OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.0 per cent (10.4)
_ Prince Edward Island 7.1 per cent (8.2)
_ Nova Scotia 6.3 per cent (6.7)
_ New Brunswick 6.7 per cent (6.5)
_ Quebec 5.5 per cent (5.7)
_ Ontario 6.9 per cent (7.1)
_ Manitoba 5.7 per cent (5.8)
_ Saskatchewan 5.7 per cent (5.4)
_ Alberta 7.5 per cent (7.7)
_ British Columbia 6.0 per cent (5.8)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2024.
