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Employment insurance beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration (monthly)

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Employment insurance beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration (monthly)
(Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Victoria)
  November 2010 November 2011p November 2010 to November 2011 November 2010 to November 2011
  Unadjusted for seasonality
  number change in number % change
Manitoba        
Winnipeg 6,460 4,860 -1,600 -24.8
Portage la Prairie 200 140 -60 -30.0
Brandon 310 240 -70 -22.6
Thompson 130 110 -20 -15.4
Saskatchewan        
Regina 1,220 790 -430 -35.2
Yorkton 150 110 -40 -26.7
Moose Jaw 290 200 -90 -31.0
Swift Current 110 80 -30 -27.3
Saskatoon 1,820 1,330 -490 -26.9
North Battleford 220 200 -20 -9.1
Prince Albert 660 590 -70 -10.6
Estevan 60 30 -30 -50.0
Alberta        
Medicine Hat 720 460 -260 -36.1
Brooks 140 120 -20 -14.3
Lethbridge 720 440 -280 -38.9
Calgary 11,890 6,930 -4,960 -41.7
Red Deer 880 520 -360 -40.9
Camrose 180 120 -60 -33.3
Edmonton 12,410 7,730 -4,680 -37.7
Lloydminster, Alta. part 100 70 -30 -30.0
Cold Lake 360 210 -150 -41.7
Grande Prairie 580 300 -280 -48.3
Wood Buffalo 640 640 0 0.0
Wetaskiwin 160 100 -60 -37.5
British Columbia        
Cranbrook 370 330 -40 -10.8
Penticton 870 750 -120 -13.8
Kelowna 3,120 2,310 -810 -26.0
Vernon 1,260 890 -370 -29.4
Kamloops 1,920 1,350 -570 -29.7
Chilliwack 1,070 860 -210 -19.6
Abbotsford-Mission 3,940 3,560 -380 -9.6
Vancouver 31,050 22,140 -8,910 -28.7
Squamish 430 330 -100 -23.3
Victoria 3,500 2,740 -760 -21.7
Duncan 580 540 -40 -6.9
Nanaimo 1,570 1,200 -370 -23.6
Parksville 380 290 -90 -23.7
Port Alberni 450 390 -60 -13.3
Courtenay 990 790 -200 -20.2
Campbell River 820 670 -150 -18.3
Powell River 350 230 -120 -34.3
Williams Lake 580 450 -130 -22.4
Quesnel 590 460 -130 -22.0
Prince Rupert 420 350 -70 -16.7
Kitimat 200 140 -60 -30.0
Terrace 500 350 -150 -30.0
Prince George 1,980 1,470 -510 -25.8
Dawson Creek 280 210 -70 -25.0
Fort St. John 280 160 -120 -42.9
Yukon        
Whitehorse 520 460 -60 -11.5
Northwest Territories        
Yellowknife 200 190 -10 -5.0

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