Labour Market Indicators
By province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality
Important Notes
Notes
This application is based on estimates from two surveys: the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS). All national, provincial and economic region (ER) estimates used in this application are unadjusted. The LFS data are presented as three-month moving averages, while estimates from the JVWS are available on a quarterly basis.
The shading applied to the map of Canada illustrates the year-over-year change for the selected indicator, as presented in the table below the map.
LFS seasonally adjusted estimates at the national and provincial level are published each month in The Daily.
Territorial LFS estimates are not included in the national estimates, but are published separately as three-month moving averages in table 14-10-0292-01 (formerly CANSIM 282-0100).

Sources
- Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3701 and 5217.
- Tables 14-10-0387-01 and 14-10-0325-01 (formerly CANSIM table 285-0001).
- Latest Labour Force Survey release.
- Latest Job vacancies release.
Sampling variability and data quality
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates are based on a sample and are therefore subject to sampling variability. As a result, monthly estimates will show more variability than trends observed over longer time periods. For more information, see "Interpreting Monthly Changes in Employment from the Labour Force Survey." Estimates for smaller geographic areas or industries also have more variability. For an explanation of the sampling variability of estimates and how to use standard errors to assess this variability, consult the "Data quality" section of the publication Labour Force Information (71-001-X).
Data quality indicators for Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) estimates are based on the coefficient of variation (CV). Comparisons of data from the first quarter of 2015 with data from subsequent quarters should be made with caution.
For more information, consult the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (71-543-G) or the Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (75-514-G).
More information
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Copyright
Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada.
© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Industry,
All rights reserved. Use of this publication is governed by the Statistics Canada Open Licence Agreement.
Catalogue no. 71-607-X
Ottawa
How to use
How to Use This Application
The map of Canada, the summary table to the right of the map, and the detailed table below the map are interactive.
The map can be viewed by provinces and territories or by economic region by clicking on the toggle buttons above the map. The user can select a geography one of three ways:
- By clicking on the geography of interest in the map;
- By using the drop-down menu above the map; or
- By selecting a geography from the table below the map.
To update the map or the table below the map with a different labour market indicator, the user can make a selection in the summary table to the right of the map. The user can also select a preferred reference period (going back 10 years for the Labour Force Survey and from the first quarter of 2016 for the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey) by using the dropdown menu beneath the appropriate survey name in the summary table to the right of the map.
Hover over the province, territory or economic region of interest within the map to view the year-over-year change of the selected labour market indicator for that geography. This information can also be found in the table below the map, which contains all geographies (provinces, territories and economic regions) and the selected indicator, in addition to the year-over-year change.Release Schedules
Estimates for the Labour Force Survey and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey are published according to the release schedules outlined below.
Release date | Reference period |
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January 6, 2023 | December 4 to 10, 2022 |
February 10, 2023 | January 15 to 21, 2023 |
March 10, 2023 | February 12 to 18, 2023 |
April 6, 2023 | March 12 to 18, 2023 |
May 5, 2023 | April 9 to 15, 2023 |
June 9, 2023 | May 14 to 20, 2023 |
July 7, 2023 | June 11 to 17, 2023 |
August 4 2023 | July 9 to 15, 2023 |
September 8, 2023 | August 13 to 19, 2023 |
October 6, 2023 | September 10 to 16, 2023 |
November 3, 2023 | October 8 to 14, 2023 |
December 1, 2023 | November 5 to 11, 2023 |
Release date | Reference period |
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March 21, 2023 | Q4 2022 |
June 20, 2023 | Q1 2023 |
September 19, 2023 | Q2 2023 |
December 18, 2023 | Q3 2023 |
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