Map 1
Unemployment rate by province and territory, December 2023

Map description

The title of the map is "Unemployment rate by province and territory, December 2023"

This is a map of Canada by province and territory showing the unemployment rate in December 2023 and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023.

The unemployment rate in Canada was 5.8% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was 0.0.

The unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador was 10.7% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.7*.

The unemployment rate in Prince Edward Island was 8.1% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was 0.0.

The unemployment rate in Nova Scotia was 6.0% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was -0.8*.

The unemployment rate in New Brunswick was 6.6% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.2.

The unemployment rate in Quebec was 4.7% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was -0.5*.

The unemployment rate in Ontario was 6.3% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.2*.

The unemployment rate in Manitoba was 4.2% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was -0.7*.

The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan was 5.0% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was -0.1.

The unemployment rate in Alberta was 6.3% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.4*.

The unemployment rate in British Columbia was 5.6% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.3*.

The unemployment rate in Yukon was 3.9% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.3.

The unemployment rate in Northwest Territories was 5.9% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +1.4*.

The unemployment rate in Nunavut was 11.7% in December 2023, and the percentage point change from November 2023 to December 2023 was +0.4.

Note(s): Statistically significant changes denoted with * symbol. Data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the territories are three-month moving averages.

Source(s): Labour Force Survey (3701), tables 14-10-0287-02 and 14-10-0292-02.