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| Table A1 Unemployment by region |
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| 2000 |
2006 |
Change
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% |
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| Canada | 1,082.8 | 1,108.4 | 25.6 | 2.4 | |
| All CMAS | 654.2 | 716.3 | 62.1 | 9.5 | |
| All non-CMA areas | 428.6 | 392.1 | -36.5 | -8.5 | |
| Atlantic | 126.6 | 118.3 | -8.3 | -6.6 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 39.8 | 37.5 | -2.3 | -5.8 | |
| St. John’s | 8.8 | 8.2 | -0.6 | -6.8 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 31.0 | 29.3 | -1.7 | -5.5 | |
| Prince Edward Island | 8.6 | 8.5 | -0.1 | -1.2 | |
| Nova Scotia | 41.4 | 38.1 | -3.3 | -8.0 | |
| Halifax | 12.6 | 10.8 | -1.8 | -14.3 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 28.8 | 27.3 | -1.5 | -5.2 | |
| New Brunswick | 36.8 | 34.2 | -2.6 | -7.1 | |
| Saint John | 4.8 | 4.0 | -0.8 | -16.7 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 32.0 | 30.2 | -1.8 | -5.6 | |
| Québec | 314.7 | 328.7 | 14.0 | 4.4 | |
| Saguenay | 7.2 | 6.8 | -0.4 | -5.6 | |
| Québec | 28.7 | 20.8 | -7.9 | -27.5 | |
| Sherbrooke | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 7.7 | |
| Trois-Rivières | 7.4 | 5.9 | -1.5 | -20.3 | |
| Montréal | 142.5 | 169.8 | 27.3 | 19.2 | |
| Gatineau | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 11.8 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 114.0 | 108.9 | -5.1 | -4.5 | |
| Ontario | 355.6 | 434.6 | 79.0 | 22.2 | |
| Ottawa | 25.3 | 25.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | |
| Kingston | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 4.1 | |
| Oshawa | 9.0 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 37.8 | |
| Toronto | 142.5 | 196.6 | 54.1 | 38.0 | |
| Hamilton | 18.5 | 23.5 | 5.0 | 27.0 | |
| St. Catharines–Niagara | 12.1 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 6.6 | |
| Kitchener | 13.2 | 13.8 | 0.6 | 4.5 | |
| London | 14.8 | 16.2 | 1.4 | 9.5 | |
| Windsor | 9.0 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 81.1 | |
| Greater Sudbury | 6.8 | 6.1 | -0.7 | -10.3 | |
| Thunder Bay | 4.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 19.0 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 95.3 | 100.9 | 5.6 | 5.9 | |
| Prairies | 137.3 | 117.3 | -20.0 | -14.6 | |
| Manitoba | 28.8 | 26.5 | -2.3 | -8.0 | |
| Winnipeg | 20.0 | 18.5 | -1.5 | -7.5 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 8.9 | 8.0 | -0.9 | -10.1 | |
| Saskatchewan | 25.7 | 24.0 | -1.7 | -6.6 | |
| Regina | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 5.7 | |
| Saskatoon | 6.8 | 5.9 | -0.9 | -13.2 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 13.5 | 12.5 | -1.0 | -7.4 | |
| Alberta | 82.8 | 66.8 | -16.0 | -19.3 | |
| Calgary | 25.8 | 21.8 | -4.0 | -15.5 | |
| Edmonton | 28.9 | 22.7 | -6.2 | -21.5 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 28.1 | 22.3 | -5.8 | -20.6 | |
| British Columbia | 148.6 | 109.6 | -39.0 | -26.2 | |
| Vancouver | 63.6 | 54.8 | -8.8 | -13.8 | |
| Victoria | 11.1 | 6.7 | -4.4 | -39.6 | |
| Abbotsford | 5.5 | 3.9 | -1.6 | -29.1 | |
| Non-CMA areas | 68.4 | 44.2 | -24.2 | -35.4 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2000 and 2006 |
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