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

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Jul, 2025 11:37 AM
  • Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province

Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June.

Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.9 per cent (9.7)

_ Prince Edward Island 8.6 per cent (8.2)

_ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.5)

_ New Brunswick 7.3 per cent (6.3)

_ Quebec 6.3 per cent (5.8)

_ Ontario 7.8 per cent (7.9)

_ Manitoba 5.5 per cent (5.9)

_ Saskatchewan 4.9 per cent (4.2)

_ Alberta 6.8 per cent (7.4)

_ British Columbia 5.6 per cent (6.4)

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

 

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