CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, AUGUST 2020
AUGUST 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
AUGUST 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 139.1 -0.6
Prince Edward Island 138.3 -0.4
Nova Scotia 137.5 -0.7
New Brunswick 136.6 -0.6
Quebec 132.9 0.4
Ontario 138.6 0.1
Manitoba 137.2 -0.1
Saskatchewan 140.8 0.4
Alberta 144.2 0.6
British Columbia 132.4 0.2
LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
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Source: Statistics Canada
Average Annual Increase 1.9%
AUGUST 2019 to AUGUST 2020 0.1%
AUGUST 2020 (1986=100) 208.8
AUGUST 2020 (1981=100) 276.8
AUGUST 2020 (1971=100) 655.5
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 10.2 PER CENT, AUGUST 2020
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 244.6 212.5 32.1 13.1 down 2.5
Prince Edward Island 85.3 76.3 9.1 10.7 down 1
Nova Scotia 494.5 443.7 50.8 10.3 down 0.5
New Brunswick 384.1 347.9 36.2 9.4 down 0.4
Quebec 4,592.6 4,194.2 398.4 8.7 down 0.8
Ontario 7,910.4 7,069 841.4 10.6 down 0.7
Manitoba 693.1 637.2 56 8.1 down 0.1
Saskatchewan 603.4 555.8 47.7 7.9 down 0.9
Alberta 2,456.2 2,165.8 290.4 11.8 down 1
British Columbia 2,674.3 2,389.5 284.9 10.7 down 0.4
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,811.2 2,163.1 648.1 23.1 down 1.1
25 to 54 12,962.6 11,948.8 1,013.9 7.8 down 1
55+ 4,364.8 3,979.8 385 8.8 unchanged
25+, men 9,227.7 8,455 772.8 8.4 down 0.5
25+, women 8,099.7 7,473.6 626.1 7.7 down 0.9
Total 20,138.6 18,091.7 2,046.9 10.2 down 0.7
September 28, 2020
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
0.1 PER CENT, AUGUST 2020
(2002=100) 2019 (2002=100) 2020
January 133.6 136.8
February 134.5 137.4
March 135.4 136.6
April 136 135.7
May 136.6 136.1
June 136.3 137.2
July 137 137.2
August 136.8 137
September
October
November
December
Annual Average
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