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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
October 2, 2017
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6.2 PER CENT, AUGUST 2017
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 258.5 220.4 38.1 14.7 down 1
Prince Edward Island 80.9 73.8 7.1 8.8 down 1.2
Nova Scotia 487.8 444.6 43.2 8.9 up 1
New Brunswick 381.6 351.9 29.7 7.8 up 1.3
Quebec 4,504.9 4,232 272.9 6.1 up 0.3
Ontario 7,565.7 7,137.4 428.3 5.7 down 0.4
Manitoba 683.2 649.4 33.7 4.9 down 0.1
Saskatchewan 607 568.1 39 6.4 down 0.2
Alberta 2,488.9 2,286.5 202.4 8.1 up 0.3
British Columbia 2,612.1 2,480 132.1 5.1 down 0.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,759.2 2,442.2 317.1 11.5 up 0.4
25 to 54 12,768.2 12,079.7 688.5 5.4 down 0.2
55+ 4,143.2 3,922.2 221 5.3 down 0.1
25+, men 8,911.1 8,418.0 493.1 5.5 down 0.1
25+, women 8,000.4 7,583.9 416.4 5.2 down 0.3
Total 19,670.7 18,444.1 1,226.6 6.2 down 0.1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, AUGUST 2017
August 2017 (2002=100) % change from August 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador 135.5 1.2
Prince Edward Island 133.6 2.3
Nova Scotia 132.6 1.1
New Brunswick 131.3 1.8
Quebec 126.7 1.1
Ontario 131.8 1.5
Manitoba 130.4 0.9
Saskatchewan 134.7 1.7
Alberta 137.4 1.1
British Columbia 125.9 2
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.4 PER CENT, AUGUST 2017
(1992=100) 2016 (1992=100) 2017 (2002=100) 2016 (2002=100) 2017
January 150.9 154.1 126.8 129.5
February 151.3 154.4 127.1 129.7
March 152.2 154.7 127.9 129.9
April 152.7 155.2 128.3 130.4
May 153.3 155.3 128.8 130.5
June 153.7 155.2 155.2 130.4
July 153.4 155.3 128.9 130.4
August 153.2 155.4 128.7 130.5
September 153.3 128.8
October 153.7 129.1
November 153.1 128.6
December 152.8 128.1
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual increase 2% 2%
August 2016 to August 2017 1.4% 1.4%
August 2017 (1986=100) 236.9 198.9
August 2017 (1981=100) 313.9 263.6
August 2017 (1971=100) 743.5 624.4
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
PROVINCES, AUGUST 2017
% change from August 2016
128.8 130.5
155.2 130.4
128.9 130.4
128.7 130.5
128.8
129.1
128.6
128.1
126.8
2%
1.4%
198.9
263.6
624.4
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