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| Table 4 Average duration of unemployment by region |
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2000 |
2006 |
Change | |||
Weeks
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% |
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| Canada | 19.8 | 16.7 | -3.1 | -15.7 | |
| Atlantic | 20.4 | 16.0 | -4.4 | -21.6 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 25.9 | 19.1 | -6.8 | -26.3 | |
| St. John’s | 25.9 | 17.0 | -8.9 | -34.4 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 25.9 | 19.7 | -6.2 | -23.9 | |
| Prince Edward Island | 13.2 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 8.3 | |
| Nova Scotia | 20.1 | 14.7 | -5.4 | -26.9 | |
| Halifax | 21.3 | 12.6 | -8.7 | -40.8 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 19.6 | 15.5 | -4.1 | -20.9 | |
| New Brunswick | 16.2 | 14.4 | -1.8 | -11.1 | |
| Saint John | 19.9 | 12.6 | -7.3 | -36.7 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 15.6 | 14.6 | -1.0 | -6.4 | |
| Québec | 24.8 | 20.4 | -4.4 | -17.7 | |
| Saguenay | 20.7 | 22.4 | 1.7 | 8.2 | |
| Québec | 27.4 | 17.7 | -9.7 | -35.4 | |
| Trois-Rivières | 33.0 | 21.7 | -11.3 | -34.2 | |
| Sherbrooke | 24.4 | 18.7 | -5.7 | -23.4 | |
| Montréal | 24.5 | 21.8 | -2.7 | -11.0 | |
| Gatineau | 23.8 | 17.4 | -6.4 | -26.9 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 24.4 | 18.9 | -5.5 | -22.5 | |
| Ontario | 17.7 | 15.8 | -1.9 | -10.7 | |
| Ottawa | 17.2 | 13.5 | -3.7 | -21.5 | |
| Kingston | 17.4 | 16.0 | -1.4 | -8.0 | |
| Greater Sudbury | 18.6 | 13.9 | -4.7 | -25.3 | |
| Oshawa | 13.5 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 18.5 | |
| Toronto | 17.9 | 16.7 | -1.2 | -6.7 | |
| Hamilton | 19.7 | 16.4 | -3.3 | -16.8 | |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 17.6 | 13.4 | -4.2 | -23.9 | |
| London | 17.3 | 15.6 | -1.7 | -9.8 | |
| Windsor | 16.2 | 15.2 | -1.0 | -6.2 | |
| Kitchener | 18.2 | 13.1 | -5.1 | -28.0 | |
| Thunder Bay | 21.1 | 16.0 | -5.1 | -24.2 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 17.7 | 15.4 | -2.3 | -13.0 | |
| Prairies | 14.0 | 11.6 | -2.4 | -17.1 | |
| Manitoba | 16.2 | 14.3 | -1.9 | -11.7 | |
| Winnipeg | 16.2 | 15.2 | -1.0 | -6.2 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 16.1 | 12.1 | -4.0 | -24.8 | |
| Saskatchewan | 15.8 | 11.5 | -4.3 | -27.2 | |
| Regina | 16.8 | 12.5 | -4.3 | -25.6 | |
| Saskatoon | 16.4 | 9.2 | -7.2 | -43.9 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 15.1 | 12.1 | -3.0 | -19.9 | |
| Alberta | 12.6 | 10.5 | -2.1 | -16.7 | |
| Calgary | 13.7 | 9.1 | -4.6 | -33.6 | |
| Edmonton | 12.1 | 8.4 | -3.7 | -30.6 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 12.3 | 14.1 | 1.8 | 14.6 | |
| British Columbia | 19.0 | 14.7 | -4.3 | -22.6 | |
| Abbotsford | 21.7 | 11.2 | -10.5 | -48.4 | |
| Vancouver | 18.4 | 16.0 | -2.4 | -13 | |
| Victoria | 18.2 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 16.5 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 19.4 | 12.4 | -7.0 | -36.1 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2000 and 2006 |
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