Labour Force

Labour force participation, employment, and unemployment rates. — 2016 Census of Population

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Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment rate (aged 15+)

Distribution by riding

Unemployment rate by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 7.7%; range 3.6% (Louis-Saint-Laurent) to 23.1% (Long Range Mountains); half of ridings between 6.2% and 9.1%.

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Median riding 7.7%

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Vertical axis: Unemployment rate (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (7.7%). 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Unemployment rate by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (7.7%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: unemployment rate, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Long Range MountainsNL	23.1%
2	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre DameNL	22.4%
3	Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNL	21.8%
4	NunavutNU	21.5%
5	Miramichi—Grand LakeNB	20.1%
6	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	18.6%
7	Sydney—VictoriaNS	18.4%
8	Cape Breton—CansoNS	17.2%
9	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	16.0%
10	EgmontPE	15.1%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: unemployment rate, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Louis-Saint-LaurentQC	3.6%
336	Lévis—LotbinièreQC	3.9%
336	Perth—WellingtonON	3.9%
335	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-CharlesQC	4.0%
333	Cypress Hills—GrasslandsSK	4.2%
333	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—VerchèresQC	4.2%
332	Beloeil—ChamblyQC	4.3%
330	BeauceQC	4.4%
330	Langley—AldergroveBC	4.4%
327	Portneuf—Jacques-CartierQC	4.5%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by unemployment rate, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	23.1%
2	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	22.4%
3	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	21.8%
4	Nunavut	Nunavut	21.5%
5	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	20.1%
6	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	18.6%
7	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	18.4%
8	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	17.2%
9	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	16.0%
10	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	15.1%
11	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	15.0%
12	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	14.8%
12	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	14.8%
14	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	13.1%
15	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	13.0%
15	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	13.0%
17	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	12.4%
17	Manicouagan	Quebec	12.4%
19	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	12.3%
20	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	12.2%
21	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	12.0%
22	Bourassa	Quebec	11.9%
23	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	11.7%
24	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	11.4%
24	West Nova	Nova Scotia	11.4%
26	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	11.3%
26	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	11.3%
28	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	11.2%
29	Kenora	Ontario	11.1%
29	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	11.1%
29	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	11.1%
32	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	11.0%
32	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	11.0%
32	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	11.0%
35	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	10.8%
35	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	10.8%
35	Yellowhead	Alberta	10.8%
38	Etobicoke North	Ontario	10.6%
38	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	10.6%
40	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	10.5%
40	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	10.5%
42	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	10.4%
43	Lakeland	Alberta	10.3%
43	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	10.3%
45	Oshawa	Ontario	10.2%
46	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	10.1%
46	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	10.1%
46	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	10.1%
46	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	10.1%
50	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	10.0%
50	Papineau	Quebec	10.0%
52	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	9.9%
52	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	9.9%
52	Outremont	Quebec	9.9%
52	Scarborough North	Ontario	9.9%
52	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	9.9%
52	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	9.9%
58	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	9.8%
58	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	9.8%
58	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	9.8%
61	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	9.7%
61	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	9.7%
61	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	9.7%
61	Windsor West	Ontario	9.7%
65	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	9.6%
65	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	9.6%
65	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	9.6%
65	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	9.6%
69	Ottawa South	Ontario	9.5%
70	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	9.4%
70	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	9.4%
70	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	9.4%
70	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	9.4%
70	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	9.4%
70	York South—Weston	Ontario	9.4%
76	Don Valley East	Ontario	9.3%
76	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	9.3%
76	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	9.3%
79	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	9.2%
79	London North Centre	Ontario	9.2%
79	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	9.2%
79	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	9.2%
79	Yukon	Yukon	9.2%
84	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	9.1%
84	Jonquière	Quebec	9.1%
84	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	9.1%
87	Don Valley North	Ontario	9.0%
87	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	9.0%
87	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	9.0%
90	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	8.9%
90	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	8.9%
90	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	8.9%
90	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	8.9%
90	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	8.9%
95	Brampton South	Ontario	8.8%
95	Halifax	Nova Scotia	8.8%
95	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	8.8%
95	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	8.8%
95	Sudbury	Ontario	8.8%
95	Toronto Centre	Ontario	8.8%
101	Hochelaga	Quebec	8.7%
101	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	8.7%
101	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	8.7%
104	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	8.6%
104	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	8.6%
104	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	8.6%
104	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	8.6%
104	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	8.6%
104	Vimy	Quebec	8.6%
104	Willowdale	Ontario	8.6%
111	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	8.5%
111	Fredericton	New Brunswick	8.5%
111	Niagara Centre	Ontario	8.5%
111	Nickel Belt	Ontario	8.5%
111	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	8.5%
116	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	8.4%
116	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	8.4%
116	Mont-Royal	Quebec	8.4%
116	St. Catharines	Ontario	8.4%
120	Brampton Centre	Ontario	8.3%
120	Brampton West	Ontario	8.3%
120	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	8.3%
120	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	8.3%
120	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	8.3%
120	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	8.3%
120	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	8.3%
120	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	8.3%
128	Ajax	Ontario	8.2%
128	Brampton North	Ontario	8.2%
128	Calgary Centre	Alberta	8.2%
128	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	8.2%
128	Joliette	Quebec	8.2%
128	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	8.2%
128	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	8.2%
128	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	8.2%
128	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	8.2%
128	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	8.2%
128	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	8.2%
139	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	8.1%
139	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	8.1%
141	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	8.0%
141	Beaches—East York	Ontario	8.0%
141	Don Valley West	Ontario	8.0%
141	Foothills	Alberta	8.0%
141	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	8.0%
141	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	8.0%
141	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	8.0%
141	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	8.0%
141	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	8.0%
141	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	8.0%
151	Brampton East	Ontario	7.9%
151	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	7.9%
151	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	7.9%
151	Sherbrooke	Quebec	7.9%
155	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	7.8%
155	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	7.8%
155	Simcoe North	Ontario	7.8%
155	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	7.8%
159	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	7.7%
159	Bow River	Alberta	7.7%
159	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	7.7%
159	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	7.7%
159	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	7.7%
159	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	7.7%
159	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	7.7%
159	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	7.7%
159	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	7.7%
159	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	7.7%
159	York Centre	Ontario	7.7%
170	Edmonton West	Alberta	7.6%
170	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	7.6%
170	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	7.6%
173	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	7.5%
173	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	7.5%
173	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	7.5%
176	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	7.4%
176	University—Rosedale	Ontario	7.4%
176	Whitby	Ontario	7.4%
179	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	7.3%
179	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	7.3%
179	Durham	Ontario	7.3%
179	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	7.3%
179	Niagara Falls	Ontario	7.3%
179	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	7.3%
185	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	7.2%
185	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	7.2%
185	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	7.2%
185	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	7.2%
185	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	7.2%
185	Richmond Hill	Ontario	7.2%
185	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	7.2%
192	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	7.1%
192	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	7.1%
192	Davenport	Ontario	7.1%
192	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	7.1%
192	Oakville	Ontario	7.1%
192	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	7.1%
198	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	7.0%
198	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	7.0%
198	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	7.0%
198	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	7.0%
198	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	7.0%
198	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	7.0%
198	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	7.0%
205	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	6.9%
205	London West	Ontario	6.9%
205	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	6.9%
205	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	6.9%
205	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	6.9%
205	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	6.9%
211	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	6.8%
211	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	6.8%
211	Drummond	Quebec	6.8%
211	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	6.8%
211	Gatineau	Quebec	6.8%
211	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	6.8%
211	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	6.8%
211	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	6.8%
211	Waterloo	Ontario	6.8%
220	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	6.7%
220	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	6.7%
220	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	6.7%
220	Pontiac	Quebec	6.7%
224	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	6.6%
224	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	6.6%
224	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	6.6%
224	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	6.6%
224	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	6.6%
229	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	6.5%
229	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	6.5%
229	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	6.5%
229	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	6.5%
229	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	6.5%
229	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	6.5%
235	Abbotsford	British Columbia	6.4%
235	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	6.4%
235	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	6.4%
235	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	6.4%
239	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	6.3%
239	Cambridge	Ontario	6.3%
239	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	6.3%
239	Nepean	Ontario	6.3%
239	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	6.3%
239	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	6.3%
239	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	6.3%
239	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	6.3%
239	Thornhill	Ontario	6.3%
239	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	6.3%
239	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	6.3%
250	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	6.2%
250	Burnaby South	British Columbia	6.2%
250	Lethbridge	Alberta	6.2%
250	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	6.2%
250	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	6.2%
255	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	6.1%
255	Guelph	Ontario	6.1%
255	Montcalm	Quebec	6.1%
255	Terrebonne	Quebec	6.1%
255	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	6.1%
260	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	6.0%
260	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	6.0%
260	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	6.0%
260	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	6.0%
260	Orléans	Ontario	6.0%
260	Québec	Quebec	6.0%
260	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	6.0%
260	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	6.0%
260	Victoria	British Columbia	6.0%
260	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	6.0%
270	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	5.9%
270	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	5.9%
270	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	5.9%
270	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	5.9%
270	York—Simcoe	Ontario	5.9%
275	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	5.8%
275	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	5.8%
275	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	5.8%
275	Shefford	Quebec	5.8%
275	Vancouver East	British Columbia	5.8%
275	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	5.8%
275	Vancouver South	British Columbia	5.8%
282	Burlington	Ontario	5.7%
282	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	5.7%
282	Repentigny	Quebec	5.7%
282	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	5.7%
282	Saint-Jean	Quebec	5.7%
287	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	5.6%
287	Mirabel	Quebec	5.6%
287	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	5.6%
287	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	5.6%
287	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	5.6%
287	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	5.6%
293	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	5.5%
293	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	5.5%
293	King—Vaughan	Ontario	5.5%
293	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	5.5%
293	Milton	Ontario	5.5%
293	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	5.5%
293	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	5.5%
293	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	5.5%
301	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	5.4%
301	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	5.4%
303	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	5.3%
303	Delta	British Columbia	5.3%
303	Essex	Ontario	5.3%
303	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	5.3%
303	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	5.3%
303	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	5.3%
303	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	5.3%
310	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	5.2%
310	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	5.2%
310	North Vancouver	British Columbia	5.2%
310	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	5.2%
314	Carleton	Ontario	5.1%
314	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	5.1%
314	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	5.1%
314	Niagara West	Ontario	5.1%
314	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	5.1%
314	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	5.1%
314	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	5.1%
321	Provencher	Manitoba	5.0%
322	La Prairie	Quebec	4.9%
323	Oxford	Ontario	4.8%
323	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	4.8%
325	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	4.7%
325	Montarville	Quebec	4.7%
327	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	4.5%
327	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	4.5%
327	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	4.5%
330	Beauce	Quebec	4.4%
330	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	4.4%
332	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	4.3%
333	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	4.2%
333	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	4.2%
335	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	4.0%
336	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	3.9%
336	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	3.9%
338	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	3.6%

Value: Unemployment rate (aged 15+). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.