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Unemployment rates in the largest CMAs

Unemployment rates are still highest in Montréal

  • Unemployment in Montréal remains high compared with Canada's other large CMAs. However it is significantly below the double digit levels attained during much of the 1990s. The unemployment rate in 2005 was 8.7%, down substantially from the 1993 peak of 13.9%. Compared to the year before, the unemployment rate was unchanged in 2005 as the number of people participating in the labour force grew at a similar rate as the increase in employment.

  • Consistently robust employment growth over the past several years has pushed Calgary's unemployment rate below other large CMAs. Employment growth in this CMA was 1.2% in 2005, following a respectable increase of 2.6% in 2004.

  • Employment in Toronto has followed an upward trend since 1994, with an average annual growth rate of 3.0% over the eleven-year period. In 2005, the unemployment rate was down to 7.0%, compared with 7.5% the previous year.


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