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 March 2026 276,000 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 1.47% March 2025 Value: 272,000 More Details Persons Employed March 2026 249,600 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 2.00% March 2025 Value: 244,700 More Details Unemployment Rate March 2026 9.5 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:-0.6 pct points March 2025 Value: 10.1 % More Details Participation Rate March 2026 58.3 % seasonally adjusted Y/Y Change:0.5 pct points March 2025 Value: 57.8 % More Details Actual Hours Worked March 2026 7,930,200 Y/Y % Change: -0.05% March 2025 Value: 7,933,900 More Details Employment Insurance Beneficiaries January 2026 49,050 unadjusted Y/Y % Change: 1.87% January 2025 Value: 48,150 More Details Consumer Activity Retail Trade Sales January 2026 $844,239,000 unadjusted, 2022 NAICS Y/Y % Change: -7.15% January 2025 Value: $909,206,000 More Details New Motor Vehicle Sales January 2026 $94,509,000 Y/Y % Change: -15.58% January 2025 Value: $111,957,000 More Details Consumer Price Index (monthly) February 2026 165.5 Y/Y % Change: 1.8% February 2025 Value: 162.5 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 February 2026 109.8 house and land Y/Y % Change: 0.64% February 2025 Value: 109.1 More Details Food services and Drinking places sales January 2026 $94,171,000 seasonally adjusted Y/Y % Change: 0.29% January 2025 Value: $93,901,000 More Details Consumer Bankruptcies January 2026 38 Y/Y % Change: 26.67% January 2025 Value: 30 More Details Construction Investment In New Building Construction January 2026 $54,364,436 Y/Y % Change: 5.18% January 2025 Value: $51,685,836 More Details Number of Building Permits February 2026 210 residential and non-residential, all types of work Y/Y % Change: -7.08% February 2025 Value: 226 More Details Housing Starts 4th Quarter 2025 467 houses Y/Y % Change: -1.27% 4th Quarter 2024 Value: 473 More Details Industry Oil Production February 2026 8,651,313 barrels Y/Y % Change: 69.16% February 2025 Value: 5,114,292 More Details Mineral Shipments 2025 4.584 $ billions, gross value Y/Y % Change: 9.04% 2024 Value: 4.204 $ billions More Details Manufacturing Shipments January 2026 $391,597,000 Y/Y % Change: 39.91% January 2025 Value: $279,888,000 More Details Total Fish Landings 2025 1.270 $ billions, all species Y/Y % Change: 31.88% 2024 Value: $963,013,947 More Details Newsprint Shipments 4th Quarter 2025 16,706 tonnes Y/Y % Change: -63.56% 4th Quarter 2024 Value: 45,843 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 January 2026 $1,310.11 2026 data is preliminary Y/Y % Change: 3.16% January 2025 Value: $1,269.98 More Details Percentage of People in Low Income 2023 10.9 % StatCan MBM Y/Y Change:1.5 pct points 2022 Value: 9.4 % More Details Number of People in Low Income 2023 57,000 rounded StatCan MBM Y/Y % Change: 16.33% 2022 Value: 49,000 More Details Income Support Recipients January 2026 29,022 Y/Y % Change: -0.76% January 2025 Value: 29,244 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 January 2026 $950,175,000 Y/Y % Change: -18.41% January 2025 Value: 1.165 $ billions More Details
