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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016
October 17, 2016
FACTS AND FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 7 PER CENT, AUGUST 2016
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 269.1 235.9 33.2 12.3 down 0.5
Prince Edward Island 81 71.2 9.8 12.1 up 2.5
Nova Scotia 486.6 445.2 41.4 8.5 up 0.1
New Brunswick 388.1 351.6 36.5 9.4 down 0.3
Quebec 4,443 4,128.7 314.3 7.1 up 0.1
Ontario 7,477.4 6,977.1 500.3 6.7 up 0.3
Manitoba 674 633.9 40.1 5.9 down 0.3
Saskatchewan 607.4 569 38.5 6.3 unchanged
Alberta 2,457.8 2,250.9 206.9 8.4 down 0.2
British Columbia 2,526.2 2,386.1 140.1 5.5 down 0.1
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,783.5 2,416.4 367 13.2 down 0.1
25 to 54 12,628.7 11,876.5 752.3 6 up 0.1
55+ 3,998.5 3,756.6 241.9 6 unchanged
25+, men 8,797.3 8,219.2 578.2 6.6 up 0.3
25+, women 7,829.9 7,413.9 416 5.3 down 0.1
Total 19,410.7 18,049.5 1,361.1 7 up 0.1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.1 PER CENT, CANADA, AUGUST 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 151.5 153.2 127.3 128.7
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, AUGUST 2016
Aug. 2016 (2002=100) % change from Aug. 2015
Newfoundland and Labrador 133.9 3
Prince Edward Island 130.6 0.4
Nova Scotia 131.2 0.9
New Brunswick 129 2.2
Quebec 125.3 0.1
Ontario 129.9 1.5
Manitoba 129.2 1.1
Saskatchewan 132.5 0.7
Alberta 135.9 0.7
British Columbia 123.4 2.0
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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126.2 128.3
126.9 128.8
127.2 129.1
127.3 128.9
127.3 128.7
127.1
127.2
127.1
126.5
126.8
1.4%
1.3%
196.4
260.4
616.7
PROVINCES, AUGUST 2016
% change from Aug. 2015
