Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average) (Calgary (Alta.), Edmonton (Alta.), Kelowna (B.C.))

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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average)
(Calgary (Alta.), Edmonton (Alta.), Kelowna (B.C.))

	April 2016	May 2016	April 2016 to May 2016	May 2015 to May 2016	April 2016 to May 2016	May 2015 to May 2016
	thousands		change (thousands)		% change
Calgary (Alta.)
Population	1,198.9	1,200.7	1.8	26.8	0.2	2.3
Labour force	877.7	872.5	-5.2	-5.4	-0.6	-0.6
Employment	804.5	801.9	-2.6	-25.4	-0.3	-3.1
Unemployment	73.2	70.5	-2.7	19.8	-3.7	39.1
Unemployment rate (%)	8.3	8.1	-0.2	2.3	…	…
Participation rate (%)	73.2	72.7	-0.5	-2.1	…	…
Employment rate (%)	67.1	66.8	-0.3	-3.7	…	…
Edmonton (Alta.)
Population	1,117.0	1,118.7	1.7	22.2	0.2	2.0
Labour force	843.0	839.9	-3.1	37.6	-0.4	4.7
Employment	784.3	781.4	-2.9	29.7	-0.4	4.0
Unemployment	58.7	58.5	-0.2	7.9	-0.3	15.6
Unemployment rate (%)	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.7	…	…
Participation rate (%)	75.5	75.1	-0.4	1.9	…	…
Employment rate (%)	70.2	69.8	-0.4	1.2	…	…
Kelowna (B.C.)
Population	154.5	154.8	0.3	3.0	0.2	2.0
Labour force	99.1	98.8	-0.3	2.5	-0.3	2.6
Employment	91.0	90.6	-0.4	-1.9	-0.4	-2.1
Unemployment	8.0	8.1	0.1	4.3	1.3	113.2
Unemployment rate (%)	8.1	8.2	0.1	4.3	…	…
Participation rate (%)	64.1	63.8	-0.3	0.4	…	…
Employment rate (%)	58.9	58.5	-0.4	-2.4	…	…
Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0135 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2016-06-10.

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