Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
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OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.6)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.5 per cent (9.7)
_ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.2)
_ New Brunswick 7.9 per cent (8.1)
_ Quebec 5.3 per cent (5.7)
_ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.9)
_ Manitoba 5.8 per cent (6.2)
_ Saskatchewan 5.5 per cent (6.0)
_ Alberta 7.8 per cent (7.8)
_ British Columbia 6.6 per cent (6.4)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2025.
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