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Monitoring The Local Economy Feburary 2006

Tuesday, Feb 21 2006, 12:00

Brampton Indicators
YTD Dec 2005
YTD Dec 2004
Variance (05/04)
Total New Employment
1,738
1,804
-3.7%
Total New Business
241
227
6.2%
Unemployment Rate (Toronto CMA)
6.3% (Dec only)
7.6% (Dec only)
-13.0%
Average Active Employment Insurance Claims
122,218
118,107
3.5%
Total Construction Value
$1,235,359,094
$2,730,395,406
-54.8%
Residential Construction Value
$556,029,406
$2,041,548,685
-72.8%
Industrial Construction Value
$302,685,614
$208,707,028
45.0%
Commercial Construction Value
$84,898,511
$164,029,324
-48.2%
Institutional Construction Value
$267,985,577
$291,662,375
-8.1%
Miscellaneous Construction Value
$23,759,986
$24,447,994
-2.8%