Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| July 2021 |
August 2021 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2021 | August 2020 to August 2021 | July to August 2021 | August 2020 to August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 181.8 | 181.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 112.3 | 113.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -5.2 | 0.6 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 103.0 | 105.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 7.8 | 0.7 | -1.5 | -5.2 | -16.1 | -40.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 6.9 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 379.4 | 380.3 | ... | 0.9 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 253.8 | 255.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 231.7 | 236.1 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 22.1 | 19.2 | 1.0 | -2.9 | -6.6 | -13.1 | -25.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 133.8 | 134.0 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 94.0 | 94.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| Employment | 87.7 | 88.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 5.7 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -9.5 | -9.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 66.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 110.4 | 110.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 67.9 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 62.4 | 62.0 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.7 | -13.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.5 | 135.4 | ... | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 76.5 | 76.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -4.3 | -0.4 | -5.3 |
| Employment | 72.0 | 72.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -3.2 | 0.0 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -6.7 | -20.8 |
| Participation rate | 56.5 | 56.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.1 | 53.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 687.7 | 688.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 445.0 | 455.8 | 3.6 | 10.8 | -1.9 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 427.2 | 435.8 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -9.3 | 11.7 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 66.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 188.1 | 188.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 116.9 | 119.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 110.9 | 112.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.7 | 1.6 | -37.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 63.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.0 | 137.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 83.4 | 84.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 79.5 | 79.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.3 | 10.5 | -35.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,639.7 | 3,641.8 | ... | 2.1 | 31.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,463.5 | 2,452.5 | 9.9 | -11.0 | 29.4 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,278.4 | 2,281.1 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 145.4 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 185.1 | 171.3 | 7.0 | -13.8 | -116.1 | -7.5 | -40.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,210.6 | 1,212.6 | ... | 2.0 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 842.6 | 830.5 | 5.3 | -12.1 | 39.2 | -1.4 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 782.3 | 779.0 | 5.7 | -3.3 | 61.0 | -0.4 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 60.2 | 51.5 | 3.0 | -8.7 | -21.8 | -14.5 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.6 | 68.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 286.4 | 286.7 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 187.2 | 188.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 176.8 | 179.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 10.4 | 9.9 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -5.7 | -4.8 | -36.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 924.3 | 925.9 | ... | 1.6 | 15.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 655.4 | 641.7 | 5.1 | -13.7 | 31.7 | -2.1 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 605.5 | 600.0 | 5.4 | -5.5 | 47.7 | -0.9 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 49.9 | 41.6 | 2.9 | -8.3 | -16.1 | -16.6 | -27.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 69.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 64.8 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.5 | 144.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 84.9 | 86.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | -2.4 | 1.3 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 77.6 | 79.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.2 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.1 | -13.9 | -33.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 59.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 55.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 89.0 | 92.5 | ... | 3.5 | -7.9 | 3.9 | -7.9 |
| Labour force | 49.1 | 50.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 44.8 | 47.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -4.2 | -20.9 | -55.3 |
| Participation rate | 55.2 | 54.5 | 2.6 | -0.7 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 6.7 | 2.8 | -2.1 | -8.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.3 | 50.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 7.9 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 113.1 | 113.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 69.6 | 67.5 | 1.6 | -2.1 | 9.4 | -3.0 | 16.2 |
| Employment | 65.0 | 63.3 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 11.2 | -2.6 | 21.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -6.7 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 59.6 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 7.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.5 | -0.3 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 55.9 | 1.5 | -1.6 | 9.5 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 345.2 | 345.7 | ... | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 218.5 | 222.7 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -2.4 | 1.9 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 200.1 | 204.3 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.4 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -7.2 | 0.5 | -28.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 64.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 59.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,563.6 | 5,569.7 | ... | 6.1 | 64.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,693.9 | 3,751.6 | 14.0 | 57.7 | 128.5 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 3,332.9 | 3,403.5 | 14.0 | 70.6 | 286.0 | 2.1 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 361.0 | 348.1 | 10.1 | -12.9 | -157.5 | -3.6 | -31.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 9.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 61.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 666.4 | 666.9 | ... | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 436.0 | 439.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 18.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 403.8 | 408.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 30.9 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| Unemployment | 32.2 | 30.9 | 2.5 | -1.3 | -12.9 | -4.0 | -29.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 372.9 | 373.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 215.8 | 223.4 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 192.9 | 200.1 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 22.9 | 23.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 2.2 | -4.9 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 59.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 10.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.7 | 53.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 499.8 | 500.4 | ... | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 341.6 | 343.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 317.7 | 319.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 26.1 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 23.9 | 24.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | -18.4 | 0.4 | -43.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 63.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 119.1 | 119.2 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 78.7 | 78.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 73.9 | 74.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.7 | -6.3 | -45.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.9 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 140.5 | 140.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 100.5 | 100.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 92.1 | 93.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 7.3 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -3.9 | -13.1 | -34.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 71.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.6 | 66.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 467.7 | 468.3 | ... | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 308.0 | 305.8 | 3.3 | -2.2 | 24.6 | -0.7 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 280.0 | 281.9 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 27.6 | 0.7 | 10.9 |
| Unemployment | 28.0 | 23.8 | 1.6 | -4.2 | -3.1 | -15.0 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.3 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 7.8 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 305.1 | 305.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 184.0 | 185.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 163.6 | 165.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 20.4 | 19.7 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 8.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 10.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.6 | 54.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 181.3 | 181.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 126.9 | 126.3 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -7.7 | -0.5 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 117.4 | 117.3 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -4.4 | -0.1 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.5 | 9.0 | 1.4 | -0.5 | -3.3 | -5.3 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.6 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.6 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.5 | 145.5 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 88.7 | 89.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 81.1 | 81.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 56.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 106.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 64.1 | 64.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 60.1 | 60.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -2.5 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 703.2 | 703.8 | ... | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 478.6 | 477.7 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 443.1 | 443.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 35.5 | 33.9 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -16.2 | -4.5 | -32.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 215.7 | 215.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 149.6 | 149.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 140.4 | 140.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -4.3 | 2.2 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 273.4 | 273.8 | ... | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 185.6 | 185.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 170.9 | 170.8 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 7.8 | -0.1 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 14.7 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -4.8 | 2.0 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 105.1 | 105.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 67.3 | 68.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 65.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -40.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,264.9 | 1,266.4 | ... | 1.5 | 16.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 889.2 | 890.8 | 5.1 | 1.6 | -7.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 802.5 | 805.1 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 36.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 86.7 | 85.7 | 3.6 | -1.0 | -43.4 | -1.2 | -33.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 9.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,200.5 | 1,202.1 | ... | 1.6 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 837.9 | 838.9 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 764.1 | 770.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 67.2 | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 73.8 | 68.4 | 3.5 | -5.4 | -43.4 | -7.3 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.6 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 183.7 | 184.1 | ... | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 113.5 | 115.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 107.2 | 109.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -3.9 | 4.8 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 62.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 59.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 170.9 | 171.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 116.0 | 115.7 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 9.6 | -0.3 | 9.0 |
| Employment | 109.6 | 108.9 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 12.2 | -0.6 | 12.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.3 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 7.9 | -27.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,348.2 | 2,351.7 | ... | 3.5 | 19.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,623.7 | 1,630.0 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 106.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 1,499.6 | 1,513.1 | 7.8 | 13.5 | 189.2 | 0.9 | 14.3 |
| Unemployment | 124.1 | 116.8 | 5.4 | -7.3 | -82.8 | -5.9 | -41.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 69.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 346.2 | 347.0 | ... | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 219.8 | 217.0 | 2.4 | -2.8 | -5.0 | -1.3 | -2.3 |
| Employment | 210.5 | 207.9 | 2.4 | -2.6 | 9.7 | -1.2 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 9.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | -14.7 | -3.2 | -61.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 62.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 59.9 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 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 14-10-0380-02.
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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