| 1 | A | B | C | D |
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| 2 | this table displays the results of number of job vacancies number of job vacancies, job vacancy rate and unemployment rate, calculated using thousands and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers) |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | number of job vacancies | job vacancy rate | unemployment rate |
| 4 |  | thousands | percent |  |
| 5 | canada | 392.5 | 2.7 | 6.9 |
| 6 | newfoundland and labrador | 2.4 | 1.9 | 13.0 |
| 7 | prince edward island | 1.1 | 3.2 | 12.0 |
| 8 | nova scotia | 5.5 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| 9 | new brunswick | 5.7 | 3.1 | 8.8 |
| 10 | quebec | 105.2 | 3.1 | 8.6 |
| 11 | ontario | 122.6 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| 12 | manitoba | 10.7 | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| 13 | saskatchewan | 10.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 14 | alberta | 82.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 15 | british columbia | 43.2 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
| 16 | territories | 3.5 | 10.8 | 8.9 |

Question: what was the percentage of the locations in canada reported job vacancies as of december 31, 2011?
Answer: 2.7

Question: how many thousands vacancies were on december 31, 2011 nationally?
Answer: 392.5

Question: what was the job vacancy rate in nunavut, the northwest territories and yukon?
Answer: 10.8

Question: what was the vacancy rate on a national average on december 31, 2011?
Answer: 2.7

Question: which province posted the highest job vacancy rate in december 2011?
Answer: alberta