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June 29, 2020

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LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS Photo: temmuzcan (iStock) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — -0.4 PER CENT, MAY 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 136.6 136.1 June July August September October November December Annual Average CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — ANNUAL-0.4 PER CENT, MAY 2020 Source: Statistics Canada Average Annual Increase 1.9% MAY 2019 to MAY 2020 -0.4% MAY 2020 (1986=100) 207.5 MAY 2020 (1981=100) 275 MAY 2020 (1971=100) 651.2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 13 PER CENT, MAY 2019 Labour Force (000s) Employment (000s) Unemployment (000s) Unemployment Rate (%) Change from Previous Month (%) Newfoundland and Labrador 236.9 198.2 38.7 16.3 up 0.3 Prince Edward Island 83.5 71.9 11.6 13.9 up 3.1 Nova Scotia 467.5 404.2 63.4 13.6 up 1.6 New Brunswick 376.3 328.2 48.2 12.8 down 0.4 Quebec 4,398.9 3,794.9 603.9 13.7 down 3.3 Ontario 7,402.1 6,398.6 1,003.4 13.6 up 2.3 Manitoba 662.2 587.8 74.4 11.2 down 0.2 Saskatchewan 579.9 507.5 72.4 12.5 up 1.2 Alberta 2,362.3 1,997.2 365.1 15.5 up 2.1 British Columbia 2,524 2,185.9 338.1 13.4 up 1.9 All Canada Age 15 to 24 2,420.8 1,709.9 710.9 29.4 up 2.2 25 to 54 12,506.6 11,030.3 1,476.4 11.8 up 0.8 55+ 4,166.3 3,734.3 431.9 10.4 down 0.6 25+, men 8,887.1 7,898.5 988.6 11.1 up 0.3 25+, women 7,785.8 6,866.1 919.7 11.8 up 0.3 Total 19,093.7 16,474.5 2,619.2 13.7 up 0.7 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, MAY 2019 MAY 2020 (2002=100) % change from MAY 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador 138.2 0.4 Prince Edward Island 136.1 0.1 Nova Scotia 136.5 -0.1 New Brunswick 135.6 0.7 Quebec 131.9 0.2 Ontario 137.5 0.1 Manitoba 136.8 0.4 Saskatchewan 139.9 0.9 Alberta 144.1 0.8 British Columbia 131.5 0.2 June 29, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 8

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