Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| November 2020 |
December 2020 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 2020 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 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 | 188.1 | 188.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 122.4 | 122.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 111.0 | 112.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -3.4 | 1.1 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.4 | 10.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.0 | -6.1 | 23.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 59.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 385.0 | 385.6 | ... | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 260.2 | 262.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 242.9 | 243.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 17.3 | 19.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 134.5 | 134.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 91.1 | 90.7 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.4 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 82.9 | 82.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 86.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 108.3 | 108.4 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 66.5 | 68.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 2.9 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 59.6 | 60.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -3.2 | 2.2 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 41.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 63.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 56.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 132.8 | 132.8 | ... | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 80.1 | 79.2 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 76.0 | 74.7 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -1.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 7.1 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 59.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.3 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 692.4 | 692.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 461.1 | 463.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 441.3 | 444.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | -3.7 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.8 | 19.1 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 2.7 | -3.5 | 16.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 191.0 | 191.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 118.5 | 119.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 112.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -6.6 | 29.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.0 | 136.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 84.8 | 82.8 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 0.7 | -2.4 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 80.0 | 77.9 | 0.8 | -2.1 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 14.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 60.9 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 57.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,580.0 | 3,583.7 | ... | 3.7 | 52.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,414.9 | 2,393.7 | 8.7 | -21.2 | 45.0 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,209.1 | 2,198.8 | 9.0 | -10.3 | -8.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 205.9 | 194.9 | 5.2 | -11.0 | 53.4 | -5.3 | 37.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 66.8 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,197.9 | 1,199.3 | ... | 1.4 | 18.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 784.1 | 781.9 | 4.6 | -2.2 | -52.8 | -0.3 | -6.3 |
| Employment | 728.2 | 729.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | -68.6 | 0.2 | -8.6 |
| Unemployment | 55.9 | 52.4 | 2.2 | -3.5 | 15.9 | -6.3 | 43.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 285.3 | 285.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 184.1 | 184.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -9.8 | 0.0 | -5.1 |
| Employment | 170.8 | 171.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -12.9 | 0.3 | -7.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.3 | 12.8 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -3.8 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 912.6 | 913.7 | ... | 1.1 | 15.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 600.0 | 597.8 | 4.4 | -2.2 | -43.0 | -0.4 | -6.7 |
| Employment | 557.4 | 558.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | -55.7 | 0.1 | -9.1 |
| Unemployment | 42.6 | 39.6 | 2.1 | -3.0 | 12.7 | -7.0 | 47.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -7.2 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.2 | 148.3 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 91.8 | 92.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 85.2 | 86.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -18.2 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 109.0 | 109.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 58.8 | 60.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 3.1 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 51.9 | 52.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -4.4 | 1.0 | -7.7 |
| Unemployment | 7.0 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 17.1 | 74.5 |
| Participation rate | 53.9 | 55.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.6 | 48.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 353.1 | 353.5 | ... | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 240.1 | 238.4 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 11.4 | -0.7 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 221.1 | 219.9 | 2.1 | -1.2 | 6.8 | -0.5 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 19.0 | 18.6 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 4.7 | -2.1 | 33.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.0 | 67.4 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,714.2 | 5,721.2 | ... | 7.0 | 101.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 3,871.1 | 3,865.6 | 11.9 | -5.5 | 122.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 3,457.2 | 3,453.8 | 11.9 | -3.4 | -78.2 | -0.1 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 413.9 | 411.7 | 7.0 | -2.2 | 200.6 | -0.5 | 95.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 688.2 | 688.6 | ... | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 428.0 | 437.8 | 4.0 | 9.8 | -11.8 | 2.3 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 393.8 | 402.5 | 4.1 | 8.7 | -27.0 | 2.2 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 34.2 | 35.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 75.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 63.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 361.9 | 362.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 211.0 | 210.7 | 2.3 | -0.3 | -6.3 | -0.1 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 195.7 | 191.6 | 2.3 | -4.1 | -14.9 | -2.1 | -7.2 |
| Unemployment | 15.2 | 19.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 26.3 | 82.9 |
| Participation rate | 58.3 | 58.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 52.9 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -4.6 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 457.9 | 458.4 | ... | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 310.9 | 312.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | -10.2 | 0.4 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 282.8 | 285.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -20.3 | 1.0 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 28.2 | 26.6 | 1.3 | -1.6 | 10.0 | -5.7 | 60.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 8.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -5.3 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.9 | 120.0 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 80.8 | 79.8 | 0.9 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 75.6 | 74.9 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -7.5 | 58.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.5 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.3 | 143.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 95.8 | 93.6 | 1.3 | -2.2 | 0.9 | -2.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 89.1 | 88.2 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -19.4 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 65.2 | 0.9 | -1.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 456.0 | 456.3 | ... | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 279.8 | 281.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 256.5 | 260.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 23.4 | 21.6 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 6.1 | -7.7 | 39.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 300.3 | 300.6 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 171.4 | 168.2 | 2.0 | -3.2 | -12.3 | -1.9 | -6.8 |
| Employment | 153.4 | 149.7 | 2.0 | -3.7 | -17.1 | -2.4 | -10.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.1 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 35.8 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 56.0 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.1 | 49.8 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 184.2 | 184.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 131.4 | 129.2 | 1.9 | -2.2 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 117.5 | 113.6 | 2.0 | -3.9 | -11.3 | -3.3 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 15.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 129.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 70.1 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 61.6 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -7.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.9 | 140.8 | ... | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 86.3 | 85.7 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -3.7 | -0.7 | -4.1 |
| Employment | 79.7 | 79.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -5.5 | -0.8 | -6.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 37.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 60.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 104.1 | 104.1 | ... | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 64.0 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 0.3 | -3.3 |
| Employment | 59.2 | 59.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.8 | 0.2 | -6.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 48.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 708.0 | 708.4 | ... | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 475.0 | 470.5 | 1.5 | -4.5 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 436.3 | 430.8 | 1.6 | -5.5 | -15.9 | -1.3 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 38.7 | 39.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 59.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 60.8 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 216.8 | 217.0 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 149.3 | 147.7 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 141.2 | 138.4 | 1.1 | -2.8 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 63.8 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 283.0 | 283.4 | ... | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 191.2 | 191.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 176.3 | 176.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -5.0 | -0.1 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 40.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,307.6 | 1,309.4 | ... | 1.8 | 23.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 958.7 | 954.0 | 4.7 | -4.7 | 19.7 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 856.0 | 855.0 | 4.9 | -1.0 | -13.3 | -0.1 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 102.6 | 99.0 | 3.2 | -3.6 | 33.0 | -3.5 | 50.0 |
| Participation rate | 73.3 | 72.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 10.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,216.2 | 1,217.8 | ... | 1.6 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 826.2 | 832.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | -27.6 | 0.8 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 732.7 | 739.8 | 4.8 | 7.1 | -51.0 | 1.0 | -6.4 |
| Unemployment | 93.5 | 92.8 | 3.1 | -0.7 | 23.4 | -0.7 | 33.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 11.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.8 | 171.1 | ... | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 110.1 | 111.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 104.9 | 106.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -3.8 | 11.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 62.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 162.9 | 163.1 | ... | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 106.2 | 107.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 97.5 | 98.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -3.2 | 1.2 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 73.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 66.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,329.1 | 2,331.3 | ... | 2.2 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,520.5 | 1,534.0 | 6.3 | 13.5 | -12.8 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 1,397.9 | 1,420.8 | 6.5 | 22.9 | -51.6 | 1.6 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 122.6 | 113.2 | 3.7 | -9.4 | 38.7 | -7.7 | 51.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.4 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 328.4 | 328.8 | ... | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 206.0 | 203.7 | 1.9 | -2.3 | -2.0 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 193.0 | 191.9 | 1.9 | -1.1 | -6.9 | -0.6 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 13.0 | 11.8 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 4.9 | -9.2 | 71.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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