Map 1
Unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio, by province, August 2025

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The title of the map is "Unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio, by province, August 2025"

This is a map of Canada by province showing unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in August 2025 and the change from August 2024 to August 2025.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Canada was 3.5 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.7.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Newfoundland and Labrador was 7.3 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +2.2.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Prince Edward Island was 3.8 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was -0.1*.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Nova Scotia was 2.5 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was -0.2*.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in New Brunswick was 3.9 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.6.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Quebec was 2.8 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.6.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Ontario was 4.3 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.8.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Manitoba was 2.9 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.7.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Saskatchewan was 2.1 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.3.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Alberta was 4.1 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +1.2.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in British Columbia was 2.7 in August 2025, and the change from August 2024 to August 2025 was +0.8.

Note(s): Not statistically significant changes are denoted with an asterisk (*). Data are seasonally adjusted. The unemployment-to-job-vacancy ratio is not available for the territories and the ratio for Canada excludes the territories for consistency with the geographic coverage of the Labour Force Survey.

Source(s): Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0432-01; Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0287-01.