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The 10 economic regions with the highest and lowest job vacancy rates on a year-over-year basis

[Highest 10 economic regions] North Coast and Nechako, British Columbia¹ Northwest, Ontario¹ Parklands and North, Manitoba Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Mauricie, Quebec Northeast, British Columbia Prince Albert and Northern, Saskatchewan¹ Interlake, Manitoba¹ Estrie, Quebec Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories¹ [Lowest 10 economic regions] Edmundston—Woodstock, New Brunswick Fredericton—Oromocto, New Brunswick Moncton—Richibucto, New Brunswick¹ Hamilton—Niagara Peninsula, Ontario¹ Laval, Quebec Kitchener—Waterloo—Barrie, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Outaouais, Quebec South Central and North Central, Manitoba 0 2 4 6 8 job vacancy rate (%) Fourth quarter of 2025Fourth quarter of 2025 Fourth quarter of 2024Fourth quarter of 2024
1.
Year-over-year changes are not statistically significant.
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0398-01.

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The 10 economic regions with the highest and lowest job vacancy rates on a year-over-year basis, job vacancy rate (%)
  Fourth quarter of 2025 Fourth quarter of 2024
[Highest 10 economic regions]    
North Coast and Nechako, British Columbia¹ 5.4 5.1
Northwest, Ontario¹ 4.9 4.8
Parklands and North, Manitoba 4.8 4.4
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 4.6 4.9
Mauricie, Quebec 4.3 5.2
Northeast, British Columbia 4.2 4.5
Prince Albert and Northern, Saskatchewan¹ 4.2 4.3
Interlake, Manitoba¹ 4.1 6.1
Estrie, Quebec 4.1 4.8
Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories¹ 4.1 3.8
[Lowest 10 economic regions]    
Edmundston—Woodstock, New Brunswick 2.5 2.7
Fredericton—Oromocto, New Brunswick 2.5 2.5
Moncton—Richibucto, New Brunswick¹ 2.5 3.1
Hamilton—Niagara Peninsula, Ontario¹ 2.4 2.8
Laval, Quebec 2.3 3.4
Kitchener—Waterloo—Barrie, Ontario 2.3 2.6
Toronto, Ontario 2.3 2.8
Ottawa, Ontario 2.3 2.7
Outaouais, Quebec 2.2 3.2
South Central and North Central, Manitoba 2.0 2.7
1.
Year-over-year changes are not statistically significant.
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0398-01.
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