Unemployment Rates for the EI Economic Regions
EI Economic Regions (before July 9, 2000)
EI Economic Regions (July 9, 2000 to October 11, 2014)
Current EI Economic Regions (effective as of October 12, 2014)
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| Code | EI Economic Region Name | Jan 11 / Feb 7 | Feb 8 / Mar 14 | Mar 15 / Apr 11 | Apr 12 / May 9 | May 10 / Jun 6 | Jun 7 / Jul 11 | Jul 12 / Aug 8 | Aug 9 / Sep 5 | Sep 6 / Oct 10 | Oct 11 / Nov 7 | Nov 8 / Dec 5 | Dec 6 / Jan 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland | |||||||||||||
| 20 | St. John's | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| 21 | Nfld -- Labrador | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.3 |
| P.E.I. | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Prince Edward Island | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Eastern Nova Scotia | 16.1 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 21.4 |
| 25 | Central Nova Scotia | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| 26 | Halifax | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| 27 | Kings | 11.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 28 | Yarmouth | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| 30 | Restigouche / Charlotte | 15.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
| Quebec | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Eastern Quebec | 19.1 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 16.1 |
| 34 | Québec | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| 35 | Trois-Rivières | 14.1 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.6 |
| 36 | Quebec Centre South | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| 37 | Sherbrooke | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.1 |
| 38 | Montérégie | 8.6 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| 39 | Montréal | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| 40 | Central Québec | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
| 41 | Western Québec | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.7 |
| 42 | Northern Québec | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.5 |
| 43 | Hull | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| 44 | Chicoutimi-Jonquiere | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 |
| Ontario | |||||||||||||
| 46 | Ottawa | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 47 | Eastern Ontario | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 48 | North Central Ontario | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| 49 | Oshawa | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 50 | Toronto | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 51 | Hamilton | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 52 | St. Catharines | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 53 | London | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 54 | Niagara | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| 55 | Windsor | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.5 |
| 56 | Kitchener | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| 57 | Huron | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| 58 | South Central Ontario | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 59 | Sudbury | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.7 |
| 60 | Thunder Bay | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 61 | Northern Ontario | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.1 |
| Manitoba | |||||||||||||
| 64 | Winnipeg | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| 65 | Southern Manitoba | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| 66 | Northern Manitoba | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 25.6 |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||
| 67 | Regina | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 68 | Saskatoon | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| 69 | Southern Saskatchewan | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| 70 | Northern Saskatchewan | 13.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.6 |
| Alberta | |||||||||||||
| 71 | Calgary | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| 72 | Edmonton | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 73 | Alberta | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| British Columbia | |||||||||||||
| 75 | Southern Interior British Columbia | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| 76 | Vancouver | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| 77 | Victoria | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 78 | Southern Coastal British Columbia | 10.1 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 79 | Northern British Columbia | 12.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 14.2 |
| 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 |