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Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program,^{Table 8 Note 1} seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average
Table summary
This table displays the results of Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program. The information is grouped by Region (appearing as row headers), Effective from March 11, 2018 to April 7, 2018, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region	Effective from March 11, 2018 to April 7, 2018
Region	percent
Newfoundland and Labrador
01. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	8.1
02. Newfoundland and Labrador^{Table 8 Note 2}	19.1
Prince Edward Island^{Table 8 Note 3}
03. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	6.5
04. Prince Edward Island^{Table 8 Note 4}	13.7
Nova Scotia
05. Eastern Nova Scotia	14.3
06. Western Nova Scotia	8.4
07. Halifax, Nova Scotia	6.5
New Brunswick
08. Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John, New Brunswick	6.7
09. Madawaska-Charlotte, New Brunswick	8.5
10. Restigouche-Albert, New Brunswick	11.9
Quebec
11. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec	12.9
12. Quebec, Quebec	3.3
13. Trois-Rivières, Quebec	4.8
14. South Central Quebec	2.7
15. Sherbrooke, Quebec	6.0
16. Montérégie, Quebec	5.3
17. Montreal, Quebec	6.1
18. Central Quebec	6.0
19. North Western Quebec	6.9
20. Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore, Quebec	5.3
21. Hull, Quebec	4.6
22. Chicoutimi-Jonquière, Quebec	6.0
Ontario
23. Ottawa, Ontario	5.4
24. Eastern Ontario	6.8
25. Kingston, Ontario	5.4
26. Central Ontario	5.6
27. Oshawa, Ontario	5.0
28. Toronto, Ontario	5.9
29. Hamilton, Ontario	5.5
30. St. Catharines, Ontario	5.2
31. London, Ontario	6.6
32. Niagara, Ontario	7.5
33. Windsor, Ontario	5.9
34. Kitchener, Ontario	5.0
35. Huron, Ontario	4.5
36. South Central Ontario	5.2
37. Sudbury, Ontario	6.5
38. Thunder Bay, Ontario	5.4
39. Northern Ontario	11.2
Manitoba
40. Winnipeg, Manitoba	6.0
41. Southern Manitoba	6.5
42. Northern Manitoba	33.8
Saskatchewan
43. Regina, Saskatchewan	5.0
44. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	6.9
45. Southern Saskatchewan	8.5
46. Northern Saskatchewan	17.7
Alberta
47. Calgary, Alberta	7.9
48. Edmonton, Alberta	7.0
49. Northern Alberta	11.3
50. Southern Alberta	6.5
British Columbia
51. Southern Interior British Columbia	8.0
52. Abbotsford, British Columbia	4.1
53. Vancouver, British Columbia	4.0
54. Victoria, British Columbia	5.3
55. Southern Coastal British Columbia	6.8
56. Northern British Columbia	10.0
Territories^{Table 8 Note 3}^{Table 8 Note 5}
57. Whitehorse, Yukon^{Table 8 Note 6}	3.1
58. Yukon	6.5
59. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories	3.2
60. Northwest Territories^{Table 8 Note 7}	13.3
61. Iqaluit, Nunavut	7.8
62. Nunavut^{Table 8 Note 8}	17.9
Note 1 The boundaries of these regions are determined by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). For geographic descriptions and maps of employment insurance regions, see the ESDC website: http://srv129.services.gc.ca/eiregions/en/geocont.aspx. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 This region excludes St. John's. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Prince Edward Island as well as the territories are each comprised of two regions effective October 12, 2014. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 This region excludes Charlottetown. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 The monthly regional unemployment rates for EI purposes in the territories are subject to the greater of a seasonally adjusted 3-month-moving average or 12-month-moving average. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 This region excludes Whitehorse. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 This region excludes Yellowknife. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 This region excludes Iqaluit. Return to note 8 referrer Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0168. All regions are based on the 1996 Census boundaries, with the exception of those in Prince Edward Island and in the territories, which respect the 2011 Census boundaries.

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