December 2, 2019
Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019
FACTS AND FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 5.5 PER CENT, OCTOBER 2019
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 256 227.7 28.4 11.4 down 0.4
Prince Edward Island 86.1 78.9 7.2 8.4 down 0.4
Nova Scotia 508.3 467.5 40.9 8 up 0.8
New Brunswick 386.1 354.6 31.4 8.1 down 0.2
Quebec 4,597.9 4,370.1 227.8 5 up 0.2
Ontario 7,925.2 7,503 422.2 5.3 unchanged
Manitoba 689.8 653.3 36.5 5.3 up 0.3
Saskatchewan 613.9 582.8 31.1 5.1 down 0.2
Alberta 2,526.5 2,356.9 169.6 6.7 up 0.1
British Columbia 2,696.3 2,568.5 127.8 4.7 down 0.1
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,850.7 2,528.4 322.4 11.3 down 0.6
25 to 54 13,011.5 12,419.6 591.9 4.5 up 0.2
55+ 4,423.8 4,215.4 208.4 4.7 down 0.2
25+, men 9,213.3 8,776.4 436.9 4.7 up 0.2
25+, women 8,222 7,858.6 363.4 4.4 up 0.1
Total 20,286 19,163.4 1,122.7 5.5 unchanged
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, OCTOBER 2019
October 2019 (2002=100)
% change from October 2018
Newfoundland and Labrador 139.7 0.5
Prince Edward Island 138.4 1.1
Nova Scotia 138 1
New Brunswick 136.8 1.3
Quebec 132.4 2.3
Ontario 137.9 1.7
Manitoba 136.9 2.2
Saskatchewan 140.9 1.6
Alberta 143.6 1.6
British Columbia 132.2 2.2
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.9 PER CENT, OCTOBER 2019
(1992=100) 2017 (1992=100) 2018 (2002=100) 2018 (2002=100) 2019
January 154.1 156.8 131.7 133.6
February 154.4 157.7 132.5 134.5
March 154.7 158.2 132.9 135.4
April 155.2 158.6 132.8 136
May 155.3 158.8 133.4 136.6
June 155.2 159 133.6 136.3
July 155.3 159.9 134.3 137
August 155.4 159.8 134.2 136.8
September 155.6 159.1 133.7 136.2
October 155.8 159.6 134.1 136.6
November 156.3 158.9
December 155.7 158.8
Annual Average 158.8
Terminated by Statistics Canada
131.7 133.6
Average Annual increase
Terminated by Statistics Canada
2.3%
October 2018 to October 2019
Terminated by Statistics Canada
1.9%
October 2019 (1986=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
208.2
October 2019 (1981=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
276
October 2019 (1971=100)
Terminated by Statistics Canada
653.6
Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019
PROVINCES, OCTOBER 2019
% change from October 2018 October 2018 October
159.1 133.7 136.2
159.6 134.1 136.6
158.9
158.8
Terminated by Statistics Canada
131.7 133.6
2.3%
1.9%
208.2
276
653.6
