OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.9 per cent (9.7)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.6 per cent (8.2)
_ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.5)
_ New Brunswick 7.3 per cent (6.3)
_ Quebec 6.3 per cent (5.8)
_ Ontario 7.8 per cent (7.9)
_ Manitoba 5.5 per cent (5.9)
_ Saskatchewan 4.9 per cent (4.2)
_ Alberta 6.8 per cent (7.4)
_ British Columbia 5.6 per cent (6.4)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2025.
