Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 |
April 2022 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 2022 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 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 | 183.3 | 183.6 | ... | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 120.9 | 123.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 111.9 | 114.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -5.6 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 67.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 62.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 387.8 | 388.9 | ... | 1.1 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 255.6 | 258.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | -4.0 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 241.8 | 245.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 13.9 | 12.6 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -8.5 | -9.4 | -40.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 136.4 | 136.8 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 89.5 | 89.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 84.4 | 85.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -11.8 | -41.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 111.7 | 111.9 | ... | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 69.8 | 69.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 64.6 | 64.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -5.8 | -29.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 82.0 | 83.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 78.4 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -10.8 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 690.7 | 691.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 446.3 | 448.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | -3.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 434.4 | 437.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 11.9 | 11.0 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -11.9 | -7.6 | -52.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 64.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 189.7 | 189.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 113.0 | 113.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -3.1 | 0.0 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 110.1 | 109.8 | 1.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.7 | 13.8 | -45.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 59.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.8 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.4 | 137.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 81.8 | 82.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 78.6 | 79.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -12.5 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 59.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,658.3 | 3,660.8 | ... | 2.5 | 24.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,436.7 | 2,434.0 | 9.9 | -2.7 | 13.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 2,311.7 | 2,317.0 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 82.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 125.0 | 117.0 | 6.2 | -8.0 | -69.6 | -6.4 | -37.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,227.9 | 1,230.0 | ... | 2.1 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 817.9 | 833.6 | 5.4 | 15.7 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 777.5 | 795.5 | 5.7 | 18.0 | 28.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 40.4 | 38.0 | 2.7 | -2.4 | -18.4 | -5.9 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 67.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 64.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 288.7 | 289.0 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 193.9 | 197.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 186.5 | 191.9 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 18.2 | 2.9 | 10.5 |
| Unemployment | 7.4 | 5.2 | 0.7 | -2.2 | -7.2 | -29.7 | -58.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 68.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 939.2 | 941.0 | ... | 1.8 | 20.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 624.0 | 636.5 | 5.1 | 12.5 | -1.3 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 591.0 | 603.6 | 5.4 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 33.0 | 32.9 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -11.1 | -0.3 | -25.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 64.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.8 | 147.2 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 87.5 | 88.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -1.7 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 82.3 | 82.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 | 5.8 | -22.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.6 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 93.1 | 90.5 | ... | -2.6 | -3.8 | -2.8 | -4.0 |
| Labour force | 53.6 | 54.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -3.3 | 0.9 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 51.8 | 52.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -5.2 | -10.5 | -75.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.6 | 59.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | -0.4 | -8.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 57.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.1 | 114.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 68.7 | 71.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 66.1 | 68.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 7.7 | -41.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 62.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 59.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 349.6 | 350.1 | ... | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 234.5 | 237.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 221.8 | 225.8 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 11.7 | 1.2 | -1.0 | -5.3 | -7.9 | -31.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 64.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,626.7 | 5,634.7 | ... | 8.0 | 83.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 3,810.0 | 3,821.9 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 177.9 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 3,537.4 | 3,579.6 | 13.7 | 42.2 | 283.5 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 272.6 | 242.3 | 9.1 | -30.3 | -105.6 | -11.1 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.7 | 67.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 671.4 | 671.9 | ... | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 435.4 | 434.6 | 4.1 | -0.8 | -7.9 | -0.2 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 412.2 | 412.0 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 23.2 | 22.6 | 2.1 | -0.6 | -10.2 | -2.6 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 375.3 | 375.6 | ... | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 241.2 | 245.5 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 25.4 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| Employment | 226.3 | 232.6 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 37.4 | 2.8 | 19.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 12.8 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -12.2 | -14.1 | -48.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -6.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 61.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 9.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 506.1 | 506.8 | ... | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 346.9 | 345.8 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 5.3 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 328.1 | 326.7 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 9.3 | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 2.1 | -16.5 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 68.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 64.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.1 | 120.3 | ... | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 78.8 | 78.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -3.3 | -0.3 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 74.8 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -5.0 | -28.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 142.3 | 142.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 103.5 | 104.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 98.6 | 98.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -3.8 | 6.0 | -41.8 |
| Participation rate | 72.7 | 73.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.3 | 69.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 473.3 | 474.0 | ... | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 309.3 | 309.8 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 292.7 | 295.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 16.5 | 14.8 | 1.5 | -1.7 | -9.7 | -10.3 | -39.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 307.5 | 307.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 194.1 | 189.5 | 2.8 | -4.6 | 3.8 | -2.4 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 177.9 | 177.4 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 11.4 | -0.3 | 6.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.2 | 12.1 | 1.3 | -4.1 | -7.6 | -25.3 | -38.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 61.5 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 6.4 | 0.7 | -1.9 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.6 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 183.1 | 183.4 | ... | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 123.4 | 128.8 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 114.0 | 119.6 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 9.2 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -2.1 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 70.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.1 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 65.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 90.6 | 90.3 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 87.0 | 87.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -4.5 | -11.1 | -58.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 61.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 68.0 | 67.2 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -1.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 64.6 | 64.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 7.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -18.2 | -46.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.4 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 708.9 | 710.0 | ... | 1.1 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 480.6 | 483.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 456.0 | 457.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 16.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 24.6 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -10.4 | 4.1 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 217.8 | 218.3 | ... | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 151.4 | 151.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 143.5 | 142.7 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 6.8 | -0.6 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -3.3 | 15.2 | -26.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.4 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 277.0 | 277.7 | ... | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 200.8 | 203.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 17.1 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| Employment | 191.6 | 194.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 22.6 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.2 | 9.0 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -5.5 | -2.2 | -37.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 73.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.2 | 69.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 106.5 | 106.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 68.7 | 69.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 64.0 | 65.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -19.1 | -24.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 5.5 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 61.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,283.2 | 1,285.9 | ... | 2.7 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 919.0 | 923.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 33.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 848.5 | 857.1 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 50.1 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 70.5 | 66.7 | 3.5 | -3.8 | -16.7 | -5.4 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,218.7 | 1,221.4 | ... | 2.7 | 23.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 844.5 | 844.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -5.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 784.7 | 786.8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 25.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 59.8 | 58.1 | 3.1 | -1.7 | -31.4 | -2.8 | -35.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 187.2 | 187.6 | ... | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 115.2 | 115.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 107.5 | 109.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 6.1 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -20.8 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 58.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 173.3 | 173.5 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 112.3 | 114.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -4.0 | 1.8 | -3.4 |
| Employment | 107.9 | 109.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 1.2 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 15.9 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 65.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,379.2 | 2,382.5 | ... | 3.3 | 40.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,614.6 | 1,622.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 24.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 1,527.4 | 1,535.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 55.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 87.2 | 87.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -30.6 | 0.0 | -26.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 68.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 352.6 | 353.2 | ... | 0.6 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 229.8 | 228.1 | 2.3 | -1.7 | 6.4 | -0.7 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 220.4 | 218.0 | 2.4 | -2.4 | 9.5 | -1.1 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -3.1 | 7.4 | -23.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.6 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 61.7 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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