CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, OCTOBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
(2002=100)
% change from
OCTOBER 2019
Newfoundland and Labrador 140.5 0.6
Prince Edward Island 138.6 0.1
Nova Scotia 138.4 0.3
New Brunswick 137 0.1
Quebec 133.1 0.5
Ontario 138.9 0.7
Manitoba 138.1 0.1
Saskatchewan 141.6 0.5
Alberta 145.2 1.1
British Columbia 132.9 0.5
LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
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Source: Statistics Canada
Average Annual Increase 1.9%
OCTOBER 2019 to OCTOBER 2020
0.7%
OCTOBER 2020 (1986=100)
209.6
OCTOBER 2020 (1981=100)
277.8
OCTOBER 2020 (1971=100)
657.9
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 8.9 PER CENT, OCTOBER 2020
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 254.7 222.1 32.7 12.8 down 2
Prince Edward Island 84.9 76.4 8.5 10 down 0.1
Nova Scotia 502.4 458.5 43.8 8.7 up 0.8
New Brunswick 392.3 352.7 39.6 10.1 down 0.3
Quebec 4,612.2 4,258 354.2 7.7 up 0.3
Ontario 8,035.2 7,267.2 768 9.9 up 0.1
Manitoba 700.2 650.5 49.7 7.1 up 0.1
Saskatchewan 601.2 562.9 38.2 6.4 down 0.4
Alberta 2,494.6 2,227.4 267.1 10.7 down 1
British Columbia 2,692.8 2,477.8 215 8 down 0.4
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,824.4 2,290.4 534 18.9 down 4.2
25 to 54 13,146.5 12,208.3 938.1 7.1 down 0.2
55+ 4,400.5 4,052.7 347.8 7.9 unchanged
25+, men 9,327.1 8,601.1 726 7.8 unchanged
25+, women 8,219.8 7,660 559.9 6.8 down 0.2
Total 20,302.5 18,469.9 1,832.6 9 down 1.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
0.7 PER CENT, OCTOBER 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 136.6 137.5
November
December
Annual Average
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