Table 8
Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance Program,1 seasonally adjusted, 3 month moving average

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Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance Program, seasonally adjusted, 3 month moving average


Table summary
This table displays the results of regional unemployment rates used by the employment insurance program. The information is grouped by region (appearing as row headers), effective from june 10, 2012 to july 7, 2012, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region Effective from June 10, 2012 to July 7, 2012
  percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
01. St.John's 7.6
02. Newfoundland and Labrador 16.2
Prince Edward Island  
03. Prince Edward Island 11.3
Nova Scotia  
04. Eastern Nova Scotia 14.0
05. Western Nova Scotia 10.8
06. Halifax 6.2
New Brunswick  
07. Fredericton-Moncton-Saint
John		 7.2
08. Madawaska-Charlotte 11.0
09. Restigouche-Albert 15.5
Quebec  
10. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 14.1
11. Québec 5.2
12. Trois-Rivières 8.3
13. South Central Quebec 4.9
14. Sherbrooke 6.6
15. Montérégie 6.8
16. Montréal 8.9
17. Central Quebec 8.8
18. Northwestern Quebec 8.3
19. Bas-Saint-Laurent-Côte-Nord 9.5
20. Gatineau 5.4
21. Saguenay 5.9
Ontario  
22. Ottawa 6.1
23. Eastern Ontario 7.9
24. Kingston 6.2
25. Central Ontario 7.5
26. Oshawa 8.4
27. Toronto 8.6
28. Hamilton 6.8
29. St. Catharines 7.8
30. London 8.3
31. Niagara 9.9
32. Windsor 10.1
33. Kitchener 6.6
34. Huron 8.4
35. South Central Ontario 5.2
36. Sudbury 7.0
37. Thunder Bay 5.8
38. Northern Ontario 10.4
Manitoba  
39. Winnipeg 5.5
40. Southern Manitoba 5.9
41. Northern Manitoba 29.3
Saskatchewan  
42. Regina 4.0
43. Saskatoon 5.6
44. Southern Saskatchewan 6.6
45. Northern Saskatchewan 17.6
Alberta  
46. Calgary 5.0
47. Edmonton 5.3
48. Northern Alberta 8.3
49. Southern Alberta 6.0
British Columbia  
50. Southern Interior British
Columbia		 9.3
51. Abbotsford 8.3
52. Vancouver 6.5
53. Victoria 6.0
54. Southern Coastal British
Columbia		 8.1
55. Northern British Columbia 11.8
Territories  
56. YukonNote 2 25.0
57. Northwest TerritoriesNote 2 25.0
58. NunavutNote 2 25.0
Note 1.

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.

Note 2.

This rate is provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

Note(s): All geographic regions are based on the 1996 Census boundaries.
1.
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.
2.
This rate is provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
Note(s):
All geographic regions are based on the 1996 Census boundaries.