Table 14
Unemployment rates of women and men, by age and province, 2009
| Province | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 15 and over | |||||
| percentage | ||||||||
| Canada | 12.4 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 9.4 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 16.0 | 28.3 | 11.2 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 12.6 | 18.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 13.2 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 13.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 13.0 | 21.9 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 11.0 |
| New Brunswick | 13.0 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| Quebec | 12.3 | 18.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 9.9 |
| Ontario | 14.4 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 10.3 |
| Manitoba | 9.1 | 11.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 8.7 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| Alberta | 10.4 | 13.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| British Columbia | 9.6 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 8.6 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | ||||||||
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