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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016
October 31, 2016
FACTS AND FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 7 PER CENT, SEPTEMBER 2016
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 271.8 234.7 37.1 13.6 up 1.3
Prince Edward Island 80 71.4 8.6 10.8 down 1.3
Nova Scotia 482.5 443.4 39.1 8.1 down 0.4
New Brunswick 392.4 356 36.4 9.3 down 0.1
Quebec 4,477.3 4,167 310.3 6.9 down 0.2
Ontario 7,484.6 6,993.3 491.3 6.6 down 0.1
Manitoba 674.9 631.8 43.1 6.4 up 0.5
Saskatchewan 611 569.3 41.7 6.8 up 0.5
Alberta 2,475.8 2,264.2 211.6 8.5 up 0.1
British Columbia 2,529.4 2,385.5 143.9 5.7 up 0.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,793.1 2,425.7 367.4 13.2 unchanged
25 to 54 12,627.5 11,878 749.5 5.9 down 0.1
55+ 4,059.2 3,813 246.2 6.1 up 0.1
25+, men 8,822 8,241.1 581 6.6 unchanged
25+, women 7,864.6 7,449.9 414.7 5.3 unchanged
Total 19,479.7 18,116.7 1,363.1 7 unchanged
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.3 PER CENT, SEPTEMBER 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 151.3 153.3 127.1 128.8
October 151.4 127.2
November 151.3 127.1
December 150.6 126.5
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual increase 1.3.% 1.4%
Sept. 2015 to Sept. 2016 1.2% 1.3%
Sept. 2016 (1986=100) 233.7 196.3
Sept. 2016 (1981=100) 309.7 260.2
Sept. 2016 (1971=100) 733.5 616.3
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, SEPTEMBER 2016
Sept. 2016 (2002=100) % change from Sept. 2015
Newfoundland and Labrador 134.5 3.8
Prince Edward Island 130.6 0.9
Nova Scotia 131.6 1.6
New Brunswick 129.4 3
Quebec 125.8 0.6
Ontario 130.1 1.8
Manitoba 129 1.3
Saskatchewan 132.4 1.1
Alberta 135.3 0.5
British Columbia 123.2 1.8
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
127.1 128.8
127.2
127.1
126.5
126.8
1.4%
1.3%
196.3
260.2
616.3
PROVINCES, SEPTEMBER 2016
% change from Sept. 2015
