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Unemployment rate, college diploma holders: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Unemployment rate, postsecondary certificate or diploma. All 10 provinces and territories with data in Unemployment and employment by education, provinces, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0020-01. 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: 2026-10-30

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National value: 5.2 (Canada).

Lowest: 3.4 to 4.5 %
Group 2: 4.5 to 4.9 %
Group 3: 4.9 to 5.5 %
Group 4: 5.5 to 5.8 %
Highest: 5.8 to 9.8 %

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.


1	Newfoundland and Labrador	9.8
2	Prince Edward Island	5.8
2	Ontario	5.8
4	Alberta	5.5
5	Nova Scotia	5.4
6	New Brunswick	4.9
7	British Columbia	4.8
8	Quebec	4.5
9	Manitoba	4.4
10	Saskatchewan	3.4

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0020-01: Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by educational attainment, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by unemployment rate, postsecondary certificate or diploma (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0020-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-30. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-unemployment-rate-postsecondary-certificate-or-diploma/

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