Table 8.2-4
Provincial labour force estimates — Unemployment rates

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Unemployment rates: Part 1
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
v2461224 v2461854 v2462484 v2463114 v2463744 v2464374
  annual average
1976 7.1 13.4 9.3 9.2 11.0 8.7
1977 8.0 15.4 9.5 10.3 13.3 10.4
1978 8.4 15.9 9.7 10.5 12.4 11.0
1979 7.5 14.8 11.6 10.0 10.9 9.7
1980 7.5 13.3 10.5 9.7 11.1 10.0
1981 7.6 13.5 11.3 10.0 11.6 10.5
1982 11.0 16.2 12.6 12.8 14.0 14.0
1983 12.0 18.1 12.2 13.4 14.9 14.2
1984 11.3 20.1 12.5 13.0 14.6 13.1
1985 10.5 20.2 13.5 13.4 15.2 12.2
1986 9.6 18.8 13.0 13.3 14.4 11.0
1987 8.8 17.8 12.3 12.0 13.2 10.2
1988 7.8 16.2 12.2 10.2 11.8 9.5
1989 7.5 15.5 13.7 9.9 12.1 9.6
1990 8.1 17.0 14.4 10.7 12.1 10.4
1991 10.3 18.0 16.5 12.1 12.7 12.1
1992 11.2 20.0 17.6 13.1 13.0 12.7
1993 11.4 20.1 16.9 14.3 12.6 13.2
1994 10.4 20.0 16.5 13.5 12.5 12.3
1995 9.5 18.0 14.8 12.2 11.4 11.5
1996 9.6 18.9 14.6 12.4 11.6 11.8
1997 9.1 18.1 15.3 12.1 12.6 11.4
1998 8.3 17.6 13.9 10.5 12.2 10.3
1999 7.6 16.7 14.3 9.6 10.2 9.3
2000 6.8 16.6 12.0 9.1 10.0 8.5
2001 7.2 15.8 11.9 9.7 11.0 8.8
2002 7.7 16.5 12.0 9.6 10.1 8.7
2003 7.6 16.4 11.1 9.1 10.2 9.2
2004 7.2 15.6 11.2 8.8 9.7 8.5
2005 6.8 15.1 10.8 8.4 9.6 8.3
2006 6.3 14.7 11.1 7.9 8.7 8.1
2007 6.0 13.5 10.3 8.0 7.5 7.2
2008 6.1 13.2 10.8 7.7 8.5 7.2
2009 8.3 15.5 12.1 9.2 8.8 8.5
2010 8.0 14.4 11.2 9.3 9.3 8.0
Unemployment rates: Part 2
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
v2465004 v2465634 v2466264 v2466894 v2467524
  annual average
1976 6.1 4.7 3.8 3.9 8.4
1977 6.9 5.7 4.4 4.5 8.3
1978 7.2 6.5 4.8 4.8 8.3
1979 6.6 5.5 4.2 3.9 7.7
1980 6.9 5.5 4.3 3.9 6.7
1981 6.6 6.0 4.5 3.9 6.8
1982 9.8 8.5 6.3 7.7 12.1
1983 10.4 9.5 7.7 11.0 13.9
1984 9.0 8.6 8.1 11.3 15.0
1985 7.9 8.3 8.1 9.8 14.3
1986 7.0 7.6 7.7 9.9 12.7
1987 6.1 7.5 7.3 9.6 12.1
1988 5.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 10.3
1989 5.0 7.5 7.3 7.2 9.1
1990 6.2 7.4 7.0 6.9 8.4
1991 9.5 8.6 7.4 8.2 9.9
1992 10.8 9.3 8.0 9.5 10.1
1993 10.9 9.3 8.3 9.6 9.7
1994 9.6 8.8 6.9 8.8 9.1
1995 8.7 7.3 6.7 7.8 8.5
1996 9.0 7.2 6.6 6.9 8.7
1997 8.4 6.5 5.9 5.9 8.5
1998 7.2 5.5 5.8 5.6 8.8
1999 6.3 5.6 6.0 5.7 8.3
2000 5.7 5.0 5.1 5.0 7.2
2001 6.3 5.1 5.8 4.7 7.7
2002 7.2 5.1 5.7 5.3 8.5
2003 6.9 5.0 5.6 5.1 8.0
2004 6.8 5.3 5.3 4.7 7.2
2005 6.6 4.8 5.1 4.0 5.8
2006 6.3 4.3 4.7 3.4 4.8
2007 6.4 4.4 4.2 3.5 4.3
2008 6.5 4.2 4.1 3.6 4.6
2009 9.0 5.2 4.8 6.6 7.7
2010 8.7 5.4 5.2 6.5 7.6
Source(s):
Labour Force Information (Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE). Client services (613-951-4090). CANSIM table: 282-0087 and 282-0002.