OTTAWA — ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s national unemployment rate was 6.5 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 (10.0)
_ Prince Edward Island 10.0 per cent (7.1)
_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.3)
_ New Brunswick 6.8 per cent (6.7)
_ Quebec 5.7 per cent (5.5)
_ Ontario 6.8 per cent (6.9)
_ Manitoba 5.9 per cent (5.7)
_ Saskatchewan 6.0 per cent (5.7)
_ Alberta 7.3 per cent (7.5)
_ British Columbia 5.8 per cent (6.0)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2024.
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