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

OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets):

— Newfoundland and Labrador 14.5 per cent (14.5)

— Prince Edward Island 9.3 (11.2)

— Nova Scotia 7.2 (6.7)

— New Brunswick 7.3 (8.0)

— Quebec 5.3 (5.4)

— Ontario 5.7 (5.6)

— Manitoba 6.5 (6.1)

— Saskatchewan 6.8 (6.3)

— Alberta 6.2 (6.7)

— British Columbia 4.8 (5.0)

The Canadian Press