Labour market indicators, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and self-contained labour areas: Interactive dashboard
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Data
The data used to create this interactive web application is from the following listed data tables:
- Table 14-10-0457-01 Small area estimates of labour force characteristics for sub-provincial areas, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
- Table 14-10-0287-01 Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months
- Table 14-10-0292-01 Labour force characteristics by territory, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, last 5 months
Additional information
Besides the provincial and national estimates, the data presented in this dashboard has been developed using Small Area Estimation (SAE) methodology to increase the level of geographical detail available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). This interactive tool can be used to explore small area estimates of employment, unemployment rate and employment rate by Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA), Census Agglomerations (CA) and Self-contained Labour Areas (SLA). The geographical areas are defined using the 2016 Standard Geographical Classification.
Definitions
- Census subdivision (CSD)
- A general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial and territorial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (e.g., Indian reserves, Indian settlements, and unorganized territories). Municipal status is defined by laws in effect in each province and territory in Canada.
- Census metropolitan area (CMA)
- Formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more must live in the core, based on adjusted data from the Census of Population Program.
- Census agglomeration (CA)
- Formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000, based on adjusted data from the Census of Population Program.
- Self-contained labour area (SLA)
- Formed by one or more CSDs. An SLA can be described as a territorial unit where most of the residents with jobs are working in the area and most of the jobs in the area are filled by workers residing in the area. This geography covers all Canadian municipalities and was developed using commuting data. The detailed methodology used to produce these geographies is presented in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) library titled Delineating functional areas in all territories.
- Coverage
- The coverage for small area estimates is the same as the coverage for the LFS, namely:
Excluded from the survey's coverage are: persons living on reserves and other Indigenous settlements in the provinces; full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the institutionalized population, and households in extremely remote areas with very low population density. These groups together represent an exclusion of less than 2% of the Canadian population aged 15 and over.
Fully in-scope: All of the geographical area is covered by the estimates.
Fully out-of-scope: None of the geographical area is covered by the estimates.
Hybrid: Some, but not all of the geographical area is covered by the estimates.
Small area estimates for the territories are not available.
- Confidence interval
- The confidence interval illustrates the degree of variability associated with an estimate. Wide confidence intervals indicate high variability, thus, these estimates should be interpreted with due caution. The 95% confidence interval of an estimate means that if the survey were repeated over and over, the confidence interval would cover the true population value 95% of the time.
- Unemployment rate
- Small area estimate of the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force. Unemployed persons are those who were without work, had looked for work in the past four weeks, and were available for work. Those persons on layoff or who had a new job to start in four weeks or less are also considered unemployed. The labour force is all civilian, non-institutionalized persons 15 years or age and older who were employed or unemployed. Estimates are percentages, rounded to the nearest tenth.
- Employment
- Small area estimate of the number of persons who worked for pay or profit, or had a job but were not at work due to own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, labour dispute, vacation, or other reason. Estimates are rounded to the nearest ten.
- Employment rate
- The employment rate is the small area estimate of the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and older. Estimates are percentages, rounded to the nearest tenth.
Methodology
Small area estimation methods produce reliable estimates when the sample size in the area is small. This is achieved by using a model combining the small amount of LFS data with additional information from Employment Insurance Statistics and demographic projections. For more information, see Small area estimation methodology using Labour Force Survey data.
Seasonal adjustment
Estimates in this dashboard have not been adjusted for seasonality and may be subject to regular seasonal variations. For more information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.
Learn more
To find more rural and small town Canada products, visit:
Rural Canada Statistics Portal
Rural Statistics in Canada (45-20-0004)
Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin (21-006-X)
To find more information on the labour force survey products, visit:
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