OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.5 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
_ Newfoundland and Labrador 12.4 per cent (15.3)
_ Prince Edward Island 8.1 per cent (9.2)
_ Nova Scotia 8.6 per cent (8.1)
_ New Brunswick 9.2 per cent (8.9)
_ Quebec 6.4 per cent (6.4)
_ Ontario 7.5 per cent (9.2)
_ Manitoba 6.8 per cent (6.8)
_ Saskatchewan 7.3 per cent (7.3)
_ Alberta 9.1 per cent (9.9)
_ British Columbia 6.9 per cent (6.9)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2021 and was generated automatically.
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