LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, MARCH 2021
MARCH 2021
(2002=100)
% change from
MARCH 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador 142.9 2.7
Prince Edward Island 142.1 3.3
Nova Scotia 141.8 2.8
New Brunswick 139.2 1.9
Quebec 135.4 2.2
Ontario 141 2.2
Manitoba 139.6 1.6
Saskatchewan 143.3 2.4
Alberta 146.9 1.9
British Columbia 134.9 2
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Source: Statistics Canada
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 7.5 PER CENT, MARCH 2021
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 251.6 220.5 31.2 12.4 down 2.9
Prince Edward Island 86.2 79.2 7 8.1 down 1.1
Nova Scotia 510.7 466.8 43.9 8.6 up 0.5
New Brunswick 396.2 359.6 36.6 9.2 up 0.3
Quebec 4,529.9 4,240.6 289.3 6.4 unchanged
Ontario 7,964.5 7,368.1 596.4 7.5 down 1.7
Manitoba 700.9 653.5 47.4 6.8 unchanged
Saskatchewan 593.1 549.7 43.4 7.3 unchanged
Alberta 2,458.7 2,235.3 223.4 9.1 down 0.8
British Columbia 2,859.3 2,661.2 198.1 6.9 unchanged
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,836 2,440 396 14 down 3.1
25 to 54 13,043.3 12,205.4 837.9 6.4 down 0.3
55+ 4,471.7 4,188.9 282.9 6.3 down 0.9
25+, men 9,286 8,677.5 608.5 6.6 down 0.3
25+, women 8,229 7,716.8 512.2 6.2 down 0.5
Total 20,351.1 18,834.3 1,516.7 7.5 down 0.7
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
2.2 PER CENT, MARCH 2021
(2002=100) 2020 (2002=100) 2021
January 136.8 138.2
February 137.4 138.9
March 136.6 139.6
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average Annual Increase 1%
MARCH 2020 to MARCH 2021
2.2%
MARCH 2021 (1986=100)
212.8
MARCH 2021 (1981=100)
282
MARCH 2021 (1971=100)
667.9
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Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021
