 | 486.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 448.3 | 452.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 33.5 | 33.4 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 429.7 | 430.7 | ... | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 257.2 | 260.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | -2.7 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 240.4 | 243.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.9 | 16.3 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -3.6 | -10.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 599.7 | 599.5 | ... | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 419.9 | 419.5 | 2.8 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 383.5 | 383.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | -9.0 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 36.4 | 35.7 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 5.3 | -1.9 | 17.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.5 | 143.6 | ... | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 96.1 | 96.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 90.4 | 90.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 8.8 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.5 | 158.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 108.0 | 111.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 8.3 |
| Employment | 100.2 | 103.3 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 40.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 65.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 539.6 | 540.0 | ... | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 348.0 | 345.6 | 2.9 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 317.7 | 317.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 | -6.3 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 30.3 | 28.3 | 1.2 | -2.0 | 3.3 | -6.6 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 58.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 408.8 | 409.4 | ... | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 253.1 | 252.1 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -8.9 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 232.4 | 232.0 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 20.7 | 20.1 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -8.9 | -2.9 | -30.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 211.1 | 211.4 | ... | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 141.8 | 139.3 | 2.3 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 129.5 | 128.0 | 2.3 | -1.5 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 11.4 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -7.3 | 6.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 65.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.5 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 164.3 | 164.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 105.6 | 106.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 98.7 | 99.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.6 | 111.7 | ... | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 72.4 | 71.8 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 68.6 | 68.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 2.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 809.2 | 810.2 | ... | 1.0 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 544.4 | 546.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 512.4 | 513.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 32.0 | 32.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 237.6 | 238.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 165.0 | 164.9 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 155.4 | 155.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 16.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 314.5 | 315.4 | ... | 0.9 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 220.0 | 219.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 4.6 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 206.6 | 204.9 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.5 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 42.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 118.8 | 119.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 77.5 | 78.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 73.4 | 73.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,561.8 | 1,565.4 | ... | 3.6 | 48.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 1,128.0 | 1,128.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 1,049.2 | 1,048.2 | 6.2 | -1.0 | 58.0 | -0.1 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 78.8 | 79.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| Participation rate | 72.2 | 72.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 95.4 | 95.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 66.2 | 66.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 61.8 | 61.7 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 11.4 | 28.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.5 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,389.6 | 1,388.9 | ... | -0.7 | 32.7 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 954.2 | 956.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 33.8 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 886.7 | 887.5 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 36.2 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 67.5 | 68.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 1.5 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 211.4 | 211.6 | ... | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 134.7 | 137.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 11.9 |
| Employment | 122.6 | 124.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 74.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 65.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 59.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 103.5 | 103.5 | ... | 0.0 | -11.4 | 0.0 | -9.9 |
| Labour force | 67.3 | 67.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | -14.0 | 0.0 | -17.2 |
| Employment | 63.3 | 62.9 | 3.9 | -0.4 | -11.2 | -0.6 | -15.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -2.8 | 10.0 | -38.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 100.1 | 100.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 62.6 | 62.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 57.9 | 57.6 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 31.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 182.3 | 182.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 121.7 | 120.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 112.2 | 110.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 28.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.2 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 60.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,694.3 | 2,692.5 | ... | -1.8 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 1,801.9 | 1,809.5 | 6.2 | 7.6 | -18.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 1,681.2 | 1,689.2 | 6.2 | 8.0 | -24.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 120.7 | 120.2 | 3.6 | -0.5 | 6.1 | -0.4 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 380.6 | 380.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 242.2 | 239.9 | 2.3 | -2.3 | -17.1 | -0.9 | -6.7 |
| Employment | 232.2 | 229.4 | 2.4 | -2.8 | -17.3 | -1.2 | -7.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 111.0 | 111.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 67.3 | 68.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 61.5 | 63.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -10.5 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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