OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 7.2 per cent in July. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities but cautions the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. (Previous month in brackets.)
- St. John's, N.L. 6.0 (6.1)
- Halifax 6.3 (6.6)
- Moncton, N.B. 7.3 (7.1)
- Saint John, N.B. 10.9 (11.2)
- Saguenay, Que. 7.7 (7.5)
- Quebec 4.8 (4.8)
- Sherbrooke, Que. 7.7 (7.4)
- Trois-Rivieres, Que. 9.9 (9.2)
- Montreal 8.2 (8.2)
- Gatineau, Que. 6.3 (5.8)
- Ottawa 6.8 (6.5)
- Kingston, Ont. 6.6 (6.2)
- Peterborough, Ont. 9.6 (10.7)
- Oshawa, Ont. 6.4 (7.2)
- Toronto 7.8 (7.8)
- Hamilton, Ont. 6.0 (6.2)
- St. Catharines-Niagara, Ont. 8.3 (8.3)
- Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont. 8.0 (7.5)
- Brantford, Ont. 6.7 (6.6)
- Guelph, Ont. 7.7 (7.9)
- London, Ont. 8.6 (9.2)
- Windsor, Ont. 9.2 (9.4)
- Barrie, Ont. 8.6 (8.1)
- Sudbury, Ont. 6.9 (7.5)
- Thunder Bay, Ont. 6.0 (6.1)
- Winnipeg 6.2 (6.3)
- Regina 3.5 (3.7)
- Saskatoon 3.9 (3.9)
- Calgary 5.3 (5.0)
- Edmonton 4.8 (4.6)
- Kelowna, B.C. 8.4 (7.7)
- Abbotsford, B.C. 8.1 (8.5)
- Vancouver 6.6 (6.5)
- Victoria 5.8 (5.5)