OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7 per cent (9.6)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (6.6)
_ Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (7.2)
_ New Brunswick 6.3 per cent (6.9)
_ Quebec 5.8 per cent (6.0)
_ Ontario 7.9 per cent (7.8)
_ Manitoba 5.9 per cent (5.3)
_ Saskatchewan 4.2 per cent (4.3)
_ Alberta 7.4 per cent (7.1)
_ British Columbia 6.4 per cent (6.2)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025.
