Table 6.1-4
Labour force statistics — Unemployment

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Unemployment
  Unemployment rate 1
Both sexes Men Women 15-24 25-54  55+
v2062815 v2062824 v2062833 v2062842 v2062950 v2062977
  percent
2009 8.3 9.4 7.0 15.2 7.1 6.5
2010 8.0 8.7 7.2 14.8 6.9 6.4
July 2009 8.6 9.7 7.3 16.3 7.2 6.7
August 2009 8.7 9.8 7.4 16.1 7.3 7.0
September 2009 8.2 9.5 6.8 14.9 7.1 6.4
October 2009 8.3 9.4 7.0 14.7 7.2 6.8
November 2009 8.4 9.4 7.2 15.6 7.1 6.7
December 2009 8.5 9.6 7.2 16.1 7.1 6.6
January 2010 8.3 9.3 7.1 15.2 7.1 6.6
February 2010 8.2 9.2 7.2 15.2 7.1 6.4
March 2010 8.2 9.1 7.2 15.5 6.9 6.2
April 2010 8.1 8.8 7.3 15.1 6.9 6.1
May 2010 8.1 9.0 7.1 15.1 7.0 6.1
June 2010 7.9 8.5 7.1 14.6 6.8 5.9
July 2010 8.0 8.6 7.3 14.2 6.9 6.7
August 2010 8.1 8.8 7.3 14.7 6.9 6.8
September 2010 8.0 8.5 7.4 14.8 6.8 6.3
October 2010 7.8 8.3 7.4 14.6 6.7 6.4
November 2010 7.6 8.2 7.0 13.6 6.6 6.3
December 2010 7.6 8.1 7.1 13.8 6.5 6.5
January 2011 7.8 8.2 7.3 14.4 6.6 6.6
February 2011 7.8 8.2 7.2 14.3 6.5 6.7
March 2011 7.7 8.1 7.2 14.4 6.4 6.6
April 2011 7.6 7.9 7.3 14.3 6.3 6.8
May 2011 7.4 7.7 7.0 13.9 6.1 6.4
June 2011 7.4 7.8 7.0 14.3 6.1 6.2
July 2011 7.2 7.6 6.9 14.1 6.0 6.0
1.
The unemployed as a percentage of the labour force.
Source(s):
Labour Force Information (Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE), Client services (613-951-4090). CANSIM tables: 282-0087 and 282-0002.