CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
SEPTEMBER 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 139.4 0.2
Prince Edward Island 138.2 -0.1
Nova Scotia 137.5 0
New Brunswick 136.3 -0.2
Quebec 132.5 -0.3
Ontario 138.3 0
Manitoba 137.2 -0.1
Saskatchewan 140.8 0
Alberta 145 0.6
British Columbia 132.5 0.1
LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
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Source: Statistics Canada
Average Annual Increase 1.9%
SEPTEMBER 2019 to SEPTEMBER 2020
0.5%
SEPTEMBER 2020 (1986=100)
208.7
SEPTEMBER 2020 (1981=100)
276.6
SEPTEMBER 2020 (1971=100)
655
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 9 PER CENT, SEPTEMBER 2020
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 253.9 216.2 37.7 14.8 up 1.7
Prince Edward Island 84 75.5 8.5 10.1 down 0.6
Nova Scotia 494.5 455.7 38.9 7.9 down 2.4
New Brunswick 390.7 350.1 40.6 10.4 up 1
Quebec 4,612.8 4,270.9 341.9 7.4 down 1.3
Ontario 7,993.9 7,236.6 757.4 9.5 down 1.1
Manitoba 701.6 652.3 49.3 7 down 1.1
Saskatchewan 605.8 564.5 41.4 6.8 down 1.1
Alberta 2,497.3 2,204 293.2 11.7 down 0.1
British Columbia 2,668 2,444.3 223.7 8.4 down 2.3
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,824.4 2,290.4 534 18.9 down 4.2
25 to 54 13,096.7 12,143.2 953.4 7.3 down 0.5
55+ 4,381.4 4,036.3 345.1 7.9 down 0.9
25+, men 9,286.7 8,564.3 722.4 7.8 down 0.6
25+, women 8,191.4 7,615.2 576.1 7 down 0.7
Total 20,302.5 18,469.9 1,832.6 9 down 1.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
0.5 PER CENT, SEPTEMBER 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 136.2 137
October
November
December
Annual Average
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