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October1, 2018

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FACTS AND FIGURES October 10, 2018 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6 PER CENT, AUGUST 2018 Labour force (000s) Employment (000s) Unemployment (000s) Unemployment rate (%) Change from previous month (%) Newfoundland and Labrador 264.4 226.3 38.1 14.4 down 1 Prince Edward Island 84 76.2 7.8 9.3 down 0.2 Nova Scotia 496.1 454.6 41.5 8.4 down 0.4 New Brunswick 385.1 353 32.1 8.3 up 0.8 Quebec 4,504.5 4,253.3 251.2 5.6 unchanged Ontario 7,663.2 7,224.9 438.3 5.7 up 0.3 Manitoba 689.1 649.2 39.9 5.8 down 0.2 Saskatchewan 610.2 569.2 41.1 6.7 up 0.1 Alberta 2,508.2 2,340.8 167.4 6.7 unchanged British Columbia 2,620.8 2,483.1 137.8 5.3 up 0.3 All Canada Age 15 to 24 2,769 2,467.9 301.1 10.9 down 0.2 25 to 54 12,849.9 12,177.3 672.6 5.2 up 0.2 55+ 4,206.9 3,985.4 221.5 5.3 up 0.2 25+, men 8,959.1 8,477.1 482 5.4 up 0.2 25+, women 8,097.6 7,685.6 412 5.1 up 0.3 Total 19,825.7 18,630.5 1,195.2 6 up 0.2 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, AUGUST 2018 August 2018 (2002=100) % change from August 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador 138.9 2.5 Prince Edward Island 137.6 3 Nova Scotia 136.2 2.7 New Brunswick 134.7 2.6 Quebec 129.5 2.2 Ontario 135.9 3.1 Manitoba 134.2 2.9 Saskatchewan 137.6 2.2 Alberta 141.6 3.1 British Columbia 129.6 2.9 Data retrieved from Statistics Canada Photo: Dim Dimich (Shutterstock) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 2.8 PER CENT, AUGUST 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 155.3 159.9 130.4 134.3 August 155.4 159.8 130.5 134.2 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% AUGUST 2017 to AUGUST 2018 2.8% 2.8% AUGUST 2018 (1986=100) 243.6 204.6 AUGUST 2018 (1981=100) 322.8 271.1 AUGUST 2018 (1971=100) 764.6 642.1 PROVINCES, AUGUST 2018 % change from August 2017 130.5 133.4 130.4 133.6 130.4 134.3 130.5 134.2 130.8 130.9 131.3 130.8 131.7 1.7% 2.8% 204.6 271.1 642.1

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