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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 13.9 per cent (13.1) _ Prince Edward Island 9.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 13.9 per cent (13.1)

_ Prince Edward Island 9.1 per cent (11.3)

_ Nova Scotia 8.3 per cent (8.0)

_ New Brunswick 9.1 per cent (9.3)

_ Quebec 5.6 per cent (5.7)

_ Ontario 7.0 per cent (7.3)

_ Manitoba 5.3 per cent (5.6)

_ Saskatchewan 6.2 per cent (6.3)

_ Alberta 7.6 per cent (8.1)

_ British Columbia 5.6 per cent (5.9)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2021. 

The Canadian Press