OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.5 per cent (9.2)
_ Prince Edward Island 7.3 per cent (7.2)
_ Nova Scotia 6.6 per cent (7.1)
_ New Brunswick 7.0 per cent (7.0)
_ Quebec 5.4 per cent (5.9)
_ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.6)
_ Manitoba 5.6 per cent (5.7)
_ Saskatchewan 5.0 per cent (5.6)
_ Alberta 6.5 per cent (6.3)
_ British Columbia 6.7 per cent (6.1)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 10, 2026.
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