Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by province
By The Canadian Press on June 9, 2023.
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.2 per cent (10.1) _ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (7.1) _ Nova Scotia 5.7 per cent (6.3) _ New Brunswick 6.1 per cent (6.1) _ Quebec 4.0 per cent (4.1) _ Ontario 5.5 per cent (4.9) _ Manitoba 4.8 per cent (4.8) _ Saskatchewan 4.4 per cent (4.8) _ Alberta 5.7 per cent (5.9) _ British Columbia 5.0 per cent (5.0) This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2023. 13-12
