Employment and Unemployment by Province and Age, April 2011
|
|
Labour Force (000s) |
Employment (000s) |
Unemployment (000s) |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
Change from Previous Month |
Unemployment Rate, April 2010 (%) |
|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
260.7 |
231.7 |
29.0 |
11.1 |
down 1.3 |
15.0 |
|
Prince Edward Island |
80.5 |
71.5 |
9.0 |
11.2 |
unchanged |
9.2 |
|
Nova Scotia |
492.7 |
447.6 |
45.1 |
9.2 |
up 0.2 |
8.6 |
|
New Brunswick |
391.9 |
352.8 |
39.1 |
10.0 |
up 0.4 |
8.5 |
|
Québec |
4,290.4 |
3,956.0 |
334.4 |
7.8 |
up 0.1 |
7.9 |
|
Ontario |
7,326.4 |
6,745.6 |
580.8 |
7.9 |
down 0.2 |
8.7 |
|
Manitoba |
658.1 |
624.0 |
34.1 |
5.2 |
down 0.3 |
5.0 |
|
Saskatchewan |
552.0 |
524.3 |
27.7 |
5.0 |
down 0.2 |
5.2 |
|
Alberta |
2,190.4 |
2,060.1 |
130.3 |
5.9 |
up 0.2 |
7.6 |
|
British Columbia |
2,467.6 |
2,272.9 |
194.7 |
7.9 |
down 0.2 |
7.4 |
|
All Canada |
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|
Age 15 to 24 |
2,878.2 |
2,467.3 |
411.0 |
14.3 |
down 0.1 |
15.1 |
|
25 to 54 |
12,547.7 |
11,757.5 |
790.3 |
6.3 |
down 0.1 |
6.9 |
|
25+, men |
8,383.0 |
7,832.6 |
550.4 |
6.6 |
down 0.1 |
7.2 |
|
25+, women |
7,449.3 |
6,986.6 |
462.7 |
6.2 |
unchanged |
6.3 |
|
Total |
18,710.5 |
17,286.4 |
1,424.1 |
7.6 |
down 0.1 |
8.1 |
Three-Month Average Unemployment Rates for Economic Regions
|
Region |
2011 |
2010 |
Region |
2011 |
2010 |
|
Avalon Peninsula |
8.2 |
13.0 |
Hamilton/Niagara Peninsula |
7.5 |
9.3 |
|
Halifax |
6.6 |
6.0 |
London |
8.3 |
8.8 |
|
Capitale-Nationale |
8.2 |
5.4 |
Windsor/Sarnia |
10.0 |
11.1 |
|
Montérégie |
7.6 |
9.1 |
Northeast Ontario |
8.7 |
10.3 |
|
Montréal |
9.5 |
10.3 |
Winnipeg |
5.9 |
5.8 |
|
Laval |
7.5 |
8.8 |
Regina/Moose Mountain |
5.3 |
4.6 |
|
Lanaudière |
9.5 |
8.3 |
Saskatoon/Biggar |
5.7 |
4.9 |
|
Laurentides |
8.8 |
8.8 |
Calgary |
6.0 |
7.6 |
|
Ottawa |
6.5 |
7.0 |
Edmonton |
6.1 |
7.8 |
|
Kingston/Pembroke |
8.0 |
9.1 |
Vancouver Island and Coast |
8.5 |
6.6 |
|
Toronto |
8.4 |
9.3 |
Lower Mainland/Southwest |
8.4 |
7.8 |
|
Kitchener/Waterloo/Barrie |
8.2 |
9.3 |
Thompson/Okanagan |
8.8 |
9.1 |
