8
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
November 27, 2017
ARBITRATION AWARDS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — 6.3 PER CENT, OCTOBER 2017
Labour force
(000s)
Employment
(000s)
Unemployment
(000s)
Unemployment
rate (%)
Change from
previous month (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador
262.5 224.3 38.1 14.5 down 0.6
Prince Edward Island
80.9 72.6 8.3 10.3 up 0.8
Nova Scotia
490.2 447.6 42.6 8.7 down 0.3
New Brunswick
384.9 354.9 30 7.8 unchanged
Quebec
4,517.8 4,242.8 275.1 6.1 up 0.1
Ontario
7,628.1 7,177.3 450.8 5.9 up 0.3
Manitoba
683.7 647.9 35.8 5.2 down 0.3
Saskatchewan
599.3 564.1 35.1 5.9 down 0.3
Alberta
2,483.2 2,290.6 192.6 7.8 down 0.1
British Columbia
2,594.2 2,467.2 127 4.9 unchanged
All Canada
Age 15 to 24
2,769.3 2,461.5 307.8 11.1 up 0.8
25 to 54
12,772.7 12,082.9 689.8 5.4 down 0.2
55+
4,182.8 3,945.1 237.8 5.7 up 0.3
25+, men
8,930.9 8,414.6 516.3 5.8 unchanged
25+, women
8,024.7 7,613.4 411.3 5.1 unchanged
Total
19,724.9 18,489.4 1,235.4 6.3 up 0.1
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — PROVINCES, OCTOBER 2017
October 2017 (2002=100) % change from October 2016
Newfoundland and Labrador 136.1 0.9
Prince Edward Island 133.5 1.2
Nova Scotia 132.8 0.9
New Brunswick 131.4 1.5
Quebec 127.2 1
Ontario 132.3 1.3
Manitoba 131.4 1.5
Saskatchewan 135.4 2
Alberta 137.6 1.3
British Columbia 125.6 2
Data retrieved from Statistics Canada
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX — 1.4 PER CENT, OCTOBER 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 153.3 155.3 128.8 130.5
June 153.7 155.2 155.2 130.4
July 153.4 155.3 128.9 130.4
August 153.2 155.4 128.7 130.5
September 153.3 155.6 128.8 130.8
October 153.7 155.8 129.1 130.9
November 153.1 128.6
December 152.8 128.1
Annual Average 150.9 126.8
Average Annual increase 2% 2%
October 2016 to October 2017 1.4% 1.4%
October 2017 (1986=100) 237.5 199.5
October 2017 (1981=100) 314.7 264.4
October 2017 (1971=100) 745.5 626.3
Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017
PROVINCES, OCTOBER 2017
% change from October 2016
128.8 130.5
155.2 130.4
128.9 130.4
128.7 130.5
128.8 130.8
129.1 130.9
128.6
128.1
126.8
2%
1.4%
199.5
264.4
626.3
