Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province

February 07, 2025 - 6:21 AM

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.6 per cent (10.5)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (8.5)

_ Nova Scotia 5.9 per cent (6.3)

_ New Brunswick 6.4 per cent (7.7)

_ Quebec 5.4 per cent (5.6)

_ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.5)

_ Manitoba 6.1 per cent (6.2)

_ Saskatchewan 5.4 per cent (6.0)

_ Alberta 6.7 per cent (6.7)

_ British Columbia 6.0 per cent (5.9)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2025.

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