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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016
September 12, 2016
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6.9 PER CENT, JULY 2016
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
Rate (%)
Change from Previous
Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 266 232 34 12.8 up 0.8
Prince Edward Island 79 71.4 7.6 9.6 down 1.4
Nova Scotia 486.1 445.3 40.8 8.4 up 0.2
New Brunswick 392.7 354.6 38.1 9.7 down 0.6
Quebec 4,417.7 4,106.8 310.9 7.0 unchanged
Ontario 7,447 6,966.6 480.3 6.4 unchanged
Manitoba 678 636.3 41.7 6.2 up 0.1
Saskatchewan 607.5 569.4 38.1 6.3 up 0.2
Alberta 2,459 2,248.2 210.8 8.6 up 0.7
British Columbia 2,535 2,392.7 142.3 5.6 down 0.3
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,762 2,394.3 367.7 13.3 down 0.3
25 to 54 12,643 11,901.8 741.2 5.9 down 0.1
55+ 3,963 3,727.2 235.9 6.0 up 0.1
25+, men 8,778.1 8,221.5 556.5 6.3 unchanged
25+, women 7,828 7,407.4 420.5 5.4 down 0.1
Total 19,368 18,023.3 1,344.8 6.9 up 0.1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.3 PER CENT, CANADA, JULY 2016
(1992=100) 2015 (1992=100) 2016 (2002=100) 2015 (2002=100) 2016
January 148.0 150.9 124.3 126.8
February 149.2 151.3 125.4 127.1
March 150.3 152.2 126.3 127.9
April 150.2 152.7 126.2 128.3
May 151.0 153.3 126.9 128.8
June 151.5 153.7 127.2 129.1
July 151.6 153.4 127.3 128.9
August 151.5 127.3
September 151.3 127.1
October 151.4 127.2
November 151.3 127.1
December 150.6 126.5
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual Increase 1.4% 1.4%
July 2015 to July 2016 1.2% 1.3%
July 2016 (1986=100) 233.8 196.4
July 2016 (1981=100) 309.8
260.4
July 2016 (1971=100) 733.9 616.7
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, JULY 2016
July 2016 (2002=100) % change from July 2015
Newfoundland and Labrador 134.2 3.4
Prince Edward Island 131.1 0.6
Nova Scotia 131.2 0.8
New Brunswick 129.4 2.5
Quebec 125.6 0.2
Ontario 130.3 1.5
Manitoba 129.0 1.5
Saskatchewan 132.8 1.1
Alberta 135.6 0.7
British Columbia 123.3 2.1
Source: Statistics Canada
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016
127.2
127.1
126.5
126.8
1.4%
1.3%
196.4
260.4
616.7
PROVINCES, JULY 2016
% change from July 2015
FACTS AND FIGURES
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