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The latest Statistics Canada local labour market report customized for the Brantford CMA for last month is now available.
- November Unemployment Rate: Brantford 5.7% [-] Ontario 7.6% [+] Canada 6.8% [+]
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 increased by 51,000 (+0.2%) in November and the employment rate held steady at 60.6%. The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.8%, as more people looked for work.
In November, employment rose among core-aged (25 to 54 years old) men (+45,000; +0.6%), while it fell among women aged 55 to 64 years old (-20,000; -1.3%).
Employment rose in the month in wholesale and retail trade (+39,000; +1.3%), construction (+18,000; +1.2%), professional, scientific and technical services (+17,000; +0.9%), educational services (+15,000; +1.0%), and accommodation and food services (+15,000; +1.3%). It declined in manufacturing (-29,000; -1.6%), transportation and warehousing (-19,000; -1.7%) and natural resources (-6,300; -1.8%).
Employment increased in Alberta (+24,000; +1.0%), Quebec (+22,000; +0.5%), Manitoba (+6,600; +0.9%) and Prince Edward Island (+2,700; +2.9%) in November, while it was little changed in the other provinces.
Total hours worked were little changed in November (-0.2%) but were up 1.9% compared with 12 months earlier.
Average hourly wages among employees increased by 4.1% (+$1.40 to $35.68) on a year-over-year basis in November, following growth of 4.9% in October (not seasonally adjusted).
Employment rises in November, driven by full-time work
Employment rose by 51,000 (+0.2%) in November, following little change in October. Employment gains were concentrated in full-time work (+54,000; +0.3%).
After falling for six consecutive months from May to October, the employment rate—the proportion of the population aged 15 and older who are employed—held steady at 60.6% in November, as employment growth in the month kept pace with growth in the population aged 15 and older in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) (+0.2%). On a year-over-year basis, the employment rate was down 1.2 percentage points.
Public sector employment rose by 45,000 (+1.0%) in November, and accounted for the majority of the overall employment gain in the month. The number of employees in the private sector and the number of self-employed people were both little changed in November.
Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of employees in the public sector grew by 127,000 (+2.9%) in November. The increase was driven by the public-sector component of health care and social assistance (+81,000) and educational services (+48,000) (not seasonally adjusted). Over the same period, private sector employment rose at a slower pace (+1.3%; +173,000).
Local Top Line
- November Unemployment Rate: Brantford 5.7% [-] Ontario 7.6% [+] Canada 6.8% [+]
- The local unemployment rate decreased by 0.8 month over month.
- The local labour force expanded by 600 month over month.
- The number of employed increased by 1,100 month over month.
- The number of unemployed decreased by 600 month over month.
- When compared to the surrounding CMAs of Hamilton, Niagara, Waterloo, Guelph, and London, Brantford’s unemployment rate is the lowest.
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