Employment and Unemployment by Province and Age, May 2011
|
|
Labour Force (000s) |
Employment (000s) |
Unemployment (000s) |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
Change from Previous Month |
Unemployment Rate, May 2010 (%) |
|
Newfoundland and Labrador |
259.8 |
229.0 |
30.9 |
11.9 |
up 0.8 |
13.7 |
|
Prince Edward Island |
81.0 |
71.5 |
9.6 |
11.9 |
up 0.7 |
10.8 |
|
Nova Scotia |
493.4 |
449.0 |
44.3 |
9.0 |
down 0.2 |
8.7 |
|
New Brunswick |
388.2 |
351.4 |
36.8 |
9.5 |
down 0.5 |
9.0 |
|
Quebec |
4,292.8 |
3,980.8 |
312.0 |
7.3 |
down 0.5 |
8.0 |
|
Ontario |
7,303.6 |
6,729.5 |
574.1 |
7.9 |
unchanged |
8.8 |
|
Manitoba |
658.9 |
624.0 |
34.9 |
5.3 |
up 0.1 |
5.9 |
|
Saskatchewan |
554.7 |
526.8 |
27.9 |
5.0 |
unchanged |
5.0 |
|
Alberta |
2,186.0 |
2,068.6 |
117.3 |
5.4 |
down 0.5 |
6.7 |
|
British Columbia |
2,464.4 |
2,278.1 |
186.3 |
7.6 |
down 0.3 |
7.6 |
|
All Canada |
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|
Age 15 to 24 |
2,876.2 |
2,477.6 |
398.6 |
13.9 |
down 0.4 |
15.1 |
|
25 to 54 |
12,531.6 |
11,765.4 |
766.2 |
6.1 |
down 0.2 |
7.0 |
|
25+, men |
8,385.3 |
7,856.8 |
528.5 |
6.3 |
down 0.3 |
7.5 |
|
25+, women |
7,421.2 |
6,974.2 |
447.0 |
6.0 |
down 0.2 |
6.0 |
|
Total |
18,682.7 |
17,308.7 |
1,374.1 |
7.4 |
down 0.2 |
8.1 |
Three-Month Average Unemployment Rates for Economic Regions
|
Region |
2011 |
2010 |
Region |
2011 |
2010 |
|
Avalon Peninsula |
8.1 |
12.4 |
Hamilton/Niagara Peninsula |
7.1 |
9.0 |
|
Halifax |
6.4 |
5.9 |
London |
8.5 |
8.8 |
|
Capitale-Nationale |
7.8 |
5.8 |
Windsor/Sarnia |
9.6 |
11.1 |
|
Montérégie |
6.9 |
8.5 |
Northeast Ontario |
9.2 |
10.3 |
|
Montréal |
9.1 |
10.3 |
Winnipeg |
5.7 |
6.0 |
|
Laval |
6.8 |
7.1 |
Regina/Moose Mountain |
5.0 |
4.5 |
|
Lanaudière |
9.8 |
7.2 |
Saskatoon/Biggar |
5.7 |
5.4 |
|
Laurentides |
8.5 |
8.7 |
Calgary |
5.9 |
7.7 |
|
Ottawa |
6.5 |
7.1 |
Edmonton |
5.7 |
7.6 |
|
Kingston/Pembroke |
8.1 |
9.4 |
Vancouver Island and Coast |
8.1 |
5.8 |
|
Toronto |
8.8 |
9.6 |
Lower Mainland/Southwest |
7.7 |
7.9 |
|
Kitchener/Waterloo/Barrie |
7.9 |
8.9 |
Thompson/Okanagan |
8.4 |
9.1 |
