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Unemployment Rates in Canada's 6 Most Populous Cities

Data source: Statistics Canada (SA = Seasonally Adjusted) / Charts: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Weekly

Data source: Department of Labor & Census Bureau / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
Change in Construction Employment — Canada vs U.S.

*“Year-over-year” is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Change in Private Sector vs Public Sector Employment in Canada

*“Year-over-year” is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada.
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Change in Full-time vs Part-Time Employment in Canada

*“Year-over-year” is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada.
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Change in Manufacturing Employment — Canada vs U.S.

The last data points are for December, 2020.
“Year-over-year” is the monthly figure versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Canada ‘R-3’ Unemployment Rate vs U.S. Unemployment Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA) Data (Statistics Canada calculates ‘R-3’ on same basis as U.S. rate)

The latest data points are for December 2020.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Labour Markets in 33 Canadian Cities

Based on averages of latest three months, seasonally adjusted (SA) data. Cities are census metro areas (CMAs). When the ranking numbers are the same, the cities are in a tie.
Data source: Statistics Canada/Tables: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Canadian Provincial Labour Markets

Data source (seasonally adjusted figures): Statistics Canada/Tables: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Change in Service Sector Employment — Canada vs U.S.

*“Year-over-year” is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Canada vs U.S. Monthly Unemployment Rate (Per Cent) Seasonally Adjusted Data

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
U.S. Month-to-month Total Jobs Creation

Latest data point is for December, 2020.
Source: Payroll Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) / Chart: ConstructConnect – CanaData.
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