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

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

• _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.1 per cent (8.6)
• _ Prince Edward Island 7.3 per cent (7.9)
• _ Nova Scotia 6.3 per cent (6.1)
• _ New Brunswick 7.4 per cent (7.3)
• _ Quebec 6.0 per cent (5.6)
• _ Ontario 7.0 per cent (6.9)
• _ Manitoba 5.0 per cent (5.0)
• _ Saskatchewan 5.4 per cent (6.0)
• _ Alberta 6.4 per cent (6.8)
• _ British Columbia 6.4 per cent (6.5)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 9, 2026.