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
Natural Change
1st Quarter 2026
-941
Y/Y Change:
-95
1st Quarter 2025 Value:
-846
Net Migration
1st Quarter 2026
294
Y/Y Change:
-1,166
1st Quarter 2025 Value:
1,460

Labour

Labour Force
July 2026
268,700
seasonally adjusted
Y/Y % Change:
-2.18%
July 2025 Value:
274,700
Persons Employed
July 2026
243,600
seasonally adjusted
Y/Y % Change:
-0.85%
July 2025 Value:
245,700
Unemployment Rate
July 2026
9.3 %
seasonally adjusted
Y/Y Change:
-1.3 pct points
July 2025 Value:
10.6 %
Participation Rate
July 2026
56.6 %
seasonally adjusted
Y/Y Change:
-1.7 pct points
July 2025 Value:
58.3 %
Actual Hours Worked
July 2026
8,371,800
Y/Y % Change:
-0.77%
July 2025 Value:
8,436,600
Employment Insurance Beneficiaries
June 2026
27,970
unadjusted
Y/Y % Change:
-9.77%
June 2025 Value:
31,000

Consumer Activity

Retail Trade Sales
June 2026
1.211
$ billions, unadjusted, 2022 NAICS
Y/Y % Change:
9.25%
June 2025 Value:
1.108 $ billions
New Motor Vehicle Sales
June 2026
$189,026,000
Y/Y % Change:
15.09%
June 2025 Value:
$164,246,000
Consumer Price Index (monthly)
July 2026
172.7
Y/Y % Change:
4.2%
July 2025 Value:
165.7
Consumer Price Index (annual)
2025
164.2
average across year
Y/Y % Change:
1.4%
2024 Value:
161.9
Household Consumption (2017 constant prices)
2024
19.015
$ billions
Y/Y % Change:
2.09%
2023 Value:
18.626 $ billions
New Housing Price Index
July 2026
109.8
house and land
Y/Y % Change:
0.00%
July 2025 Value:
109.8
Food services and Drinking places sales
June 2026
$99,962,000
seasonally adjusted
Y/Y % Change:
7.34%
June 2025 Value:
$93,130,000
Consumer Bankruptcies
June 2026
41
Y/Y % Change:
-10.87%
June 2025 Value:
46

Construction

Investment In New Building Construction
June 2026
$56,383,953
Y/Y % Change:
-3.98%
June 2025 Value:
$58,721,546
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
Housing Starts
2nd Quarter 2026
547
houses
Y/Y % Change:
10.95%
2nd Quarter 2025 Value:
493

Industry

Oil Production
June 2026
7,877,459
barrels
Y/Y % Change:
18.54%
June 2025 Value:
6,645,640
Mineral Shipments
2025
4.584
$ billions, gross value
Y/Y % Change:
9.04%
2024 Value:
4.204 $ billions
Manufacturing Shipments
June 2026
$676,222,000
Y/Y % Change:
36.43%
June 2025 Value:
$495,673,000
Total Fish Landings
2025
1.274
$ billions, all species
Y/Y % Change:
32.27%
2024 Value:
$963,399,812
Newsprint Shipments
2nd Quarter 2026
24,599
tonnes
Y/Y % Change:
-54.81%
2nd Quarter 2025 Value:
54,433

Income

Total Household Income
2024
33.378
$ billions
Y/Y % Change:
6.63%
2023 Value:
31.302 $ billions
Average Weekly Earnings
June 2026
$1,310.49
2026 data is preliminary
Y/Y % Change:
2.18%
June 2025 Value:
$1,282.50
Percentage of People in Low Income
2024
10.4 %
StatCan MBM
Y/Y Change:
-0.9 pct points
2023 Value:
11.3 %
Number of People in Low Income
2024
55,600
rounded StatCan MBM
Y/Y % Change:
-7.02%
2023 Value:
59,800
Income Support Recipients
June 2026
29,180
Y/Y % Change:
-1.19%
June 2025 Value:
29,532

Economic Output

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2024
42.219
$ billions
Y/Y % Change:
4.60%
2023 Value:
40.363 $ billions
Gross Domestic Product (chained 2017)
2024
32.350
$ billions
Y/Y % Change:
2.66%
2023 Value:
31.512 $ billions
Exports for All Industries
June 2026
1.813
$ billions
Y/Y % Change:
53.76%
June 2025 Value:
1.179 $ billions