October 28, 2019
Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 5.5 PER CENT, SEPTEMBER 2019
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 254.1 225 29.1 11.5 down 1.6
Prince Edward Island 86.6 78.9 7.7 8.8 down 0.1
Nova Scotia 503 466.9 36.1 7.2 down 0.7
New Brunswick 388.1 355.8 32.3 8.3 down 0.3
Quebec 4,579.7 4,366 213.8 4.7 down 0.2
Ontario 7,941.8 7,519.2 422.6 5.3 down 0.3
Manitoba 688.5 654.3 34.2 5 down 0.6
Saskatchewan 615.9 583.1 32.8 5.3 up 0.2
Alberta 2,515.3 2,349.2 166.2 6.6 down 0.6
British Columbia 2,682.3 2,553.2 129.2 4.8 down 0.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,864.5 2,522.5 342 11.9 up 0.4
25 to 54 13,015.9 12,458.4 557.5 4.3 down 0.4
55+ 4,397.9 4,184.3 213.6 4.9 unchanged
25+, men 9,202.7 8,788.7 414 4.5 down 0.6
25+, women 8,211.2 7,854.1 357.1 4.3 down 0.1
Total 20,278.4 19,165.2 1,113.2 5.5 down 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, SEPTEMBER 2019
September 2019 (2002=100)
% change from September 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador 139 0.5
Prince Edward Island 138.2 1.6
Nova Scotia 138.4 2.1
New Brunswick 136.6 1.8
Quebec 132.1 2.2
Ontario 137.5 1.7
Manitoba 136.9 2.2
Saskatchewan 139.7 1.7
Alberta 142.9 1.3
British Columbia 132 2.4
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.9 PER CENT, SEPTEMBER 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 155.3 158.8 133.4 136.6
June 155.2 159 133.6 136.3
July 155.3 159.9 134.3 137
August 155.4 159.8 134.2 136.8
September 155.6 159.1 133.7 136.2
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%
September 2018 to September 2019
Terminated by Statistics Canada
1.9%
September 2019 (1986=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
207.6
September 2019 (1981=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
275.1
September 2019 (1971=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
651.7
FACTS AND FIGURES
Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019
PROVINCES, SEPTEMBER 2019
% change from September 2018 September 2018 September
0.5
1.6
2.1
1.8
2.2
1.7
2.2
1.7
1.3
2.4
159.1 133.7 136.2
159.6
158.9
158.8
Terminated by Statistics Canada
131.7 133.6
Terminated by Statistics Canada
2.3%
Terminated by Statistics Canada
1.9%
Terminated by Statistics Canada
207.6
Terminated by Statistics Canada
275.1
Terminated by Statistics Canada
651.7
