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

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This article was published 10/01/2025 (606 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (10.8)

_ Prince Edward Island 8.5 per cent (8.0)

_ Nova Scotia 6.3 per cent (6.1)

_ New Brunswick 7.8 per cent (6.9)

_ Quebec 5.6 per cent (5.9)

_ Ontario 7.5 per cent (7.6)

_ Manitoba 6.2 per cent (5.8)

_ Saskatchewan 5.9 per cent (5.6)

_ Alberta 6.7 per cent (7.5)

_ British Columbia 6.0 per cent (5.7)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 10, 2025.