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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
  May 2010 June 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 160.2 160.5 ... 0.3 1.6 3.4 0.2 1.0 2.2
Labour force 110.9 110.5 0.8 -0.4 1.2 3.6 -0.4 1.1 3.4
Employment 102.8 102.6 0.8 -0.2 3.1 4.1 -0.2 3.1 4.2
Unemployment 8.1 7.9 0.4 -0.2 -1.9 -0.5 -2.5 -19.4 -6.0
Participation rate 69.2 68.8 0.5 -0.4 0.0 0.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.3 7.1 0.4 -0.2 -1.9 -0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 64.2 63.9 0.5 -0.3 1.3 1.2 ... ... ...
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
Population 324.4 324.7 ... 0.3 1.9 4.1 0.1 0.6 1.3
Labour force 233.3 232.5 1.1 -0.8 1.9 2.0 -0.3 0.8 0.9
Employment 219.8 218.9 1.2 -0.9 3.6 2.4 -0.4 1.7 1.1
Unemployment 13.5 13.6 0.7 0.1 -1.7 -0.4 0.7 -11.1 -2.9
Participation rate 71.9 71.6 0.3 -0.3 0.2 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.8 0.3 0.0 -0.8 -0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 67.8 67.4 0.4 -0.4 0.7 -0.1 ... ... ...
Saint John, New Brunswick  
Population 106.0 106.1 ... 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.7
Labour force 70.8 70.3 0.8 -0.5 -1.3 -1.1 -0.7 -1.8 -1.5
Employment 65.9 65.2 0.7 -0.7 -1.6 -2.7 -1.1 -2.4 -4.0
Unemployment 5.0 5.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.6 2.0 6.2 45.7
Participation rate 66.8 66.3 0.7 -0.5 -1.4 -1.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 7.3 0.5 0.2 0.6 2.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.2 61.5 0.7 -0.7 -1.6 -2.9 ... ... ...
Saguenay, Quebec  
Population 124.6 124.6 ... 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2
Labour force 76.3 76.1 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 0.5
Employment 70.4 69.9 0.7 -0.5 -0.9 1.3 -0.7 -1.3 1.9
Unemployment 5.9 6.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 -0.9 5.1 10.7 -12.7
Participation rate 61.2 61.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 -1.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.5 56.1 0.6 -0.4 -0.7 1.1 ... ... ...
Québec, Quebec  
Population 622.7 623.3 ... 0.6 3.4 7.2 0.1 0.5 1.2
Labour force 417.6 421.2 3.3 3.6 8.5 7.8 0.9 2.1 1.9
Employment 394.7 397.7 3.2 3.0 5.3 4.0 0.8 1.4 1.0
Unemployment 22.9 23.5 1.4 0.6 3.2 3.7 2.6 15.8 18.7
Participation rate 67.1 67.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 63.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 -0.1 ... ... ...
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
Population 123.7 123.8 ... 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.5 1.1
Labour force 71.7 72.5 0.7 0.8 -3.0 0.0 1.1 -4.0 0.0
Employment 65.1 66.5 0.8 1.4 -1.7 -0.1 2.2 -2.5 -0.2
Unemployment 6.5 6.0 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 0.0 -7.7 -16.7 0.0
Participation rate 58.0 58.6 0.6 0.6 -2.7 -0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.1 8.3 0.5 -0.8 -1.2 0.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 52.6 53.7 0.6 1.1 -1.7 -0.7 ... ... ...
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
Population 141.8 142.0 ... 0.2 1.0 2.0 0.1 0.7 1.4
Labour force 89.9 91.6 0.8 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.9 1.3 2.0
Employment 82.3 84.3 0.8 2.0 -1.1 2.4 2.4 -1.3 2.9
Unemployment 7.6 7.3 0.3 -0.3 2.3 -0.6 -3.9 46.0 -7.6
Participation rate 63.4 64.5 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.0 0.4 -0.5 2.5 -0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 59.4 0.6 1.4 -1.2 0.9 ... ... ...
Montréal, Quebec  
Population 3,135.3 3,138.8 ... 3.5 20.6 41.6 0.1 0.7 1.3
Labour force 2,130.5 2,136.7 6.9 6.2 53.5 57.3 0.3 2.6 2.8
Employment 1,942.3 1,954.5 7.2 12.2 60.8 73.4 0.6 3.2 3.9
Unemployment 188.2 182.3 4.8 -5.9 -7.2 -16.1 -3.1 -3.8 -8.1
Participation rate 68.0 68.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 1.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 8.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -1.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 62.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 1.6 ... ... ...
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec  
Population 987.1 988.4 ... 1.3 6.9 13.8 0.1 0.7 1.4
Labour force 719.3 724.5 3.4 5.2 19.8 32.6 0.7 2.8 4.7
Employment 676.0 680.4 3.6 4.4 17.7 30.2 0.7 2.7 4.6
Unemployment 43.3 44.0 1.6 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.6 4.8 5.5
Participation rate 72.9 73.3 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 68.5 68.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 2.1 ... ... ...
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
Population 251.4 251.7 ... 0.3 2.1 4.2 0.1 0.8 1.7
Labour force 180.2 179.2 1.3 -1.0 -4.5 3.9 -0.6 -2.4 2.2
Employment 168.9 167.5 1.4 -1.4 -5.3 1.9 -0.8 -3.1 1.1
Unemployment 11.3 11.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.3 20.6
Participation rate 71.7 71.2 0.5 -0.5 -2.4 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 67.2 66.5 0.6 -0.7 -2.7 -0.4 ... ... ...
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
Population 735.7 736.6 ... 0.9 4.7 9.5 0.1 0.6 1.3
Labour force 539.2 545.3 3.1 6.1 24.3 28.8 1.1 4.7 5.6
Employment 507.1 512.9 3.3 5.8 23.1 28.3 1.1 4.7 5.8
Unemployment 32.1 32.4 1.5 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.9 4.2 1.2
Participation rate 73.3 74.0 0.4 0.7 2.8 3.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 68.9 69.6 0.5 0.7 2.7 3.0 ... ... ...
Kingston, Ontario  
Population 126.4 126.4 ... 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Labour force 81.1 80.4 0.7 -0.7 -4.9 -0.7 -0.9 -5.7 -0.9
Employment 76.6 75.7 0.7 -0.9 -4.4 -0.4 -1.2 -5.5 -0.5
Unemployment 4.5 4.7 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 4.4 -7.8 -6.0
Participation rate 64.2 63.6 0.5 -0.6 -3.9 -0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.8 0.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.6 59.9 0.6 -0.7 -3.5 -0.4 ... ... ...
Toronto, Ontario  
Population 4,742.1 4,751.8 ... 9.7 53.7 109.1 0.2 1.1 2.3
Labour force 3,225.9 3,240.8 9.4 14.9 36.0 56.2 0.5 1.1 1.8
Employment 2,919.8 2,935.9 9.7 16.1 31.0 59.0 0.6 1.1 2.1
Unemployment 306.2 304.9 6.4 -1.3 5.0 -2.8 -0.4 1.7 -0.9
Participation rate 68.0 68.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.5 9.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.6 61.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 ... ... ...
Hamilton, Ontario  
Population 605.3 605.7 ... 0.4 2.1 4.7 0.1 0.3 0.8
Labour force 396.0 397.0 3.1 1.0 -12.8 -8.6 0.3 -3.1 -2.1
Employment 365.1 366.3 3.2 1.2 -8.6 -10.1 0.3 -2.3 -2.7
Unemployment 30.9 30.7 1.6 -0.2 -4.3 1.5 -0.6 -12.3 5.1
Participation rate 65.4 65.5 0.5 0.1 -2.4 -2.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 60.3 60.5 0.5 0.2 -1.6 -2.1 ... ... ...
Kitchener, Ontario  
Population 392.3 392.8 ... 0.5 2.6 5.5 0.1 0.7 1.4
Labour force 283.9 287.2 1.9 3.3 14.1 9.6 1.2 5.2 3.5
Employment 260.5 264.6 2.0 4.1 17.0 14.4 1.6 6.9 5.8
Unemployment 23.4 22.6 1.2 -0.8 -2.9 -4.8 -3.4 -11.4 -17.5
Participation rate 72.4 73.1 0.5 0.7 3.1 1.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 7.9 0.4 -0.3 -1.4 -2.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.4 67.4 0.5 1.0 3.9 2.8 ... ... ...
London, Ontario  
Population 392.8 393.3 ... 0.5 2.1 4.4 0.1 0.5 1.1
Labour force 266.9 266.9 1.8 0.0 3.3 4.5 0.0 1.3 1.7
Employment 244.0 244.8 1.9 0.8 4.5 10.3 0.3 1.9 4.4
Unemployment 23.0 22.1 1.1 -0.9 -1.1 -5.8 -3.9 -4.7 -20.8
Participation rate 67.9 67.9 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.6 8.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 -2.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 62.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.9 ... ... ...
Oshawa, Ontario  
Population 298.4 298.9 ... 0.5 2.9 5.8 0.2 1.0 2.0
Labour force 206.0 207.7 1.6 1.7 9.5 13.4 0.8 4.8 6.9
Employment 186.2 187.6 1.6 1.4 9.1 9.7 0.8 5.1 5.5
Unemployment 19.7 20.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 3.7 2.0 2.0 22.6
Participation rate 69.0 69.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 3.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.6 9.7 0.4 0.1 -0.2 1.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.4 62.8 0.5 0.4 2.5 2.1 ... ... ...
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
Population 330.7 330.8 ... 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.3
Labour force 210.2 210.7 1.6 0.5 2.8 7.0 0.2 1.3 3.4
Employment 191.7 193.4 1.7 1.7 8.2 11.5 0.9 4.4 6.3
Unemployment 18.5 17.3 0.9 -1.2 -5.5 -4.5 -6.5 -24.1 -20.6
Participation rate 63.6 63.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 8.2 0.4 -0.6 -2.8 -2.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.0 58.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 3.4 ... ... ...
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario  
Population 135.1 135.2 ... 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.7
Labour force 87.4 88.6 0.7 1.2 3.6 0.8 1.4 4.2 0.9
Employment 79.6 81.5 0.7 1.9 5.3 1.4 2.4 7.0 1.7
Unemployment 7.8 7.1 0.4 -0.7 -1.7 -0.6 -9.0 -19.3 -7.8
Participation rate 64.7 65.5 0.6 0.8 2.4 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.9 8.0 0.4 -0.9 -2.4 -0.8 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.9 60.3 0.6 1.4 3.8 0.7 ... ... ...
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
Population 102.9 102.9 ... 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.4
Labour force 63.4 63.6 0.6 0.2 -2.2 -2.1 0.3 -3.3 -3.2
Employment 60.0 60.3 0.7 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0.3
Unemployment 3.4 3.3 0.3 -0.1 -2.0 -2.3 -2.9 -37.7 -41.1
Participation rate 61.6 61.8 0.6 0.2 -2.0 -1.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.2 0.5 -0.2 -2.9 -3.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 58.6 0.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4 ... ... ...
Windsor, Ontario  
Population 273.7 273.8 ... 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3
Labour force 175.8 176.8 1.5 1.0 6.4 -2.0 0.6 3.8 -1.1
Employment 153.5 154.7 1.6 1.2 5.9 1.8 0.8 4.0 1.2
Unemployment 22.4 22.1 1.0 -0.3 0.5 -3.9 -1.3 2.3 -15.0
Participation rate 64.2 64.6 0.5 0.4 2.3 -0.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.7 12.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -2.0 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.1 56.5 0.6 0.4 2.1 0.5 ... ... ...
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
Population 600.3 601.3 ... 1.0 4.6 9.4 0.2 0.8 1.6
Labour force 424.2 427.1 1.3 2.9 8.5 11.6 0.7 2.0 2.8
Employment 400.1 402.3 1.3 2.2 7.2 7.8 0.5 1.8 2.0
Unemployment 24.1 24.9 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.9 3.3 6.4 18.6
Participation rate 70.7 71.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.7 66.9 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 ... ... ...
Regina, Saskatchewan  
Population 174.6 174.9 ... 0.3 1.9 3.8 0.2 1.1 2.2
Labour force 123.9 124.3 0.7 0.4 3.9 2.2 0.3 3.2 1.8
Employment 118.0 118.9 0.7 0.9 4.4 1.2 0.8 3.8 1.0
Unemployment 5.9 5.4 0.3 -0.5 -0.5 1.0 -8.5 -8.5 22.7
Participation rate 71.0 71.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 -0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.3 0.3 -0.5 -0.6 0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 67.6 68.0 0.4 0.4 1.8 -0.8 ... ... ...
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
Population 207.5 208.1 ... 0.6 3.1 5.9 0.3 1.5 2.9
Labour force 153.4 154.2 0.9 0.8 3.2 5.1 0.5 2.1 3.4
Employment 145.3 145.3 0.9 0.0 1.4 2.8 0.0 1.0 2.0
Unemployment 8.1 8.9 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.2 9.9 25.4 32.8
Participation rate 73.9 74.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.8 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 70.0 69.8 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 ... ... ...
Calgary, Alberta  
Population 990.4 992.4 ... 2.0 10.3 23.6 0.2 1.0 2.4
Labour force 745.8 744.6 3.0 -1.2 -11.9 1.9 -0.2 -1.6 0.3
Employment 688.8 689.1 3.2 0.3 -12.8 -3.4 0.0 -1.8 -0.5
Unemployment 57.1 55.5 1.8 -1.6 0.9 5.3 -2.8 1.6 10.6
Participation rate 75.3 75.0 0.3 -0.3 -2.0 -1.7 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.5 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 69.5 69.4 0.3 -0.1 -2.1 -2.1 ... ... ...
Edmonton, Alberta  
Population 920.0 921.7 ... 1.7 8.5 19.8 0.2 0.9 2.2
Labour force 665.2 668.8 3.0 3.6 3.6 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.7
Employment 615.9 621.0 3.3 5.1 6.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 0.2
Unemployment 49.3 47.8 1.7 -1.5 -2.5 3.3 -3.0 -5.0 7.4
Participation rate 72.3 72.6 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -1.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 66.9 67.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 -1.3 ... ... ...
Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia  
Population 137.4 137.6 ... 0.2 1.1 2.2 0.1 0.8 1.6
Labour force 96.8 97.3 0.9 0.5 1.2 6.1 0.5 1.2 6.7
Employment 89.1 89.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 5.6 0.1 0.1 6.7
Unemployment 7.6 8.2 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.6 7.9 17.1 7.9
Participation rate 70.5 70.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 3.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.9 8.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 64.8 64.8 0.6 0.0 -0.5 3.1 ... ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia  
Population 2,025.2 2,029.9 ... 4.7 25.2 50.2 0.2 1.3 2.5
Labour force 1,339.7 1,345.4 5.0 5.7 4.2 12.7 0.4 0.3 1.0
Employment 1,239.0 1,244.5 5.1 5.5 6.7 5.9 0.4 0.5 0.5
Unemployment 100.7 100.9 2.8 0.2 -2.5 6.8 0.2 -2.4 7.2
Participation rate 66.2 66.3 0.3 0.1 -0.6 -1.0 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.5 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.4 ... ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.3 0.3 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 ... ... ...
Victoria, British Columbia  
Population 290.4 290.7 ... 0.3 1.2 2.5 0.1 0.4 0.9
Labour force 194.5 191.2 1.4 -3.3 -6.5 -1.7 -1.7 -3.3 -0.9
Employment 183.0 179.9 1.4 -3.1 -3.0 -0.5 -1.7 -1.6 -0.3
Unemployment 11.5 11.3 0.7 -0.2 -3.5 -1.2 -1.7 -23.6 -9.6
Participation rate 67.0 65.8 0.5 -1.2 -2.5 -1.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.9 0.3 0.0 -1.6 -0.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 63.0 61.9 0.5 -1.1 -1.3 -0.7 ... ... ...
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.