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

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.5 per cent in July. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 12.7 per cent (13.0)

_ Prince Edward Island 9.6 per cent (12.5)

_ Nova Scotia 8.4 per cent (9.0)

_ New Brunswick 9.3 per cent (9.3)

_ Quebec 6.1 per cent (6.3)

_ Ontario 8.0 per cent (8.4)

_ Manitoba 6.1 per cent (7.6)

_ Saskatchewan 7.0 per cent (6.7)

_ Alberta 8.5 per cent (9.3)

_ British Columbia 6.6 per cent (6.6)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 6, 2021 and was generated automatically.