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 July 2026 552,462 Y/Y Change: 2,260 July 2025 Value: 550,202 More Details Natural Change 2nd Quarter 2026 -760 Y/Y Change: -45 2nd Quarter 2025 Value: -715 More Details Net Migration 2nd Quarter 2026 2,341 Y/Y Change: -371 2nd Quarter 2025 Value: 2,712 More Details Labour Labour Force September 2026 271,400 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 0.82% September 2025 Value: 269,200 More Details Persons Employed September 2026 246,800 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 2.41% September 2025 Value: 241,000 More Details Unemployment Rate September 2026 9.1 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:-1.4 pct points September 2025 Value: 10.5 % More Details Participation Rate September 2026 57.1 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:0.0 pct points September 2025 Value: 57.1 % More Details Actual Hours Worked September 2026 8,903,800 Y/Y % Change: 2.12% September 2025 Value: 8,719,000 More Details Employment Insurance Beneficiaries August 2026 32,250 unadjusted Y/Y % Change: -12.27% August 2025 Value: 36,760 More Details Consumer Activity Retail Trade Sales August 2026 $1,192,743 unadjusted, 2022 NAICS Y/Y % Change: 6.25% August 2025 Value: $1,122,614 More Details New Motor Vehicle Sales August 2026 $184,401,000 Y/Y % Change: 7.87% August 2025 Value: $170,954,000 More Details Consumer Price Index (monthly) September 2026 173.0 Y/Y % Change: 4.7% September 2025 Value: 165.2 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 September 2026 108.5 house and land Y/Y % Change: -1.18% September 2025 Value: 109.8 More Details Food services and Drinking places sales July 2026 $99,959,000 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 7.90% July 2025 Value: $92,642,000 More Details Consumer Bankruptcies August 2026 38 Y/Y % Change: -5.00% August 2025 Value: 40 More Details Construction Investment In New Building Construction August 2026 $81,286,452 Y/Y % Change: 26.93% August 2025 Value: $64,040,377 More Details Number of Building Permits August 2026 758 residential and non-residential, all types of work Y/Y % Change: -5.96% August 2025 Value: 806 More Details Housing Starts 3rd Quarter 2026 570 houses Y/Y % Change: 28.67% 3rd Quarter 2025 Value: 443 More Details Industry Oil Production August 2026 8,209,919 barrels Y/Y % Change: 4.44% August 2025 Value: 7,861,216 More Details Mineral Shipments 2025 4.584 $ billions, gross value Y/Y % Change: 9.04% 2024 Value: 4.204 $ billions More Details Manufacturing Shipments August 2026 $708,113,000 Y/Y % Change: 120.85% August 2025 Value: $320,636,000 More Details Total Fish Landings 2025 1.274 $ billions, all species Y/Y % Change: 32.27% 2024 Value: $963,115,331 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 July 2026 $1,317.88 2026 data is preliminary Y/Y % Change: 1.96% July 2025 Value: $1,292.58 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 August 2026 29,018 Y/Y % Change: -0.78% August 2025 Value: 29,245 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
