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The City of St. Catharines has an extremely important asset in its ability to provide a large pool of readily accesible, skilled workers. Businesses searching for a large supply of able workers need look no farther than our diverse labour force.
Average unemployment rate, unadjusted,
by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average)
Annual unemployment rate compared
(1996 - 2009) for St. Catharines / Niagara CMA
Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted,
for St. Catharines / Niagara CMA (3 month moving average)
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November
2008 |
December 2009 |
November 2009 to December 2009 |
December 2008 to December 2009 |
November 2009 to December 2009 |
December 2008 to December 2009 |
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thousands |
change (thousands) |
% change |
| St. Catharines-Niagara |
| Population |
330.4 |
330.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| Labour force |
207.2 |
207.7 |
0.5 |
-5.8 |
0.2 |
-2.7 |
| Employment |
185.6 |
185.1 |
-0.5 |
-9.6 |
-0.3 |
-4.9 |
| Unemployment |
21.5 |
22.1 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
19.7 |
| Participation rate (%) |
62.7 |
62.8 |
0.1 |
-1.9 |
… |
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| Unemployment rate (%) |
10.4 |
10.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
… |
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| Employment rate (%) |
56.2 |
56.0 |
-0.2 |
-3.0 |
… |
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Industry Profile of St. Catharines
Occupations by Major Groups
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