Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province
Posted January 5, 2018 5:46 am.
Last Updated January 5, 2018 6:00 am.
This article is more than 5 years old.
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):
— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.7 per cent (14.4)
— Prince Edward Island 9.8 (8.8)
— Nova Scotia 8.0 (8.8)
— New Brunswick 7.8 (8.3)
— Quebec 4.9 (5.4)
— Ontario 5.5 (5.5)
— Manitoba 5.7 (5.4)
— Saskatchewan 6.4 (6.0)
— Alberta 6.9 (7.3)
— British Columbia 4.6 (4.8)