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 January 2026 548,557 Y/Y Change: -285 January 2025 Value: 548,842 More Details Natural Change 4th Quarter 2025 -917 Y/Y Change: -71 4th Quarter 2024 Value: -846 More Details Net Migration 4th Quarter 2025 -264 Y/Y Change: -1,550 4th Quarter 2024 Value: 1,286 More Details Labour Labour Force May 2026 269,100 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: -1.82% May 2025 Value: 274,100 More Details Persons Employed May 2026 243,200 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: -1.70% May 2025 Value: 247,400 More Details Unemployment Rate May 2026 9.6 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:-0.1 pct points May 2025 Value: 9.7 % More Details Participation Rate May 2026 56.7 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:-1.5 pct points May 2025 Value: 58.2 % More Details Actual Hours Worked May 2026 8,589,600 Y/Y % Change: -1.48% May 2025 Value: 8,718,900 More Details Employment Insurance Beneficiaries March 2026 46,670 unadjusted Y/Y % Change: -1.33% March 2025 Value: 47,300 More Details Consumer Activity Retail Trade Sales March 2026 $996,865,000 unadjusted, 2022 NAICS Y/Y % Change: 3.42% March 2025 Value: $963,893,000 More Details New Motor Vehicle Sales March 2026 $150,519,000 Y/Y % Change: -9.39% March 2025 Value: $166,113,000 More Details Consumer Price Index (monthly) April 2026 168.9 Y/Y % Change: 3.6% April 2025 Value: 163.0 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 April 2026 109.8 house and land Y/Y % Change: 0.00% April 2025 Value: 109.8 More Details Food services and Drinking places sales March 2026 $99,042,000 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 5.69% March 2025 Value: $93,713,000 More Details Consumer Bankruptcies March 2026 46 Y/Y % Change: -17.86% March 2025 Value: 56 More Details Construction Investment In New Building Construction March 2026 $48,382,390 Y/Y % Change: 38.91% March 2025 Value: $34,830,351 More Details Number of Building Permits March 2026 261 residential and non-residential, all types of work Y/Y % Change: -25.85% March 2025 Value: 352 More Details Housing Starts 1st Quarter 2026 224 houses Y/Y % Change: 35.76% 1st Quarter 2025 Value: 165 More Details Industry Oil Production April 2026 9,383,588 barrels Y/Y % Change: 26.41% April 2025 Value: 7,423,371 More Details Mineral Shipments 2025 4.584 $ billions, gross value Y/Y % Change: 9.04% 2024 Value: 4.204 $ billions More Details Manufacturing Shipments March 2026 $417,907,000 Y/Y % Change: 63.49% March 2025 Value: $255,622,000 More Details Total Fish Landings 2025 1.271 $ billions, all species Y/Y % Change: 31.94% 2024 Value: $963,014,985 More Details Newsprint Shipments 1st Quarter 2026 8,529 tonnes Y/Y % Change: -81.62% 1st Quarter 2025 Value: 46,409 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 March 2026 $1,291.80 2026 data is preliminary Y/Y % Change: 0.95% March 2025 Value: $1,279.66 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 April 2026 29,304 Y/Y % Change: -0.78% April 2025 Value: 29,533 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 March 2026 1.590 $ billions Y/Y % Change: 23.86% March 2025 Value: 1.284 $ billions More Details
