Quick Fact Dashboard About the Dashboard This quick fact dashboard presents a range of economic and social indicators for Newfoundland and Labrador. The individual indicators can be explored in more detail to show the change over time using an interactive chart and data table as well as providing additional information, sources, or tools. The list presented is not intended to be exhaustive or inclusive of a defined framework and will be adjusted over time to include additional indicators of importance. Population and Demography Population April 2026 547,910 Y/Y Change: -1,546 April 2025 Value: 549,456 More Details Natural Change 1st Quarter 2026 -941 Y/Y Change: -95 1st Quarter 2025 Value: -846 More Details Net Migration 1st Quarter 2026 294 Y/Y Change: -1,166 1st Quarter 2025 Value: 1,460 More Details Labour Labour Force August 2026 268,100 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: -1.22% August 2025 Value: 271,400 More Details Persons Employed August 2026 245,000 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 1.11% August 2025 Value: 242,300 More Details Unemployment Rate August 2026 8.6 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:-2.1 pct points August 2025 Value: 10.7 % More Details Participation Rate August 2026 56.4 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:-1.1 pct points August 2025 Value: 57.5 % More Details Actual Hours Worked August 2026 8,459,000 Y/Y % Change: 4.46% August 2025 Value: 8,097,600 More Details Employment Insurance Beneficiaries June 2026 27,970 unadjusted Y/Y % Change: -9.77% June 2025 Value: 31,000 More Details Consumer Activity Retail Trade Sales June 2026 1.211 $ billions, unadjusted, 2022 NAICS Y/Y % Change: 9.25% June 2025 Value: 1.108 $ billions More Details New Motor Vehicle Sales June 2026 $189,026,000 Y/Y % Change: 15.09% June 2025 Value: $164,246,000 More Details Consumer Price Index (monthly) July 2026 172.7 Y/Y % Change: 4.2% July 2025 Value: 165.7 More Details Consumer Price Index (annual) 2025 164.2 average across year Y/Y % Change: 1.4% 2024 Value: 161.9 More Details Household Consumption (2017 constant prices) 2024 19.015 $ billions Y/Y % Change: 2.09% 2023 Value: 18.626 $ billions More Details New Housing Price Index July 2026 109.8 house and land Y/Y % Change: 0.00% July 2025 Value: 109.8 More Details Food services and Drinking places sales June 2026 $99,962,000 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 7.34% June 2025 Value: $93,130,000 More Details Consumer Bankruptcies July 2026 49 Y/Y % Change: 40.00% July 2025 Value: 35 More Details Construction Investment In New Building Construction June 2026 $56,383,953 Y/Y % Change: -3.98% June 2025 Value: $58,721,546 More Details Number of Building Permits June 2026 1,340 residential and non-residential, all types of work Y/Y % Change: 22.26% June 2025 Value: 1,096 More Details Housing Starts 2nd Quarter 2026 547 houses Y/Y % Change: 10.95% 2nd Quarter 2025 Value: 493 More Details Industry Oil Production July 2026 8,095,949 barrels Y/Y % Change: 15.66% July 2025 Value: 6,999,650 More Details Mineral Shipments 2025 4.584 $ billions, gross value Y/Y % Change: 9.04% 2024 Value: 4.204 $ billions More Details Manufacturing Shipments June 2026 $676,222,000 Y/Y % Change: 36.43% June 2025 Value: $495,673,000 More Details Total Fish Landings 2025 1.274 $ billions, all species Y/Y % Change: 32.31% 2024 Value: $963,127,711 More Details Newsprint Shipments 2nd Quarter 2026 24,599 tonnes Y/Y % Change: -54.81% 2nd Quarter 2025 Value: 54,433 More Details Income Total Household Income 2024 33.378 $ billions Y/Y % Change: 6.63% 2023 Value: 31.302 $ billions More Details Average Weekly Earnings June 2026 $1,310.49 2026 data is preliminary Y/Y % Change: 2.18% June 2025 Value: $1,282.50 More Details Percentage of People in Low Income 2024 10.4 % StatCan MBM Y/Y Change:-0.9 pct points 2023 Value: 11.3 % More Details Number of People in Low Income 2024 55,600 rounded StatCan MBM Y/Y % Change: -7.02% 2023 Value: 59,800 More Details Income Support Recipients June 2026 29,180 Y/Y % Change: -1.19% June 2025 Value: 29,532 More Details Economic Output Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2024 42.219 $ billions Y/Y % Change: 4.60% 2023 Value: 40.363 $ billions More Details Gross Domestic Product (chained 2017) 2024 32.350 $ billions Y/Y % Change: 2.66% 2023 Value: 31.512 $ billions More Details Exports for All Industries July 2026 1.953 $ billions Y/Y % Change: 15.99% July 2025 Value: 1.684 $ billions More Details
