The statistic shows the unemployment rate in Canada by metropolitan area in 2020. For example, in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta, around 11.8 percent of the labour force was unemployed in 2020.
The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force between 15 years and older. Statista provides unemployment data, and Population numbers are from Macrotrends.
The Unemployment Rate By Cities In Canada 2021
10.St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario
- Unemployment Rates: 9.6%
- 2021 Population: 418,000
9.Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Unemployment Rates: 9.6%
- 2021 Population: 331,000
8.Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario
- Unemployment Rates: 9.8%
- 2021 Population: 571,000
7.Montréal, Quebec
- Unemployment Rates: 10.1%
- 2021 Population: 4,247,000
6.Peterborough, Ontario
- Unemployment Rates: 10.2%
- 2021 Population: 100,000 or more
5.Saint John, New Brunswick
- Unemployment Rates: 10.2%
- 2021 Population: 74,285
4.Toronto, Ontario
- Unemployment Rates: 10.8%
- 2021 Population: 6,255,000
3.Windsor, Ontario
- Unemployment Rates: 11.5%
- 2021 Population: 338,000
2.Edmonton, Alberta
- Unemployment Rates: 11.8%
- 2021 Population: 1,491,000
1.Calgary, Alberta
- Unemployment Rates: 11.8%
- 2021 Population: 1,581,000
The Unemployment Rate By Cities In Canada 2021
| Rank | Cities | Unemployment Rates % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary, Alberta | 11.8% |
| 2 | Edmonton, Alberta | 11.8% |
| 3 | Windsor, Ontario | 11.5% |
| 4 | Toronto, Ontario | 10.8% |
| 5 | Saint John, New Brunswick | 10.2% |
| 6 | Peterborough, Ontario | 10.2% |
| 7 | Montreal, Quebec | 10.1% |
| 8 | Kitchener/ Cambridge/ Waterloo, ON | 9.8% |
| 9 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 9.6% |
| 10 | St. Catharines, / Niagara, ON | 9.6% |
| 11 | St. John's, NL | 9.6% |
| 12 | Barrie, Ontario | 9.5% |
| 13 | Oshawa, Ontario | 9.2% |
| 14 | Guelph, Ontario | 9.1% |
| 15 | Vancouver, BC | 9.1% |
| 16 | Hamilton, Ontario | 8.8% |
| 17 | London, Ontario | 8.7% |
| 18 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 8.7% |
| 19 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 8.6% |
| 20 | Kingston, Ontario | 8.5% |
| 21 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 8.3% |
| 22 | Brantford, Ontario | 8.2% |
| 23 | Regina, Saskatchewan | 8.1% |
| 24 | Greater Sudbury, Ontario | 7.9% |
| 25 | Moncton, New Brunswick | 7.9% |
| 26 | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec | 7.8% |
| 27 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | 7.7% |
| 28 | Victoria, BC | 7.7% |
| 29 | Saguenay, Quebec | 7.7% |
| 30 | Abbotsford/ Mission, BC | 7.6% |
| 31 | Ottawa, Gatineau, ON/QC | 7.5% |
| 32 | Kelowna, BC | 7.2% |
| 33 | Quebec, Quebec | 6.6% |
