OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.6 per cent (10.7)
_ Prince Edward Island 9.7 per cent (8.1)
_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.5)
_ New Brunswick 8.1 per cent (7.7)
_ Quebec 5.7 per cent (6.0)
_ Ontario 7.9 per cent (7.7)
_ Manitoba 6.2 per cent (5.7)
_ Saskatchewan 6.0 per cent (4.7)
_ Alberta 7.8 per cent (8.4)
_ British Columbia 6.4 per cent (6.2)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2025.
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