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Table 5-1
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area (seasonally adjusted) — 3 month moving average

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3 month moving average
  December 2009 January 2010 S.E. 1 Change from Percent change from
last month last December twelve months ago last month last December twelve months ago
                                                    in thousands (except rates)      
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
Population 158.9 159.1 ... 0.2 0.2 3.2 0.1 0.1 2.1
Labour force 109.3 109.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.2
Employment 99.5 100.5 0.8 1.0 1.0 -0.4 1.0 1.0 -0.4
Unemployment 9.8 9.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 1.7 -4.1 -4.1 22.1
Participation rate 68.8 69.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.0 8.6 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 1.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.6 63.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 -1.5 ... ... ...
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
Population 322.8 323.2 ... 0.4 0.4 4.2 0.1 0.1 1.3
Labour force 230.6 230.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 3.4 0.1 0.1 1.5
Employment 215.3 215.7 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
Unemployment 15.3 15.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 2.2 -1.3 -1.3 17.1
Participation rate 71.4 71.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.7 66.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.5 ... ... ...
Saint John, New Brunswick  
Population 105.8 105.8 ... 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7
Labour force 71.6 72.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.1 1.1 3.3
Employment 66.8 66.5 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 0.8
Unemployment 4.8 5.9 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.7 22.9 22.9 40.5
Participation rate 67.7 68.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 8.1 0.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.1 62.9 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 ... ... ...
Saguenay, Quebec  
Population 124.7 124.7 ... 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Labour force 76.4 76.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Employment 70.8 70.3 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.6 -0.7 -0.7 0.9
Unemployment 5.6 6.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 -0.7 8.9 8.9 -10.3
Participation rate 61.3 61.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.0 0.5 0.7 0.7 -0.9 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.8 56.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 ... ... ...
Québec, Quebec  
Population 619.9 620.5 ... 0.6 0.6 6.9 0.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 412.7 411.2 3.3 -1.5 -1.5 -3.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.8
Employment 392.4 392.8 3.2 0.4 0.4 -5.0 0.1 0.1 -1.3
Unemployment 20.3 18.4 1.4 -1.9 -1.9 1.7 -9.4 -9.4 10.2
Participation rate 66.6 66.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -1.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.5 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.3 63.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 -1.5 ... ... ...
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
Population 123.2 123.3 ... 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 75.5 73.7 0.7 -1.8 -1.8 1.3 -2.4 -2.4 1.8
Employment 68.2 66.6 0.8 -1.6 -1.6 -0.5 -2.3 -2.3 -0.7
Unemployment 7.2 7.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 1.8 -1.4 -1.4 34.0
Participation rate 61.3 59.8 0.6 -1.5 -1.5 0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 55.4 54.0 0.6 -1.4 -1.4 -1.0 ... ... ...
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
Population 141.0 141.1 ... 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 1.4
Labour force 90.4 89.2 0.8 -1.2 -1.2 0.8 -1.3 -1.3 0.9
Employment 85.4 83.8 0.8 -1.6 -1.6 1.8 -1.9 -1.9 2.2
Unemployment 5.0 5.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 -1.0 8.0 8.0 -15.6
Participation rate 64.1 63.2 0.6 -0.9 -0.9 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 6.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 -1.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 59.4 0.6 -1.2 -1.2 0.5 ... ... ...
Montréal, Quebec  
Population 3,118.2 3,121.8 ... 3.6 3.6 39.5 0.1 0.1 1.3
Labour force 2,083.2 2,098.9 6.9 15.7 15.7 43.9 0.8 0.8 2.1
Employment 1,893.7 1,907.0 7.2 13.3 13.3 20.4 0.7 0.7 1.1
Unemployment 189.5 191.9 4.8 2.4 2.4 23.5 1.3 1.3 14.0
Participation rate 66.8 67.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.1 9.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 -0.1 ... ... ...
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec  
Population 981.5 982.6 ... 1.1 1.1 13.4 0.1 0.1 1.4
Labour force 704.7 707.4 3.4 2.7 2.7 6.0 0.4 0.4 0.9
Employment 662.7 664.0 3.6 1.3 1.3 -5.1 0.2 0.2 -0.8
Unemployment 42.0 43.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 11.1 3.3 3.3 34.4
Participation rate 71.8 72.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 67.5 67.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 -1.4 ... ... ...
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
Population 249.6 250.0 ... 0.4 0.4 4.1 0.2 0.2 1.7
Labour force 183.7 183.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 8.5 0.1 0.1 4.8
Employment 172.8 172.7 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 6.4 -0.1 -0.1 3.8
Unemployment 10.9 11.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 2.1 1.8 1.8 23.3
Participation rate 73.6 73.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 2.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 ... ... ...
Employment rate 69.2 69.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 1.5 ... ... ...
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
Population 731.9 732.6 ... 0.7 0.7 9.3 0.1 0.1 1.3
Labour force 521.0 523.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 -2.5 0.5 0.5 -0.5
Employment 489.8 491.3 3.3 1.5 1.5 -11.5 0.3 0.3 -2.3
Unemployment 31.1 32.3 1.5 1.2 1.2 9.0 3.9 3.9 38.6
Participation rate 71.2 71.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 -1.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.9 67.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 -2.4 ... ... ...
Kingston, Ontario  
Population 126.4 126.4 ... 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Labour force 85.3 84.8 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.3 -0.6 -0.6 0.4
Employment 80.1 79.8 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1
Unemployment 5.1 5.0 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 -2.0 -2.0 11.1
Participation rate 67.5 67.1 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 63.1 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 ... ... ...
Toronto, Ontario  
Population 4,698.1 4,706.3 ... 8.2 8.2 105.9 0.2 0.2 2.3
Labour force 3,204.8 3,217.9 9.4 13.1 13.1 53.2 0.4 0.4 1.7
Employment 2,904.9 2,915.0 9.7 10.1 10.1 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.2
Unemployment 299.9 303.0 6.4 3.1 3.1 48.7 1.0 1.0 19.2
Participation rate 68.2 68.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 9.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 -1.4 ... ... ...
Hamilton, Ontario  
Population 603.6 603.8 ... 0.2 0.2 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.7
Labour force 409.8 409.4 3.1 -0.4 -0.4 10.7 -0.1 -0.1 2.7
Employment 374.9 373.0 3.2 -1.9 -1.9 6.4 -0.5 -0.5 1.7
Unemployment 35.0 36.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 4.2 4.0 4.0 13.0
Participation rate 67.9 67.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 1.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 61.8 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.6 ... ... ...
Kitchener, Ontario  
Population 390.2 390.5 ... 0.3 0.3 5.1 0.1 0.1 1.3
Labour force 273.1 271.8 1.9 -1.3 -1.3 -8.2 -0.5 -0.5 -2.9
Employment 247.6 244.8 2.0 -2.8 -2.8 -11.7 -1.1 -1.1 -4.6
Unemployment 25.5 27.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 3.5 5.9 5.9 14.9
Participation rate 70.0 69.6 0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -3.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.3 9.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 62.7 0.5 -0.8 -0.8 -3.9 ... ... ...
London, Ontario  
Population 391.2 391.4 ... 0.2 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 263.6 264.4 1.8 0.8 0.8 -0.8 0.3 0.3 -0.3
Employment 240.3 241.4 1.9 1.1 1.1 -2.2 0.5 0.5 -0.9
Unemployment 23.2 23.0 1.1 -0.2 -0.2 1.3 -0.9 -0.9 6.0
Participation rate 67.4 67.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 8.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 -1.2 ... ... ...
Oshawa, Ontario  
Population 296.0 296.5 ... 0.5 0.5 5.6 0.2 0.2 1.9
Labour force 198.2 199.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.3
Employment 178.5 179.1 1.6 0.6 0.6 -3.9 0.3 0.3 -2.1
Unemployment 19.7 20.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 4.4 5.1 5.1 27.0
Participation rate 67.0 67.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 -1.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.9 10.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 2.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.3 60.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 -2.5 ... ... ...
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
Population 330.5 330.5 ... 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2
Labour force 207.9 209.8 1.6 1.9 1.9 -3.1 0.9 0.9 -1.5
Employment 185.2 186.3 1.7 1.1 1.1 -7.9 0.6 0.6 -4.1
Unemployment 22.8 23.5 0.9 0.7 0.7 4.7 3.1 3.1 25.0
Participation rate 62.9 63.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 -1.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 11.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 2.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.0 56.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 -2.5 ... ... ...
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario  
Population 134.8 134.8 ... 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5
Labour force 85.0 84.6 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 -2.9 -0.5 -0.5 -3.3
Employment 76.2 75.7 0.7 -0.5 -0.5 -6.6 -0.7 -0.7 -8.0
Unemployment 8.8 8.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 69.2
Participation rate 63.1 62.8 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -2.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.4 10.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.5 56.2 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -5.2 ... ... ...
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
Population 103.1 103.1 ... 0.0 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5
Labour force 65.8 65.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 -0.6 0.3
Employment 60.5 60.3 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Unemployment 5.3 5.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.4 -5.7 -5.7 8.7
Participation rate 63.8 63.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.1 7.6 0.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.7 58.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 ... ... ...
Windsor, Ontario  
Population 273.6 273.6 ... 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
Labour force 170.4 170.8 1.5 0.4 0.4 -3.8 0.2 0.2 -2.2
Employment 148.8 149.1 1.6 0.3 0.3 -6.1 0.2 0.2 -3.9
Unemployment 21.6 21.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 2.4 0.9 0.9 12.4
Participation rate 62.3 62.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 -1.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.7 12.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 1.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 54.4 54.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 -2.3 ... ... ...
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
Population 596.7 597.3 ... 0.6 0.6 9.6 0.1 0.1 1.6
Labour force 418.6 418.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.6
Employment 395.1 395.7 1.3 0.6 0.6 -1.8 0.2 0.2 -0.5
Unemployment 23.4 23.2 0.8 -0.2 -0.2 4.5 -0.9 -0.9 24.1
Participation rate 70.2 70.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 1.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.2 66.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -1.4 ... ... ...
Regina, Saskatchewan  
Population 173.0 173.2 ... 0.2 0.2 3.5 0.1 0.1 2.1
Labour force 120.4 120.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 -1.2 0.0 0.0 -1.0
Employment 114.5 114.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 -2.9 0.1 0.1 -2.5
Unemployment 5.9 5.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.7 -1.7 -1.7 41.5
Participation rate 69.6 69.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -2.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 1.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.2 66.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -3.0 ... ... ...
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
Population 205.0 205.5 ... 0.5 0.5 5.6 0.2 0.2 2.8
Labour force 151.0 151.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 3.3 0.1 0.1 2.2
Employment 143.9 143.8 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 2.5 -0.1 -0.1 1.8
Unemployment 7.1 7.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.4 10.8
Participation rate 73.7 73.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 70.2 70.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.7 ... ... ...
Calgary, Alberta  
Population 982.1 983.8 ... 1.7 1.7 26.7 0.2 0.2 2.8
Labour force 756.5 751.1 3.0 -5.4 -5.4 5.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.7
Employment 701.9 696.9 3.2 -5.0 -5.0 -17.5 -0.7 -0.7 -2.4
Unemployment 54.6 54.2 1.8 -0.4 -0.4 22.8 -0.7 -0.7 72.6
Participation rate 77.0 76.3 0.3 -0.7 -0.7 -1.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 7.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 71.5 70.8 0.3 -0.7 -0.7 -3.8 ... ... ...
Edmonton, Alberta  
Population 913.2 914.5 ... 1.3 1.3 22.6 0.1 0.1 2.5
Labour force 665.2 668.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 15.7 0.4 0.4 2.4
Employment 614.9 621.7 3.3 6.8 6.8 -3.8 1.1 1.1 -0.6
Unemployment 50.3 46.4 1.7 -3.9 -3.9 19.5 -7.8 -7.8 72.5
Participation rate 72.8 73.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 6.9 0.3 -0.7 -0.7 2.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 68.0 0.4 0.7 0.7 -2.1 ... ... ...
Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia  
Population 136.5 136.7 ... 0.2 0.2 2.0 0.1 0.1 1.5
Labour force 96.1 95.9 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 2.7 -0.2 -0.2 2.9
Employment 89.1 88.9 0.8 -0.2 -0.2 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 1.7
Unemployment 7.0 7.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 20.7
Participation rate 70.4 70.2 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 1.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 65.3 65.0 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 ... ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia  
Population 2,004.7 2,008.8 ... 4.1 4.1 46.0 0.2 0.2 2.3
Labour force 1,341.2 1,345.1 5.0 3.9 3.9 48.6 0.3 0.3 3.7
Employment 1,237.8 1,240.7 5.1 2.9 2.9 11.1 0.2 0.2 0.9
Unemployment 103.4 104.4 2.8 1.0 1.0 37.6 1.0 1.0 56.3
Participation rate 66.9 67.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 2.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.8 ... ... ...
Victoria, British Columbia  
Population 289.5 289.7 ... 0.2 0.2 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.8
Labour force 197.7 199.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 4.4 0.8 0.8 2.3
Employment 182.9 184.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 -2.8 0.7 0.7 -1.5
Unemployment 14.8 15.1 0.7 0.3 0.3 7.2 2.0 2.0 91.1
Participation rate 68.3 68.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 3.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.2 63.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 -1.4 ... ... ...
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Note(s):
All geographic regions are based on the 2001 Census boundaries. Related CANSIM Table 282-0090.