OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7 per cent (8.9)
_ Prince Edward Island 6.3 per cent (7.6)
_ Nova Scotia 6.9 per cent (7.0)
_ New Brunswick 7.2 per cent (7.7)
_ Quebec 4.4 per cent (4.3)
_ Ontario 6.0 per cent (5.9)
_ Manitoba 5.0 per cent (5.7)
_ Saskatchewan 4.9 per cent (5.4)
_ Alberta 5.7 per cent (5.7)
_ British Columbia 5.4 per cent (5.2)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2023.
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