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Table 5-1
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan
area (seasonally adjusted) — 3 month moving average
| October 2009 | November 2009 | 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 | 158.3 | 158.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 107.3 | 107.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -1.7 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 97.8 | 97.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -3.6 | -3.5 | 0.1 | -3.5 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 24.1 | 19.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.5 | -3.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| Population | 322.1 | 322.5 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 229.8 | 230.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 214.1 | 214.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 15.7 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 32.5 | 34.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||||
| Population | 105.6 | 105.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 71.1 | 71.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 67.4 | 67.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 16.2 | -6.5 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 124.7 | 124.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 76.8 | 77.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 70.8 | 71.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 618.6 | 619.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 405.6 | 409.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | -3.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 383.5 | 388.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | -8.7 | -4.9 | 1.2 | -2.2 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 22.1 | 21.5 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 | -2.7 | 31.9 | 25.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -2.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 122.9 | 123.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 76.1 | 75.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 69.1 | 68.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -4.3 | 39.6 | 36.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 140.6 | 140.8 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 90.6 | 90.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 84.8 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -12.1 | -15.0 | -13.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 3,110.8 | 3,114.7 | ... | 3.9 | 35.2 | 37.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 2,069.9 | 2,066.7 | 7.1 | -3.2 | 7.0 | 8.5 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 1,876.7 | 1,879.6 | 7.4 | 2.9 | -25.0 | -24.6 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 193.2 | 187.1 | 4.6 | -6.1 | 32.0 | 33.1 | -3.2 | 20.6 | 21.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 9.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 979.2 | 980.4 | ... | 1.2 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 706.1 | 705.5 | 3.6 | -0.6 | -2.8 | -5.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 668.3 | 667.2 | 3.9 | -1.1 | -9.1 | -10.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 37.8 | 38.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 20.0 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 72.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -2.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 248.9 | 249.3 | ... | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 181.1 | 182.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 170.5 | 171.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.6 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 35.9 | 26.2 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 73.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 68.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 730.3 | 731.2 | ... | 0.9 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 525.0 | 523.5 | 3.4 | -1.5 | -8.2 | -8.1 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 497.8 | 495.7 | 3.6 | -2.1 | -11.8 | -11.0 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 27.2 | 27.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 14.9 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 71.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.2 | 67.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.4 | -2.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 126.5 | 126.4 | ... | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 84.6 | 85.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 79.4 | 80.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 43.2 | 32.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 4,680.7 | 4,690.1 | ... | 9.4 | 97.9 | 106.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 3,193.7 | 3,201.5 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 46.4 | 50.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,886.3 | 2,897.4 | 9.5 | 11.1 | -28.5 | -30.7 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 307.4 | 304.1 | 6.0 | -3.3 | 74.9 | 81.6 | -1.1 | 32.7 | 36.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 602.8 | 603.3 | ... | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 408.0 | 409.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 373.7 | 376.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 34.2 | 32.8 | 1.5 | -1.4 | 5.0 | 6.3 | -4.1 | 18.0 | 23.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Kitchener, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 389.3 | 389.8 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 278.9 | 275.5 | 1.8 | -3.4 | -4.0 | -4.9 | -1.2 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 253.9 | 250.5 | 1.9 | -3.4 | -7.1 | -11.4 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 25.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 35.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 70.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 390.5 | 390.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 258.3 | 261.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | -2.4 | -1.8 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 230.6 | 235.6 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -8.9 | -9.3 | 2.2 | -3.6 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 27.8 | 25.8 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | -7.2 | 33.7 | 41.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 9.9 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 60.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -2.9 | -3.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 295.1 | 295.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 200.1 | 198.0 | 1.6 | -2.1 | -4.3 | -6.1 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 181.8 | 179.8 | 1.6 | -2.0 | -6.8 | -8.3 | -1.1 | -3.6 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 18.3 | 18.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -3.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 60.8 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -3.4 | -4.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 330.3 | 330.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 205.8 | 207.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | -6.3 | -4.7 | 0.7 | -3.0 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 185.1 | 185.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -9.1 | -8.7 | 0.3 | -4.7 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 20.7 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 14.4 | 22.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 134.6 | 134.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 86.2 | 84.9 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -3.2 | -1.5 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 77.5 | 76.9 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -5.8 | -6.2 | -0.8 | -7.0 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 8.0 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -8.0 | 63.3 | 60.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 9.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -4.6 | -4.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 103.2 | 103.2 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 59.8 | 60.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -2.3 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 30.2 | 43.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -2.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 273.5 | 273.6 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 171.9 | 170.8 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -5.1 | -4.3 | -0.6 | -2.9 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 148.5 | 147.7 | 1.6 | -0.8 | -10.3 | -9.7 | -0.5 | -6.5 | -6.2 |
| Unemployment | 23.5 | 23.0 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | -2.1 | 29.2 | 29.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 62.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 13.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -3.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||||
| Population | 595.4 | 596.1 | ... | 0.7 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 421.6 | 419.3 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 397.1 | 396.5 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 24.5 | 22.8 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -6.9 | 21.3 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| Population | 172.4 | 172.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 121.1 | 120.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 114.9 | 114.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -2.2 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -4.8 | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 69.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -3.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||||
| Population | 204.1 | 204.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 151.7 | 151.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 145.1 | 144.9 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 18.6 | 20.7 |
| Participation rate | 74.3 | 74.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.1 | 70.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||||
| Population | 978.5 | 980.4 | ... | 1.9 | 25.6 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 751.3 | 753.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 699.7 | 700.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -15.2 | -16.6 | 0.1 | -2.1 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 51.5 | 52.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 2.7 | 82.4 | 91.7 |
| Participation rate | 76.8 | 76.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 71.5 | 71.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -3.5 | -3.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||||
| Population | 910.2 | 911.8 | ... | 1.6 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 662.5 | 661.6 | 3.2 | -0.9 | 8.6 | 10.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 611.2 | 610.4 | 3.5 | -0.8 | -19.0 | -17.2 | -0.1 | -3.0 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 51.3 | 51.2 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -0.2 | 116.0 | 116.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.8 | 72.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 66.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.8 | -3.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia | |||||||||
| Population | 136.2 | 136.4 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 95.1 | 95.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 87.6 | 88.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -1.3 | 47.1 | 53.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 70.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||||
| Population | 1,996.6 | 2,000.9 | ... | 4.3 | 41.1 | 44.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,338.6 | 1,340.1 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 41.1 | 41.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,240.6 | 1,240.2 | 5.1 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 97.9 | 99.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 41.2 | 2.0 | 61.4 | 70.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||||
| Population | 289.0 | 289.3 | ... | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 193.4 | 194.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -2.9 | 0.7 | -1.2 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 181.1 | 180.9 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -8.8 | -10.1 | -0.1 | -4.6 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 89.0 | 109.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.5 | -4.0 | ... | ... | ... |
