OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s national unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.5 per cent (10.5)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.3 per cent (7.3)
_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (7.6)
_ New Brunswick 6.7 per cent (7.6)
_ Quebec 4.4 per cent (4.5)
_ Ontario 5.8 per cent (5.7)
_ Manitoba 4.5 per cent (5.3)
_ Saskatchewan 4.1 per cent (4.9)
_ Alberta 5.5 per cent (5.4)
_ British Columbia 4.3 per cent (4.8)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2022
The Canadian Press