Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.1 per cent (10.1)

_ Prince Edward Island 6.8 per cent (7.4)

_ Nova Scotia 6.1 per cent (6.2)

_ New Brunswick 7.0 per cent (7.8)

_ Quebec 5.1 per cent (5.0)

_ Ontario 6.8 per cent (6.7)

_ Manitoba 5.1 per cent (5.0)

_ Saskatchewan 5.7 per cent (5.4)

_ Alberta 7.0 per cent (6.3)

_ British Columbia 5.0 per cent (5.5)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2024.

The Canadian Press