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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
January 16, 2017
FACTS AND FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6.8 PER CENT, NOVEMBER 2016
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 267 228.7 38.3 14.3 down 0.6
Prince Edward Island 80.2 71.5 8.7 10.8 down 0.9
Nova Scotia 487 448 39 8 up 0.4
New Brunswick 388.2 354.3 33.9 8.7 down 1.3
Quebec 4,453.4 4,178.7 274.8 6.2 down 0.6
Ontario 7,508.5 7,037.6 471 6.3 down 0.1
Manitoba 673.3 631.8 41.5 6.2 down 0.2
Saskatchewan 610.9 569.3 41.6 6.8 down 0.1
Alberta 2,483.1 2,260.4 222.8 9 up 0.5
British Columbia 2,546.6 2,400.4 157.8 6.1 down 0.1
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,802.4 2,440.2 362.2 12.9 down 0.1
25 to 54 12,656.3 11,923.3 733 5.8 down 0.1
55+ 4,039.4 3,807.8 231.6 5.7 down 0.5
25+, men 8,846.6 8,281.9 564.7 6.4 down 0.3
25+, women 7,849.1 7,449.2 400 5.1 down 0.1
Total 19,498.1 18,171.3 1,326.9 6.8 down 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.2 PER CENT, NOVEMBER 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 150.2 152.7 126.2 128.3
May 151.0 153.3 126.9 128.8
June 151.5 153.7 127.2 129.1
July 151.6 153.4 127.3 128.9
August 151.5 153.2 127.3 128.7
September 151.3 153.3 127.1 128.8
October 151.4 153.7 127.2 129.1
November 151.3 153.1 127.1 128.6
December 150.6 126.5
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual increase 1.3.% 1.4%
Nov. 2015 to Nov. 2016 1.2% 1.5%
Nov. 2016 (1986=100) 233.4 196
Nov. 2016 (1981=100) 309.3 259.8
Nov. 2016 (1971=100) 732.5 615.3
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES
Nov. 2016 (2002=100) % change from Nov. 2015
Newfoundland and Labrador 134 3.6
Prince Edward Island 131.8 1.7
Nova Scotia 130.9 1.3
New Brunswick 128.9 2.5
Quebec 125.6 0.6
Ontario 130.2 1.8
Manitoba 127.9 0.2
Saskatchewan 131.7 0
Alberta 135 0.2
British Columbia 122.7 1.6
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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126.2 128.3
126.9 128.8
127.2 129.1
127.3 128.9
127.3 128.7
127.1 128.8
127.2 129.1
127.1 128.6
126.5
126.8
1.4%
1.5%
196
259.8
615.3
% change from Nov. 2015
