Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
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This article was published 07/02/2025 (245 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.6 per cent (10.5)
_ Prince Edward Island 7.2 per cent (8.5)
_ Nova Scotia 5.9 per cent (6.3)
_ New Brunswick 6.4 per cent (7.7)
_ Quebec 5.4 per cent (5.6)
_ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.5)
_ Manitoba 6.1 per cent (6.2)
_ Saskatchewan 5.4 per cent (6.0)
_ Alberta 6.7 per cent (6.7)
_ British Columbia 6.0 per cent (5.9)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2025.