Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| January 2024 |
February 2024 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 192.9 | 193.4 | ... | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 124.9 | 126.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 117.2 | 118.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 8.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 418.7 | 420.4 | ... | 1.7 | 18.9 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 287.1 | 289.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 272.2 | 275.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 14.1 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 14.9 | 14.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -3.4 | 9.9 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 147.6 | 148.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 96.2 | 97.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 91.2 | 92.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 117.4 | 117.7 | ... | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 75.3 | 75.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| Employment | 71.6 | 72.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -14.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.1 | 64.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 136.8 | 136.9 | ... | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 78.7 | 78.5 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 76.4 | 76.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -13.0 | -35.5 |
| Participation rate | 57.5 | 57.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 55.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 705.7 | 706.6 | ... | 0.9 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 479.2 | 479.0 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 21.1 | -0.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 465.8 | 465.2 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 16.3 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 13.4 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 55.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 67.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.0 | 65.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 196.5 | 196.9 | ... | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 122.9 | 123.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Employment | 116.7 | 117.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 34.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 140.1 | 140.2 | ... | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 86.9 | 86.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 7.3 | -0.1 | 9.2 |
| Employment | 82.0 | 81.7 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 4.9 | -0.4 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 88.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,794.9 | 3,805.3 | ... | 10.4 | 100.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 2,549.8 | 2,532.1 | 9.0 | -17.7 | -5.0 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 2,400.8 | 2,387.5 | 9.3 | -13.3 | -28.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 149.0 | 144.6 | 4.6 | -4.4 | 23.6 | -3.0 | 19.5 |
| Participation rate | 67.2 | 66.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,289.6 | 1,293.5 | ... | 3.9 | 41.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 890.4 | 892.6 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 849.8 | 851.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 37.5 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 40.6 | 41.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 18.5 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 69.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 296.8 | 297.2 | ... | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 202.1 | 203.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 192.3 | 193.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 9.8 | 9.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -3.1 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 992.7 | 996.2 | ... | 3.5 | 37.2 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 688.3 | 689.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 36.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 657.5 | 657.1 | 4.4 | -0.4 | 30.8 | -0.1 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 30.8 | 32.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 69.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 156.8 | 157.4 | ... | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Labour force | 96.6 | 96.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 90.5 | 89.9 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 28.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.6 | 61.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Belleville, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 91.1 | 94.5 | ... | 3.4 | -7.4 | 3.7 | -7.3 |
| Labour force | 44.6 | 40.4 | 3.2 | -4.2 | -25.3 | -9.4 | -38.5 |
| Employment | 42.7 | 38.4 | 2.9 | -4.3 | -23.8 | -10.1 | -38.3 |
| Unemployment | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.7 | 5.6 | -47.2 |
| Participation rate | 49.0 | 42.8 | 2.0 | -6.2 | -21.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 46.9 | 40.6 | 1.8 | -6.3 | -20.4 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 118.5 | 118.9 | ... | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 73.6 | 72.3 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 7.2 | -1.8 | 11.1 |
| Employment | 70.5 | 68.3 | 1.5 | -2.2 | 6.3 | -3.1 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 33.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 60.8 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 57.4 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 362.3 | 363.1 | ... | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 242.8 | 243.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 228.3 | 229.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 14.6 | 13.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 2.5 | -5.5 | 22.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 63.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,945.4 | 5,970.5 | ... | 25.1 | 246.9 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 3,942.5 | 3,954.6 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 119.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 3,674.2 | 3,674.2 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 268.3 | 280.4 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 58.2 | 4.5 | 26.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 691.0 | 692.5 | ... | 1.5 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 444.3 | 446.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 417.5 | 417.7 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 26.8 | 28.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 60.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 388.3 | 389.4 | ... | 1.1 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 235.3 | 234.0 | 3.0 | -1.3 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 218.3 | 216.7 | 2.9 | -1.6 | -4.8 | -0.7 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 17.0 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 72.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.6 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 536.9 | 539.3 | ... | 2.4 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Labour force | 368.7 | 373.5 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 343.7 | 348.5 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 24.9 | 25.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 69.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 64.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 123.1 | 123.3 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 83.1 | 83.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 79.0 | 79.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.3 | 148.7 | ... | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 109.1 | 108.0 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 6.2 | -1.0 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 104.4 | 103.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 5.9 | -0.6 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -10.6 | 7.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.6 | 72.6 | 0.9 | -1.0 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 70.4 | 69.8 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 498.8 | 500.8 | ... | 2.0 | 19.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 330.9 | 330.2 | 2.4 | -0.7 | 16.1 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 312.1 | 310.8 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 12.7 | -0.4 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 18.8 | 19.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 21.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 65.9 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 321.7 | 322.9 | ... | 1.2 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 200.8 | 198.6 | 2.0 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 186.4 | 184.0 | 2.1 | -2.4 | -6.0 | -1.3 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 14.4 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 30.4 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 61.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.0 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 190.3 | 190.8 | ... | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 133.0 | 134.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | -8.2 | 1.4 | -5.7 |
| Employment | 123.6 | 124.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -12.7 | 1.0 | -9.2 |
| Unemployment | 9.4 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 78.6 |
| Participation rate | 69.9 | 70.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -8.8 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 148.7 | 148.9 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 93.4 | 92.3 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 87.5 | 87.0 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -8.5 | 50.0 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 58.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.5 | 108.7 | ... | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 64.6 | 64.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.8 | -0.9 | -4.2 |
| Employment | 61.9 | 61.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.8 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -7.4 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.5 | 58.9 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.1 | 56.5 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 747.1 | 750.0 | ... | 2.9 | 29.1 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 502.5 | 502.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 481.5 | 482.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 20.9 | 20.6 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -11.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 232.9 | 233.7 | ... | 0.8 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Labour force | 159.7 | 159.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 8.9 | -0.1 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 152.0 | 152.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.3 | 65.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 297.5 | 298.6 | ... | 1.1 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 213.6 | 213.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 13.8 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Employment | 201.5 | 202.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.1 | 11.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 2.4 | -8.3 | 27.6 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 71.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 114.5 | 114.9 | ... | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 81.4 | 81.3 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 8.0 | -0.1 | 10.9 |
| Employment | 77.1 | 76.2 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 5.9 | -1.2 | 8.4 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 18.6 | 70.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 70.8 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 66.3 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,386.4 | 1,392.2 | ... | 5.8 | 69.4 | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| Labour force | 972.7 | 979.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 45.7 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 916.3 | 919.5 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 46.8 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 56.4 | 59.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | -1.1 | 6.0 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.2 | 70.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,320.8 | 1,326.7 | ... | 5.9 | 69.1 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Labour force | 907.9 | 912.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 25.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 847.2 | 852.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 14.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 60.7 | 60.4 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 11.7 | -0.5 | 24.0 |
| Participation rate | 68.7 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 195.7 | 196.2 | ... | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 114.8 | 117.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 2.4 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 108.4 | 111.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -4.0 | 2.4 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 62.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.7 | 59.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 56.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 180.2 | 180.7 | ... | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 113.8 | 114.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 109.7 | 109.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.7 | 19.5 | -25.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,487.4 | 2,496.0 | ... | 8.6 | 88.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 1,713.2 | 1,710.5 | 6.0 | -2.7 | 72.5 | -0.2 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 1,613.7 | 1,615.5 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 57.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 99.6 | 95.0 | 3.1 | -4.6 | 14.9 | -4.6 | 18.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.9 | 68.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 368.4 | 369.4 | ... | 1.0 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 241.7 | 241.1 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 21.9 | -0.2 | 10.0 |
| Employment | 230.8 | 230.7 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 18.5 | -0.0 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 10.9 | 10.4 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 3.4 | -4.6 | 48.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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