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

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This article was published 09/08/2024 (452 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (9.2)

_ Prince Edward Island 8.9 per cent (8.0)

_ Nova Scotia 7.0 per cent (6.6)

_ New Brunswick 7.2 per cent (7.7)

_ Quebec 5.7 per cent (5.7)

_ Ontario 6.7 per cent (7.0)

_ Manitoba 5.7 per cent (5.1)

_ Saskatchewan 5.4 per cent (5.5)

_ Alberta 7.1 per cent (7.1)

_ British Columbia 5.5 per cent (5.2)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2024.