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Unemployment rate, 55+, October 2026: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, October 2026 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2026-10.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-10

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National value: 5.5 (Canada).

Lowest: 3.8 to 5 %
Group 2: 5 to 5.8 %
Group 3: 5.8 to 5.9 %
Group 4: 5.9 to 10.4 %
Highest: 10.4 to 10.8 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Monthly survey estimates for single age groups in small provinces can move by several points from month to month.


1	Prince Edward Island	10.8
2	Newfoundland and Labrador	10.4
3	New Brunswick	7.4
4	British Columbia	5.9
5	Quebec	5.8
5	Alberta	5.8
7	Ontario	5.1
8	Nova Scotia	5
9	Saskatchewan	4
10	Manitoba	3.8

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01: Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle. Reference period: 2026-10.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by unemployment rate, ages 55 and over, October 2026 (%) (2026-10). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-unemployment-rate-ages-55-and-over-october-2026/

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