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Year over year, the unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio decreased in four provinces, led by Alberta

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The title of the map is "Year over year, the unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio decreased in four provinces, led by Alberta"

This is a map of Canada by province showing unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in August 2026 and the change from August 2025 to August 2026.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Canada was 2.9 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -0.4.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Newfoundland and Labrador was 5.4 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -0.8*.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Prince Edward Island in August 2026 was suppressed due to its low quality.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Nova Scotia was 2.4 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -0.1*.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in New Brunswick was 3.8 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was +0.5*.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Quebec was 2.3 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -0.4.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Ontario was 3.6 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -0.4.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Manitoba was 1.9 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -0.9.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Saskatchewan was 2.4 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was +0.4.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in Alberta was 2.8 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was -1.1.

The unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio in British Columbia was 2.6 in August 2026, and the change from August 2025 to August 2026 was +0.1*.

Note(s): Not statistically significant changes denoted with an asterisk (*). Data are seasonally adjusted. The unemployment-to-job-vacancy ratio is not available for the territories and the ratio for Canada excludes the territories for consistency with the geographic coverage of the Labour Force Survey. Data for Prince Edward Island were suppressed due to their low quality.

Source(s): Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0432-01; Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0287-01.