January unemployment rates: Canadian provinces

OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent in January. Here’s what happened provincially (previous month in brackets):

  • Newfoundland – 12.4 (14.0)
  • Prince Edward Island – 11.3 (11.8)
  • Nova Scotia – 9.5 (10.4)
  • New Brunswick – 9.1 (9.4)
  • Quebec – 7.9 (7.5)
  • Ontario – 8.1 (8.1)
  • Manitoba – 5.0 (5.2)
  • Saskatchewan – 5.4 (5.5)
  • Alberta – 5.9 (5.5)
  • British Columbia – 8.2 (7.6)

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