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U.S. Employment - % Change Y/Y

The latest data points are for May, 2023.
Based on seasonally adjusted (SA) data.

Data source: Payroll Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect – CanaData.

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Weekly

Data source: Department of Labor & Census Bureau / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.

Canadian Provincial Labour Markets

Data source (seasonally adjusted figures): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø/Tables: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Ranking of Canadian Provincial Labour Markets

The latest data is for April, 2023.

Data source: Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.

17³Ô¹ÏÍø ‘R-3’ Unemployment Rate vs U.S. Unemployment Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA) Data (Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø calculates ‘R-3’ on same basis as U.S. rate)

The latest data points are for April, 2023.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

17³Ô¹ÏÍø: Month-to-month Total Jobs Count Change

Latest data point is for April 2023.

Source: Household Survey, Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø / Chart: ConstructConnect – CanaData.

U.S. Month-to-month Total Jobs Count Change

Latest data point is for December 2022.

Source: Payroll Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) / Chart: ConstructConnect – CanaData.

17³Ô¹ÏÍø vs U.S. Monthly Unemployment Rate (Per Cent) Seasonally Adjusted Data

The latest data points are for October, 2022.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Best U.S. City Labor Markets

Based on not seasonally adjusted (NSA) data. / Cities are metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).
When the ranking numbers are the same, the cities are in a tie.

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Table: 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 17³Ô¹ÏÍø/Tables: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Unemployment Rates in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's 6 Most Populous Cities

Data source: Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø (SA = Seasonally Adjusted) / Charts: ConstructConnect-CanaData.

Change in Total Employment — 17³Ô¹ÏÍø vs U.S.

The total jobs count in the U.S. in March 2021 was +916,000 (SA) m/m; 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's comparable figure was +303,000 m/m.

The latest data points are for March 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Change in Construction Employment — 17³Ô¹ÏÍø vs U.S.

The jobs count in the U.S. construction sector in February 2021 was -61,000 m/m & seasonally adjusted (SA); 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's comparable figure was +6,000.

The latest data points are for February 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Change in Private Sector vs Public Sector Employment in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø

The private sector jobs count in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in February 2021 was +214,000 m/m. The employment change in the public sector in the latest month was +45,000 m/m.

The latest data points are for February, 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Change in Full-time vs Part-Time Employment in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø

The full-time jobs count in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in February 2021 was +89,000 m/m; the part-time number-of-jobs change was +171,000 m/m.

The latest data points are for February, 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Change in Manufacturing Employment — 17³Ô¹ÏÍø vs U.S.

The m/m jobs count in the U.S. manufacturing sector in February 2021 was +21,000 seasonally adjusted (SA); 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's comparable figure was +8,000.

The last data points are for February, 2021.
“Year-over-year†is the monthly figure versus the same month of the previous year.

Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.

Change in Service Sector Employment — 17³Ô¹ÏÍø vs U.S.

The U.S. 'private services providing' jobs count in February 2021 was +513,000 m/m. Services jobs in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø in the latest month were +256,000 m/m.

The latest data points are for February, 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics 17³Ô¹ÏÍø and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).

Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.