Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| December 2019 |
January 2020 |
Standard error1 | December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 186.5 | 186.7 | ... | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 124.4 | 123.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 115.6 | 114.7 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.7 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 377.6 | 378.3 | ... | 0.7 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 256.6 | 256.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 239.7 | 240.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 16.9 | 16.4 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 3.9 | -3.0 | 31.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 132.4 | 132.6 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 85.9 | 88.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 81.4 | 83.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 66.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 63.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 107.5 | 107.6 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 69.4 | 68.6 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 64.1 | 63.5 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -3.3 | -0.9 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -3.8 | 15.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 63.8 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 133.5 | 133.5 | ... | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 79.1 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 74.2 | 74.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 32.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 689.2 | 689.5 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 464.3 | 460.4 | 3.3 | -3.9 | -5.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 447.9 | 441.3 | 3.4 | -6.6 | -7.6 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 19.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 16.5 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 64.0 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.7 | 188.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 117.8 | 117.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 112.3 | 112.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.4 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 82.1 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| Employment | 77.8 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,531.7 | 3,536.2 | ... | 4.5 | 51.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,348.7 | 2,353.2 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,207.2 | 2,213.0 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 141.5 | 140.2 | 4.6 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,181.2 | 1,182.9 | ... | 1.7 | 24.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 834.7 | 821.8 | 4.5 | -12.9 | 41.5 | -1.5 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 798.1 | 786.5 | 4.5 | -11.6 | 46.8 | -1.5 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 36.5 | 35.4 | 2.0 | -1.1 | -5.1 | -3.0 | -12.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 69.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 66.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 282.6 | 282.8 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 193.9 | 190.6 | 1.5 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -1.7 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 184.2 | 181.5 | 1.5 | -2.7 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 9.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -5.2 | -6.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 67.4 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 898.6 | 900.1 | ... | 1.5 | 21.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 640.8 | 631.2 | 4.3 | -9.6 | 44.2 | -1.5 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 613.9 | 605.0 | 4.3 | -8.9 | 48.9 | -1.4 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 26.9 | 26.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -4.6 | -2.2 | -14.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 70.1 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.3 | 67.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 147.1 | 147.2 | ... | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 91.7 | 91.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 86.5 | 86.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.2 | 108.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 61.5 | 60.7 | 1.3 | -0.8 | -11.2 | -1.3 | -15.6 |
| Employment | 56.8 | 56.1 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -11.6 | -1.2 | -17.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 56.8 | 56.0 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -11.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.5 | 51.8 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -11.6 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 348.7 | 349.1 | ... | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 227.0 | 229.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -6.9 | 1.1 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 213.1 | 214.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -9.2 | 0.4 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 17.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,619.5 | 5,629.3 | ... | 9.8 | 143.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,743.1 | 3,763.3 | 11.0 | 20.2 | 145.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Employment | 3,532.0 | 3,555.9 | 11.1 | 23.9 | 161.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 211.1 | 207.3 | 6.3 | -3.8 | -15.9 | -1.8 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 682.8 | 683.4 | ... | 0.6 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 449.6 | 448.2 | 3.5 | -1.4 | 10.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 429.5 | 426.7 | 3.7 | -2.8 | 6.1 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 20.1 | 21.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 25.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 359.4 | 359.7 | ... | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 217.0 | 216.2 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 206.5 | 205.0 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 5.9 | -0.7 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.5 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -3.2 | 6.7 | -22.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 452.3 | 452.9 | ... | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 322.3 | 323.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 305.8 | 305.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.6 | 17.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.9 | 119.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 80.6 | 79.9 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -0.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 77.5 | 76.5 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 2.9 | -1.3 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 9.7 | -26.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 64.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.7 | 141.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 92.7 | 92.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -4.2 | -0.3 | -4.3 |
| Employment | 87.6 | 87.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -6.8 | 0.1 | -7.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -11.5 | 119.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 450.9 | 451.5 | ... | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 275.6 | 277.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 12.2 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 260.1 | 263.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 15.5 | 13.8 | 1.1 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -11.0 | 2.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 297.3 | 297.7 | ... | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 180.5 | 180.3 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 166.8 | 165.3 | 1.9 | -1.5 | -5.4 | -0.9 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 13.7 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 53.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 55.5 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.7 | 181.9 | ... | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 131.7 | 132.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 124.9 | 125.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -2.9 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 69.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.4 | 141.3 | ... | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 89.4 | 89.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 84.6 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -6.3 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 60.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.7 | 104.7 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 66.4 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 63.1 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -5.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 701.8 | 702.6 | ... | 0.8 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 471.6 | 473.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 446.7 | 448.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 24.9 | 24.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 63.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 214.0 | 214.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 149.0 | 148.5 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 140.1 | 138.5 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 69.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 278.2 | 278.8 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 192.1 | 193.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 181.1 | 182.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 11.0 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,286.0 | 1,288.2 | ... | 2.2 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 934.3 | 927.0 | 4.3 | -7.3 | 10.8 | -0.8 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 868.3 | 860.2 | 4.4 | -8.1 | 10.8 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 66.0 | 66.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 72.0 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 66.8 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,197.0 | 1,199.0 | ... | 2.0 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 860.1 | 859.2 | 3.8 | -0.9 | 4.9 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 790.8 | 789.0 | 4.1 | -1.8 | -10.5 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 69.4 | 70.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 27.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.9 | 71.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 167.6 | 167.9 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 108.1 | 108.0 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 103.6 | 103.5 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 32.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.3 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 159.1 | 159.4 | ... | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 107.1 | 106.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 101.9 | 101.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 63.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,290.9 | 2,294.6 | ... | 3.7 | 48.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,546.8 | 1,540.9 | 5.8 | -5.9 | 4.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,472.4 | 1,471.4 | 5.9 | -1.0 | 8.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 74.5 | 69.5 | 3.2 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -6.7 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 323.4 | 323.8 | ... | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 205.7 | 208.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 198.8 | 201.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 62.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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