OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 8.1 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 13.9 per cent (12.4)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (8.1)
_ Nova Scotia 8.1 per cent (8.6)
_ New Brunswick 8.5 per cent (9.2)
_ Quebec 6.6 per cent (6.4)
_ Ontario 9.0 per cent (7.5)
_ Manitoba 7.4 per cent (6.8)
_ Saskatchewan 6.6 per cent (7.3)
_ Alberta 9.0 per cent (9.1)
_ British Columbia 7.1 per cent (6.9)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 7, 2021 and was generated automatically.
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