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Unemployment rate by province and territory, January 2024

Map description

The title of the map is "Unemployment rate by province and territory, January 2024"

This is a map of Canada by province and territory showing the unemployment rate in January 2024 and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024.

The unemployment rate in Canada was 5.7% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.1*.

The unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador was 10.2% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.3.

The unemployment rate in Prince Edward Island was 7.4% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.7.

The unemployment rate in Nova Scotia was 7.0% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was +1.1*.

The unemployment rate in New Brunswick was 6.6% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was +0.3.

The unemployment rate in Quebec was 4.5% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.2.

The unemployment rate in Ontario was 6.2% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.1.

The unemployment rate in Manitoba was 4.0% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.2.

The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan was 4.7% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.3.

The unemployment rate in Alberta was 6.2% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.1.

The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.4% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -0.1.

The unemployment rate in Yukon was 4.3% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was +0.4.

The unemployment rate in Northwest Territories was 6.9% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was +0.9*.

The unemployment rate in Nunavut was 9.2% in January 2024, and the percentage point change from December 2023 to January 2024 was -2.5*.

Note(s): Statistically significant changes denoted with * symbol. Data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the territories are three-month moving averages.

Source(s): Labour Force Survey (3701), tables 14-10-0287-02 and 14-10-0292-02.