LABOUR FORCE NUMBERS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX —
PROVINCES, OCTOBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
(2002=100)
% change from
OCTOBER 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador 146.8 4.5
Prince Edward Island 147.8 6.6
Nova Scotia 145.9 5.4
New Brunswick 144.5 5.5
Quebec 140.2 5.3
Ontario 145.7 4.9
Manitoba 144.6 4.7
Saskatchewan 146.1 3.2
Alberta 151.5 4.3
British Columbia 137.9 3.8
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Source: Statistics Canada
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6.7 PER CENT, OCTOBER 2021
Labour Force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment Rate
(%)
Change from Previous Month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 255.2 219.8 35.4 13.9 up 0.8
Prince Edward Island 88.1 80 8 9.1 down 2.2
Nova Scotia 508.8 466.7 42.1 8.3 up 0.3
New Brunswick 401.1 364.7 36.4 9.1 down 0.2
Quebec 4,574.5 4,319 255.5 5.6 down 0.1
Ontario 8,104.5 7,536.7 567.9 7 down 0.3
Manitoba 695.3 658.2 37.1 5.3 down 0.3
Saskatchewan 598.4 561.2 37.2 6.2 down 0.1
Alberta 2,449.8 2,263.9 185.9 7.6 down 0.5
British Columbia 2,852.3 2,692.3 160 5.6 down 0.3
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,868.5 2,575.2 293.4 10.2 down 1.1
25 to 54 13,189.7 12,455.8 733.9 5.6 down 0.3
55+ 4,469.7 4,131.5 338.3 7.6 up 0.4
25+, men 9,381 8,792.8 588.2 6.3 down 0.1
25+, women 8,278.5 7,794.5 484 5.8 down 0.1
Total 20,528 19,162.4 1,365.6 6.7 down 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
4.7% PER CENT, OCTOBER 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 137.2 141.4
July 137.2 142.3
August 137 142.6
September 136.9 142.9
October 137.5 143.9
November
December
Average Annual Increase 1%
OCTOBER 2020 to OCTOBER 2021
4.7%
OCTOBER 2021 (1986=100)
219.4
OCTOBER 2021 (1981=100)
290.7
OCTOBER 2021 (1971=100)
688.5
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Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021
