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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average)
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| December 2011 | January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | change (thousands) | % change | ||||
| Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo (Ont.) | ||||||
| Population | 410.4 | 410.9 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 292.2 | 297.0 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 272.8 | 276.4 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 19.4 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 71.2 | 72.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 66.5 | 67.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | … | … |
| Brantford (Ont.) | ||||||
| Population | 108.2 | 108.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 71.2 | 70.8 | -0.4 | -4.5 | -0.6 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 65.9 | 65.0 | -0.9 | -3.4 | -1.4 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 7.5 | -17.4 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.4 | 8.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.8 | 65.4 | -0.4 | -4.6 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 60.9 | 60.1 | -0.8 | -3.5 | … | … |
| Guelph (Ont.) | ||||||
| Population | 114.0 | 114.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 86.7 | 86.8 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 12.1 |
| Employment | 82.2 | 82.0 | -0.2 | 10.4 | -0.2 | 14.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 6.7 | -17.2 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 76.1 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 7.4 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 72.1 | 71.9 | -0.2 | 8.3 | … | … |
| Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0116 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | ||||||
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