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

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.6)

_ Prince Edward Island 8.5 per cent (9.7)

_ Nova Scotia 6.7 per cent (6.2)

_ New Brunswick 7.9 per cent (8.1)

_ Quebec 5.3 per cent (5.7)

_ Ontario 7.6 per cent (7.9)

_ Manitoba 5.8 per cent (6.2)

_ Saskatchewan 5.5 per cent (6.0)

_ Alberta 7.8 per cent (7.8)

_ British Columbia 6.6 per cent (6.4)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2025.