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May 4, 2020

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8 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 ARBITRATION AWARDS ARBITRATION AWARDS May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, MARCH 2019 MARCH 2020 (2002=100) % change from MARCH 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador 139.2 0.1 Prince Edward Island 137.5 0.4 Nova Scotia 138 0.9 New Brunswick 136.6 0.5 Quebec 132.5 1.1 Ontario 137.9 0.7 Manitoba 137.4 1 Saskatchewan 140 0.6 Alberta 144.1 0.7 British Columbia 132.3 1.2 Photo: temmuzcan (iStock) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 0.9 PER CENT, MARCH 2019 (2002=100) 2019 (2002=100) 2020 January 133.6 136.8 February 134.5 137.4 March 135.4 136.6 April May June July August September October November December Annual Average UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 7.8 PER CENT, MARCH 2019 Labour Force (000s) Employment (000s) Unemployment (000s) Unemployment Rate (%) Change from Previous Month (%) Newfoundland and Labrador 246.3 217.4 28.9 11.7 down 0.3 Prince Edward Island 85.9 78.5 7.4 8.6 up 0.6 Nova Scotia 490.2 446.2 44.1 9 up 1.2 New Brunswick 379.2 345.8 33.3 8.8 up 1.9 Quebec 4,483.3 4,120.5 362.8 8.1 up 3.6 Ontario 7,737.9 7,152.3 585.6 7.6 up 2.1 Manitoba 682.7 638.9 43.9 6.4 up 1.4 Saskatchewan 603.6 559.8 43.8 7.3 up 1.1 Alberta 2,423.3 2,212.8 210.5 8.7 up 1.5 British Columbia 2,593.4 2,406.7 186.7 7.2 up 2.2 All Canada Age 15 to 24 2,598.3 2,160.5 437.8 16.8 up 6.5 25 to 54 12,848.4 11,999.6 848.8 6.6 up 1.9 55+ 4,279.1 4,018.7 260.4 6.1 up 1 25+, men 9,116 8,579.5 536.5 5.9 up 1 25+, women 8,011.4 7,438.7 572.7 7.1 up 2.4 Total 19,725.7 18,178.7 1,547 7.8 up 2.2 Source: Statistics Canada CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — ANNUAL 2.4 PER CENT, MARCH 2020

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