FACTS AND FIGURES
January 2, 2019
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 5.6 PER CENT, NOVEMBER 2018
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 256.4 225 31.4 12.2 down 0.7
Prince Edward Island 83.8 76.7 7.1 8.5 up 1.3
Nova Scotia 492.5 457.7 34.7 7 down 0.8
New Brunswick 385 354.5 30.6 7.9 up 0.7
Quebec 4,523.5 4,279.9 243.6 5.4 up 0.2
Ontario 7,713.4 7,283.7 429.7 5.6 unchanged
Manitoba 691.5 652.5 39.1 5.7 down 0.4
Saskatchewan 612.8 579 33.8 5.5 down 0.7
Alberta 2,516.9 2,358.9 158 6.3 down 1
British Columbia 2,648.1 2,531.2 116.8 4.4 up 0.3
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,721.4 2,428.6 292.8 10.8 down 0.2
25 to 54 12,908 12,311.5 596.4 4.6 down 0.3
55+ 4,294.5 4,059 235.6 5.5 up 0.6
25+, men 9,036.7 8,587.5 449.2 5 unchanged
25+, women 8,165.8 7,783 382.8 4.7 down 0.2
Total 19,923.9 18,799.1 1,124.8 5.6 down 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, NOVEMBER 2018
November 2018 (2002=100) % change from November 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador 137.8 0.8
Prince Edward Island 136.1 1
Nova Scotia 135.6 1.8
New Brunswick 134.1 1.3
Quebec 128.9 0.9
Ontario 135.1 1.8
Manitoba 134.3 1.7
Saskatchewan 137.9 1
Alberta 140.7 1.7
British Columbia 128.9 2.4
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.7 PER CENT, NOVEMBER 2018
(1992=100) 2017 (1992=100) 2018 (2002=100) 2017 (2002=100) 2018
January 154.1 156.8 129.5 131.7
February 154.4 157.7 129.7 132.5
March 154.7 158.2 129.9 132.9
April 155.2 158.6 130.4 133.3
May 155.3 158.8 130.5 133.4
June 155.2 159 130.4 133.6
July 155.3 159.9 130.4 134.3
August 155.4 159.8 130.5 134.2
September 155.6 159.1 130.8 133.7
October 155.8 159.6 130.9 134.1
November 156.3 158.9 131.3 133.5
December 155.7 130.8
Annual Average 156.8 131.7
Average Annual increase 1.7% 1.7%
November 2017 to November 2018 1.7% 1.7%
November 2018 (1986=100) 242.2 203.5
November 2018 (1981=100) 321 269.7
November 2018 (1971=100) 760.3 638.8
PROVINCES, NOVEMBER 2018
% change from November 2017
130.5 133.4
130.4 133.6
130.4 134.3
130.5 134.2
130.8 133.7
130.9 134.1
131.3 133.5
130.8
131.7
1.7%
1.7%
203.5
269.7
638.8
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