Unemployment rate
5.5%
-1.9% YOY
Labour force participation rate
62.3%
-4.6% YOY
Minimum wage
$12.75
/ hour
Median Total Income – Couples
$91,000
+0.25% YOY
Public College Enrolment*
Total
2,105
+8.8% YOY
Public University Enrolment*
Total
6,428
+2.2% YOY
Public University Enrolment*
International Students
960
-0.7% YOY
Bilingual Population
(English/French)
49.5%
Working-Aged Population with
Post-Secondary Education
63.7%
Job
Postings†
7,116
+29.7% YOY
The Southeast region reached record employment in September 2021.
The labour force size has grown faster than employment during the pandemic, causing an increase in the unemployment rate.
Median incomes for all Census family types have trended upwards since 2011.
The median couple family earns over $90,000 per year, while the median “not in Census family” (i.e., people who live alone) earns over $30,000 per year.
The minimum hourly wage in New Brunswick is $12.75, set to rise to $13.75 in October 2022.
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT IN SOUTHEAST NEW BRUNSWICK BY YEAR - DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Public university enrolment declined from 2013 to 2018, but increased from 2018-2022.
Public college enrolment has increased by about 20% over the past five years.
As of the 2016 Census, 63.7% of the region’s working-aged population held a post-secondary degree or diploma.
Job postings declined in 2020, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, job postings returned to their pre-COVID levels.
The plurality of job postings are for sales and service occupations, and business, finance and related occupations.
*Mount Allison University and Université de Moncton, campus de Moncton
† nbjobs.ca/stats/hiringdemand/southeast