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Table 8
Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment
Insurance Program,1 seasonally adjusted, 3 month
moving average
| Region | Effective from November 6, 2011 to December 3, 2011 |
|---|---|
| percent | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 01. St.John's | 7.0 |
| 02. Newfoundland and Labrador | 19.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | |
| 03. Prince Edward Island | 11.5 |
| Nova Scotia | |
| 04. Eastern Nova Scotia | 16.3 |
| 05. Western Nova Scotia | 9.6 |
| 06. Halifax | 5.9 |
| New Brunswick | |
| 07. Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John | 6.7 |
| 08. Madawaska-Charlotte 2 | 10.0 |
| 09. Restigouche-Albert | 15.4 |
| Quebec | |
| 10. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 14.0 |
| 11. Québec | 4.7 |
| 12. Trois-Rivières | 8.8 |
| 13. South Central Quebec | 5.0 |
| 14. Sherbrooke | 6.6 |
| 15. Montérégie | 7.7 |
| 16. Montréal | 8.2 |
| 17. Central Quebec | 8.0 |
| 18. Northwestern Quebec | 9.5 |
| 19. Bas-Saint-Laurent-Côte-Nord 3 | 9.2 |
| 20. Gatineau | 6.9 |
| 21. Saguenay | 6.4 |
| Ontario | |
| 22. Ottawa | 5.6 |
| 23. Eastern Ontario | 8.7 |
| 24. Kingston | 5.9 |
| 25. Central Ontario | 9.0 |
| 26. Oshawa | 7.1 |
| 27. Toronto | 8.3 |
| 28. Hamilton | 6.6 |
| 29. St. Catharines | 8.1 |
| 30. London | 9.2 |
| 31. Niagara | 10.6 |
| 32. Windsor | 11.0 |
| 33. Kitchener | 6.8 |
| 34. Huron | 6.8 |
| 35. South Central Ontario | 5.4 |
| 36. Sudbury | 5.4 |
| 37. Thunder Bay | 7.3 |
| 38. Northern Ontario | 12.2 |
| Manitoba | |
| 39. Winnipeg | 5.8 |
| 40. Southern Manitoba | 6.3 |
| 41. Northern Manitoba | 28.5 |
| Saskatchewan | |
| 42. Regina | 4.0 |
| 43. Saskatoon | 5.6 |
| 44. Southern Saskatchewan | 6.5 |
| 45. Northern Saskatchewan | 16.9 |
| Alberta | |
| 46. Calgary | 5.7 |
| 47. Edmonton | 5.6 |
| 48. Northern Alberta | 9.0 |
| 49. Southern Alberta | 6.3 |
| British Columbia | |
| 50. Southern Interior British Columbia | 8.7 |
| 51. Abbotsford | 8.0 |
| 52. Vancouver | 6.9 |
| 53. Victoria | 6.9 |
| 54. Southern Coastal British Columbia | 8.8 |
| 55. Northern British Columbia | 11.5 |
| Territories | |
| 56. Yukon 4 | 25.0 |
| 57. Northwest Territories 4 | 25.0 |
| 58. Nunavut 4 | 25.0 |
The boundaries of these regions are determined
by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). For geographic descriptions
and maps of employment insurance regions, see the HRSDC website: http://srv129.services.gc.ca/eiregions/en/geocont.aspx.
This unemployment rate has been determined
using a transition formula prescribed in the EI Regulations. For further information,
see: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/news/2000/000913a_e.shtml.
This unemployment rate has been determined
using a transition formula prescribed in the EI Regulations. For further information,
see: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/news/2000/000913b_e.shtml.
This rate is provided by Human Resources and
Skills Development Canada.
Note(s):
All geographic regions are based on the 1996 Census boundaries.
