Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Unemployment rate by education and province

  Population 15 and over Less than postsecondary Completed postsecondary
Total Less than high school Completed high school1 Total Certificate/ diploma University
%
1990
Canada 8.1 9.9 12.4 7.8 5.4 6.3 3.8
Newfoundland and Labrador 17.0 21.9 25.9 17.1 10.0 12.0 3.0
Prince Edward Island 14.4 18.1 21.2 13.9 7.8 8.8 5.0
Nova Scotia 10.7 13.1 14.8 11.1 7.6 8.8 5.0
New Brunswick 12.1 15.1 18.7 11.7 7.0 8.4 3.7
Quebec 10.4 12.6 14.8 10.1 7.3 8.1 5.6
Ontario 6.2 7.6 9.5 6.1 3.9 4.7 2.6
Manitoba 7.4 8.6 10.4 7.0 4.9 5.3 4.2
Saskatchewan 7.0 8.2 10.0 6.6 4.9 5.2 4.0
Alberta 6.9 8.4 11.3 6.4 4.6 5.2 3.4
British Columbia 8.4 10.1 14.0 8.0 5.8 6.5 4.3
2006
Canada 6.3 8.5 12.3 6.5 4.6 5.1 4.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 14.8 20.1 25.9 16.5 10.5 12.8 4.3
Prince Edward Island 11.0 15.2 20.9 11.3 7.1 8.2 4.7
Nova Scotia 7.9 10.8 15.1 8.3 5.7 6.6 4.1
New Brunswick 8.8 12.0 18.0 8.8 5.9 7.1 3.4
Quebec 8.0 11.2 15.3 8.5 6.0 6.6 4.9
Ontario 6.3 8.7 12.5 7.0 4.5 4.7 4.2
Manitoba 4.3 5.7 9.1 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.8
Saskatchewan 4.7 6.0 8.5 4.7 3.2 3.4 2.8
Alberta 3.4 4.4 6.4 3.4 2.6 2.8 2.4
British Columbia 4.8 5.9 9.0 4.8 3.8 3.9 3.6
1. Includes those who had some postsecondary education.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.