Table 7
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
| August 2026 |
September 2026 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 2026 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 209.5 | 209.7 | ... | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 136.8 | 137.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 127.7 | 128.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -5.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | |||||||
| Population | 465.1 | 465.8 | ... | 0.7 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 315.4 | 317.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 297.9 | 299.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 17.4 | 18.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.1 | 64.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 167.0 | 167.5 | ... | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 109.4 | 109.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 101.2 | 101.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 8.2 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 7.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Saint John, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 121.2 | 121.3 | ... | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 74.4 | 75.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 70.4 | 71.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 2.4 | -26.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 62.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | |||||||
| Population | 105.5 | 105.7 | ... | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 70.0 | 71.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| Employment | 65.8 | 66.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 67.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 63.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Saguenay, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 143.9 | 143.9 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 86.3 | 87.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 83.3 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 6.7 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Québec, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 754.2 | 754.0 | ... | -0.2 | -2.2 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 496.1 | 495.5 | 4.3 | -0.6 | -32.4 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
| Employment | 474.5 | 474.1 | 4.3 | -0.4 | -28.5 | -0.1 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 21.5 | 21.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -3.8 | -0.5 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 208.4 | 208.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Labour force | 132.0 | 131.1 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 2.0 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 126.7 | 125.8 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 3.4 | -0.7 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -20.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 62.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 147.4 | 147.4 | ... | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 91.2 | 90.4 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 86.0 | 85.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -3.8 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 57.9 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Drummondville, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 91.1 | 91.1 | ... | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| Labour force | 57.2 | 58.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 54.7 | 55.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 12.0 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 64.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.0 | 61.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,847.2 | 3,845.2 | ... | -2.0 | -26.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,599.4 | 2,579.2 | 9.3 | -20.2 | 15.6 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,434.8 | 2,403.4 | 9.8 | -31.4 | 4.4 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 164.5 | 175.8 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 67.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.3 | 62.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,424.1 | 1,427.1 | ... | 3.0 | 30.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 949.1 | 942.1 | 6.0 | -7.0 | 10.3 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 881.5 | 876.3 | 6.0 | -5.2 | 10.1 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 67.5 | 65.8 | 3.0 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 0.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 311.4 | 311.6 | ... | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 202.7 | 200.6 | 1.9 | -2.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 190.2 | 188.0 | 1.8 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.4 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.3 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 1,112.8 | 1,115.5 | ... | 2.7 | 26.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 746.4 | 741.5 | 5.7 | -4.9 | 11.4 | -0.7 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 691.3 | 688.3 | 5.7 | -3.0 | 9.8 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 55.1 | 53.2 | 2.8 | -1.9 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kingston, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 162.3 | 162.3 | ... | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 99.8 | 100.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 94.3 | 94.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -8.2 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Belleville–Quinte West, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 108.0 | 108.2 | ... | 0.2 | 11.7 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| Labour force | 64.6 | 65.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 61.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 11.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 7.7 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Peterborough, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 129.0 | 129.2 | ... | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 79.7 | 79.6 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 3.5 | -0.1 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 74.1 | 74.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -3.6 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 413.4 | 414.4 | ... | 1.0 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 285.5 | 282.3 | 2.6 | -3.2 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 260.4 | 257.1 | 2.6 | -3.3 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 25.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.1 | 68.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.0 | 0.6 | -1.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,103.4 | 6,100.6 | ... | -2.8 | -17.8 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 4,052.3 | 4,068.2 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 3,777.4 | 3,788.7 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 82.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 274.9 | 279.6 | 6.8 | 4.7 | -78.8 | 1.7 | -22.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Hamilton, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 731.1 | 731.8 | ... | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 479.2 | 477.0 | 3.7 | -2.2 | -10.2 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 448.3 | 444.2 | 3.9 | -4.1 | -8.0 | -0.9 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 31.0 | 32.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -2.2 | 5.8 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 60.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 432.6 | 433.6 | ... | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 262.2 | 256.1 | 2.7 | -6.1 | 3.6 | -2.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 245.8 | 239.0 | 2.7 | -6.8 | 4.4 | -2.8 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 16.4 | 17.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 4.3 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 59.1 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 55.1 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 599.3 | 599.1 | ... | -0.2 | -1.6 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 420.2 | 420.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 385.9 | 388.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 34.3 | 32.5 | 1.6 | -1.8 | 2.4 | -5.2 | 8.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 64.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Brantford, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 144.0 | 144.1 | ... | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 98.1 | 97.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 91.9 | 91.6 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.3 | 1.6 | -34.7 |
| Participation rate | 68.1 | 67.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 63.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Guelph, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 158.6 | 158.7 | ... | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 117.1 | 117.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 0.6 | 11.7 |
| Employment | 108.7 | 110.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| Unemployment | 8.4 | 7.7 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -8.3 | -13.5 |
| Participation rate | 73.8 | 74.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.5 | 69.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | ... | ... |
| London, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 541.0 | 541.5 | ... | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 341.8 | 339.5 | 3.1 | -2.3 | -13.3 | -0.7 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 312.9 | 311.2 | 3.0 | -1.7 | -19.5 | -0.5 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 28.9 | 28.4 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 6.3 | -1.7 | 28.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 62.7 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.5 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Windsor, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 410.5 | 411.1 | ... | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 263.9 | 264.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 244.1 | 245.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 19.8 | 19.2 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -8.1 | -3.0 | -29.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Barrie, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 212.2 | 212.6 | ... | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 139.9 | 141.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 130.0 | 132.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 9.9 | 9.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -8.1 | -14.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 62.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Greater Sudbury, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 164.9 | 165.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 107.6 | 107.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 100.9 | 101.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Unemployment | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -3.0 | -5.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 111.9 | 112.0 | ... | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 69.9 | 69.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -9.1 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 62.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||
| Population | 812.0 | 812.5 | ... | 0.5 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 554.2 | 552.8 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 7.7 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 524.1 | 524.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 30.0 | 27.9 | 1.1 | -2.1 | -6.8 | -7.0 | -19.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.3 | 68.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.5 | 64.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 239.6 | 240.2 | ... | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 166.4 | 167.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 156.1 | 156.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 10.3 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 69.4 | 69.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Population | 317.4 | 318.3 | ... | 0.9 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 219.9 | 219.0 | 1.4 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 205.3 | 206.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 14.6 | 13.0 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 1.5 | -11.0 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 69.3 | 68.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.7 | 64.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Lethbridge, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 119.3 | 119.5 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 78.1 | 76.8 | 1.3 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 73.7 | 72.5 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -1.6 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -2.2 | -4.5 | -34.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 64.3 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 60.7 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Calgary, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,572.3 | 1,575.5 | ... | 3.2 | 44.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 1,121.1 | 1,123.2 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 48.8 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 1,046.3 | 1,052.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 64.8 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 74.9 | 70.7 | 3.5 | -4.2 | -16.0 | -5.6 | -18.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Red Deer, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 95.9 | 96.1 | ... | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 65.8 | 67.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 61.1 | 63.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 7.1 |
| Unemployment | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -12.5 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 69.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 6.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Edmonton, Alberta | |||||||
| Population | 1,388.0 | 1,391.7 | ... | 3.7 | 33.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 957.5 | 956.6 | 6.3 | -0.9 | 17.5 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 891.5 | 890.9 | 6.4 | -0.6 | 32.2 | -0.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 66.0 | 65.7 | 3.2 | -0.3 | -14.7 | -0.5 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 69.0 | 68.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.2 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 212.2 | 212.6 | ... | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 142.1 | 142.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 129.3 | 129.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 34.3 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 103.4 | 103.4 | ... | 0.0 | -3.3 | 0.0 | -3.1 |
| Labour force | 66.9 | 66.2 | 2.8 | -0.7 | -6.8 | -1.0 | -9.3 |
| Employment | 63.2 | 63.3 | 2.6 | 0.1 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -0.8 | -3.8 | -21.6 | -56.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.0 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.4 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 100.9 | 101.1 | ... | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 65.1 | 65.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
| Employment | 61.5 | 62.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| Unemployment | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -5.6 | -17.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Abbotsford–Mission, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 182.9 | 183.2 | ... | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 122.2 | 121.3 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 113.1 | 113.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.0 | 8.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -8.9 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,690.0 | 2,689.2 | ... | -0.8 | -15.2 | -0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 1,824.0 | 1,827.4 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 24.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,708.1 | 1,708.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 115.9 | 119.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.8 | 68.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Victoria, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 381.0 | 381.2 | ... | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 241.0 | 242.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | -11.1 | 0.5 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 228.2 | 229.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | -12.0 | 0.5 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 12.8 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.9 | 60.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 111.3 | 111.4 | ... | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 68.4 | 69.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 64.6 | 66.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -5.1 | -32.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.5 | 62.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 59.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 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 14-10-0459-02.
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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