Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province
By The Canadian Press on January 6, 2023.
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate held steady at 5.0 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.7) _ Prince Edward Island 5.6 per cent (6.8) _ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.0) _ New Brunswick 8.1 per cent (7.3) _ Quebec 4.0 per cent (3.8) _ Ontario 5.3 per cent (5.5) _ Manitoba 4.4 per cent (4.4) _ Saskatchewan 4.1 per cent (4.2) _ Alberta 5.8 per cent (5.8) _ British Columbia 4.2 per cent (4.4) This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2023. 13-12
