Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2022 |
September 2022 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 2022 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 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 | 184.9 | 185.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 125.3 | 122.7 | 1.0 | -2.6 | 7.3 | -2.1 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 118.7 | 116.5 | 1.0 | -2.2 | 8.2 | -1.9 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -6.1 | -12.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 66.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 62.9 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 394.1 | 395.7 | ... | 1.6 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 265.6 | 263.9 | 1.5 | -1.7 | 7.2 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 251.4 | 250.7 | 1.5 | -0.7 | 11.7 | -0.3 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 14.3 | 13.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -4.5 | -7.7 | -25.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 66.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 138.6 | 139.1 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 89.2 | 90.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -5.3 | 1.1 | -5.5 |
| Employment | 84.6 | 85.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -4.0 | 0.5 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 13.0 | -20.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -6.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 112.9 | 113.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 69.2 | 69.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -19.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 135.4 | 135.5 | ... | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 82.0 | 83.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Employment | 79.1 | 79.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 21.4 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 61.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 693.0 | 693.7 | ... | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 458.0 | 456.3 | 3.8 | -1.7 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 445.3 | 444.1 | 3.8 | -1.2 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 12.7 | 12.2 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -6.4 | -3.9 | -34.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 190.9 | 191.2 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 112.8 | 114.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -5.0 | 1.9 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 109.4 | 111.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -3.4 | 1.8 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 2.9 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 58.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 137.8 | 137.9 | ... | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 79.2 | 80.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 76.6 | 77.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 14.8 | -24.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.5 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,676.7 | 3,681.1 | ... | 4.4 | 36.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,448.2 | 2,450.7 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 15.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,328.2 | 2,331.5 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 120.0 | 119.2 | 5.4 | -0.8 | -44.2 | -0.7 | -27.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,237.9 | 1,239.9 | ... | 2.0 | 25.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 819.3 | 830.7 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 19.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 791.4 | 796.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 28.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 27.9 | 34.0 | 2.2 | 6.1 | -9.1 | 21.9 | -21.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 67.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 290.4 | 290.8 | ... | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 194.3 | 194.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 187.5 | 186.5 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 6.6 | -0.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 6.9 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 66.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 64.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 947.5 | 949.1 | ... | 1.6 | 21.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 624.9 | 636.2 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 603.9 | 610.2 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 21.8 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 21.0 | 26.1 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -9.5 | 24.3 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 67.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.5 | 148.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 94.7 | 94.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Employment | 90.0 | 90.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 11.8 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 2.1 | -26.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.0 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 100.6 | 102.0 | ... | 1.4 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| Labour force | 63.4 | 64.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| Employment | 60.2 | 60.0 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 9.5 | -0.3 | 18.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 31.3 | 10.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.8 | 58.8 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 114.6 | 114.7 | ... | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 71.0 | 72.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 66.8 | 68.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -4.8 | -7.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 63.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 59.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 351.7 | 352.1 | ... | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 237.9 | 237.4 | 2.2 | -0.5 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 225.5 | 224.0 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 13.5 | -0.7 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 12.3 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -3.7 | 8.9 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 63.6 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,663.1 | 5,670.8 | ... | 7.7 | 94.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 3,793.4 | 3,758.8 | 12.4 | -34.6 | -21.4 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 3,570.7 | 3,534.4 | 12.4 | -36.3 | 87.7 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 222.8 | 224.4 | 7.7 | 1.6 | -109.1 | 0.7 | -32.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.3 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 62.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 673.5 | 673.9 | ... | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 438.2 | 441.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -3.1 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 419.5 | 421.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 18.7 | 20.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -8.3 | 8.0 | -29.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 376.4 | 376.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 226.1 | 223.6 | 2.7 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 213.0 | 209.9 | 2.9 | -3.1 | 3.6 | -1.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 13.1 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -5.4 | 4.6 | -28.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 55.7 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 509.7 | 510.5 | ... | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 356.1 | 354.9 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 11.5 | -0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 337.0 | 334.7 | 2.7 | -2.3 | 14.6 | -0.7 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 19.1 | 20.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | -3.1 | 5.8 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 69.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 120.7 | 120.8 | ... | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 81.2 | 82.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 78.0 | 78.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 9.7 | -26.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.6 | 65.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 143.2 | 143.4 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 98.1 | 99.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 95.2 | 95.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 30.0 | -35.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.5 | 69.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 476.5 | 477.1 | ... | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 313.3 | 315.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 292.7 | 295.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 20.6 | 20.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 66.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 308.9 | 309.2 | ... | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 178.7 | 179.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | -3.6 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 165.3 | 164.0 | 2.6 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 15.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -3.5 | 15.7 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.5 | 53.0 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 184.0 | 184.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 127.8 | 128.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 121.4 | 122.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -7.8 | -24.4 |
| Participation rate | 69.5 | 69.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 146.0 | 146.0 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 88.3 | 87.6 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 84.8 | 83.8 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -3.6 | 8.6 | -48.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 106.6 | 106.6 | ... | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 64.3 | 64.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -2.0 |
| Employment | 61.2 | 60.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 9.7 | -20.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 56.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 714.2 | 715.1 | ... | 0.9 | 10.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 479.7 | 480.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 459.1 | 458.8 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 10.2 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 20.7 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -8.6 | 6.3 | -28.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.3 | 64.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 220.2 | 220.8 | ... | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 144.7 | 143.0 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -5.4 | -1.2 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 138.2 | 136.8 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -2.6 | -1.0 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -31.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 64.8 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.0 | 0.5 | -0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 280.6 | 281.5 | ... | 0.9 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 200.4 | 199.4 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 11.6 | -0.5 | 6.2 |
| Employment | 192.5 | 191.1 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 17.6 | -0.7 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.9 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -6.0 | 5.1 | -42.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 70.8 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.6 | 67.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 107.7 | 108.0 | ... | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 70.9 | 70.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.4 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 67.1 | 67.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -17.9 | -5.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,298.6 | 1,302.4 | ... | 3.8 | 34.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 940.9 | 941.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 894.8 | 892.3 | 5.6 | -2.5 | 74.2 | -0.3 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 46.1 | 49.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -27.4 | 6.3 | -35.9 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 68.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,233.9 | 1,237.6 | ... | 3.7 | 33.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 846.8 | 846.4 | 4.9 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 805.4 | 805.6 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 41.4 | 40.8 | 2.7 | -0.6 | -27.0 | -1.4 | -39.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 188.9 | 189.1 | ... | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 116.4 | 114.0 | 1.9 | -2.4 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 111.9 | 109.2 | 2.0 | -2.7 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 4.4 | -20.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 60.3 | 1.0 | -1.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.2 | 57.7 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 174.4 | 174.5 | ... | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 117.3 | 118.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 110.4 | 111.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 7.4 | -8.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 68.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 63.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,393.3 | 2,395.4 | ... | 2.1 | 39.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 1,612.0 | 1,614.8 | 6.6 | 2.8 | -11.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 1,534.7 | 1,542.3 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 24.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 77.3 | 72.5 | 3.9 | -4.8 | -36.3 | -6.2 | -33.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 355.3 | 355.8 | ... | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 224.7 | 224.1 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 9.9 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 213.8 | 213.5 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 8.4 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 10.6 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 16.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.2 | 60.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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