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Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020
March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
ARBITRATION AWARDS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, FEBRUARY 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
FEBRUARY 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 140.3 1.7
Prince Edward Island 138.9 2.2
Nova Scotia 139.1 2.5
New Brunswick 137.6 2.2
Quebec 133.2 2.3
Ontario 138.7 2
Manitoba 138.3 2.3
Saskatchewan 141.2 1.9
Alberta 145.5 2.5
British Columbia 132.9 2.4
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
2.2 PER CENT, FEBRUARY 2020
(2002=100) 2019 (2002=100) 2020
January 133.6 136.8
February 134.5 137.4
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 5.6 PER CENT, FEBRUARY 2020
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
Rate (%)
Change from Previous
Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 253.5 223.2 30.3 12 up 0.1
Prince Edward Island 87.6 80.6 7 8 up 0.5
Nova Scotia 510.9 471 39.8 7.8 up 0.4
New Brunswick 387.9 361 26.9 6.9 down 0.6
Quebec 4,589.2 4,384.5 204.7 4.5 down 0.6
Ontario 7,991.5 7,555.1 436.4 5.5 up 0.3
Manitoba 699.5 664.2 35.3 5 down 0.1
Saskatchewan 619 580.7 38.3 6.2 up 0.2
Alberta 2,510.2 2,329.9 180.3 7.2 down 0.1
British Columbia 2,673.8 2,539.1 134.7 5 up 0.5
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,845.5 2,553 292.5 10.3 unchanged
25 to 54 13,041.7 12,425.6 616.1 4.7 down 0.1
55+ 4,436 4,210.8 225.2 5.1 up 0.4
25+, men 9,250.8 8,794.5 456.4 4.9 unchanged
25+, women 8,226.9 7,842 384.9 4.7 up 0.1
Total 20,323.2 19,189.4 1,133.8 5.6 up 0.1
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
ANNUAL 2.4 PER CENT, FEBRUARY 2020
Average Annual increase 1.9%
FEBRUARY 2019 TO FEBRUARY 2020
2.2%
FEBRUARY 2020 (1986=100)
209.5
FEBRUARY 2020 (1981=100)
277.6
FEBRUARY 2020 (1971=100)
657.4
