Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| September 2020 |
October 2020 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 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 | 187.8 | 188.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 122.0 | 121.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 110.0 | 110.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -4.5 | 0.7 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 12.0 | 10.7 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -10.8 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 8.8 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 383.7 | 384.4 | ... | 0.7 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 258.6 | 260.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 236.9 | 240.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 21.6 | 20.0 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 4.3 | -7.4 | 27.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 134.2 | 134.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 88.3 | 90.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Employment | 81.9 | 83.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 53.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 67.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 108.2 | 108.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 66.2 | 65.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -5.4 | -1.4 | -7.6 |
| Employment | 59.5 | 58.8 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -6.4 | -1.2 | -9.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -3.0 | 18.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 10.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 54.3 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 132.9 | 132.9 | ... | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 79.5 | 80.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 75.3 | 76.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -7.0 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 691.7 | 692.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 461.3 | 457.9 | 3.4 | -3.4 | -13.1 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 438.3 | 437.5 | 3.6 | -0.8 | -19.0 | -0.2 | -4.2 |
| Unemployment | 23.0 | 20.4 | 1.5 | -2.6 | 5.9 | -11.3 | 40.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 190.6 | 190.8 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 119.7 | 119.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 110.8 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 8.9 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.6 | -6.7 | 23.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.8 | 135.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 83.6 | 84.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| Employment | 78.4 | 79.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -3.8 | 24.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,571.4 | 3,575.7 | ... | 4.3 | 52.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,413.1 | 2,421.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 75.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 2,154.9 | 2,189.5 | 9.0 | 34.6 | -26.7 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 258.1 | 232.4 | 5.2 | -25.7 | 102.5 | -10.0 | 78.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 9.6 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 61.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,195.0 | 1,196.4 | ... | 1.4 | 19.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 798.9 | 791.8 | 4.6 | -7.1 | -42.1 | -0.9 | -5.0 |
| Employment | 730.2 | 727.5 | 4.8 | -2.7 | -71.1 | -0.4 | -8.9 |
| Unemployment | 68.6 | 64.3 | 2.2 | -4.3 | 29.0 | -6.3 | 82.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.2 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -7.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 284.8 | 285.0 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 183.6 | 184.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -10.4 | 0.4 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 168.8 | 169.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -16.4 | 0.5 | -8.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 14.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 5.9 | -1.4 | 67.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 59.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 910.3 | 911.4 | ... | 1.1 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 615.3 | 607.5 | 4.4 | -7.8 | -31.6 | -1.3 | -4.9 |
| Employment | 561.5 | 557.8 | 4.6 | -3.7 | -54.7 | -0.7 | -8.9 |
| Unemployment | 53.8 | 49.7 | 2.1 | -4.1 | 23.1 | -7.6 | 86.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 8.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.0 | 148.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 91.3 | 91.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 83.0 | 84.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -2.2 | 1.2 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -6.0 | 44.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 8.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.8 | 108.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 58.0 | 59.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -3.4 | 1.9 | -5.4 |
| Employment | 51.6 | 52.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -7.2 | 1.2 | -12.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.5 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 122.6 |
| Participation rate | 53.3 | 54.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.4 | 47.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 352.4 | 352.7 | ... | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 237.2 | 239.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 15.1 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| Employment | 214.5 | 219.8 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 22.7 | 19.8 | 1.0 | -2.9 | 7.8 | -12.8 | 65.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,698.5 | 5,706.2 | ... | 7.7 | 109.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 3,800.0 | 3,849.7 | 11.9 | 49.7 | 112.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 3,313.1 | 3,405.1 | 11.9 | 92.0 | -120.4 | 2.8 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 487.0 | 444.6 | 7.0 | -42.4 | 232.8 | -8.7 | 109.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 11.5 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 59.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 687.3 | 687.7 | ... | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 429.3 | 424.7 | 4.0 | -4.6 | -23.8 | -1.1 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 391.1 | 385.5 | 4.1 | -5.6 | -41.8 | -1.4 | -9.8 |
| Unemployment | 38.2 | 39.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 84.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.1 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -6.6 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 361.5 | 361.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 207.3 | 211.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | -2.9 | 1.8 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 189.3 | 195.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -7.2 | 3.1 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 18.0 | 15.8 | 1.0 | -2.2 | 4.3 | -12.2 | 37.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.3 | 58.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.4 | 54.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 457.0 | 457.4 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 312.8 | 313.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | -7.9 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 274.7 | 279.6 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -24.8 | 1.8 | -8.1 |
| Unemployment | 38.1 | 33.8 | 1.3 | -4.3 | 16.9 | -11.3 | 100.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | 10.8 | 0.4 | -1.4 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.7 | 119.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 81.4 | 81.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 74.7 | 75.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -3.6 | 0.9 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -10.6 | 126.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.8 | 143.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 98.6 | 98.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 89.1 | 89.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 8.1 | 0.6 | -1.4 | 2.7 | -14.7 | 50.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6 | 8.3 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 455.1 | 455.5 | ... | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 279.8 | 280.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 255.0 | 255.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 24.8 | 24.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 51.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 56.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 299.9 | 300.1 | ... | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 171.1 | 172.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | -9.1 | 0.6 | -5.0 |
| Employment | 154.4 | 153.6 | 2.0 | -0.8 | -15.3 | -0.5 | -9.1 |
| Unemployment | 16.7 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 50.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 57.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.5 | 51.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 183.8 | 184.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 135.7 | 132.4 | 1.9 | -3.3 | 3.8 | -2.4 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 123.0 | 120.2 | 2.0 | -2.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 12.2 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 5.0 | -3.9 | 69.4 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 72.0 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 9.2 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 65.3 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 141.0 | 140.9 | ... | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 86.1 | 86.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 78.7 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -4.3 | 0.8 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -6.8 | 23.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.2 | 104.2 | ... | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 62.5 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 1.3 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 57.3 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -3.3 | 2.1 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -7.7 | 37.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.6 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 56.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 707.0 | 707.5 | ... | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 479.7 | 478.6 | 1.5 | -1.1 | 9.3 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 434.4 | 437.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -7.6 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 45.3 | 41.4 | 0.9 | -3.9 | 17.0 | -8.6 | 69.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4 | 8.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 216.4 | 216.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 147.1 | 147.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 136.2 | 138.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -4.3 | 1.6 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 9.0 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 1.0 | -17.4 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.1 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 282.2 | 282.6 | ... | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 193.2 | 192.2 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 175.5 | 176.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -4.1 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 17.7 | 15.6 | 0.7 | -2.1 | 5.0 | -11.9 | 47.2 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,304.1 | 1,305.8 | ... | 1.7 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 948.0 | 953.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 828.3 | 845.3 | 4.9 | 17.0 | -29.2 | 2.1 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 119.7 | 108.2 | 3.2 | -11.5 | 40.2 | -9.6 | 59.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 73.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 11.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 64.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,213.1 | 1,214.6 | ... | 1.5 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 824.7 | 826.8 | 4.5 | 2.1 | -20.0 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 720.6 | 727.4 | 4.8 | 6.8 | -57.8 | 0.9 | -7.4 |
| Unemployment | 104.2 | 99.4 | 3.1 | -4.8 | 37.9 | -4.6 | 61.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 12.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.3 | 170.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 108.0 | 108.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -2.8 | 0.1 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 99.4 | 101.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -4.9 | 2.0 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 6.7 | 0.7 | -1.9 | 2.1 | -22.1 | 45.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 | -1.8 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 162.3 | 162.6 | ... | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 102.7 | 104.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -1.5 | 1.7 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 94.5 | 95.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -5.3 | 1.0 | -5.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 73.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,323.5 | 2,326.3 | ... | 2.8 | 44.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,500.3 | 1,509.9 | 6.3 | 9.6 | -30.8 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 1,334.5 | 1,362.9 | 6.5 | 28.4 | -101.2 | 2.1 | -6.9 |
| Unemployment | 165.9 | 147.0 | 3.7 | -18.9 | 70.4 | -11.4 | 91.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 9.7 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 58.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 327.6 | 328.0 | ... | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 210.5 | 208.4 | 1.9 | -2.1 | 4.7 | -1.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 191.4 | 192.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -4.6 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 | -3.2 | 9.4 | -16.8 | 144.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 63.5 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 7.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
...
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 between 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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