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

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 13.8 per cent (15.1)

— Prince Edward Island 9.8 (10.5)

— Nova Scotia 7.7 (8.3)

— New Brunswick 8.9 (9.3)

— Quebec 6.2 (6.5)

— Ontario 6.4 (6.4)

— Manitoba 6.1 (6.3)

— Saskatchewan 6.4 (6.6)

— Alberta 8.8 (8.5)

— British Columbia 5.6 (5.8)