OTTAWA 鈥� Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.4 per cent (10.8)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.5 per cent (8.0)
_ Nova Scotia 6.3 per cent (6.1)
_ New Brunswick 7.8 per cent (6.9)
_ Quebec 5.6 per cent (5.9)
_ Ontario 7.5 per cent (7.6)
_ Manitoba 6.2 per cent (5.8)
_ Saskatchewan 5.9 per cent (5.6)
_ Alberta 6.7 per cent (7.5)
_ British Columbia 6.0 per cent (5.7)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 10, 2025.
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