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Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020
ARBITRATION AWARDS ARBITRATION AWARDS
May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, MARCH 2019
MARCH 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
MARCH 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 139.2 0.1
Prince Edward Island 137.5 0.4
Nova Scotia 138 0.9
New Brunswick 136.6 0.5
Quebec 132.5 1.1
Ontario 137.9 0.7
Manitoba 137.4 1
Saskatchewan 140 0.6
Alberta 144.1 0.7
British Columbia 132.3 1.2
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
0.9 PER CENT, MARCH 2019
(2002=100) 2019 (2002=100) 2020
January 133.6 136.8
February 134.5 137.4
March 135.4 136.6
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Annual Average
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 7.8 PER CENT, MARCH 2019
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 246.3 217.4 28.9 11.7 down 0.3
Prince Edward Island 85.9 78.5 7.4 8.6 up 0.6
Nova Scotia 490.2 446.2 44.1 9 up 1.2
New Brunswick 379.2 345.8 33.3 8.8 up 1.9
Quebec 4,483.3 4,120.5 362.8 8.1 up 3.6
Ontario 7,737.9 7,152.3 585.6 7.6 up 2.1
Manitoba 682.7 638.9 43.9 6.4 up 1.4
Saskatchewan 603.6 559.8 43.8 7.3 up 1.1
Alberta 2,423.3 2,212.8 210.5 8.7 up 1.5
British Columbia 2,593.4 2,406.7 186.7 7.2 up 2.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,598.3 2,160.5 437.8 16.8 up 6.5
25 to 54 12,848.4 11,999.6 848.8 6.6 up 1.9
55+ 4,279.1 4,018.7 260.4 6.1 up 1
25+, men 9,116 8,579.5 536.5 5.9 up 1
25+, women 8,011.4 7,438.7 572.7 7.1 up 2.4
Total 19,725.7 18,178.7 1,547 7.8 up 2.2
Source: Statistics Canada
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
ANNUAL 2.4 PER CENT, MARCH 2020
