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Unemployment Rates for the EI Economic Regions

Old EI Economic Regions (1996)

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Monthly Seasonal Adjusted Unemployment Rates by Employment Insurance (EI) Economic Region
Code EI Economic Region Name 1999

Jan 11/
Feb 6		 1999

Feb 7/
Mar 13		 1999

Mar 14/
Apr 10		 1999

Apr 11/
May 8		 1999

May 9/
Jun 5		 1999

Jun 6/
Jul 10		 1999

Jul 11/
Aug 7		 1999

Aug 8/
Sep 11		 1999

Sep 12/
Oct 9		 1999

Oct 10/
Nov 6		 1999

Nov 7/
Dec 4		 1999/
2000
Dec 4/
Jan 8
NEWFOUNDLAND
20 ST. JOHN'S 11.4 11.2 10.4 10.1 9.4 9.0 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.8 9.9 10.6
21 NFLD -- LABRADOR 22.5 22.2 20.9 20.4 21.2 22.3 22.1 21.0 20.8 20.6 20.7 20.0
P.E.I.
23 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 14.4 15.1 15.4 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.0 13.8
NOVA SCOTIA
24 EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA 21.5 21.8 20.0 19.1 17.5 17.1 16.0 16.3 16.0 18.7 19.6 20.4
25 CENTRAL NOVA SCOTIA 11.3 11.1 11.8 11.7 12.1 12.0 11.6 11.3 10.4 9.8 9.2 9.5
26 HALIFAX 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.9 6.8
27 KINGS 10.3 9.5 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.5 7.7 8.5
28 YARMOUTH 13.0 12.5 12.0 12.6 12.7 12.5 11.8 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.5 12.3
NEW BRUNSWICK
29 FREDERICTON-MONCTON-SAINT JOHN 8.5 8.9 9.1 8.5 7.9 7.4 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.6
30 RESTIGOUCHE / CHARLOTTE 15.4 15.1 14.8 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.3 13.9 13.3 13.8 13.9 14.0
QUEBEC
33 EASTERN QUEBEC 14.8 14.8 13.9 13.6 12.6 12.7 13.4 13.6 14.3 13.9 14.1 13.5
34 QUÉBEC 8.1 8.2 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6
35 TROIS-RIVIÈRES 13.7 13.4 12.4 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.2 12.0 11.4 11.4 10.8 10.7
36 QUEBEC CENTRE SOUTH 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.9 6.2
37 SHERBROOKE 9.5 9.3 9.5 9.9 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.7 9.3
38 MONTÉRÉGIE 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.9 8.7 8.3 8.1 8.4 9.1 8.6
39 MONTRÉAL 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.2 9.2 8.9 8.6 8.0
40 CENTRAL QUÉBEC 11.7 11.1 10.6 10.8 10.9 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.3 10.4
41 WESTERN QUÉBEC 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.3 15.0 16.5 16.8 16.0 14.4 13.4 13.4 12.9
42 NORTHERN QUÉBEC 18.1 17.6 16.1 15.4 15.4 15.9 16.7 17.2 17.6 17.3 16.4 15.6
43 HULL 8.5 7.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 7.1 7.7 8.1 7.6 8.1 8.3
44 CHICOUTIMI-JONQUIERE 11.1 10.8 11.1 10.5 11.2 11.8 12.8 12.3 11.8 11.4 11.2 11.7
ONTARIO
46 OTTAWA 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.6 7.3 7.6 7.8 7.3 7.1 6.0 5.3
47 EASTERN ONTARIO 8.5 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.8 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.8 8.4
48 NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1
49 OSHAWA 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8
50 TORONTO 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.8
51 HAMILTON 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.8 5.7 6.0 5.7
52 ST. CATHARINES 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.5
53 LONDON 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.7 6.1
54 NIAGARA 7.6 7.1 7.0 6.9 7.6 8.1 8.9 9.3 9.2 8.6 7.6 6.5
55 WINDSOR 9.0 8.4 7.9 7.2 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.6 7.0
56 KITCHENER 6.0 5.9 6.2 6.5 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.9 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.1
57 HURON 8.9 7.7 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.6 7.5
58 SOUTH CENTRAL ONTARIO 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8
59 SUDBURY 11.9 11.8 11.2 10.4 10.2 10.8 11.1 11.4 11.0 10.5 9.6 9.0
60 THUNDER BAY 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.6 9.9 9.5 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.8 7.0
61 NORTHERN ONTARIO 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.2 14.0 14.2 14.0 13.3 12.3 11.8 10.8 10.5
MANITOBA
64 WINNIPEG 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.6
65 SOUTHERN MANITOBA 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.3 5.8
66 NORTHERN MANITOBA 24.0 22.1 20.8 21.5 21.7 22.1 21.7 21.7 21.6 21.5 21.0 20.1
SASKATCHEWAN
67 REGINA 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.3
68 SASKATOON 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.2 6.9 7.0 6.8 7.1 7.2 6.8
69 SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.6
70 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN 14.9 13.7 13.1 12.9 13.2 13.5 13.5 13.3 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.1
ALBERTA
71 CALGARY 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.6
72 EDMONTON 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.9
73 ALBERTA 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.2 7.3 7.0 6.7
BRITISH COLUMBIA
75 SOUTHERN INTERIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.4 9.6 10.1 10.9 10.9 10.6 9.5 8.9 8.9
76 VANCOUVER 6.8 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.4 8.4 7.9 7.5
77 VICTORIA 8.2 8.5 7.6 6.6 6.2 6.6 7.5 7.9 7.6 7.0 6.3 5.9
78 SOUTHERN COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 9.5 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.2
79 NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA 14.2 13.8 13.7 13.3 13.0 12.7 12.0 11.4 11.7 12.0 12.1 11.2
YUKON / NWT
81 YUKON / NWT 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0

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