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May 27, 2019

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8 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 May 27, 2019 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 5.7 PER CENT, APRIL 2019 Labour force (000s) Employment (000s) Unemployment (000s) Unemployment rate (%) Change from previous month (%) Newfoundland and Labrador 259.2 228.8 30.4 11.7 up 0.2 Prince Edward Island 85.1 77.8 7.3 8.6 down 0.3 Nova Scotia 498.8 464.4 34.4 6.9 up 0.7 New Brunswick 386.6 355.7 30.9 8 up 0.1 Quebec 4,564.5 4,339.5 225 4.9 down 0.3 Ontario 7,887.2 7,417.1 470.1 6 up 0.1 Manitoba 689.8 654.2 35.6 5.2 up 0.2 Saskatchewan 613.7 580.4 33.3 5.4 up 0.5 Alberta 2,518.3 2,349.8 168.5 6.7 down 0.2 British Columbia 2,684.7 2,561.6 123.2 4.6 down 0.1 All Canada Age 15 to 24 2,831.1 2,540 291.2 10.3 down 0.4 25 to 54 12,976.8 12,341 635.8 4.9 up 0.1 55+ 4,379.9 4,148.1 231.8 5.3 down 0.3 25+, men 9,162.1 8,681.1 481 5.2 unchanged 25+, women 8,194.6 7,808.1 386.6 4.7 unchanged Total 20,187.8 19,029.1 1,158.7 5.7 down 0.1 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, APRIL 2019 April 2019 (2002=100) % change from April 2018 Newfoundland and Labrador 139.7 1.5 Prince Edward Island 137.8 1.2 Nova Scotia 137.4 1.3 New Brunswick 136.4 1.7 Quebec 131.5 1.8 Ontario 137.4 1.9 Manitoba 137.1 2.3 Saskatchewan 140.6 2.3 Alberta 143.7 2.2 British Columbia 131.2 2.7 Data retrieved from Statistics Canada Photo: Dim Dimich (Shutterstock) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 2 PER CENT, APRIL 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 155.2 158.6 132.8 136 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% April 2018 to April 2019 Terminated by Statistics Canada 2.1% April 2019 (1986=100) Terminated by Statistics Canada 207.3 April 2019 (1981=100) Terminated by Statistics Canada 274.7 April 2019 (1971=100) Terminated by Statistics Canada 650.7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 PROVINCES, APRIL 2019 % change from April 2018 Terminated by Statistics Canada 131.7 133.6 2.3% 2.1% 207.3 274.7 650.7 FACTS AND FIGURES

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