Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| February 2022 |
March 2022 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 183.0 | 183.3 | ... | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 118.6 | 120.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 110.0 | 111.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 4.7 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 66.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 61.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.3 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 386.7 | 387.8 | ... | 1.1 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 256.1 | 255.6 | 1.5 | -0.5 | -7.2 | -0.2 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 241.6 | 241.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.5 | 13.9 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -7.6 | -4.1 | -35.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 136.0 | 136.4 | ... | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 90.0 | 89.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 84.5 | 84.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -7.3 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 65.6 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.9 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 111.5 | 111.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 69.4 | 69.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 64.4 | 64.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 2.0 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 82.1 | 82.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 78.5 | 78.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 2.8 | -22.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 690.4 | 690.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 446.2 | 446.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | -4.6 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 433.8 | 434.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.4 | 11.9 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -10.4 | -4.0 | -46.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 189.5 | 189.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 112.5 | 113.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 109.4 | 110.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -6.5 | -56.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.4 | 59.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 58.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.4 | 137.4 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 80.8 | 81.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 76.8 | 78.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -20.0 | -37.3 |
| Participation rate | 58.8 | 59.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 57.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,655.9 | 3,658.3 | ... | 2.4 | 24.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,441.0 | 2,436.7 | 9.9 | -4.3 | 23.9 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 2,314.0 | 2,311.7 | 10.3 | -2.3 | 100.1 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 127.0 | 125.0 | 6.2 | -2.0 | -76.2 | -1.6 | -37.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,225.7 | 1,227.9 | ... | 2.2 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 807.5 | 817.9 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 767.5 | 777.5 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 39.9 | 40.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | -14.0 | 1.3 | -25.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 288.5 | 288.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 191.1 | 193.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 182.3 | 186.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.8 | 7.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -6.1 | -15.9 | -45.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 67.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 937.2 | 939.2 | ... | 2.0 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 616.3 | 624.0 | 5.1 | 7.7 | -4.6 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 585.2 | 591.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 31.1 | 33.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | -7.9 | 6.1 | -19.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.5 | 146.8 | ... | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 87.2 | 87.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -3.4 | 0.3 | -3.7 |
| Employment | 82.2 | 82.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 4.0 | -26.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 98.7 | 93.1 | ... | -5.6 | -0.7 | -5.7 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 55.8 | 53.6 | 3.5 | -2.2 | -5.1 | -3.9 | -8.7 |
| Employment | 54.4 | 51.8 | 3.4 | -2.6 | -0.8 | -4.8 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -4.2 | 46.2 | -68.9 |
| Participation rate | 56.5 | 57.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 55.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.0 | 114.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 68.0 | 68.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 64.0 | 66.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -3.7 | -35.0 | -58.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 57.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 349.1 | 349.6 | ... | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 235.7 | 234.5 | 2.2 | -1.2 | 12.5 | -0.5 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 220.7 | 221.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 17.5 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 15.0 | 12.7 | 1.2 | -2.3 | -5.0 | -15.3 | -28.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,618.0 | 5,626.7 | ... | 8.7 | 80.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,816.0 | 3,810.0 | 13.7 | -6.0 | 150.5 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 3,533.9 | 3,537.4 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 254.0 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 282.1 | 272.6 | 9.1 | -9.5 | -103.5 | -3.4 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 670.8 | 671.4 | ... | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 437.9 | 435.4 | 4.1 | -2.5 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 415.1 | 412.2 | 4.2 | -2.9 | 8.1 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 22.9 | 23.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | -5.3 | 1.3 | -18.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.8 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 375.0 | 375.3 | ... | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 233.6 | 241.2 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 12.4 |
| Employment | 218.8 | 226.3 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 37.1 | 3.4 | 19.6 |
| Unemployment | 14.8 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -10.5 | 0.7 | -41.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 64.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 60.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 505.2 | 506.1 | ... | 0.9 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 347.1 | 346.9 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 8.2 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 328.9 | 328.1 | 2.8 | -0.8 | 14.1 | -0.2 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 18.2 | 18.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -5.9 | 3.3 | -23.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 64.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.0 | 120.1 | ... | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 78.4 | 78.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 74.2 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -7.0 | -32.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.1 | 142.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 102.5 | 103.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 98.1 | 98.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -3.7 | 13.6 | -42.5 |
| Participation rate | 72.1 | 72.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.0 | 69.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 472.6 | 473.3 | ... | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 309.8 | 309.3 | 3.2 | -0.5 | 14.3 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 291.9 | 292.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 17.9 | 16.5 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -5.1 | -7.8 | -23.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 307.2 | 307.5 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 198.1 | 194.1 | 2.8 | -4.0 | 13.3 | -2.0 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 181.7 | 177.9 | 2.8 | -3.8 | 14.9 | -2.1 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 16.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -1.8 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 63.1 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 57.9 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 182.9 | 183.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 122.6 | 123.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 113.2 | 114.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 0.0 | -30.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 145.9 | 146.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 89.8 | 90.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 85.9 | 87.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -7.7 | -52.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.9 | 59.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 68.3 | 68.0 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 64.3 | 64.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -17.5 | -36.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 63.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 707.7 | 708.9 | ... | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 477.9 | 480.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 454.7 | 456.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 22.2 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 23.2 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -12.2 | 6.0 | -33.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 217.4 | 217.8 | ... | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 149.9 | 151.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 141.8 | 143.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 8.1 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -4.5 | -2.5 | -36.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 276.4 | 277.0 | ... | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 199.7 | 200.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 190.0 | 191.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 22.6 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 9.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -5.9 | -4.2 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.3 | 72.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.7 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.1 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 106.3 | 106.5 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 68.1 | 68.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 63.0 | 64.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -7.8 | 2.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 6.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.3 | 60.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,280.5 | 1,283.2 | ... | 2.7 | 22.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 914.6 | 919.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 22.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 841.1 | 848.5 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 42.4 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 73.5 | 70.5 | 3.5 | -3.0 | -19.7 | -4.1 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 66.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,216.1 | 1,218.7 | ... | 2.6 | 22.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 845.2 | 844.5 | 5.0 | -0.7 | -9.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 786.9 | 784.7 | 5.3 | -2.2 | 26.0 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 58.2 | 59.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -35.3 | 2.7 | -37.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 186.9 | 187.2 | ... | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 112.2 | 115.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 104.2 | 107.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -3.8 | 30.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 61.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.7 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 57.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 173.0 | 173.3 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 111.4 | 112.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -5.2 | 0.8 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 106.7 | 107.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -2.1 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.1 | -6.4 | -41.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,376.0 | 2,379.2 | ... | 3.2 | 38.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,610.3 | 1,614.6 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 12.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 1,522.6 | 1,527.4 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 53.4 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 87.6 | 87.2 | 4.7 | -0.4 | -41.3 | -0.5 | -32.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 351.9 | 352.6 | ... | 0.7 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 226.2 | 229.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 216.6 | 220.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 9.6 | 9.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -3.0 | -2.1 | -24.2 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0380-02.
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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