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,1 seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving average
Table summary
This table displays the regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program. The data in this table is seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average. The row headers provide information for the regions by province. The column header provides information on the regional unemployment rates (in percent) for the effective dates.
Region Effective from August 7, 2016 to September 10, 2016
  percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
01. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 6.3
02. Newfoundland and Labrador 2 17.3
Prince Edward Island 3  
03. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 7.9
04. Prince Edward Island 4 13.4
Nova Scotia  
05. Eastern Nova Scotia 14.9
06. Western Nova Scotia 10.5
07. Halifax, Nova Scotia 5.3
New Brunswick  
08. Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John, New Brunswick 7.9
09. Madawaska-Charlotte, New Brunswick 8.2
10. Restigouche-Albert, New Brunswick 15.5
Quebec  
11. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 16.3
12. Quebec, Quebec 4.5
13. Trois-Rivières, Quebec 7.0
14. South Central Quebec 5.1
15. Sherbrooke, Quebec 6.0
16. Montérégie, Quebec 7.1
17. Montreal, Quebec 8.0
18. Central Quebec 6.2
19. North Western Quebec 9.4
20. Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore, Quebec 8.5
21. Hull, Quebec 7.5
22. Chicoutimi-Jonquière, Quebec 7.2
Ontario  
23. Ottawa, Ontario 6.3
24. Eastern Ontario 7.6
25. Kingston, Ontario 5.6
26. Central Ontario 6.8
27. Oshawa, Ontario 6.5
28. Toronto, Ontario 6.3
29. Hamilton, Ontario 6.2
30. St. Catharines, Ontario 7.9
31. London, Ontario 7.5
32. Niagara, Ontario 8.0
33. Windsor, Ontario 6.6
34. Kitchener, Ontario 5.8
35. Huron, Ontario 6.9
36. South Central Ontario 4.9
37. Sudbury, Ontario 7.8
38. Thunder Bay, Ontario 6.7
39. Northern Ontario 11.6
Manitoba  
40. Winnipeg, Manitoba 6.4
41. Southern Manitoba 7.1
42. Northern Manitoba 32.2
Saskatchewan  
43. Regina, Saskatchewan 5.0
44. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 6.2
45. Southern Saskatchewan 7.2
46. Northern Saskatchewan 20.3
Alberta  
47. Calgary, Alberta 8.9
48. Edmonton, Alberta 7.7
49. Northern Alberta 12.6
50. Southern Alberta 9.3
British Columbia  
51. Southern Interior British Columbia 9.0
52. Abbotsford, British Columbia 6.3
53. Vancouver, British Columbia 5.5
54. Victoria, British Columbia 5.7
55. Southern Coastal British Columbia 6.6
56. Northern British Columbia 11.5
Territories 3 , 5  
57. Whitehorse, Yukon 6 6.1
58. Yukon 6.5
59. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 5.8
60. Northwest Territories 7 11.8
61. Iqaluit, Nunavut 5.2
62. Nunavut 8 20.2
1.
The boundaries of these regions are determined by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). For geographic descriptions and maps of employment insurance regions, see the ESDC website: http://srv129.services.gc.ca/eiregions/en/geocont.aspx.
2.
This region excludes St. John's.
3.
Prince Edward Island as well as the territories are each comprised of two regions effective October 12, 2014.
4.
This region excludes Charlottetown.
5.
The monthly regional unemployment rates for EI purposes in the territories are subject to the greater of a seasonally adjusted 3-month-moving average or 12-month-moving average.
6.
This region excludes Whitehorse.
7.
This region excludes Yellowknife.
8.
This region excludes Iqaluit.
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0168. All regions are based on the 1996 Census boundaries, with the exception of those in Prince Edward Island and in the territories, which respect the 2011 Census boundaries.
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