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

Nov 6, 2026 | 8:07 AM

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

_ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.7 per cent (9.1)

_ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cent (7.3)

_ Nova Scotia 6.2 per cent (6.3)