Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by province
By The Canadian Press on September 6, 2024.
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (9.6) _ Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (8.9) _ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (7.0) _ New Brunswick 6.5 per cent (7.2) _ Quebec 5.7 per cent (5.7) _ Ontario 7.1 per cent (6.7) _ Manitoba 5.8 per cent (5.7) _ Saskatchewan 5.4 per cent (5.4) _ Alberta 7.7 per cent (7.1) _ British Columbia 5.8 per cent (5.5) This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 6, 2024. 13-12
