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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016
FACTS AND FIGURES
May 16, 2016
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 7.1 PER CENT, MARCH 2016
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month
Newfoundland and Labrador 266.0 231.1 34.8 13.1 down 0.1
Prince Edward Island 79.9 71.1 8.8 11.0 n/a
Nova Scotia 492.7 447.7 45.0 9.1 n/a
New Brunswick 384.8 345.4 39.4 10.2 up 0.3
Quebec 4,430.1 4,098.6 331.5 7.5 Down 0.1
Ontario 7,496.9 6,988.6 508.3 6.8 n/a
Manitoba 676.9 636.2 40.7 6.0 n/a
Saskatchewan 606.0 568.3 37.7 6.2 up 0.3
Alberta 2,471.1 2,296.4 174.7 7.1 down 0.8
British Columbia 2,524.1 2,360 164.1 6.5 down 0.1
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,809.2 2,433.7 375.5 13.4 up 0.1
25 to 54 12,682.9 11,908.5 774.4 6.3 down 0.2
55+ 3,936.4 3,701.3 235.0 6.1 down 0.1
25+, men 8,816.3 8,230.6 585.7 6.6 down 0.3
25+, women 7,802.9 7,379.2 423.7 5.4 down 0.1
Total 19,428.4 18,043.5 1,384.9 7.1 down 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.3 PER CENT, CANADA, MARCH 2016
(1992=100) 2015 (1992=100) 2016 (2002=100) 2015 (2002=100) 2016
January 148.0 150.9 124.3 126.8
February 149.2 151.3 125.4 127.1
March 150.3 152.2 126.3 127.9
April 150.2 126.2
May 151.0 126.9
June 151.5 127.2
July 151.6 127.3
August 151.5 127.3
September 151.3 127.1
October 151.4 127.2
November 151.3 127.1
December 150.6 126.5
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual Increase 1.3% 1.3%
February 2015 to February 2016 1.26% 1.27%
February 2016 (1986=100) 232.0 194.9
February 2016 (1981=100) 307.4 258.3
February 2016 (1971=100) 728.2 611.9
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, MARCH 2016
March 2016 (2002=100) % change from March 2015
Newfoundland and Labrador 130.3 1.1
Prince Edward Island 130.2 0.3
Nova Scotia 130.1 0.4
New Brunswick 126.9 1.1
Quebec 125.6 0.7
Ontario 129.0 1.5
Manitoba 127.8 0.9
Saskatchewan 132.2 1.3
Alberta 135.0 1.5
British Columbia 121.8 1.7
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016
127.2
127.3
127.3
127.1
127.2
127.1
126.5
126.8
1.3%
1.27%
194.9
258.3
611.9
% change from March 2015
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