The Daily Friday, May 10, 2019
Press Release
Labour Force Survey, April 2019
Employment rose by 107,000 in April, with notable gains in part-time work for youth. The unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percentage points to 5.7% as more people participated in the labour market.
Building permits, March 2019
Canadian municipalities issued $8.1 billion worth of building permits in March, up 2.1% from February. The increase was attributable to higher construction intentions in Western Canada.
Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index, first quarter 2019
The Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index (TASPI) declined 3.9% in the first quarter. The index has decreased in the first quarter in 15 out of 18 years since its inception, as lower seasonal demand typically drives down accommodation prices in the fall and winter.
Leading indicator of cross-border traveller volume, April 2019
Data indicating cross-border travel by automobile through land ports equipped with the automated Integrated Primary Inspection Line (IPIL) system are now available upon request.
New products
Income and Expenditure Accounts Technical Series: “Purchasing Power Parities between the United States and Canada: Concepts and methods”, No. 91
Catalogue number Catalogue number13-604-M2019002, (PDF)
Canadian Labour Market Observatory: “Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app”
Catalogue number Catalogue number142000012018001, (HTML)
Labour Force Information, April 14 to 20, 2019
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-001-X, (HTML | PDF)
Statistics Canada – Data Visualization Products: “Labour Market Indicators, by province and census metropolitan area, seasonally adjusted”
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2017001, (HTML)
Statistics Canada – Data Visualization Products: “Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonality”
Catalogue number Catalogue number71-607-X2017002, (HTML)
Labour Force Survey: Public Use Microdata File, April 2019
Catalogue number Catalogue number71M0001X, (EFT)
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