Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| January 2019 |
February 2019 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2019 | February 2018 to February 2019 | January to February 2019 | February 2018 to February 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
| Population | 185.8 | 185.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 122.4 | 124.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 113.4 | 114.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 369.3 | 369.9 | ... | 0.6 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 250.4 | 249.8 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 237.6 | 237.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 12.2 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -3.7 | -4.7 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 130.1 | 130.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 86.8 | 86.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 82.1 | 81.6 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 106.3 | 106.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 70.8 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| Employment | 66.4 | 67.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -2.3 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 63.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.1 | 134.1 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 75.3 | 75.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -4.4 | 0.1 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 71.7 | 71.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -3.4 | 0.0 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 56.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 53.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 685.7 | 686.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 463.1 | 470.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 445.5 | 452.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 17.6 | 18.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 23.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 68.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 186.4 | 186.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 112.4 | 114.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | -2.9 | 1.5 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 106.6 | 109.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 2.3 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -13.8 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 134.8 | 134.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 78.3 | 78.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 74.2 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,485.0 | 3,489.3 | ... | 4.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,346.9 | 2,331.6 | 8.1 | -15.3 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 2,203.8 | 2,193.1 | 8.4 | -10.7 | 4.6 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 143.1 | 138.5 | 4.9 | -4.6 | -0.5 | -3.2 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 62.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,158.6 | 1,160.5 | ... | 1.9 | 23.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 779.0 | 785.6 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 738.4 | 745.7 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 40.5 | 39.9 | 1.9 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 4.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 279.8 | 280.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 193.3 | 192.9 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 183.6 | 182.8 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.7 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 17.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 878.8 | 880.5 | ... | 1.7 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 585.7 | 592.7 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 554.8 | 562.9 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 29.8 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -3.2 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.5 | 144.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 91.0 | 90.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 85.7 | 86.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -9.4 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.8 | 106.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 71.7 | 69.9 | 1.3 | -1.8 | 5.2 | -2.5 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 67.5 | 65.3 | 1.3 | -2.2 | 3.8 | -3.3 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 43.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 65.4 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 61.1 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 342.2 | 342.7 | ... | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 234.6 | 236.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 221.4 | 223.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 12.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 1.6 | -7.6 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 65.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,486.2 | 5,497.4 | ... | 11.2 | 135.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,610.3 | 3,635.4 | 10.7 | 25.1 | 70.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 3,390.2 | 3,408.0 | 10.9 | 17.8 | 52.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 220.1 | 227.4 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 673.2 | 673.9 | ... | 0.7 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 439.4 | 439.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 422.2 | 423.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 16.4 | 1.4 | -0.9 | -7.2 | -5.2 | -30.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 354.7 | 355.0 | ... | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 214.7 | 215.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 200.2 | 201.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 31.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 443.8 | 444.4 | ... | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 312.1 | 311.7 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 15.9 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 296.7 | 297.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 15.4 | 14.5 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -5.8 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 117.2 | 117.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 77.4 | 78.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 72.8 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -21.7 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0.6 | -1.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 63.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 137.3 | 137.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 95.8 | 96.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 94.0 | 94.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.4 | -11.1 | -68.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 70.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 69.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 442.9 | 443.6 | ... | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 267.5 | 267.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 253.7 | 253.1 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 5.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 14.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -2.5 | 4.3 | -14.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 292.4 | 292.8 | ... | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 179.5 | 181.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 170.2 | 172.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 8.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 178.1 | 178.4 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 123.5 | 123.4 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 117.2 | 117.0 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 1.6 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 141.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 90.1 | 91.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| Employment | 84.1 | 85.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -8.3 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.8 | 104.8 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 61.8 | 61.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 5.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 58.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 690.3 | 691.4 | ... | 1.1 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 470.9 | 470.0 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 10.6 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 444.0 | 444.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 26.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -2.2 | -3.0 | -7.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.2 | 68.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 210.4 | 210.7 | ... | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 148.7 | 149.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 141.6 | 142.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 272.4 | 272.9 | ... | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 189.6 | 189.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 178.6 | 177.9 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 6.8 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 5.5 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 65.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,257.4 | 1,259.6 | ... | 2.2 | 27.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 912.3 | 918.9 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 845.5 | 849.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 66.8 | 69.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | -3.7 | 4.3 | -5.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.6 | 73.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,171.4 | 1,173.3 | ... | 1.9 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 856.0 | 858.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 38.7 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 801.0 | 798.5 | 4.2 | -2.5 | 34.7 | -0.3 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 54.9 | 59.8 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Participation rate | 73.1 | 73.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 164.1 | 164.3 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 105.6 | 106.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 102.3 | 102.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 12.1 | -38.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 155.0 | 155.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 102.4 | 103.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 97.5 | 98.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 23.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,246.1 | 2,249.0 | ... | 2.9 | 38.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,535.1 | 1,540.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 47.3 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,461.6 | 1,465.4 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 30.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 73.5 | 75.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 317.6 | 317.9 | ... | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 198.8 | 197.7 | 1.6 | -1.1 | -5.0 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 191.6 | 191.4 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -2.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -2.7 | -11.1 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 62.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0294-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0135).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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