Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for July, by province
Posted Aug 10, 2018 08:48:09 AM.
Last Updated Aug 10, 2018 09:20:18 AM.
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OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in July. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador per cent 15.4 (15.5)
— Prince Edward Island 9.5 (8.9)
— Nova Scotia 8.0 (7.9)
— New Brunswick 7.5 (7.5)
— Quebec 5.6 (5.4)
— Ontario 5.4 (5.9)
— Manitoba 6.0 (6.1)
— Saskatchewan 6.6 (6.3)
— Alberta 6.7 (6.5)
— British Columbia 5.0 (5.2)