Labour Force

Labour force participation, employment, and unemployment rates. — 2011 Census of Population

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Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment rate (aged 15+)

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Unemployment rate by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 7.8%; range 3.5% (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) to 21.3% (Random—Burin—St. George's); half of ridings between 6.0% and 9.3%.

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Median riding 7.8%

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Vertical axis: Unemployment rate (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (7.8%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Unemployment rate by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (7.8%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: unemployment rate, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Random—Burin—St. George'sNL	21.3%
2	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNL	21.1%
3	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNL	20.9%
4	MiramichiNB	20.4%
5	Sydney—VictoriaNS	18.2%
6	NunavutNU	17.9%
7	AvalonNL	15.6%
7	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	15.6%
9	Acadie—BathurstNB	15.3%
10	Cape Breton—CansoNS	15.1%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: unemployment rate, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSK	3.5%
307	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQC	3.6%
306	Louis-Saint-LaurentQC	3.9%
305	Regina—Lumsden—Lake CentreSK	4.0%
303	Vegreville—WainwrightAB	4.1%
303	Verchères—Les PatriotesQC	4.1%
302	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQC	4.2%
300	Lévis—BellechasseQC	4.4%
300	Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQC	4.4%
297	Westlock—St. PaulAB	4.7%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by unemployment rate, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	21.3%
2	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	21.1%
3	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	20.9%
4	Miramichi	New Brunswick	20.4%
5	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	18.2%
6	Nunavut	Nunavut	17.9%
7	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	15.6%
7	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	15.6%
9	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	15.3%
10	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	15.1%
11	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	14.7%
11	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	14.7%
13	Churchill	Manitoba	14.6%
14	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	14.4%
15	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	13.6%
16	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	13.5%
17	Bourassa	Quebec	13.2%
17	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	13.2%
17	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	13.2%
17	Windsor West	Ontario	13.2%
21	York West	Ontario	12.9%
22	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	12.8%
23	West Nova	Nova Scotia	12.7%
24	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	12.6%
25	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	12.5%
26	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	12.4%
27	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	12.0%
28	Etobicoke North	Ontario	11.7%
29	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	11.6%
30	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	11.5%
31	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	11.4%
31	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	11.4%
31	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	11.4%
34	Papineau	Quebec	11.3%
35	Ahuntsic	Quebec	11.1%
35	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	11.1%
35	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	11.1%
38	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	11.0%
39	Oshawa	Ontario	10.9%
39	Outremont	Quebec	10.9%
41	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	10.8%
41	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	10.8%
41	York South—Weston	Ontario	10.8%
44	Don Valley East	Ontario	10.7%
45	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	10.6%
46	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	10.5%
47	Hochelaga	Quebec	10.3%
47	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	10.3%
47	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	10.3%
47	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	10.3%
51	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	10.2%
51	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	10.2%
53	Kenora	Ontario	10.1%
54	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	10.0%
54	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	10.0%
56	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	9.9%
57	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	9.8%
57	Mont-Royal	Quebec	9.8%
57	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	9.8%
57	St. Catharines	Ontario	9.8%
57	Yukon	Yukon	9.8%
62	Don Valley West	Ontario	9.7%
62	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	9.7%
62	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	9.7%
62	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	9.7%
66	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	9.6%
66	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	9.6%
66	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	9.6%
66	Surrey North	British Columbia	9.6%
70	Simcoe North	Ontario	9.5%
70	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	9.5%
72	London North Centre	Ontario	9.4%
72	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	9.4%
74	Halifax	Nova Scotia	9.3%
74	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	9.3%
74	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	9.3%
74	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	9.3%
74	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	9.3%
79	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	9.2%
79	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	9.2%
79	Welland	Ontario	9.2%
82	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	9.1%
82	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	9.1%
82	Saint John	New Brunswick	9.1%
82	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	9.1%
86	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	9.0%
86	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	9.0%
86	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	9.0%
89	Brampton West	Ontario	8.9%
89	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	8.9%
89	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	8.9%
89	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	8.9%
89	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	8.9%
94	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	8.8%
94	Beaches—East York	Ontario	8.8%
94	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	8.8%
94	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	8.8%
94	York Centre	Ontario	8.8%
99	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	8.7%
99	Peterborough	Ontario	8.7%
101	Abbotsford	British Columbia	8.6%
101	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	8.6%
101	Laval	Quebec	8.6%
101	Pontiac	Quebec	8.6%
101	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	8.6%
101	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	8.6%
101	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	8.6%
101	Vancouver East	British Columbia	8.6%
109	Manicouagan	Quebec	8.5%
109	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	8.5%
109	Niagara Falls	Ontario	8.5%
109	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	8.5%
109	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	8.5%
109	Sudbury	Ontario	8.5%
115	Davenport	Ontario	8.4%
115	Ottawa South	Ontario	8.4%
115	Willowdale	Ontario	8.4%
118	Barrie	Ontario	8.3%
118	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	8.3%
118	London West	Ontario	8.3%
118	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	8.3%
118	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	8.3%
118	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	8.3%
118	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	8.3%
118	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	8.3%
118	Toronto Centre	Ontario	8.3%
118	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	8.3%
128	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	8.2%
128	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	8.2%
128	Joliette	Quebec	8.2%
128	Vancouver South	British Columbia	8.2%
132	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	8.1%
132	Cambridge	Ontario	8.1%
132	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	8.1%
132	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	8.1%
132	Fredericton	New Brunswick	8.1%
132	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	8.1%
132	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	8.1%
132	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	8.1%
132	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	8.1%
132	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	8.1%
142	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	8.0%
142	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	8.0%
144	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	7.9%
144	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	7.9%
144	Mississauga South	Ontario	7.9%
144	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	7.9%
144	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	7.9%
144	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	7.9%
144	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	7.9%
144	York—Simcoe	Ontario	7.9%
152	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	7.8%
152	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	7.8%
152	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	7.8%
155	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	7.7%
155	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	7.7%
155	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	7.7%
158	Brant	Ontario	7.6%
158	Calgary East	Alberta	7.6%
158	Durham	Ontario	7.6%
158	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	7.6%
158	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	7.6%
158	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	7.6%
164	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	7.5%
164	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	7.5%
164	Richmond	British Columbia	7.5%
164	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	7.5%
168	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	7.4%
168	Drummond	Quebec	7.4%
168	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	7.4%
168	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	7.4%
168	Oakville	Ontario	7.4%
173	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	7.3%
173	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	7.3%
173	Nickel Belt	Ontario	7.3%
173	Richmond Hill	Ontario	7.3%
173	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	7.3%
178	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	7.2%
178	Edmonton East	Alberta	7.2%
178	Thornhill	Ontario	7.2%
181	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	7.1%
181	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	7.1%
181	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	7.1%
181	Sherbrooke	Quebec	7.1%
181	Victoria	British Columbia	7.1%
186	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	7.0%
186	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	7.0%
186	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	7.0%
186	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	7.0%
186	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	7.0%
186	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	7.0%
192	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	6.9%
192	Guelph	Ontario	6.9%
192	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	6.9%
192	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	6.9%
192	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	6.9%
192	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	6.9%
192	St. Paul's	Ontario	6.9%
199	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	6.8%
199	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	6.8%
199	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	6.8%
199	Essex	Ontario	6.8%
199	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	6.8%
204	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	6.7%
204	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	6.7%
206	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	6.6%
206	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	6.6%
208	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	6.5%
208	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	6.5%
208	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	6.5%
208	Vaughan	Ontario	6.5%
212	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	6.4%
213	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	6.3%
213	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	6.3%
213	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	6.3%
213	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	6.3%
213	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	6.3%
213	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	6.3%
219	Langley	British Columbia	6.2%
219	Lethbridge	Alberta	6.2%
219	Macleod	Alberta	6.2%
219	Medicine Hat	Alberta	6.2%
219	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	6.2%
224	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	6.1%
224	Oxford	Ontario	6.1%
226	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	6.0%
226	Burlington	Ontario	6.0%
226	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	6.0%
226	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	6.0%
226	Montcalm	Quebec	6.0%
226	North Vancouver	British Columbia	6.0%
226	Red Deer	Alberta	6.0%
226	Shefford	Quebec	6.0%
226	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	6.0%
235	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	5.9%
235	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	5.9%
235	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	5.9%
235	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	5.9%
235	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	5.9%
235	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	5.9%
235	Yellowhead	Alberta	5.9%
242	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	5.8%
242	Halton	Ontario	5.8%
242	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	5.8%
242	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	5.8%
242	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	5.8%
242	Peace River	Alberta	5.8%
242	Québec	Quebec	5.8%
242	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	5.8%
250	Calgary West	Alberta	5.7%
250	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	5.7%
250	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	5.7%
250	Repentigny	Quebec	5.7%
254	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	5.6%
254	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	5.6%
254	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	5.6%
254	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	5.6%
254	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	5.6%
254	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	5.6%
260	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	5.5%
260	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	5.5%
260	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	5.5%
260	Saint-Jean	Quebec	5.5%
260	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	5.5%
265	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	5.4%
265	Calgary Centre	Alberta	5.4%
265	Gatineau	Quebec	5.4%
265	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	5.4%
265	Wild Rose	Alberta	5.4%
265	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	5.4%
265	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	5.4%
272	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	5.3%
272	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	5.3%
272	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	5.3%
272	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	5.3%
272	Provencher	Manitoba	5.3%
272	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	5.3%
272	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	5.3%
279	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	5.2%
279	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	5.2%
279	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	5.2%
279	Crowfoot	Alberta	5.2%
279	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	5.2%
279	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	5.2%
279	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	5.2%
286	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	5.1%
286	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	5.1%
288	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	5.0%
288	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	5.0%
288	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	5.0%
288	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	5.0%
288	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	5.0%
293	Wascana	Saskatchewan	4.9%
294	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	4.8%
294	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	4.8%
294	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	4.8%
297	Beauce	Quebec	4.7%
297	Palliser	Saskatchewan	4.7%
297	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	4.7%
300	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	4.4%
300	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	4.4%
302	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	4.2%
303	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	4.1%
303	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	4.1%
305	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	4.0%
306	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	3.9%
307	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	3.6%
308	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	3.5%

Value: Unemployment rate (aged 15+).

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.