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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
May 29, 2017
FACTS AND FIGURES
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6.5 PER CENT, APRIL 2017
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 264.5 227.4 37 14 down 0.9
Prince Edward Island 81.9 73.5 8.4 10.3 up 0.2
Nova Scotia 490.8 450 40.8 8.3 down 0.3
New Brunswick 385 351.6 33.5 8.7 up 0.3
Quebec 4,484.6 4,190.1 294.5 6.6 up 0.2
Ontario 7,504.4 7,067 437.4 5.8 down 0.6
Manitoba 676.8 640 36.8 5.4 down 0.1
Saskatchewan 605.4 568.2 37.3 6.2 up 0.2
Alberta 2,485.9 2,289 196.9 7.9 down 0.5
British Columbia 2,596.7 2,454.3 142.4 5.5 up 0.1
All Canada
Age 15 to 24 2,766.7 2,442.3 324.4 11.7 down 0.9
25 to 54 12,758.2 12,043.5 714.7 5.6 up 0.1
55+ 4,051.3 3,825.3 225.9 5.6 down 0.6
25+, men 8,896.4 8,362.5 533.9 6 unchanged
25+, women 7,913.1 7,506.4 406.8 5.1 down 0.3
Total 19,576.2 18,311.2 1,265 6.5 down 0.2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, APRIL 2017
April 2017 (2002=100) % change from April 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador 135.6 3.6
Prince Edward Island 133.2 1.6
Nova Scotia 132 0.8
New Brunswick 131.2 2.7
Quebec 127 0.8
Ontario 132 1.9
Manitoba 130.2 1.6
Saskatchewan 134.2 1.4
Alberta 137.4 1.7
British Columbia 124.4 2.1
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.6 PER CENT, APRIL 2017
(1992=100) 2016 (1992=100) 2017 (2002=100) 2016 (2002=100) 2017
January 150.9 154.1 126.8 129.5
February 151.3 154.4 127.1 129.7
March 152.2 154.7 127.9 129.9
April 152.7 155.2 128.3 130.4
May 153.3 128.8
June 153.7 129.1
July 153.4 128.9
August 153.2 128.7
September 153.3 128.8
October 153.7 129.1
November 153.1 128.6
December 152.8 128.1
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual increase 2% 2%
April 2016 to April 2017 1.6% 1.6%
April 2017 (1986=100) 236.6 198.8
April 2017 (1981=100) 313.5 263.4
April 2017 (1971=100) 742.6 623.9
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
PROVINCES, APRIL 2017
% change from April 2016
128.8
129.1
128.9
128.7
128.8
129.1
128.6
128.1
126.8
2%
1.6%
198.8
263.4
623.9