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

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in August. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.7 per cent (15.7)

— Prince Edward Island 8.8 (10.0)

— Nova Scotia 8.9 (7.9)

— New Brunswick 7.8 (6.5)

— Quebec 6.1 (5.8)

— Ontario 5.7 (6.1)

— Manitoba 4.9 (5.0)

— Saskatchewan 6.4 (6.6)

— Alberta 8.1 (7.8)

— British Columbia 5.1 (5.3)

The Canadian Press