LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, MAY 2021
MAY 2021
(2002=100)
% change from
MAY 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador 144.3 4.4
Prince Edward Island 144.2 6
Nova Scotia 143.1 4.8
New Brunswick 141.4 4.3
Quebec 137.3 4.1
Ontario 142.6 3.7
Manitoba 141.5 3.4
Saskatchewan 143.7 3.7
Alberta 148.6 3.1
British Columbia 135.1 2.7
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Source: Statistics Canada
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 8.2 PER CENT, MAY 2021
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 250.9 217.2 33.7 13.4 down 0.5
Prince Edward Island 87.6 79.2 8.4 9.6 up 1.4
Nova Scotia 492.1 443.7 48.4 9.8 up 1.7
New Brunswick 396.8 361 35.8 9 up 0.5
Quebec 4,515.3 4,219.3 296 6.6 unchanged
Ontario 7,916.8 7,183.8 733 9.3 up 0.3
Manitoba 704.7 653.8 50.8 7.2 down 0.2
Saskatchewan 601.3 563.3 37.9 6.3 down 0.3
Alberta 2,433.5 2,221.7 211.7 8.7 down 0.3
British Columbia 2,812.9 2,616.2 196.7 7 down 0.2
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,750 2,311.4 438.5 15.9 down 0.2
25 to 54 12,988.6 12,136 852.6 6.6 unchanged
55+ 4,473 4,111.9 361.2 8.1 up 0.7
25+, men 9,286.8 8,645 641.8 6.9 up 0.3
25+, women 8,174.8 7,602.8 572.1 7 unchanged
Total 20,211.6 18,559.2 1,652.3 8.2 up 0.1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
3.6 PER CENT, MAY 2021
(2002=100) 2020 (2002=100) 2021
January 136.8 138.2
February 137.4 138.9
March 136.6 139.6
April 135.7 140.3
May 136.1 141
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average Annual Increase 1%
MAY 2020 to MAY 2021
3.6%
MAY 2021 (1986=100)
214.9
MAY 2021 (1981=100)
284.8
MAY 2021 (1971=100)
674.6
June 28, 2021
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Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021
