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Table 1

Percentage change in number of people receiving Employment Insurance regular benefits, August 2008 to August 2009, by Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) and Census Agglomerations (CAs)

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Each CMA and CA is coloured according to the following data table:

Canada, CMA, CA 12 month percentage change Rank Colour
Canada 55.80    
Campbellton, Que. part -18.50 1 Yellow
Alma -0.90 1 Yellow
Val-d'Or -0.90 1 Yellow
Magog 0.00 1 Yellow
Trois-Rivières 5.70 1 Yellow
Joliette 5.70 1 Yellow
La Tuque 5.90 1 Yellow
Victoriaville 6.40 1 Yellow
Campbellton, N.B. part 6.70 1 Yellow
Saguenay 8.10 1 Yellow
Rivière-du-Loup 9.80 1 Yellow
Charlottetown 11.90 1 Yellow
Brandon 12.20 1 Yellow
Cape Breton 12.60 1 Yellow
Truro 12.70 1 Yellow
Matane 12.70 1 Yellow
Rimouski 12.70 1 Yellow
Corner Brook 14.10 1 Yellow
Summerside 14.30 1 Yellow
Kenora 14.30 1 Yellow
Granby 15.10 1 Yellow
Shawinigan 15.60 1 Yellow
Amos 16.50 1 Yellow
Thetford Mines 17.00 1 Yellow
Saint-Hyacinthe 17.20 1 Yellow
Edmundston 17.90 1 Yellow
Québec 18.30 1 Yellow
Petawawa 18.80 1 Yellow
Cowansville 20.00 1 Yellow
Pembroke, Que. part 20.00 1 Yellow
Dolbeau-Mistassini 21.40 2 Beige
Sept-Îles 22.60 2 Beige
Grand Falls-Windsor 22.70 2 Beige
Rouyn-Noranda 23.90 2 Beige
Ottawa-Gatineau, Gatineau part 24.30 2 Beige
Portage la Prairie 25.00 2 Beige
Drummondville 28.10 2 Beige
Thompson 28.60 2 Beige
New Glasgow 28.80 2 Beige
St. John's 29.20 2 Beige
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 30.30 2 Beige
Pembroke, Ont. Part 31.00 2 Beige
Baie-Comeau 31.90 2 Beige
Saint-Georges 32.20 2 Beige
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 34.30 2 Beige
Moncton 34.40 2 Beige
Bathurst 34.70 2 Beige
Kentville 35.60 2 Beige
Halifax 35.70 2 Beige
Sherbrooke 35.90 2 Beige
Kingston 36.60 2 Beige
Temiskaming Shores 37.00 2 Beige
Gander 37.20 2 Beige
Montréal 37.30 2 Beige
Thunder Bay 39.30 2 Beige
Regina 39.60 2 Beige
Lachute 40.00 2 Beige
Fredericton 40.40 2 Beige
Saint John 40.50 3 Orange
Cornwall 40.70 3 Orange
Yorkton 41.20 3 Orange
Winnipeg 41.50 3 Orange
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ottawa part 41.90 3 Orange
Prince Albert 44.60 3 Orange
Midland 48.00 3 Orange
Kawartha Lakes 50.00 3 Orange
Prince Rupert 50.00 3 Orange
Windsor 50.10 3 Orange
Belleville 50.70 3 Orange
Prince George 50.70 3 Orange
Stratford 51.10 3 Orange
Terrace 51.20 3 Orange
Moose Jaw 52.60 3 Orange
Saskatoon 52.80 3 Orange
North Battleford 53.30 3 Orange
Nanaimo 55.90 3 Orange
Hawkesbury, Ont. part 56.30 3 Orange
Peterborough 56.40 3 Orange
Whitehorse 57.10 3 Orange
Timmins 58.10 3 Orange
North Bay 58.70 3 Orange
Elliot Lake 61.10 3 Orange
Kitimat 61.50 3 Orange
Swift Current 64.30 3 Orange
Brockville 66.20 3 Orange
Collingwood 66.70 3 Orange
Parksville 66.70 3 Orange
Tillsonburg 67.70 4 Red
Woodstock 68.30 4 Red
Sarnia 69.50 4 Red
London 69.70 4 Red
St. Catharines - Niagara 71.10 4 Red
Sault Ste. Marie 73.60 4 Red
Hamilton 74.70 4 Red
Toronto 75.30 4 Red
Powell River 76.00 4 Red
Port Alberni 76.60 4 Red
Courtenay 77.00 4 Red
Owen Sound 79.30 4 Red
Leamington 79.70 4 Red
Oshawa 79.80 4 Red
Duncan 84.60 4 Red
Quesnel 84.90 4 Red
Norfolk 87.30 4 Red
Port Hope 87.50 4 Red
Chilliwack 89.70 4 Red
Barrie 89.80 4 Red
Orillia 90.00 4 Red
Brantford 91.00 4 Red
Yellowknife 92.30 4 Red
Cold Lake 93.30 4 Red
Cobourg 95.20 4 Red
Labrador City 96.30 4 Red
Campbell River 100.00 4 Red
Dawson Creek 100.00 4 Red
Guelph 102.50 5 Burgundy
Kitchener 104.30 5 Burgundy
Abbotsford-Mission 104.30 5 Burgundy
Victoria 107.40 5 Burgundy
Greater Sudbury 108.40 5 Burgundy
Penticton 108.90 5 Burgundy
Kamloops 111.30 5 Burgundy
Squamish 111.80 5 Burgundy
Vernon 112.10 5 Burgundy
Chatham-Kent 115.40 5 Burgundy
Williams Lake 125.00 5 Burgundy
Vancouver 127.20 5 Burgundy
Estevan 133.30 5 Burgundy
Kelowna 141.20 5 Burgundy
Wood Buffalo 148.70 5 Burgundy
Cranbrook 150.00 5 Burgundy
Sorel-Tracy 152.80 5 Burgundy
Lethbridge 165.80 5 Burgundy
Fort St. John 176.20 5 Burgundy
Lloydminster, Alta. Part 187.50 5 Burgundy
Edmonton 200.60 5 Burgundy
Red Deer 254.10 5 Burgundy
Camrose 255.60 5 Burgundy
Medicine Hat 274.40 5 Burgundy
Brooks 275.00 5 Burgundy
Calgary 288.60 5 Burgundy
Grande Prairie 350.00 5 Burgundy
Wetaskiwin 380.00 5 Burgundy