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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018
July 30, 2018
FACTS AND FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6 PER CENT, JUNE 2018
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 263.9 222.8 41 15.5 up 1
Prince Edward Island 83.8 76.2 7.5 8.9 down 0.4
Nova Scotia 491.1 452.4 38.8 7.9 up 0.6
New Brunswick 384.8 355.8 28.9 7.5 up 0.5
Quebec 4,507.2 4,264.0 243.2 5.4 up 0.1
Ontario 7,702.6 7,244.4 458.2 5.9 up 0.2
Manitoba 692.8 650.2 42.6 6.1 down 0.4
Saskatchewan 610.2 572 38.2 6.3 down 0.5
Alberta 2,489.9 2,328.2 161.7 6.5 up 0.3
British Columbia 2,597.2 2,462.0 135.2 5.2 up 0.4
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,784.5 2,459.7 324.9 11.7 up 0.6
25 to 54 12,798.5 12,148.4 650.1 5.1 up 0.2
55+ 4,240.4 4,020 220.4 5.2 down 0.1
25+, men 8,971.0 8,505.3 465.7 5.2 down 0.1
25+, women 8,067.8 7,663.1 404.7 5 up 0.4
Total 19,823.4 18,628.0 1,195.3 6 up 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, JUNE 2018
June 2018 (2002=100) % change from June 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador 138.1 2.3
Prince Edward Island 137.3 2.9
Nova Scotia 135.3 2.2
New Brunswick 134 2.2
Quebec 129.2 2
Ontario 135.3 2.4
Manitoba 133.7 2.7
Saskatchewan 137.5 2.7
Alberta 140.7 2.8
British Columbia 128.6 2.7
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 2.5 PER CENT, JUNE 2018
(1992=100) 2017 (1992=100) 2018 (2002=100) 2017 (2002=100) 2018
January 154.1 156.8 129.5 131.7
February 154.4 157.7 129.7 132.5
March 154.7 158.2 129.9 132.9
April 155.2 158.6 130.4 133.3
May 155.3 158.8 130.5 133.4
June 155.2 159 130.4 133.6
July 155.3 130.4
August 155.4 130.5
September 155.6 130.8
October 155.8 130.9
November 156.3 131.3
December 155.7 130.8
Annual Average 156.8 131.7
Average Annual increase 1.7% 1.7%
June 2017 to June 2018 2.2% 2.2%
June 2018 (1986=100) 242.4 203.7
June 2018 (1981=100) 321.2 269.9
June 2018 (1971=100) 760.8 639.2
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018
PROVINCES, JUNE 2018
% change from June 2017
130.5 133.4
130.4 133.6
130.4
130.5
130.8
130.9
131.3
130.8
131.7
1.7%
2.2%
203.7
269.9
639.2
