Community Dashboard: Female unemployment rate
Rationale and analysis
How we measure this data
As reported by Statistics Canada with a monthly frequency using a three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality. The Labour Force data is reported as an accumulation of neighbouring municipalities around one central municipality. For the employment rate it is aggragated as St. Catharines-Niagara CMA, excluding Grimbsy and West Lincoln.
Prior-year values are averages of monthly values while current-year values are reported on a monthly basis as per data availability.
Progress and advancements
Niagara's female unemployment rate spiked in October at 5.9% but has since fallen to 4.5%. However, has been slightly increasing since June of 2022.
About this indicator
The unemployment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, et cetera) is the number unemployed in that group expressed as a percentage of the labour force for that group. Estimates are percentages, rounded to the nearest tenth.