LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
0.2 PER CENT, APRIL 2019
(2002=100) 2019 (2002=100) 2020
January 133.6 136.8
February 134.5 137.4
March 135.4 136.6
April 136 135.7
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Annual Average
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
ANNUAL 2.4 PER CENT, APRIL 2020
Source: Statistics Canada
Average Annual Increase 1.9%
APRIL 2019 to APRIL 2020 -0.2%
APRIL 2020 (1986=100) 206.9
APRIL 2020 (1981=100) 274.1
APRIL 2020 (1971=100) 649.3
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 13 PER CENT, APRIL 2019
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month
(%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 224.1 188.2 35.8 16 up 4.3
Prince Edward Island 77.7 69.3 8.4 10.8 up 2.2
Nova Scotia 449.6 395.6 54 12 up 3
New Brunswick 358.7 311.4 47.2 13.2 up 4.4
Quebec 4,293.3 3,564 729.4 17 up 8.9
Ontario 7,285.6 6,463.1 822.4 11.3 up 3.7
Manitoba 648.4 574.7 73.7 11.4 up 5
Saskatchewan 571.6 506.9 64.7 11.3 up 4
Alberta 2,273.3 1,969 304.3 13.4 up 4.7
British Columbia 2,421.0 2,142.6 278.4 11.5 up 4.3
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,306.8 1,680.4 626.4 27.2 up 10.4
25 to 54 12,203.9 10,862.6 1,341.3 11 up 4.4
55+ 4,092.5 3,641.9 450.5 11 up 4.9
25+, men 8,650 7,718.7 931.3 10.8 up 4.9
25+, women 7,646.3 6,785.8 860.5 11.3 up 4.2
Total 18,603.2 16,184.9 2,418.3 13 up 5.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, APRIL 2019
APRIL 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
APRIL 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 137.6 -1.5
Prince Edward Island 136 -1.3
Nova Scotia 136.6 -0.6
New Brunswick 134.6 -1.3
Quebec 131.7 -0.1
Ontario 137.3 0.7
Manitoba 136.3 -0.6
Saskatchewan 138.7 -1.4
Alberta 143 -0.5
British Columbia 131.2 0
June 1, 2020
Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020
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