LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, FEBRUARY 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
(2002=100)
% change from
FEBRUARY 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador 142 1.2
Prince Edward Island 140.8 1.4
Nova Scotia 140.8 1.2
New Brunswick 138.7 0.8
Quebec 135.3 1.6
Ontario 140.2 1.1
Manitoba 138.9 0.4
Saskatchewan 142.4 0.8
Alberta 146.4 0.6
British Columbia 134.1 0.9
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Source: Statistics Canada
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 8.2 PER CENT, FEBRUARY 2021
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 244.4 207.1 37.3 15.3 up 2.5
Prince Edward Island 85.8 77.9 7.9 9.2 up 1.3
Nova Scotia 506.2 465.2 41 8.1 down 0.2
New Brunswick 394.2 359.2 35 8.9 up 0.1
Quebec 4,504 4,214.7 289.4 6.4 down 2.4
Ontario 7,912.3 7,185.8 726.5 9.2 down 1
Manitoba 694.2 647.2 47 6.8 down 1.2
Saskatchewan 592.8 549.7 43.1 7.3 up 0.1
Alberta 2,440.3 2,198.2 242.1 9.9 down 0.8
British Columbia 2,821.9 2,626.2 195.8 6.9 down 1.1
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,803.6 2,324.6 479 17.1 down 2.6
25 to 54 12,989.8 12,118.9 870.9 6.7 down 0.9
55+ 4,402.8 4,087.6 315.2 7.2 down 1
25+, men 9,220.6 8,579.8 640.8 6.9 down 0.7
25+, women 8,172.1 7,626.8 545.3 6.7 down 1.3
Total 20,196.2 18,531.2 1,665.1 8.2 down 1.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
1.1 PER CENT, FEBRUARY 2021
(2002=100) 2020 (2002=100) 2021
January 153.5 155
February 152.9 155.6
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average Annual Increase 1%
FEBRUARY 2020 to FEBRUARY 2021
1.1%
FEBRUARY 2021 (1986=100)
237.2
FEBRUARY 2021 (1981=100)
314.3
FEBRUARY 2021 (1971=100)
744.5
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Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021
