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Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population - Ottawa, City (CV) [Census subdivision], Ontario.
- Quick Facts
- Employment Increased in October
- Mployment Rate Decreased to 7.0 %
- Employment and Unemployment in Urban Centres
In October 2021: 1. There were 12.4 million people in Ontario aged 15 years or older 1.1. 8.1 million (65.4%) were in the labour force. The labour force increased in October (13,200 or 0.2%) compared to September. 1.2. 7.5 million (60.9%) were employed, up by 37,000 (0.5%) from September. 2. Ontario's unemployment rate decreased to 7.0% in October ...
Employment in Ontario increased for the fifth consecutive month in October (37,000 or 0.5%), following an increase of 73,600 (1.0%) in September. In October, employment in Ontario was 45,600 (0.6%) above its pre-COVID-19 February 2020 level. Chart 1 shows employment in Ontario from January 2005 to October 2021.
Chart 3 shows unemployment rates, Ontario and Canada, January 2005 to October 2021. Ontario’s unemployment rate in October was 7.0%, down from 7.3% in September and was at its lowest rate since February 2020 (5.5%). Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 6.7% in October from 6.9% in September. Canada’s unemployment rate in February 2020 was 5.7%.
Employment change in urban centres
Chart 5 shows employment change for Ontario Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) from September 2021 to October 2021. Toronto (42,700 or 1.2%) led employment gains among the sixteen Ontario Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) between September and October, followed by Oshawa (5,600 or 2.6%) and Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloos (4,600 or 1.4%). The employment level notably fell in Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part) (-9,500 or -1.6%) and Belleville (-2,500 or -5.0%). In October, employment in most of the 16...
Lowest and highest unemployment rates in urban centres
Chart 6 shows Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with highest and lowest unemployment rates in Canada, October 2021. Windsor recorded the highest unemployment rate in Canada in October (9.2%), followed by Toronto (8.4%). Guelph recorded the lowest unemployment rate in Ontario in October (5.1%), while Quebec City recorded the lowest unemployment rate in Canada (3.8%).
On an annual basis, employment in Ontario increased by 344,800 (4.9%) in 2021, the largest employment increase on record. This compared to a decline of 355,300 (-4.8%) net jobs in 2020. Full-time jobs increase by 273,400 (4.7%) and part-time jobs increased by 71,300 (5.8%) in 2021.
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Feb 23, 2022 · According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, the province gained 344,800 jobs in 2021 (a 4.9 per cent increase), the largest annual increase in employment on record. [2] The record job gains brought employment essentially back to the pre-pandemic 2019 level (0.1 per cent below).
Employment increased by 42,700 (+0.6%) jobs in October 2022, with the majority of gains in part-time employment (+37,400; +2.8%). The unemployment rate rose for the fourth consecutive month to 5.9% in October, 0.1 percentage point up from the previous month.
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Full-time employment was still down 12,900 jobs from the peak in October 2023 but stood 400 jobs above the trough in April 2024. * All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
