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)