Table 6-1
Labour force characteristics — by province and economic region,1 unadjusted for seasonality, 3 month moving average ending in December 2012 and December 2013

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Labour force characteristics — by province and economic region,1 unadjusted for seasonality, 3 month moving average ending in December 2012 and December 2013
Table summary
This table displays the labour force characteristics by province and economic region. The data in this table is unadjusted for seasonality, three-month moving average. The row headers provide information for Canada, the provinces and the economic regions for the current month and the same month last year. The column headers provide information for the labour force characteristics in thousands.
  Population Labour force Participation rate Unemployment rate Employment rate
Labour force Employment Unemployment
         in thousands      
Canada 2  
2012 28,442.1 18,855.2 17,602.4 1,252.9 66.3 6.6 61.9
2013 28,817.3 19,014.4 17,770.2 1,244.2 66.0 6.5 61.7
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2012 427.8 262.7 232.5 30.2 61.4 11.5 54.3
2013 429.7 259.3 230.3 29.0 60.3 11.2 53.6
Avalon Peninsula [1010]  
2012 222.5 149.8 138.0 11.8 67.3 7.9 62.0
2013 225.3 146.4 134.7 11.7 65.0 8.0 59.8
South Coast-Burin Peninsula [1020]  
2012 29.9 15.7 13.1 2.6 52.5 16.6 43.8
2013 29.5 17.0 14.7 2.3 57.6 13.5 49.8
West Coast-Northern Peninsula-Labrador [1030]  
2012 85.7 50.4 42.3 8.1 58.8 16.1 49.4
2013 85.6 48.1 41.1 7.0 56.2 14.6 48.0
Notre Dame-Central Bonavista Bay [1040]  
2012 89.7 46.8 39.1 7.7 52.2 16.5 43.6
2013 89.2 47.8 39.9 7.9 53.6 16.5 44.7
Prince Edward Island  
2012 120.6 81.8 72.5 9.3 67.8 11.4 60.1
2013 121.0 82.3 72.4 9.8 68.0 11.9 59.8
Nova Scotia  
2012 780.6 496.3 453.5 42.8 63.6 8.6 58.1
2013 781.6 490.6 449.0 41.6 62.8 8.5 57.4
Cape Breton [1210]  
2012 110.5 59.9 50.7 9.3 54.2 15.5 45.9
2013 109.1 59.5 51.9 7.6 54.5 12.8 47.6
North Shore [1220]  
2012 129.0 79.4 70.4 9.0 61.6 11.3 54.6
2013 128.4 75.5 67.7 7.8 58.8 10.3 52.7
Annapolis Valley [1230]  
2012 99.5 61.6 57.0 4.7 61.9 7.6 57.3
2013 99.1 59.5 54.1 5.4 60.0 9.1 54.6
Southern [1240]  
2012 96.8 57.0 50.0 7.0 58.9 12.3 51.7
2013 95.9 52.3 47.0 5.3 54.5 10.1 49.0
Halifax [1250]  
2012 344.9 238.4 225.4 12.9 69.1 5.4 65.4
2013 349.1 243.8 228.2 15.6 69.8 6.4 65.4
New Brunswick  
2012 620.2 386.7 347.0 39.7 62.4 10.3 55.9
2013 619.9 386.4 351.1 35.4 62.3 9.2 56.6
Campbellton-Miramichi [1310]  
2012 127.2 72.0 59.2 12.7 56.6 17.6 46.5
2013 125.5 69.8 58.1 11.8 55.6 16.9 46.3
Moncton-Richibucto [1320]  
2012 174.0 112.1 103.8 8.4 64.4 7.5 59.7
2013 175.3 113.2 104.4 8.8 64.6 7.8 59.6
Saint John-St. Stephen [1330]  
2012 144.6 91.7 82.5 9.3 63.4 10.1 57.1
2013 144.4 93.0 86.3 6.6 64.4 7.1 59.8
Fredericton-Oromocto [1340]  
2012 110.4 70.8 65.3 5.6 64.1 7.9 59.1
2013 111.4 71.7 67.1 4.5 64.4 6.3 60.2
Edmundston-Woodstock [1350]  
2012 64.0 40.0 36.3 3.7 62.5 9.3 56.7
2013 63.3 38.8 35.1 3.6 61.3 9.3 55.5
Quebec  
2012 6,659.9 4,330.5 4,022.1 308.4 65.0 7.1 60.4
2013 6,710.3 4,354.1 4,050.1 304.0 64.9 7.0 60.4
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine [2410]  
2012 78.6 40.5 34.4 6.1 51.5 15.1 43.8
2013 78.1 41.0 34.1 6.9 52.5 16.8 43.7
Bas-Saint-Laurent [2415]  
2012 166.4 99.1 92.8 6.3 59.6 6.4 55.8
2013 165.4 92.5 83.4 9.1 55.9 9.8 50.4
Capitale-Nationale [2420]  
2012 596.3 396.8 379.1 17.8 66.5 4.5 63.6
2013 600.7 406.4 388.0 18.4 67.7 4.5 64.6
Chaudière-Appalaches [2425]  
2012 336.3 230.6 221.7 8.9 68.6 3.9 65.9
2013 336.9 226.1 217.6 8.5 67.1 3.8 64.6
Estrie [2430]  
2012 261.4 167.4 156.6 10.8 64.0 6.5 59.9
2013 263.5 164.1 154.6 9.5 62.3 5.8 58.7
Centre-du-Québec [2433]  
2012 192.6 117.6 110.2 7.4 61.1 6.3 57.2
2013 193.5 112.3 103.7 8.7 58.0 7.7 53.6
Montérégie [2435]  
2012 1,208.1 832.2 783.7 48.5 68.9 5.8 64.9
2013 1,218.2 802.4 752.9 49.5 65.9 6.2 61.8
Montréal [2440]  
2012 1,637.2 1,053.2 949.4 103.8 64.3 9.9 58.0
2013 1,653.6 1,065.7 972.8 92.9 64.4 8.7 58.8
Laval [2445]  
2012 341.0 228.8 211.9 16.9 67.1 7.4 62.1
2013 345.8 243.5 230.0 13.5 70.4 5.5 66.5
Lanaudière [2450]  
2012 399.7 252.7 234.9 17.8 63.2 7.0 58.8
2013 404.2 271.6 251.5 20.1 67.2 7.4 62.2
Laurentides [2455]  
2012 473.3 315.4 296.1 19.4 66.6 6.2 62.6
2013 478.8 326.0 300.3 25.7 68.1 7.9 62.7
Outaouais [2460]  
2012 312.2 209.8 196.1 13.7 67.2 6.5 62.8
2013 315.9 210.3 196.0 14.4 66.6 6.8 62.0
Abitibi-Témiscamingue [2465]  
2012 118.0 78.0 73.0 5.0 66.1 6.4 61.9
2013 118.0 80.7 76.5 4.2 68.4 5.2 64.8
Mauricie [2470]  
2012 222.3 116.7 105.5 11.2 52.5 9.6 47.5
2013 222.0 122.7 113.8 8.8 55.3 7.2 51.3
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean [2475]  
2012 225.4 137.2 125.4 11.7 60.9 8.5 55.6
2013 224.7 131.9 121.8 10.2 58.7 7.7 54.2
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec [2480, 2490]  
2012 90.9 54.7 51.5 3.3 60.2 6.0 56.7
2013 91.0 56.7 53.0 3.6 62.3 6.3 58.2
Ontario  
2012 11,118.9 7,353.7 6,826.8 526.9 66.1 7.2 61.4
2013 11,257.2 7,408.8 6,892.9 515.9 65.8 7.0 61.2
Ottawa [3510]  
2012 1,067.5 738.9 694.8 44.1 69.2 6.0 65.1
2013 1,079.5 730.8 689.3 41.6 67.7 5.7 63.9
Kingston-Pembroke [3515]  
2012 372.5 229.9 211.7 18.2 61.7 7.9 56.8
2013 373.7 225.8 208.8 17.0 60.4 7.5 55.9
Muskoka-Kawarthas [3520]  
2012 320.6 173.3 160.8 12.5 54.1 7.2 50.2
2013 321.8 176.5 166.8 9.7 54.8 5.5 51.8
Toronto [3530]  
2012 5,177.2 3,509.7 3,237.6 272.0 67.8 7.7 62.5
2013 5,273.7 3,565.6 3,288.1 277.5 67.6 7.8 62.3
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie [3540]  
2012 1,055.7 737.1 693.7 43.4 69.8 5.9 65.7
2013 1,070.6 745.9 704.7 41.3 69.7 5.5 65.8
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula [3550]  
2012 1,182.7 761.1 712.7 48.4 64.4 6.4 60.3
2013 1,192.3 752.5 702.3 50.1 63.1 6.7 58.9
London [3560]  
2012 546.4 350.6 325.2 25.5 64.2 7.3 59.5
2013 551.2 348.5 326.8 21.6 63.2 6.2 59.3
Windsor-Sarnia [3570]  
2012 518.8 325.0 297.3 27.7 62.6 8.5 57.3
2013 519.2 322.3 301.5 20.9 62.1 6.5 58.1
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula [3580]  
2012 245.8 151.5 144.5 7.0 61.6 4.6 58.8
2013 245.6 161.3 151.6 9.7 65.7 6.0 61.7
Northeast [3590]  
2012 458.7 270.0 247.5 22.5 58.9 8.3 54.0
2013 456.7 271.1 252.9 18.2 59.4 6.7 55.4
Northwest [3595]  
2012 173.0 106.6 101.1 5.5 61.6 5.2 58.4
2013 172.9 108.6 100.2 8.4 62.8 7.7 58.0
Manitoba  
2012 966.3 664.5 632.7 31.8 68.8 4.8 65.5
2013 978.0 663.6 628.9 34.7 67.9 5.2 64.3
Southeast [4610]  
2012 84.6 58.8 56.0 2.8 69.5 4.8 66.2
2013 85.8 60.0 56.8 3.1 69.9 5.2 66.2
South Central [4620]  
2012 48.4 31.7 30.9 0.8 65.5 2.5 63.8
2013 49.2 32.6 31.4 1.2 66.3 3.7 63.8
Southwest [4630]  
2012 84.0 60.7 59.0 1.6 72.3 2.6 70.2
2013 84.4 58.8 56.5 2.3 69.7 3.9 66.9
North Central [4640]  
2012 36.8 23.7 23.0 0.8 64.4 3.4 62.5
2013 37.0 25.5 24.4 1.1 68.9 4.3 65.9
Winnipeg [4650]  
2012 580.5 400.9 379.9 21.0 69.1 5.2 65.4
2013 589.9 400.4 378.4 22.1 67.9 5.5 64.1
Interlake [4660]  
2012 73.3 50.2 48.4 1.8 68.5 3.6 66.0
2013 73.8 49.4 46.9 2.5 66.9 5.1 63.6
Parklands and North [4670, 4680]  
2012 58.8 38.5 35.5 3.0 65.5 7.8 60.4
2013 57.8 36.9 34.6 2.4 63.8 6.5 59.9
Saskatchewan  
2012 816.4 563.7 540.5 23.2 69.0 4.1 66.2
2013 832.9 574.1 554.2 20.0 68.9 3.5 66.5
Regina-Moose Mountain [4710]  
2012 243.8 177.9 172.2 5.7 73.0 3.2 70.6
2013 249.7 180.1 174.2 5.9 72.1 3.3 69.8
Swift Current-Moose Jaw [4720]  
2012 81.2 51.7 50.4 1.3 63.7 2.5 62.1
2013 81.5 52.6 51.6 1.0 64.5 1.9 63.3
Saskatoon-Biggar [4730]  
2012 273.9 190.8 182.1 8.7 69.7 4.6 66.5
2013 283.1 200.0 193.2 6.8 70.6 3.4 68.2
Yorkton-Melville [4740]  
2012 62.6 40.6 39.3 1.3 64.9 3.2 62.8
2013 62.4 39.2 37.7 1.4 62.8 3.6 60.4
Prince Albert and Northern [4750, 4760]  
2012 154.9 102.7 96.5 6.2 66.3 6.0 62.3
2013 156.2 102.3 97.5 4.8 65.5 4.7 62.4
Alberta  
2012 3,103.7 2,253.7 2,161.9 91.8 72.6 4.1 69.7
2013 3,215.2 2,339.1 2,238.3 100.8 72.8 4.3 69.6
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat [4810]  
2012 224.0 147.2 141.1 6.1 65.7 4.1 63.0
2013 229.3 142.8 138.7 4.1 62.3 2.9 60.5
Camrose-Drumheller [4820]  
2012 158.1 104.7 101.6 3.1 66.2 3.0 64.3
2013 161.1 110.7 105.7 4.9 68.7 4.4 65.6
Calgary [4830]  
2012 1,151.1 851.8 815.5 36.3 74.0 4.3 70.8
2013 1,197.6 885.9 846.7 39.2 74.0 4.4 70.7
Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House [4840]  
2012 72.7 53.7 51.1 2.6 73.9 4.8 70.3
2013 75.0 54.9 52.8 2.2 73.2 4.0 70.4
Red Deer [4850]  
2012 158.8 113.9 109.7 4.2 71.7 3.7 69.1
2013 163.7 120.3 117.0 3.2 73.5 2.7 71.5
Edmonton [4860]  
2012 1,039.1 759.1 727.9 31.2 73.1 4.1 70.1
2013 1,079.8 794.9 756.5 38.4 73.6 4.8 70.1
Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River [4870]  
2012 193.0 137.6 132.3 5.3 71.3 3.9 68.5
2013 197.1 142.4 136.9 5.5 72.2 3.9 69.5
Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake [4880]  
2012 106.9 85.7 82.7 3.0 80.2 3.5 77.4
2013 111.7 87.3 83.9 3.3 78.2 3.8 75.1
British Columbia  
2012 3,827.6 2,461.6 2,312.9 148.7 64.3 6.0 60.4
2013 3,871.4 2,456.0 2,303.1 153.0 63.4 6.2 59.5
Vancouver Island and Coast [5910]  
2012 659.2 393.0 370.1 22.9 59.6 5.8 56.1
2013 662.5 387.9 365.9 22.0 58.6 5.7 55.2
Lower Mainland-Southwest [5920]  
2012 2,363.3 1,544.4 1,448.5 95.9 65.3 6.2 61.3
2013 2,405.9 1,542.5 1,446.7 95.8 64.1 6.2 60.1
Thompson-Okanagan [5930]  
2012 434.5 267.1 251.8 15.2 61.5 5.7 58.0
2013 434.4 275.0 253.2 21.7 63.3 7.9 58.3
Kootenay [5940]  
2012 126.6 83.2 77.3 5.8 65.7 7.0 61.1
2013 126.0 79.2 74.4 4.9 62.9 6.2 59.0
Cariboo [5950]  
2012 126.3 89.2 85.3 3.9 70.6 4.4 67.5
2013 125.5 88.0 84.0 4.0 70.1 4.5 66.9
North Coast and Nechako [5960, 5970]  
2012 65.7 42.7 39.2 3.5 65.0 8.2 59.7
2013 64.6 40.9 38.4 2.5 63.3 6.1 59.4
Northeast [5980]  
2012 52.0 42.0 40.6 x 80.8 x 78.1
2013 52.5 42.4 40.4 2.0 80.8 4.7 77.0
1.
For geographic descriptions of economic regions, refer to the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (catalogue number  71-543-GIE).
2.
Estimates for Canada are a sum of the provincial totals and exclude estimates from Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0054.
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