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The latest Statistics Canada local labour market report customized for the Brantford CMA for last month is now available.
- August Unemployment Rate: Brantford 7.0% [+] Ontario 7.1% [+] Canada 6.6% [+]
Be sure to review the participation rate and the employment rate (reported as percentages), as well as the labour force, the employed, and the unemployed values (reported as absolute numbers). These give a better picture of changes in the market.
The report includes annual rates for the last 10 years, comparing Brantford to surrounding CMAs as well as the provincial and national levels.
Overview from Statistics Canada
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Employment was little changed in August (+22,000; +0.1%) while the employment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6%.
Employment grew by 20,000 (+0.3%) among core-aged women (25 to 54 years old) in August, and held steady across other major demographic groups.
Employment rose in educational services (+27,000; +1.7%), health care and social assistance (+25,000; +0.9%), and finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (+11,000; +0.8%). It declined in "other services" (-19,000; -2.3%), professional, scientific and technical services (-16,000; -0.8%), utilities (-6,800; -4.5%) and natural resources (-6,500; -1.8%).
Employment increased in Alberta (+13,000; +0.5%), Nova Scotia (+5,000; +1.0%), Manitoba (+4,400; +0.6%) and Prince Edward Island (+900; +1.0%), while there was a decline in Newfoundland and Labrador (-2,400; -1.0%).
Total hours worked were little changed in August (-0.1%) but were up 1.4% compared with 12 months earlier.
Average hourly wages among employees increased 5.0% (up $1.69 to $35.16) on a year-over-year basis in August, following growth of 5.2% in July (not seasonally adjusted).
Little overall change in employment in August
Employment was little changed in August (+22,000; +0.1%), as gains in part-time work (+66,000; +1.8%) were largely offset by a decline in full-time work (-44,000; -0.3%). This was the fourth consecutive month of little overall employment change.The employment rate—the proportion of the population aged 15 and older who are employed—decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 60.8% in August, the fourth consecutive monthly decline and the 10th decline in the past 11 months. On a year-over-year basis, the employment rate was down 1.2 percentage points in August, as employment growth (+1.6%) was outpaced by growth in the population aged 15 and older in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) (+3.5%).
The number of private sector employees rose by 38,000 (+0.3%) in August, largely offsetting a similar-sized decrease in the previous month (-42,000; -0.3%). The increase in private sector employment in August was the first since April. Public sector employment and self-employment were both little changed in August.
Local Top Line
- August Unemployment Rate: Brantford 7.0% [+] Ontario 7.1% [+] Canada 6.6% [+]
- The local unemployment rate increased by 1.0 month over month.
- The local labour force contracted by 1,500 month over month.
- The number of employed decreased by 2,200 month over month.
- The number of unemployed increased by 700 month over month.
- When compared to the surrounding CMAs of Hamilton, Niagara, Waterloo, Guelph, and London, Brantford’s unemployment rate is third highest.
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