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By The Canadian Press

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

Nov 6, 2026 | 8:07 AM

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 8.7 per cent (9.1)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cent (7.3)

_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.3)

_ New Brunswick 7.4 per cent (7.4)

_ Quebec 5.7 per cent (6.0)

_ Ontario 7.3 per cent (7.0)

_ Manitoba 5.0 per cent (5.0)

_ Saskatchewan 5.9 per cent (5.4)

_ Alberta 7.3 per cent (6.4)

_ British Columbia 6.3 per cent (6.4)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2026.

The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press