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Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019
April 29, 2019
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 5.8 PER CENT, MARCH 2019
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 260.4 230.3 30 11.5 down 0.3
Prince Edward Island 84.5 77 7.5 8.9 down 1.4
Nova Scotia 497.2 466.5 30.7 6.2 down 0.2
New Brunswick 390.3 359.6 30.7 7.9 down 0.6
Quebec 4,537.1 4,301.6 235.5 5.2 down 0.1
Ontario 7,830.5 7,370 460.5 5.9 up 0.2
Manitoba 689.3 654.6 34.6 5 down 0.3
Saskatchewan 608.9 578.8 30 4.9 down 0.9
Alberta 2,500.5 2,328.4 172.1 6.9 down 0.4
British Columbia 2,681.2 2,555.7 125.4 4.7 up 0.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,790.5 2,492.8 297.7 10.7 down 0.1
25 to 54 12,936.7 12,315.6 621.1 4.8 unchanged
55+ 4,352.5 4,114.1 238.3 5.5 unchanged
25+, men 9,128 8,653.6 474.4 5.2 unchanged
25+, women 8,161.2 7,776.1 385.1 4.7 unchanged
Total 20,079.7 18,922.6 1,157.2 5.8 unchanged
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, MARCH 2019
March 2019 (2002=100) % change from March 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador 139.1 1.2
Prince Edward Island 137 1
Nova Scotia 136.8 1.3
New Brunswick 135.9 1.6
Quebec 131 1.8
Ontario 137 1.8
Manitoba 136.1 2.3
Saskatchewan 139.2 1.8
Alberta 143.1 2.3
British Columbia 130.7 2.6
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.9 PER CENT, MARCH 2019
(1992=100) 2017 (1992=100) 2018 (2002=100) 2018 (2002=100) 2019
January 154.1 156.8 131.7 133.6
February 154.4 157.7 132.5 134.5
March 154.7 158.2 132.9 135.4
April 155.2 158.6
May 155.3 158.8
June 155.2 159
July 155.3 159.9
August 155.4 159.8
September 155.6 159.1
October 155.8 159.6
November 156.3 158.9
December 155.7 158.8
Annual Average 158.8
Terminated by Statistics Canada
131.7 133.6
Average Annual increase
Terminated by Statistics Canada
2.3%
March 2017 to March 2018
Terminated by Statistics Canada
1.5%
March 2018 (1986=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
206.4
March 2018 (1981=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
273.5
March 2018 (1971=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
647.8
Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019
PROVINCES, MARCH 2019
% change from March 2018
Terminated by Statistics Canada
131.7 133.6
2.3%
1.5%
206.4
273.5
647.8
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