Indicators

Data retrieved from the Data Hub’s API is segmented by 18 labour market indicators which are further divided into three broad categories: Standard Indicators, Job Postings, and Work Requirements. Indicators are pre-processed or processed on the fly to deliver a consistent and up-to-date metric on the indicator of choice. To retrieve the desired indicator for an API request, the ID # must be passed to the API.

Table of Indicator Categories

Indicator Category	ID	Comments
Standard indicators from the LFS and related sources (e.g., unemployment rate, average wages, etc.)	1-13	Includes only age and sex as demographic variables; CMA and ER are most detailed geography; both NOC and NAICS available.
Job postings, data from Vicinity Jobs (e.g., counts, growth of postings)	14-15	No CMA data, but ER and Census Divisions available. NOC data but no NAICS data.
Work requirements, data from Vicinity Jobs (e.g., counts, share of work requirements)	16-18	No CMA data, but ER and Census Divisions available. NOC data but no NAICS data. Includes work requirements (e.g. skills) and their categories.

Table of Indicators

Indicator Name	ID	Description	Data Source	Historical availability
Employment Level	1	Count of persons employed according to the LFS.	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Employment Rate	2	Ratio of persons employed to population of the reference group (e.g., 15+; females in Manitoba, etc).	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Employment Growth, month over month	3	Percent change in employment level from one month to the next.	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Employment Growth, year over year	4	Percent change in employment level between one month and that month one year prior.	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Unemployment Level	5	Count of persons unemployed according to the LFS.	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Unemployment Rate	6	Ratio of persons unemployed to labour force of the reference group (e.g., 15+; females in Manitoba, etc).	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Labour Force Level	7	Count of persons in the labour force according to the LFS. Equal to sum of those employed and unemployed.	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Labour Force Participation	8	Ratio of persons in the labour force to population of the reference group (e.g., 15+; females in Manitoba, etc).	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Population Level	9	Count of persons residing in the location specified according to the LFS. Note that “total population” is only for those aged 15 and over.	Statistics Canada	From 1976
Inactive Level	10	Count of persons not in the labour force according to the LFS. Equal to population level less labour force level.	Statistics Canada	From 1997
Average Weekly Wages	11	Self-reported actual weekly wages according to the LFS.	Statistics Canada	From 1997
Average Hourly Wages	12	Self-reported actual hourly wages according to the LFS.	Statistics Canada	From 1997
Average Annual Earnings	13	Self-reported actual weekly wages according to the LFS. Estimated by LMIC as persons weekly wages times 52.	Statistics Canada	From 2018
Job Posting Counts	14	Number of new job posting counts according to Vicinity Jobs.	Vicinity Jobs	From 2018
Job Posting Growth Year over Year	15	Percent change in new job postings between one month and that month one year prior.	Vicinity Jobs	From 2019
Work Requirements Count	16	Number of work requirements (including skills) listed in new job postings according to Vicinity Jobs.	Vicinity Jobs	From 2018
Work Requirements Growth Year over Year	17	Percent change in work requirement counts between one month and that month one year prior.	Vicinity Jobs	From 2019
Work Requirements Share	18	Ratio of work requirement counts in a narrowly defined group to the work requirements counts in a broader (encompassing group). Examples include work requirements within an occupation or within a province as a share of all work requirements.	Vicinity Jobs	From 2018