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Data refers to the Southeast New Brunswick region unless otherwise specified. Southeast New Brunswick includes Westmorland, Albert, and Kent counties.
Population
226,082
+1.5% YOY
Median age
44.4 Years
Total population increase**
3,284
*Greater Moncton CMA: indicates number of permanent residents admitted to Canada with Greater Moncton as their CMA of intended destination
** 2018/2019 represents July 2018-June 2019
Unemployment rate
8.8%
-1.9% YOY
Labour force participation rate
66.9%
+3.2% YOY
Median Total Income
$42,050
+2.6% YOY
Minimum wage
$11.75/hour
+37.6% since 2010
Public University Enrolment*
Total
6,287
+2.4% YOY
Public University Enrolment*
International Students
967
+10.3% YOY
Bilingual Population
(English/French)
50.6%
Working-Aged Population with
Post-Secondary Education
63.7%
Job
Postings†
4,786
+97.4% YOY
*Mount Allison University and Université de Moncton Campus de Moncton
† nbjobs.ca/stats/hiringdemand/southeast
Building permit values – non-residential*†
$20,811,000
+326.7% YOY
Building permit values
– residential*†
$21,635,000
+21.0% YOY
Vacancy rates –
commercial*
9.2%
+1.2% YOY
Vacancy rates –
residential*
2.7%
0.3% YOY
Rent –
commercial*
$25.11/psf
+0.4% YOY
Average apartment rent
– residential*
$896/month
+7.8% YOY
*Greater Moncton CMA
† Represented in thousands
Active Businesses*
3,891
+1.5% YOY
Net monthly business openings/closures*†
29 net openings
GDP*
$7.5 billion
-3.7% YOY
International Export value*
$538.4 million
+53% YOY
Top industries by employment
Wholesale and retail trade
16.3%
Health care and social assistance
15.4%
Manufacturing
7.8%
Top occupations by employment
Sales and service
occupations
28.8%
Business, finance and
administration occupations
16.2%
Trades, transport and equipment operators
and related occupations
13.8%
*Greater Moncton CMA
† Experimental data – interpret with caution.
Net business openings indicates business openings minus business closures. Business closures indicates the number of businesses that previously had a positive number of employees and now have zero employees. Closures are not necessarily permanent.
GDP
$7.5 billion
-3.7% YOY
Retail sales (provincial)
$1.3 billion
+58.7% YOY
CHANGE IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE*
-1.9%
Change in Labour Force Participation Rate*
+3.2%
*Greater Moncton CMA
**Experimental data – interpret with caution.
Net business openings indicates business openings minus business closures. Business closures indicates the number of businesses that previously had a positive number of employees and now have zero employees. Closures are not necessarily permanent.
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