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

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7 per cent (8.9)

_ Prince Edward Island 6.3 per cent (7.6)

_ Nova Scotia 6.9 per cent (7.0)

_ New Brunswick 7.2 per cent (7.7)

_ Quebec 4.4 per cent (4.3)

_ Ontario 6.0 per cent (5.9)

_ Manitoba 5.0 per cent (5.7)

_ Saskatchewan 4.9 per cent (5.4)

_ Alberta 5.7 per cent (5.7)

_ British Columbia 5.4 per cent (5.2)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2023.