Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2017 and ending March 31, 2018
Annex 1: Key labour market statistics

Sources: Statistics Canada, "Guide to the Labour Force Survey", catalogue no. 71-543-G, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division, 2018. Statistics Canada, "Labour Force Information: September 7, 2018", Catalogue no. 71-001-X, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division, 2018. Statistics Canada, "Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, July 12, 2018", Catalogue no. 75-514-G, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Labour Statistics Division, 2018.

• Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ¹ Statistics exclude the territories.
• ² The years reviewed in this annex prior to FY1718 correspond to the immediate previous year and in decrements of ten years in the past, in order to compare changes in these indicators over a longer period of time.
• ³ Number of working-age persons, 15 years of age and older.
• Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0287-01.

• Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ^r Revised data.
• ¹ The years reviewed in this annex prior to FY1718 correspond to the immediate previous year and in decrements of ten years in the past, in order to compare changes in these indicators over a longer period of time.
• ² Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (i.e. data by gender, age, educational attainment, industry, employment type, class of workers and job permanency) also excludes territorial data.
• ³ All years and groupings in these annexes where the use of N/A appears refers to data not being available or applicable for the year referenced, as this data was not reported for the year, group or EI benefit referenced.
• ⁴ Includes zero to eight years of education and some high school.
• ⁵ Includes high school graduates and some post-secondary education (not completed).
• ⁶ Includes certificates (including trade certificates) or diplomas from an educational institution beyond the secondary level, which comprise certificates from a vocational school, apprenticeship training, community college, collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (cégep) and school of nursing. Also included are certificates below a bachelor's degree obtained at a university.
• ⁷ Includes at least a university bachelor's degree.
• ⁸ This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ⁹ This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ¹⁰ Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job.
• ¹¹ Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job.
• ¹² A permanent job is one that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, if business conditions permit—that is, there is no predetermined end date.
• ¹³ A temporary job has a predetermined end date or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. This category includes seasonal jobs; temporary, term or contract jobs, including work done through a temporary help agency; casual jobs; and other temporary work.
• Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Tables 14-10-0019-01 (for data by educational attainment), 14-10-0022-01 (for data by industry), 14-10-0026-01 (for data by class of workers), 14-10-0071-01 (for data by job permanency), 14-10-0287-01 (for data specific to provinces, by gender, age and employment type), and 14-10-0292-01 (for data specific to territories).

• Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Percentage change is based on unrounded numbers. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted quarterly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ^r Revised data.
• ¹ Includes certificates or diplomas from an educational institution beyond the secondary level, which comprise certificates from a community college, collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (cégep) and school of nursing. Also included are certificates below a bachelor's degree obtained at a university. Apprenticeship or trades certificates are excluded from this category.
• ² Bachelor's degree or above.
• ³ This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ⁴ This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ⁵ A full-time vacant position consists of position which requires 30 or more hours of work per week.
• ⁶ A part-time vacant position consists of position which requires less than 30 hours of work per week.
• ⁷ A permanent position consists of a position which is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, given that business conditions permit. That is, there is no pre-determined termination date.
• ⁸ A temporary position consists of a position which has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed.
• ⁹ A seasonal position is a temporary position which is linked to a recurring event (e.g., public holidays) or time of the year (e.g., summertime).
• Sources: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, Tables 14-10-0326-01 (for data by industry and province or territory) and 14-10-0328-01 (for data by level of education sought, job vacancy type, job permanency and job vacancy duration).

• Note: Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted quarterly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ¹ This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ² This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• Source: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, Table 14-10-0326-01.

• Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding. Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ^r Revised data.
• ^E Use with caution.
• ^F The user is advised that those results do not meet Statistics Canada’s quality standards for this statistical program. Conclusions based on these data will be unreliable and most likely invalid.
• ¹ The years reviewed in this annex prior to FY1718 correspond to the immediate previous year and in decrements of ten years in the past, in order to compare changes in these indicators over a longer period of time.
• ² Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (i.e. data by gender, age, educational attainment, industry, reason for unemployment and duration of unemployment) also excludes territorial data.
• ³ Includes zero to eight years of education and some high school.
• ⁴ Includes high school graduates and some post-secondary education (not completed).
• ⁵ Includes certificates (including trade certificates) or diplomas from an educational institution beyond the secondary level, which comprise certificates from a vocational school, apprenticeship training, community college, collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (cégep) and school of nursing. Also included are certificates below a bachelor's degree obtained at a university.
• ⁶ Includes at least a university bachelor's degree.
• ⁷ Information is provided for the last job held, providing the person worked within the previous twelve months.
• ⁸ Monthly data that are confidential under the Statistics Act are excluded from the calculation of the annual average.
• ⁹ This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ¹⁰ This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ¹¹ People who have not worked in the last year or who have never worked are not classified as belonging to any industry.
• ¹² Duration of unemployment is the number of continuous weeks during which a person has been without work and is looking for work, or is on temporary layoff.
• ¹³ Duration of unemployment is not reported for unemployed people who reported having a job to start in the next four weeks under the Labour Force Survey.
• Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Tables 14-10-0019-01 (for data by educational attainment), 14-10-0022-01 (for data by industry), 14-10-0056-01 (for data by duration of unemployment), 14-10-0125-01 (for data by reason for unemployment), 14-10-0287-01 (for data specific to provinces, by gender and age) and 14-10-0292-01 (for data specific to territories).

• Note: Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ^r Revised data.
• ¹ The years reviewed in this annex prior to FY1718 correspond to the immediate previous year and in decrements of ten years in the past, in order to compare changes in these indicators over a longer period of time.
• ² Data specific to territories are not included in the official total for Canada. Data in other categories (i.e. data by gender, age, educational attainment and industry) also excludes territorial data.
• ³ Includes zero to eight years of education and some high school.
• ⁴ Includes high school graduates and some post-secondary education (not completed).
• ⁵ Includes certificates (including trade certificates) or diplomas from an educational institution beyond the secondary level, which comprise certificates from a vocational school, apprenticeship training, community college, collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (cégep) and school of nursing. Also included are certificates below a bachelor's degree obtained at a university.
• ⁶ Includes at least a university bachelor's degree.
• ⁷ Monthly data that are confidential under the Statistics Act are excluded from the calculation of the annual average.
• ⁸ This industry combines codes 55 (management of companies and enterprises) and 56 (administrative and support, waste management and remediation services) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• ⁹ This industry combines codes 51 (information and cultural industries) and 71 (arts, entertainment and recreation) from the North American Industry Classification System.
• Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Tables 14-10-0019-01 (for data by educational attainment), 14-10-0022-01 (for data by industry), and 14-10-0287-01 (for data specific to provinces, by gender, age and employment type), and 14-10-0292-01 (for data specific to territories).

• Note: Fiscal year data in this annex are the annual average of unadjusted monthly estimates produced by Statistics Canada.
• ^r Revised data.
• ¹ Duration of unemployment is the number of continuous weeks during which a person has been without work and is looking for work, or is on temporary layoff.
• ² Average weeks of unemployment is calculated with no upper limit to length of unemployment.
• Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Table 14-10-0056-01.