OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.2 per cent (10.5)
_ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cent (8.1)
_ Nova Scotia 7.0 per cent (5.9)
_ New Brunswick 6.6 per cent (6.3)
_ Quebec 4.5 per cent (4.7)
_ Ontario 6.2 per cent (6.3)
_ Manitoba 4.0 per cent (4.2)
_ Saskatchewan 4.7 per cent (5.0)
_ Alberta 6.2 per cent (6.3)
_ British Columbia 5.4 per cent (5.5)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 9, 2024.
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