Unemployment rate during each premier's tenure
13 premiers, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office, next to Canada over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier | Country | In office | Total | vs Canada | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Eva Aariak | Nunavut | 19 Nov 2008 – 19 Nov 2013 | +4.6 pp Oct 2008 → Oct 2013 | +3.7 pp Canada +0.9 pp | +0.9 pp/yr | |
| 2 | Lib. Dwight Ball | Newfoundland and Labrador | 14 Dec 2015 – 19 Aug 2020 | +3.8 pp Nov 2015 → Jul 2020 | 0.0 pp Canada +3.8 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PC Donald Cameron | Nova Scotia | 26 Feb 1991 – 11 Jun 1993 | +2.7 pp Jan 1991 → May 1993 | +0.9 pp Canada +1.8 pp | +1.2 pp/yr | |
| 4 | PC Ed Stelmach | Alberta | 14 Dec 2006 – 7 Oct 2011 | +2.4 pp Nov 2006 → Sep 2011 | +1.4 pp Canada +1.0 pp | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Lib. Gordon Campbell | British Columbia | 5 Jun 2001 – 14 Mar 2011 | +1.9 pp May 2001 → Feb 2011 | +1.1 pp Canada +0.8 pp | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 6 | NDP David Eby | British Columbia | 18 Nov 2022 – now | +1.8 pp Oct 2022 → Sep 2026 | +0.4 pp Canada +1.4 pp | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 7 | SKP Brad Wall | Saskatchewan | 21 Nov 2007 – 2 Feb 2018 | +1.5 pp Oct 2007 → Jan 2018 | +1.6 pp Canada −0.1 pp | +0.1 pp/yr | |
| 8 | Lib. Roger Grimes | Newfoundland and Labrador | 13 Feb 2001 – 6 Nov 2003 | +1.3 pp Jan 2001 → Oct 2003 | +0.6 pp Canada +0.7 pp | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 9 | N Floyd Roland | Northwest Territories | 19 Oct 2007 – 26 Oct 2011 | +1.3 pp Sep 2007 → Sep 2011 | −0.2 pp Canada +1.5 pp | +0.3 pp/yr | |
| 10 | N R. J. Simpson | Northwest Territories | 8 Dec 2023 – now | +1.3 pp Nov 2023 → Sep 2026 | +0.6 pp Canada +0.7 pp | +0.5 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 78 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Canada is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (table 14-10-0287, seasonally adjusted; the territories from 14-10-0292, a three-month average) · province or territory data · as of Sep 2026.